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How to Say ‘How long has it been hurting?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Desde cuándo le duele?

DEHS-deh KWAHN-doh leh DWEH-leh

[DEHS-deh KWAHN-doh leh DWEH-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: Spanish asks "since when" (desde cuándo) where English asks "how long", and it keeps the verb in the plain present: le duele, not "has been hurting".

Phrase Breakdown

¿Desde cuándo

DEHS-deh KWAHN-doh

Since when

Used to ask how long something has been happening. The 'd' in 'desde' is soft, close to English 'th' in 'this'.

Example

¿Desde cuándo vives aquí?

How long have you lived here?

Words in this phrase

Desde

[DEHS-deh]

since

Used with 'cuándo' to ask since when something started.

Example

¿Desde cuándo vives aquí?

Since when have you lived here?

cuándo

[KWAHN-doh]

when

Question word asking about time; carries an accent in questions.

Example

¿Cuándo llegan ustedes?

When are you arriving?

le duele?

leh DWEH-leh

does it hurt you (formal)

'Le' is the formal 'you' (usted) form. Link the two words smoothly: le-DUE-le.

Example

¿Le duele aquí?

Does it hurt here?

Words in this phrase

[leh]

(to) you (formal)

Indirect object pronoun for 'usted', polite address.

Example

¿Le traigo la carta?

Shall I bring you the menu?

duele

[DWEH-leh]

hurts

From 'doler' (to hurt); works like 'gustar', the body part is the subject.

Example

Le duele la cabeza.

His head hurts.

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