mañana es viernes
/maɲana es bjeɾnes/from spelling rules
mañana es viernes is the Spanish way to say "tomorrow is Friday".
This phrase is a straightforward statement used to identify that the day following today is Friday.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mañana literally means "tomorrow" or "morning" depending on the context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word es is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb ser (to be), used here to state a temporal fact. Additionally, days of the week in Spanish, such as viernes, are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɲana es bjeɾnes/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if someone says mañana without a specific context, they might be using it as a vague expression for 'sometime in the future' rather than the literal next day.
- The Spanish word viernes is a cognate of the English word 'Friday', as both are named after the goddesses of love: Venus in Latin and Frigg in Old Norse.
- Because mañana can mean both 'tomorrow' and 'morning', a speaker might say mañana por la mañana to mean 'tomorrow morning'.
Examples in context
- Mañana es viernes.Tomorrow is Friday.Tatoeba #7151609 by arh, translation #3133499 by CN
- ¡Qué bien, mañana es viernes!How great, tomorrow is Friday!
- No lo olvides, mañana es viernes.Don't forget, tomorrow is Friday.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking about their plans for the weekend.
- Javier¿Sabes qué día es mañana?Do you know what day tomorrow is?
- SofíaSí, mañana es viernes.Yes, tomorrow is Friday.
- Javier¡Perfecto, por fin es fin de semana!Perfect, it's finally the weekend!
- Sofía¡Así es, Javier!That's right, Javier!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
