How the word "il y a" is translated into English
Je suis arrivé il y a deux jours.
[ʒə sɥiz‿ aʁive il‿ j‿ a dø ʒuʁ.]
I arrived two days ago.
Il est parti il y a une heure.
[il‿ ɛ paʁti il‿ j‿ a yn‿ œʁ.]
He left an hour ago.
Il y a trois ans, j'habitais à Lyon.
[il‿ j‿ a tʁwaz‿ ɑ̃, ʒabitɛ a ljɔ̃.]
Three years ago, I was living in Lyon.
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