Hace vs Desde Hace vs Hace Que vs Desde Que — What's the Difference? Spanish Vocabulary In Context
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Published 2023-01-17
Time markers in Spanish can be confusing. Using two examples from my own life in context, we'll clear up the difference between 'hace', 'desde hace', 'hace .... que', 'desde que', and 'desde'.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Example 1
1:03 - Example 2
1:48 - Breakdown of examples
2:17 - Hace
3:09 - Hace ... que
3:56 - Desde hace
5:46 - Desde
6:48 - Desde
All Comments (11)
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¿Te gustó este video? Leave a comment with your own phrases using hace, desde hace, etc. and I'll be happy to share feedback. Grab the lesson notes here: breakthroughspanish.com/lesson-notes-desde-hace
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Wow! What a great video. Excellent explanations. Great tutorial! Thanks!
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Me gusta mucho el formato de este episodio. Muy útil! Gracias.
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Excellently taught
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Very clear explanations thanks!
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Love your videos! Spanish is my 3rd language.
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Thank you Connor! You explained this topic clearly and I appreciate it so much. Often I am asked “How long have you been..? and I have difficulty recognizing the question. I think I’ve heard: Hace cuánto? Cuánto hace? Cuánto tiempo hace? Por cuánto tiempo…? Does this sound right? I would love to learn more. Muchas gracias a ti!
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Great examples. Another reminder that I need to kill my gringo instinct to say "he estado" and switch to "desde"
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Oye habla claro
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You said desde hace is basically a synonym for hace que, that is COMPLETELY incorrect. desde hace = for hace que = since I've never heard a native English speaker ever say anything like "I've lived here since 8 years ago" and no I would not translate it that way, that is awkward. We would say, "I've lived here for 8 years". Questionable content here.
