Spanish 2.10. Times & Seasons

In this lesson, we study times and seasons in Spanish.

Days & Weeks

A day in Spanish is “un día,” and a week is “una semana.” The days of the week or “los días de la semana” are:

Today is “hoy,” and tomorrow is “mañana,” followed by “pasado mañana” (the day after tomorrow). Yesterday is “ayer,” preceded by “anteayer” (the day before yesterday).

Tonight is “esta noche” (literally this night), last night is “anoche,” and tomorrow night is “mañana por la noche” (literally tomorrow at night).

The main periods of the day are “la mañana” (morning), “la tarde” (afternoon), and “la noche” (night). We generally use the preposition “por” to say “por la mañana/tarde/noche” (in the morning/afternoon or at night), although in Latin America the use of “en” is also common, and in some regions “a” is used instead.

Meaning of “Mañana”

Notice also that “mañana” can mean tomorrow or morning.

For example, “tomorrow morning” is “mañana por la mañana,” where the first “mañana” means “tomorrow,” and “por la mañana” means “in the morning.”

Months & Years

A month in Spanish is “un mes” and a year is “un año.” A decade is “una década,” and a century is “un siglo.”

The months of the year or “los meses del año” are:

Notice from the two tables above that we do not capitalize the days and months in Spanish, and they are all masculine.

Seasons

Finally, a season in Spanish is “una estación.” The seasons of the year or “las estaciones del año” are:

Notice that only “la primavera” is feminine, while the other three seasons are masculine.

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