Spanish: How long for?


	Spanish: How long for?
	Similarities if you've told someone a symptom of illness, they may ask you how long it's been that way, there are two ways to do that: Desde hace cuando tiempo? - How long for? Desde cuando? - Since when?	Differences To the first question you would reply: Desde hace un dia. But for the second question you answer: Desde miercoles. The first is a length of time but the second is a point in time.
	Overall comparison So, here it is: Y, desde hace cuanto tiempo/desde cuando? A ver, desde hace dos dias/desde el mes pasado.

if you've told someone a symptom of illness, they may ask you how long it's been that way, there are two ways to do that:
Desde hace cuando tiempo? - How long for?
Desde cuando? - Since when?

So, here it is: Y, desde hace cuanto tiempo/desde cuando?
A ver, desde hace dos dias/desde el mes pasado.

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