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

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¡Hola! Lesson 15 on Basic Spanish!


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


Let's revise : The definite article 'the'

Gender Singular Plural

Masculine/ Mixed el los

Feminine la las


Let's revise : Indefinite articles

Gender Singular (a/an) Plural(some)

Masculine/ Mixed un unos

Feminine una unas


Lesson objectives

1 Expressions of time


What’s in store today?

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


Expressions of time

Today Hoy

Tomorrow Mañana

Yesterday Ayer


Grammar tip

Mañana means both tomorrow as well as morning


Expressions of time

Pasado literally means ‘past’

Day after tomorrow Pasado mañana


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


Expressions of time

Before = AnteYesterday = Ayer

Day before yesterday Anteayer


Try yourself

Day after tomorrow

1

Anteayer

2

Pasado mañana

3

Pasada mañana


Solution

Day after tomorrow

1

Anteayer

2

Pasado mañana

3

Pasada mañana


Try yourself

Today

1

Hoy

2

Mañana

3

Ayer


Solution

Today

1

Hoy

2

Mañana

3

Ayer


Let’s revise!

Today Hoy

Tomorrow Mañana

Yesterday Ayer


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


Expressions of time

To see = VerWe see = Vemos

(We’ll) See (you) tomorrow!

¡Nos vemos mañana!


Grammar tip

Another common expression for ‘See you tomorrow’ is

¡Hasta mañana!

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


So remember!

See you tomorrow!¡Nos vemos mañana!/

¡Hasta mañana!


Expressions of time

Tarde means both late as wellas afternoon / evening

(It) Is early Es temprano

(It) Is late Es tarde


Grammar tip

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

Hence, It is late = Is late


Expressions of time

Por = By

In the morning /

By the morningPor la mañana


Expressions of time

Por = By

In the afternoon /

By the afternoonPor la tarde


Expressions of time

Por = By

In the night /

By the nightPor la noche


Grammar tip

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


Try yourself

By the morning

1

Por la tarde

2

Por el mañana

3

Por la mañana


Solution

By the morning

1

Por la tarde

2

Por el mañana

3

Por la mañana


Try yourself

Is late

1

Es tarde

2

Es noches

3

Es temprano


Solution

Is late

1

Es tarde

2

Es noches

3

Es temprano


Let’s revise!

(It) Is early Es temprano

(It) Is late Es tarde


Let’s revise!

By the morning Por la mañana

By the afternoon Por la tarde

By the night Por la noche


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


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’


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


Expressions of time

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

At (the) mid-day Al mediodía


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’)


Expressions of time

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

At (the) mid-night A la medianoche


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’


Grammar tip

At the (feminine) = A la

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


Try yourself

At mid-day

1

Al mediodía

2

Al mediadía

3

A la mediodía


Solution

At mid-day

1

Al mediodía

2

Al mediadía

3

A la mediodía


Let’s revise!

At (the) mid-day Al mediodía

At (the) mid-night A la medianoche


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!


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


Culture Leaf


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


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


What’s next?

In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask

and tell time and dates!


Credits

Content

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

Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TapasenBarcelona.JPG

User: José Porras (Elemaki)


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