How to Say ‘Since yesterday’ in Spain Spanish
Desde ayer
DES-deh ah-YEHR
[DES-deh ah-YEHR]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish uses desde plus the present tense where English says "have been": me duele desde ayer "it's been hurting since yesterday". Don't reach for a past tense here.
Phrase Breakdown
Desde
[DES-deh]
since
Marks the starting point of something still continuing.
Me duele desde el lunes.
It has hurt since Monday.
ayer
[ah-YEHR]
yesterday
Refers to the day before today; common in follow-up messages after an event.
Ayer hablé contigo sobre prácticas profesionales.
Yesterday I spoke with you about internships.
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