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How to Say ‘For two weeks’ in Spain Spanish

Desde hace dos semanas

DEHZ-deh AH-theh dos seh-MAH-nahs

[DEHZ-deh AH-theh dos seh-MAH-nahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Desde hace plus a length of time means something started then and is still going: desde hace un mes "for a month".

Phrase Breakdown

Desde hace

DEHZ-deh AH-theh

For / since (a period of time)

Use this phrase for something that started in the past and still continues. The 'h' is silent: DES-deh A-theh (Spain).

Example

Vivo aquí desde hace un año.

I've lived here for a year.

Words in this phrase

Desde

[DEHZ-deh]

since; from

Introduces a time period that started in the past. With “hace,” it leads into duration: “for…” / “since… (time ago)”.

Example

Desde hace tiempo, oro a Jesús cada noche.

For some time now, I pray to Jesus every night.

hace

[AH-theh]

ago

'Hacer' with time expressions means 'ago'.

Example

Llegué hace una hora.

I arrived an hour ago.

dos semanas

dos seh-MAH-nahs

two weeks

Stress 'MA' in 'semanas': se-MA-nas.

Example

Estuve de vacaciones dos semanas.

I was on holiday for two weeks.

Words in this phrase

dos

[dos]

two

Equivalent to the sum of one and one.

Example

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers.

semanas

[seh-MAH-nahs]

weeks

Plural of 'semana', a period of seven days.

Example

Estoy aquí dos semanas.

I'm here for two weeks.

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