How to Say ‘It's been ages!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte!
KWAN-toh TYEM-poh seen BEHR-teh
[KWAN-toh TYEM-poh seen BEHR-teh]
Phrase Breakdown
¡Cuánto tiempo
KWAN-toh TYEM-poh
Such a long time
This is an exclamation, so say it with energy. Stress 'CUÁN' and 'TIEM'.
¡Cuánto tiempo, María!
Long time no see, María!
Words in this phrase
Cuánto
[KWAN-toh]
How much
Used to ask about the amount or price of something.
Pregunto, '¿Cuánto cuesta esta postal?' en la tienda.
I ask, 'How much does this postcard cost?' in the store.
tiempo
[TYEM-poh]
time
Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.
Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.
Your time at the event was very valuable to me.
sin verte!
seen BEHR-teh
without seeing you!
'Sin' means 'without'. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'sin BER-te'.
Llevo un mes sin verte.
I haven't seen you for a month.
Words in this phrase
sin
[seen]
without
In the absence of.
No lo hagas sin permiso.
Don't do it without permission.
verte
[BEHR-teh]
to see you; seeing you
Infinitive ver with te attached, meaning to see you.
Verte en el congreso fue un placer.
Seeing you at the conference was a pleasure.
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