mañana es lunes
/maɲana es lunes/from spelling rules
To say "tomorrow is Monday" in Spanish, use mañana es lunes.
This phrase is used to state that the day following the current day is Monday.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mañana means "tomorrow" and lunes means "Monday".
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, days of the week like lunes are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɲana es lunes/
Did you know?
- The phrase mañana is often used culturally to vaguely postpone a task, meaning 'some time in the future' rather than specifically the next day.
- The word lunes is derived from the Latin Lūnae dīēs, meaning 'day of the moon'.
- While 'tomorrow' is mañana, the word can also mean 'morning', making the sentence potentially confusing if one is not paying attention to context.
Examples in context
- Mañana es lunes.Tomorrow is Monday.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase mañana es lunes.Tatoeba #5118566 by don_ramon, translation #6203833 by Jesse
- Recuerden que mañana es lunesRemember that tomorrow is Monday
- El día de mañana será lunes, y comenzaremos la reunión a las nueve en puntoTomorrow is Monday, and we will start the meeting at nine sharp
- No quiero trabajar porque mañana es lunes.I don't want to work because tomorrow is Monday.
- ¡Qué rápido pasa el tiempo, mañana es lunes!Time flies so fast, tomorrow is Monday!
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking about their weekend plans.
- Javier¿Qué día es hoy?What day is today?
- SofíaHoy es domingo, así que mañana es lunes.Today is Sunday, so tomorrow is Monday.
- JavierTienes razón, el fin de semana se acabó.You're right, the weekend is over.
- SofíaSí, Javier, ya es hora de volver a la rutina.Yes, Javier, it is already time to get back to the routine.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, lunes, mañana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
