0.3.2 Days Flashcards
Basic temporal descriptors; days of the week
Translate to Spanish:
a day
un día
day - el día. (“Two days” would be dos días.)
Note that día is masculine even though it ends in an “a”. It’s one of those exceptions you just have to remember. Sorry!
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all day
todo el día
all of - todo.
Note that this adjective can become feminine (toda) when modifying a feminine noun. e.g. my whole family - toda mi familia.
Translate to Spanish:
every day / each day
todos los días / cada día
every - todos los/las.
Note how the singular adjective todo becomes plural (todos) when describing multiple things, while cada (“each”) remains singular.
Another example could be “all my sisters” (every sister) - todas mis hermanas. You probably wouldn’t say cada una de mis hermanas unless you were more meticulously describing one at a time (in the same way that saying “each of my sisters” is a bit more rare in English).
Translate to Spanish:
Everything is beautiful.
Todo es hermoso.
everything - todo.
Note how the word todo, when not used as an adjective modifying another word, can serve a standalone pronoun translating to the english word “everything”.
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Everyone here is from Spain.
Todas aquí son de España.
everyone - todos.
Note how this word for “everyone” is treated as plural in Spanish.
e.g. While in English we’d say “Everyone is”, in Spanish we say Todos son (rather than es).
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the morning
la mañana
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the afternoon / the evening
la tarde
Note that la tarde can refer to both afternoon or evening, depending on context. Also remember that buenas tardes can refer to “good afternoon” or “good evening” (as long as it’s still not fully dark out).
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night
la noche
“Two nights” would be dos noches. Etc.
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today
hoy
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tomorrow
mañana
Note that this is the same Spanish word as we use for “morning”, but without the article. It’s usually obvious by context whether mañana means “tomorrow” or “morning”.
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this morning
esta mañana
You could also technically say hoy por la mañana.
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tomorrow morning
mañana por la mañana
You can also say mañana en la mañana. Use of en vs por, in the context of time of day, varies based on region and situation.
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yesterday
ayer
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Hombre: ¿Cuándo?
Mujer: Mañana por la noche.
Translation: “When?” / “Tomorrow night.”
Note that ¿Cuándo? means “When”.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Mujer: ¿Cuándo?
Hombre: Ayer por la tarde.
Translation: “When?” / “Yesterday afternoon.”