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How to Say ‘And how long were you there?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Y cuánto tiempo estuviste allí?

ee KWAHN-toh TYEM-poh es-too-BEES-teh ah-YEE

[ee KWAHN-toh TYEM-poh es-too-BEES-teh ah-YEE]

Phrase Breakdown

¿Y cuánto tiempo

ee KWAHN-toh TYEM-poh

And how long

'Cuánto tiempo' (literally 'how much time') is how Spanish says 'how long'. Say it as y-CUAN-to-TIEM-po.

Example

¿Cuánto tiempo tienes?

How much time do you have?

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

cuánto

[KWAHN-toh]

how long

With 'durar' it asks about length of time.

Example

¿Cuánto tarda el tren?

How long does the train take?

tiempo

[TYEM-poh]

time

Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.

Example

Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.

Your time at the event was very valuable to me.

estuviste allí?

es-too-BEES-teh ah-YEE

were you there?

'Estuviste' is the preterite of 'estar', used for a finished period. Stress 'VIS' and say 'll' like 'y': es-tu-VIS-te a-YÍ.

Example

¿Estuviste allí el verano pasado?

Were you there last summer?

Words in this phrase

estuviste

[es-too-BEES-teh]

you were

Preterite of 'estar' (tú), for a finished period.

Example

¿Estuviste en la reunión?

Were you at the meeting?

allí

[ah-YEE]

there

Refers to a place far from the speaker.

Example

El coche está allí.

The car is there.

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