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How to Say ‘For three days now.’ in Mexican Spanish

Desde hace tres días.

DES-deh AH-seh trehs DEE-ahs

[DES-deh AH-seh trehs DEE-ahs]

💬 Usage Tip: To say how long, use desde hace plus the amount of time. Swap in any length: desde hace una semana "for a week" or desde ayer "since yesterday".

Phrase Breakdown

Desde hace

DES-deh AH-seh

For / since (a period ago)

Used for how long ago something began. The 'h' in 'hace' is silent: DES-de A-se.

Example

Desde hace un año.

For a year now.

Words in this phrase

Desde

[DES-deh]

since

Preposition marking the starting point in time.

Example

Trabajo aquí desde enero.

I've worked here since January.

hace

[AH-seh]

ago

'Hace' + time expresses how long ago something happened.

Example

Llegué hace dos días.

I arrived two days ago.

tres días.

trehs DEE-ahs

three days

Roll or tap the 'r' in 'tres'. 'Días' has stress on the 'í': DÍ-as.

Example

Me quedo tres días.

I'm staying three days.

Words in this phrase

tres

[trehs]

three

The number following two.

Example

Tres manzanas cayeron del árbol.

Three apples fell from the tree.

días

[DEE-ahs]

days

Plural of 'día'; used in the morning greeting.

Example

Tengo tres días libres.

I have three days off.

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