mañana
morning, tomorrow
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Morning, and by extension tomorrow
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
man-
word beginning
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yawn
sleepy, deep breath
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-a
word ending
Mañana means morning and sounds like man-0YAWN1-a2, because you yawn when you're tired in the morning. It also means tomorrow, as that's the next morning to arrive.
mañana
morning (time of day)
The stretch of the day from sunrise until midday.
Corro todas las mañanas antes del trabajoI run every morning before work
Pasé la mañana entera limpiando la cocinaI spent the whole morning cleaning the kitchen
tomorrow (the next day)
The day after today.
Mañana vamos al mercadoTomorrow we're going to the market
Te llamo mañana tempranoI'll call you early tomorrow
el mañana
the future, tomorrow
Refers to the future in general, not a specific day. Like how we say "Nobody knows what tomorrow will hold" when referring to the future in general.
Nadie sabe lo que traerá el mañanaNobody knows what the future will bring
Estamos construyendo el mañana de nuestros hijosWe are building tomorrow for our children
por la mañana
in the morning
Refers to something that happens sometime in the morning rather than an exact hour. Literally "through the morning."
Estudio mejor por la mañanaI study better in the morning
Por la mañana hace bastante frío aquíIn the morning it gets quite cold here
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
The day after tomorrow: not the next tomorrow, but the tomorrow past that.
Pasado mañana cumplo treinta añosThe day after tomorrow I turn thirty
El paquete llega pasado mañanaThe package arrives the day after tomorrow
hasta mañana
see you tomorrow, until tomorrow (farewell)
A goodbye to someone you expect to see the next day. Literally "until tomorrow," meaning you won't see them until tomorrow.
Hasta mañana, que descansesSee you tomorrow, get some rest
Nos despedimos con un hasta mañanaWe said goodbye with a see you tomorrow