How to Say ‘Forty-eight hours' notice’ in Spain Spanish
Cuarenta y ocho horas de antelación
kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh OH-rahs deh ahn-teh-lah-SYOHN
[kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh OH-rahs deh ahn-teh-lah-SYOHN]
Phrase Breakdown
Cuarenta y ocho horas
kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh OH-rahs
Forty-eight hours
A number followed by its noun. The 'h' in 'horas' is silent: 'kwa-REN-ta-YO-cho-O-ras'.
Tienes cuarenta y ocho horas para decidir.
You have forty-eight hours to decide.
Words in this phrase
Cuarenta
[kwah-REN-tah]
forty
The number 40.
Mi padre tiene cuarenta años.
My father is forty years old.
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8.
Somos ocho personas.
We are eight people.
horas
[OH-rahs]
hours
Time measurement, 1/24 of a day.
La clase dura dos horas.
The class lasts two hours.
de antelación
deh ahn-teh-lah-SYOHN
in advance / notice
'Con/de antelación' means 'in advance'. In Spain the 'c' before 'i' sounds like the 'th' in 'think': 'an-te-la-THYON'.
Avísame con una semana de antelación.
Let me know a week in advance.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
antelación
[ahn-teh-lah-SYOHN]
advance notice
Time in advance; 'de antelación' means 'in advance'.
Avise con un día de antelación.
Give one day's notice.
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