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How to Say ‘You've been a good while’ in Spain Spanish

Llevas un buen rato

YEH-bahs oon bwen RAH-toh

[YEH-bahs oon bwen RAH-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: Llevar plus a stretch of time means you've been doing something for that long. Swap it in: Llevo dos años en Madrid "I've been in Madrid for two years".

Phrase Breakdown

Llevas

[YEH-bahs]

you have been (spending time)

From 'llevar'; with a time expression it means how long you have been somewhere or doing something.

Example

Llevas dos horas esperando.

You've been waiting for two hours.

un buen rato

oon bwen RAH-toh

a good while

'Bueno' shortens to 'buen' before a masculine noun. The 'r' at the start of 'rato' is trilled.

Example

Esperé un buen rato.

I waited a good while.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.

Example

Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.

I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.

buen

[bwen]

good / quite a (long)

Short form of 'bueno' before a masculine noun; with 'rato' it means 'quite a while'.

Example

Hace un buen día.

It's a nice day.

rato

[RAH-toh]

while / short time

An indefinite period of time.

Example

Espera un rato.

Wait a while.

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