esta mañana
/esta maɲana/from spelling rules
The English phrase "this morning" is translated into Spanish as esta mañana.
esta mañana is used to refer to the period of time during the morning of today.
Meaning: during the morning of today (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of esta (this) and mañana (morning).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because mañana is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine demonstrative adjective esta rather than the masculine form este.
How do you pronounce it?
/esta maɲana/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using the masculine form este mañana. Because mañana is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine esta.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the concept of mañana is often used colloquially to mean 'sometime in the indefinite future' rather than a specific time.
- The spelling of mañana relies on the letter ñ, a character that evolved from the medieval practice of writing two 'n's together.
- While esta mañana refers to the morning of today, the phrase mañana por la mañana is used to say 'tomorrow morning'.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué pasó esta mañana?What happened this morning?This is useful for asking what happened during esta mañana.Tatoeba #3573564 by cueyayotl, translation #3129936 by CK
- Tom llegó esta mañana.Tom arrived this morning.This is useful for stating that someone arrived during esta mañana.Tatoeba #4987858 by Shishir, translation #4987173 by GoFreeOgden
- Esta mañana tengo frío.I feel cold this morning.This is useful for expressing that you feel cold during esta mañana.Tatoeba #974803 by Shishir, translation #242200 by CK
- Hoy por la mañana, tuve una reunión importanteThis morning, I had an important meeting
- Esta mañana, visité a mi abuelaThis morning, I visited my grandma
- Esta mañana me levanté tempranoThis morning I woke up early
- Hoy en la mañana desayuné tostadasThis morning I had toast for breakfast
- ¿Has leído el informe que mandé hoy por la mañana?Have you read the report I sent this morning?
- Esta mañana recibí una llamada importante de mi jefe.This morning, I received an important call from my boss.
- Hoy en la mañana fui al mercado y compré frutas frescas.This morning I went to the market and bought fresh fruits.
- ¿Viste la neblina que hubo esta madrugada?Did you see the fog we had this morning?
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Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking in a cafe.
- Mateo¿Viste el correo esta mañana, María?Did you see the email this morning, María?
- MaríaSí, Mateo, lo revisé temprano.Yes, Mateo, I checked it early.
- MateoPerfecto, ¿qué decía el mensaje?Perfect, what did the message say?
- MaríaDice que la reunión se canceló.It says that the meeting was canceled.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “this morning” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
