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How to say “I've had this for ... days.” in Spanish
Explain how many days a symptom or condition has lasted.
Llevo … días con esto.
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
Tengo esto desde hace tres días.
I've had this for three days.
Explaining discomfort
Tengo esta tos desde hace dos días.
I've had this cough for two days.
Answering a duration question
Esto empezó ayer.
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 Spanish: I've had this cough for two days.
Reveal a sample reply
Tengo esta tos desde hace dos días.
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 Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
