Basic Spanish | Lesson 15 | Learn to express time - Today, tomorrow, yesterday etc!

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¡Hola! Lesson 15 on Basic Spanish!

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Revision : Forms of ‘Estar’

English Spanish

I am Yo estoy

We are Nosotros estamos

You (informal) are Tú estás

You (informal, pl) are Vosotros estáis

He is / She is /You (formal) are Él / Ella / Usted está

They are/ You are Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes están

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Let's revise : The definite article 'the'

Gender Singular Plural

Masculine/ Mixed el los

Feminine la las

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Let's revise : Indefinite articles

Gender Singular (a/an) Plural(some)

Masculine/ Mixed un unos

Feminine una unas

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Lesson objectives

1 Expressions of time

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What’s in store today?

Today we will learn some common expressions of time in Spanish!

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Expressions of time

Today Hoy

Tomorrow Mañana

Yesterday Ayer

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Grammar tip

Mañana means both tomorrow as well as morning

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Expressions of time

Pasado literally means ‘past’

Day after tomorrow Pasado mañana

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Grammar tip

Pasado literally means past The expression 'pasado mañana' is simply an

idiom

Pasado (el día de) mañana =

Past (the day of) tomorrow

The whole expression is shortened for convenience

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Expressions of time

Before = AnteYesterday = Ayer

Day before yesterday Anteayer

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Try yourself

Day after tomorrow

1

Anteayer

2

Pasado mañana

3

Pasada mañana

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Solution

Day after tomorrow

1

Anteayer

2

Pasado mañana

3

Pasada mañana

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Today

1

Hoy

2

Mañana

3

Ayer

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Solution

Today

1

Hoy

2

Mañana

3

Ayer

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Let’s revise!

Today Hoy

Tomorrow Mañana

Yesterday Ayer

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Moving on…

Let’s now learn how to say ‘See you tomorrow’

In Spanish, the common phrase for ‘See you tomorrow’ actually means ‘We’ll see (you)

tomorrow’; with the ‘you’ being obvious

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Expressions of time

To see = VerWe see = Vemos

(We’ll) See (you) tomorrow!

¡Nos vemos mañana!

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Grammar tip

Another common expression for ‘See you tomorrow’ is

¡Hasta mañana!

Hasta literally means ‘until’, thus this phrase means ‘Until tomorrow!’

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So remember!

See you tomorrow!¡Nos vemos mañana!/

¡Hasta mañana!

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Expressions of time

Tarde means both late as wellas afternoon / evening

(It) Is early Es temprano

(It) Is late Es tarde

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Grammar tip

Do you remember that ‘it’ is usually not translated in Spanish

Hence, It is late = Is late

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Expressions of time

Por = By

In the morning /

By the morningPor la mañana

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Expressions of time

Por = By

In the afternoon /

By the afternoonPor la tarde

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Expressions of time

Por = By

In the night /

By the nightPor la noche

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Grammar tip

Mañana, tarde and noche are all feminine hence we use ‘la’ for ‘the’

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By the morning

1

Por la tarde

2

Por el mañana

3

Por la mañana

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Solution

By the morning

1

Por la tarde

2

Por el mañana

3

Por la mañana

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Is late

1

Es tarde

2

Es noches

3

Es temprano

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Solution

Is late

1

Es tarde

2

Es noches

3

Es temprano

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Let’s revise!

(It) Is early Es temprano

(It) Is late Es tarde

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Let’s revise!

By the morning Por la mañana

By the afternoon Por la tarde

By the night Por la noche

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Moving on…

Alright, now let’s look at some expressions like ‘At midnight’

We learnt earlier that at = en However for expressions of time, at = a

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Grammar tip

We learnt earlier that the preposition ‘a’ inSpanish

means ‘to’ in English Eg: To where = A dondé

However, ‘a’ may take up other forms to mean'on,'

'at,' 'from,' 'by' or 'in’

In various expressions of time, ‘a’ takes up the form of ‘at’

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Grammar tip

For expressions of time,

‘a’ = ‘at’ And we know that ‘el’ = ‘the’ (masculine)

When ‘a’ and ‘el’ come together (at the) – they are often contracted to ‘al’

At the = A + el = Al

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Expressions of time

At the (masculine) = A el = AlMid = Medio (masculine form)

At (the) mid-day Al mediodía

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Do you remember?

Day = Día Takes up masculine form, hence we use the

masculine form of the adjective ‘mid’ = ‘medio’

Due to the same reason we use ‘the’ = ‘el’ and not ‘la’ (feminine form of ‘the’)

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Expressions of time

At the (feminine) = A la Mid = Media (feminine form)

At (the) mid-night A la medianoche

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Do you remember?

Night = Noche Takes up feminine form, hence we use the

feminine form of the adjective ‘mid’ = ‘media’

Due to the same reason we use ‘the’ = ‘la’ and not ‘el’

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Grammar tip

At the (feminine) = A la

A la doesn’t need to be contracted and is used as-is

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Try yourself

At mid-day

1

Al mediodía

2

Al mediadía

3

A la mediodía

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Solution

At mid-day

1

Al mediodía

2

Al mediadía

3

A la mediodía

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Let’s revise!

At (the) mid-day Al mediodía

At (the) mid-night A la medianoche

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Revision

English Spanish

Today Hoy

Tomorrow Mañana

Yesterday Ayer

Day after tomorrow Pasado Mañana

Day before yesterday Anteayer

See you tomorrow!¡Hasta mañana!

¡Nos vemos mañana!

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Revision

English Spanish

(It) is late Es tarde

(It) is early Es temprano

By the morning Por la mañana

By the afternoon Por la tarde

By the night Por la noche

At mid-day Al mediodía

At mid-night A la medianoche

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Culture Leaf

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Culture leaf : Tapas!

Tapas are a variety of appetizers, or snacks,in Spanish cuisine

They may be cold (such as mixed olives &cheese) or warm (such as

fried baby squid)

In bars in Spain, tapas have evolved into anentire cuisine

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Culture leaf : Tapas!

In Spain, patrons of tapas can order manydifferent

tapas and combine them to make a full meal

The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation because people are not so focused

upon eating an entire meal that is set before them

Also, in some countries diners stand and move about while eating tapas

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What’s next?

In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask

and tell time and dates!

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Credits

Content

Team CultureAlley, Okairy Zuñiga, Tomasa Merino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas

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User: José Porras (Elemaki)

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