listo para mañana
/listo paɾa maɲana/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ready for tomorrow" is translated into Spanish as listo para mañana.
This phrase is used to indicate that someone has completed all necessary preparations for the following day. While you can use the adjective listo to mean ready, it is often interchangeable with preparado (prepared) in this context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on the gender and number of the people being described. Use listo para mañana for a male or a general situation. If the person is female, use lista para mañana. For a group of men or a mixed group of men and women, use listos para mañana and if the group consists only of females, use listas para mañana. Additionally, to say "he/she is ready for tomorrow", you must add the verb estar before the phrase, resulting in está listo para mañana (or the appropriate gendered form). To express being ready specifically for tomorrow morning, you can add por la mañana to the end of these phrases.
How do you pronounce it?
/listo paɾa maɲana/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, using the verb estar with listo indicates a temporary state of readiness, whereas using ser would describe someone as being a clever person by nature.
- Depending on the context, calling someone listo can be a compliment about their intelligence rather than their preparedness, as the word also means 'clever'.
- The word listo may be a distant relative of the Old English word 'list', which originally meant 'cunning' or 'experience' instead of a catalog of items.
Examples in context
- Ya estoy listo para mañana.I am already ready for tomorrow.
- Todo el equipo está listo para mañana.The whole team is ready for tomorrow.
- No estoy listo para mañana todavía.I am not ready for tomorrow yet.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are checking their bags before a hiking trip.
- Elena¿Estás listo para mañana, Javier?Are you ready for tomorrow, Javier?
- JavierSí, tengo todo listo para mañana.Yes, I have everything ready for tomorrow.
- ElenaPerfecto, yo también estoy lista para mañana.Perfect, I am also ready for tomorrow.
- JavierEntonces, descansaremos mucho esta noche.Then, we will rest a lot tonight.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries listo, mañana, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
