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How to Say ‘For three days now.’ in Spain Spanish

Desde hace tres días.

DEHS-deh AH-seh tres DEE-ahs

[DEHS-deh AH-seh tres DEE-ahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Answer with desde hace + any length of time. Swap in desde hace una semana "for a week" or desde ayer "since yesterday".

Phrase Breakdown

Desde hace

DEHS-deh AH-seh

For (a period of time up to now)

Literally 'since it makes'. The 'h' in 'hace' is silent: A-ce.

Example

Estudio español desde hace un año.

I've been studying Spanish for a year.

Words in this phrase

Desde

[DEHS-deh]

since / for

With 'hace' it means 'for' a period up to now.

Example

Estudio desde hace un año.

I've been studying for a year.

hace

[AH-seh]

for (time)

From 'hacer'; with 'desde' expresses duration until now.

Example

Trabajo aquí desde hace dos meses.

I've worked here for two months.

tres días.

tres DEE-ahs

three days

Tap the 'r' in 'tres'. 'Días' has a written accent: DÍ-as.

Example

Me quedo tres días.

I'm staying three days.

Words in this phrase

tres

[tres]

three

The number after two.

Example

Necesitamos al menos tres personas para ayudar.

We need at least three people to help.

días

[DEE-ahs]

days

Plural of 'día', a masculine noun despite ending in -a.

Example

Trabajo cinco días a la semana.

I work five days a week.

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