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How to Say ‘Two years ago I came to know Jesus.’ in Spain Spanish

Hace dos años conocí a Jesús.

AH-theh dos AH-nyohs koh-noh-SEE ah heh-SOOS

[AH-theh dos AH-nyohs koh-noh-SEE ah heh-SOOS]

Phrase Breakdown

Hace dos años

AH-theh dos AH-nyohs

Two years ago

A time expression. Pause slightly after it, as a native speaker would.

Example

Hace dos años empecé a trabajar.

Two years ago I started working.

Words in this phrase

Hace

[AH-theh]

ago

'Hacer' with time expressions means 'ago'.

Example

Llegué hace una hora.

I arrived an hour ago.

dos

[dos]

two

Equivalent to the sum of one and one.

Example

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers.

años

[AH-nyohs]

years

Plural of año (year).

Example

Tengo veinte años.

I am twenty years old.

conocí a Jesús.

koh-noh-SEE ah heh-SOOS

I came to know Jesus

Link 'conocí a' together: co-no-THI-a. Stress the final syllable of 'Jesús'.

Example

Allí conocí a Jesús.

There I came to know Jesus.

Words in this phrase

conocí

[koh-noh-SEE]

I met / came to know

Past tense of conocer, first person.

Example

Conocí a Ana en Sevilla.

I met Ana in Seville.

[ah]

(personal a, not translated)

Placed before a direct object that is a person or a beloved pet.

Example

Busco a mi perro.

I'm looking for my dog.

Jesús

[heh-SOOS]

Jesus

Name of Jesus Christ.

Example

Jesús nos ama.

Jesus loves us.

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