How to Say "Midday" in Spanish

mediodía

/medjoˈdia/

The English phrase 'midday' is mediodía in Spanish.

mediodía refers to the middle of the day, specifically twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

What does it mean word for word?

The word mediodía is a compound of medio, meaning middle and día, meaning day.

While mediodía refers to the specific time around 12:00 PM, the word tarde is used to refer to the entire afternoon period that follows it.

When you want to say 'at midday', the preposition a and the masculine article el contract to form al mediodía.

/medjoˈdia/

If you are traveling in Spain, el mediodía might actually refer to the period around 2:00 PM when people eat, rather than exactly 12:00 PM.
The word mediodía is a close relative of the French word midi, which is used both for 'midday' and to describe the southern region of France.
While mediodía means 'midday', the word medio can also mean 'half', which is why the word literally translates to both 'mid-day' and 'half-day'.

Nosotros almorzamos al mediodía.
We have lunch at midday.
This sentence shows how to use mediodía to indicate when a meal occurs.
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Ella necesita ahora su siesta de mediodía.
She now needs her midday nap.
This sentence shows how to use mediodía to describe a nap taken at that time.
Tatoeba #1783405 by marcelostockle, translation #9947302 by Alairis
Hoy a mediodía, comeremos cerezas de Italia.
Today, at midday, we shall eat cherries from Italy.
This sentence shows how to use mediodía to specify a time for a future action.
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La reunión comenzará al mediodía.
The meeting will start at midday.
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Lucía and Daniel are planning when to meet for lunch.

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