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English I am We are You (informal) are You (informal, pl) are He is / She is /You (formal) are They are/ You are
Spanish Yo estoy Nosotros estamos T ests Vosotros estis l / Ella / Usted est Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes estn
Singular el la
Lesson objectives
Expressions of time
Expressions of time
Today Hoy
Tomorrow
Maana
Yesterday
Ayer
Grammar tip
Expressions of time
Pasado maana
Grammar tip
Pasado literally means past The expression 'pasado maana' is simply an idiom Pasado (el da de) maana = Past (the day of) tomorrow The whole expression is shortened for convenience
Expressions of time
Anteayer
Before = Ante Yesterday = Ayer To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
Try yourself
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Anteayer
2
Pasado maana
3
Pasada maana
Solution
1
Anteayer
2
Pasado maana
3
Pasada maana
Try yourself
Today
1
Hoy
2
Maana
3
Ayer
Solution
Today
1
Hoy
2
Maana
3
Ayer
Lets revise!
Today Hoy
Tomorrow
Maana
Yesterday
Ayer
Moving on
Lets now learn how to say See you tomorrow In Spanish, the common phrase for See you tomorrow actually means Well see (you) tomorrow; with the you being obvious
Expressions of time
To see = Ver We see = Vemos To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
Grammar tip
Another common expression for See you tomorrow is Hasta maana! Hasta literally means until, thus this phrase means Until tomorrow!
So remember!
Expressions of time
(It) Is early
Es temprano
(It) Is late
Es tarde
Tarde means both late as well as afternoon / evening To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
Grammar tip
Do you remember that it is usually not translated in Spanish Hence, It is late = Is late
Expressions of time
Por la maana
Por = By
Expressions of time
Por la tarde
Por = By
Expressions of time
Por la noche
Por = By
Grammar tip
Maana, tarde and noche are all feminine hence we use la for the
Try yourself
By the morning
1
Por la tarde
2
Por el maana
3
Por la maana
Solution
By the morning
1
Por la tarde
2
Por el maana
3
Por la maana
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
Lets revise!
(It) Is early
Es temprano
(It) Is late
Es tarde
Lets revise!
By the morning Por la maana
By the afternoon
Por la tarde
By the night
Por la noche
Moving on
Alright, now lets 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 in Spanish means to in English Eg: To where = A dond 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
To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
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) mid-day
Al medioda
At the (masculine) = A el = Al Mid = Medio (masculine form) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
Do you remember?
Day = Da 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) mid-night
A la medianoche
At the (feminine) = A la Mid = Media (feminine form) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish
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
Try yourself
At mid-day
1
Al medioda
2
Al mediada
3
A la medioda
Solution
At mid-day
1
Al medioda
2
Al mediada
3
A la medioda
Lets revise!
At (the) mid-day
Al medioda
At (the) mid-night
A la medianoche
Revision
English Today Tomorrow Yesterday Day after tomorrow Day before yesterday See you tomorrow!
Spanish Hoy Maana Ayer Pasado Maana Anteayer Hasta maana! Nos vemos maana!
Revision
English (It) is late (It) is early By the morning By the afternoon By the night At mid-day At mid-night
Spanish Es tarde Es temprano Por la maana Por la tarde Por la noche Al medioda A la medianoche
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Whats next?
In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask and tell time and dates!
Credits
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