hace tres semanas

three weeks ago

for three weeks

hace tres semanas(ah-seh trehs seh-mah-nahs)

phrase

1. (two weeks back)

a. three weeks ago

¿Ya salió a la venta tu nuevo libro? - Sí. Salió a la venta hace tres semanas.

Is your new book out yet? - Yeah. It came out three weeks ago.

b. it's been three weeks since

Hace tres semanas que me dijiste que ibas a arreglar la puerta del garaje y sigue dañada.

It's been three weeks since you told me you were going to fix the garage door and it's still not working.

2. (during the last two weeks)

a. for three weeks

Solo hace tres semanas que vivimos juntos y ya estamos discutiendo por todo. Esto no pinta bien.

We've only been living together for three weeks, and we're already arguing about everything. This doesn't bode well.