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How to say “I've had this for ... days.” in Portuguese
Explain how many days a symptom or condition has lasted.
Estou com isso há … dias.
I've had this for … days.
Specify what you mean by 'this' when it is not obvious.
Use it in three situations
Describing a cough
Estou com isso há três dias.
I've had this for three days.
Explaining discomfort
Estou com esta tosse há dois dias.
I've had this cough for two days.
Answering a duration question
Isso começou ontem.
This started yesterday.
What to watch for
The expression reports duration; it does not describe the cause or recommend treatment.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine appointments and pharmacies. Say this in Portuguese: I've had this cough for two days.
Reveal a sample reply
Estou com esta tosse há dois dias.
I've had this cough for two days.
Build a useful exchange
Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
