Llevo dos semanas estudiando español con mi tutora.

Yes, llevar often means to carry, to wear, or to take, but in this pattern it has a different use.

In llevar + period of time + gerund, it means:

to have been doing something for a certain amount of time

So:

Llevo dos semanas estudiando...
= I have been studying... for two weeks

This is a very common Spanish structure.

More examples:

• Llevo tres horas esperando. = I’ve been waiting for three hours.
• Llevamos años viviendo aquí. = We’ve been living here for years.

Because Spanish often uses llevar + time + gerund where English uses the present perfect continuous.

English: I have been studying Spanish for two weeks.
Spanish: Llevo dos semanas estudiando español.

If you say he estudiado español, that usually means I have studied Spanish, which focuses more on the fact that the action happened, not on the ongoing duration up to now.

So:

• Llevo dos semanas estudiando español = the activity started two weeks ago and is still continuing now.
• He estudiado español = I have studied Spanish at some point / I’ve done some Spanish study.

Estudiando is the gerund of estudiar.

In English, the gerund here is like the -ing form: studying.

This structure is:

llevar + time + gerund

So:

• llevo = I have been
• dos semanas = two weeks
• estudiando = studying

The gerund is used because the sentence emphasizes an action in progress over a period of time.

Because after llevar in this structure, Spanish normally gives the duration directly, without por.

So you say:

• Llevo dos semanas estudiando español.

Not normally:

• Llevo por dos semanas estudiando español. ❌

English often uses for, but Spanish does not copy that word here.

This is one of those cases where Spanish and English structure the idea differently.

Yes. That is also correct.

These are both natural:

• Llevo dos semanas estudiando español.
• Estudio español desde hace dos semanas.

They both express that the action began two weeks ago and continues now.

The difference is mainly in structure:

• llevar + time + gerund strongly emphasizes the ongoing activity
• desde hace + time means since ... ago / for ... now

Another common option is:

• Hace dos semanas que estudio español.

All three are valid.

Because after verbs like hablar, estudiar, aprender, and enseñar, Spanish usually uses the name of the language without the article.

So:

• Estudio español.
• Hablo inglés.
• Aprende francés.

You would use the article in some other contexts, for example:

• El español de España me interesa mucho.
• El español es una lengua muy extendida.

So in this sentence, español without el is exactly what you expect.

Tutora is the feminine form of tutor.

So:

• mi tutor = my male tutor
• mi tutora = my female tutor

In this sentence, con mi tutora means the speaker studies Spanish with their tutor, specifically a female tutor.

Depending on context, tutora could mean:

• a private tutor
• a teacher giving individual support
• a mentor-like academic guide

Sometimes yes, but they are not always identical.

• profesora = teacher
• tutora = tutor

A profesora is a teacher in general.
A tutora often suggests more individual guidance or one-to-one support.

So if the person gives you private lessons, tutora can make sense. If you simply want to say teacher, then profesora may be more natural in some contexts.

Because Spanish often uses the present tense for actions that started in the past and are still continuing now.

That is exactly what is happening here.

In English, you usually say:

I have been studying...

In Spanish, one common way is:

Llevo dos semanas estudiando...

So even though the action began in the past, the sentence is anchored in the present because the activity is still going on.

You may hear some variation in word order, but the most standard and clearest pattern is:

Llevo dos semanas estudiando español.

That is the usual order:

llevar + time + gerund + object

So for learners, it is best to stick to that.

Yes. Because it is more than one, you use the plural:

• dos semanas
• tres semanas
• cuatro semanas

If it were one week, you would say:

• Llevo una semana estudiando español.

Notice:

• una semana = singular
• dos semanas = plural

A few useful pronunciation points for Spain Spanish:

• llevo is usually pronounced roughly like YEH-bo or LLEH-bo, depending on the speaker and region
• semanas has stress on ma: se-MA-nas
• estudiando has stress on an: es-tu-DIAN-do
• español has stress on the last syllable: es-pa-NYOL
• tutora has stress on to: tu-TO-ra

In most of Spain, ll and y are pronounced the same by many speakers, though regional differences exist.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• estudiando español = studying Spanish
• aprendiendo español = learning Spanish

Both can work, but they focus on slightly different things:

• estudiando emphasizes the act of studying
• aprendiendo emphasizes the process of learning

So:

• Llevo dos semanas estudiando español con mi tutora.
• Llevo dos semanas aprendiendo español con mi tutora.

Both are correct, depending on what you want to stress.

Definitely. Llevar + time + gerund is one of the most useful patterns in everyday Spanish.

It lets you talk naturally about ongoing actions:

• Llevo media hora leyendo.
• Lleva un mes trabajando aquí.
• Llevamos años intentando resolverlo.

If you learn this structure well, you will sound much more natural when talking about how long you have been doing something.