mediodía
/medjoˈdia/masculine
The Spanish word for noon is mediodía.
mediodía is a masculine noun meaning midday or noon. If you want to stress that it is exactly noon, you can use the phrase mediodía en punto.
Meaning: midday (noun)
Which one should you use?
While mediodía refers to the point of noon or the midday period, if you want to literally specify the time as twelve o'clock in the daytime, you would use las doce del día.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to say 'at noon', Spanish speakers typically use the contraction al (a + el) before mediodía.
How do you pronounce it?
/medjoˈdia/
Did you know?
- Depending on the country, mediodía can be used as a synonym for 'lunch' itself, rather than just the time at which lunch occurs.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the mediodía meal is the most important of the day and is often larger and more formal than dinner.
- Spanish shares the same root for 'noon' as French midi, Italian mezzodì, and Portuguese meio-dia, all deriving from the Latin word medius.
Examples in context
- Él vendrá a mediodía.He'll come at noon.This sentence is useful for stating when someone will arrive using mediodía.Tatoeba #656189 by MondCivitano, translation #703325 by papabear
- Te llamaré al mediodía.I'll call you at noon.This sentence is useful for stating when a phone call will be made using mediodía.Tatoeba #1296569 by marcelostockle, translation #271616 by CK
- No vino hasta el mediodía.He did not come till noon.This sentence is useful for describing how long someone waited using mediodía.Tatoeba #2209112 by Shishir, translation #300386 by CK
- La reunión empezará a las doce del díaThe meeting will start at 12 o'clock in the day
- Te veo al mediodíaI'll see you at noon
- Vamos a almorzar a las doceLet's have lunch at 12 o'clock
- Me encontraré contigo a mediodía en puntoI'll meet you right at noon
- Sale a las doce del díaIt leaves at noon
- Claro, nos vemos al mediodíaSure, let's meet at noon
- La conferencia terminará al mediodía en puntoThe conference will end right at noon
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Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing a lunch meeting.
- Alejandro¿Nos vemos al mediodía?Shall we meet at noon?
- LucíaSí, el mediodía es perfecto para mí.Yes, noon is perfect for me.
- AlejandroEntonces, te espero en el restaurante.Then, I will wait for you at the restaurant.
- LucíaTrato hecho, nos vemos allí.It's a deal, see you there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “noon” translations and entries mediodía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mediodía, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
