How to say 'I already have...'?

Question

I am wondering how, in spanish, i could say 'I have already been there two times'.

I have managed to work out 'Ya he ido alli dos veces...'

But I was wondering whether the 'Ya' is in the correct place.

Answer 1

Hello and welcome to the SpanishDict forum

Well done for making an effort to work it out yourself in the first instance! Most of it is correct!.

However, I think it should be:

Ya he estado allá dos veces.

= 'I have already been there two times'.

Estado = been (past participle from the verb estar = to be; ido = gone (Past participle from the verb to go )

There are 3 words for there ahí and allí are used for things that you can see and point to.I think I ahí is for things that are teh closest to you but I am not sure if this distinction is correct. allá is for things that are distant and not so precise like another country

I have used allá because you have not given us a clear context to show us what there refers to. If there refers to something you can see or point out it is likley to be either ahí or allí.

I hope this helps