How to Say ‘I can't sleep for two weeks.’ in Spain Spanish
No puedo dormir desde hace dos semanas.
noh PWEH-doh dor-meer DEHZ-deh AH-theh dos seh-MAH-nahs
[noh PWEH-doh dor-meer DEHZ-deh AH-theh dos seh-MAH-nahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish keeps the verb in the present here where English says "I haven't been able to sleep". The present plus desde hace tells you it's still happening.
Phrase Breakdown
No puedo dormir
noh PWEH-doh dor-meer
I can't sleep
Say this as one smooth unit: no-PWEH-do-dor-MEER.
Con este ruido no puedo dormir.
With this noise I can't sleep.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
not / no
Used to negate something.
No, No lo creo después de ese final.
No, I don't believe it after that ending.
puedo
[PWEH-doh]
I can
First person singular of poder; expresses ability or possibility.
Puedo reunirme contigo el jueves.
I can meet with you on Thursday.
dormir
[dor-meer]
sleep
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Necesito dormir un poco.
I need to sleep a little.
desde hace dos semanas.
DEHZ-deh AH-theh dos seh-MAH-nahs
for two weeks.
Spanish uses the present tense with 'desde hace' for ongoing situations, where English says 'haven't been able to'.
Me duele la espalda desde hace dos semanas.
My back has hurt for two weeks.
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)”.
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'.
Llegué hace una hora.
I arrived an hour ago.
dos
[dos]
two
Equivalent to the sum of one and one.
Tengo dos hermanos.
I have two brothers.
semanas
[seh-MAH-nahs]
weeks
Plural of 'semana', a period of seven days.
Estoy aquí dos semanas.
I'm here for two weeks.
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