Until when are you going to stay here? (2025)

Dear members,

Is the form "until when" in a question good English?

e.g. "Until when are you going to stay here?"

Thank you for your help.
Hela

Hela said:

Dear members,

Is the form "until when" in a question good English?

e.g. "Until when are you going to stay here?"

Thank you for your help.
Hela

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No, sorry. I've never heard it expressed this way in my life. I've heard:

"How long are you going to stay here?";
"About how long do you think you'll stay here?";
"Do you know how long you'll be staying here?"
"When do you think you'll be leaving?"
"Until what day are you going to stay?"
"What day are you going to stay until?"

Although not all technically grammatical, the above sentences would be most commonly heard. "Until when are you going to stay here" would be heard very rarely, if at all.

That's an old thread but I was looking for that so...

Well, english is not my native language and I don't speak well.
Hena's question make sense for me cause in portuguese "Until when you'll going to stay here?" is the way we say it.

Thanks for the answers

mononokechan said:

That's an old thread but I was looking for that so...

Well, english is not my native language and I don't speak well.
Hena's question make sense for me cause in portuguese "Until when you'll going to stay here?" is the way we say it.

Thanks for the answers

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It's the root of a lot of problems though, because the Romance languages use the literal translation "Until when", so when speaking English this mistake often comes up..

But in English it doesn't sound very good, it's just not the way we usually say it

Yes, when separated like that it sounds fine. 'When is the shop open until?' (or 'till' or 'to') The answer would be a time, like '5 o'clock'.

'How long is the shop open?' would probably get an answer like 'another two hours', though it could also be answered with a time.

You wouldn't say 'here'. If you were talking to a member of its staff, you'd say 'you': 'How long are you open?'

To me, the following would also sound natural:

"I'm only here for a few months."
"Until when?"

Hi,

I think this the kind of question that is very confusing for us, native speakers of Portuguese, to ask.

In my case, I have a slightly differente version for this ''until when'' expression.

I`ve paid a room in a hotel until a certain date, but I can`t remember which date that is. I`m not sure if it is paid until Thursday or Friday.

So, I have to ask the front desk girl this information.

Can I say

When did I really pay for the room I`m staying until

For how long did I pay the room I`m staying?

How far did I pay the room...

The answer I need to hear is the date or the day I`m supposed to leave, but I wouldn`t like to ask "what date I`m supposed to leave the room, please?", unless this is the most genuine way to say that in English.

Thanks a lot.

Sorry for bringing up this old thread, but the question I have is similar.

Is it right to say "...And are you going to stay here for a very long time?"

And if it is, could I say "...And are you going to stay here very long"?

Hi chevalier

Both of those are grammatically correct. There's a danger, though, that they could imply that the speaker is anxious to see the other person leave...

A more neutral formulation would be "Are you staying here long?"

Loob said:

Hi chevalier

Both of those are grammatically correct. There's a danger, though, that they could imply that the speaker is anxious to see the other person leave...

A more neutral formulation would be "Are you staying here long?"

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Hi Loob,

I appreciate your help (and your advice).