mañana es sábado
/maɲana es sabado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tomorrow is Saturday" is translated into Spanish as mañana es sábado.
This phrase is a statement used to identify that the day following today is Saturday.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mañana can mean both "tomorrow" and "morning" depending on the context of the sentence.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, days of the week such as sábado are masculine nouns. In this specific sentence structure, they do not require a definite article.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid capitalizing the days of the week. In Spanish, sábado should be written in lowercase unless it is the first word of a sentence.
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Examples in context
- Mañana es sábado, 5 de febrero del 2011.Tomorrow is Saturday, February 5th, 2011.This sentence shows how to include a specific date with mañana es sábado.Tatoeba #1650158 by marcelostockle, translation #1163531 by emmettricks
- Mañana es sábado.Tomorrow is Saturday.This sentence is a simple use of mañana es sábado.Tatoeba #9889059 by carlosalberto, translation #3062005 by CN
- Hoy es viernes, ayer era jueves, mañana es sábado, y después viene el domingo.Today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday, tomorrow is Saturday and then comes Sunday.This sentence uses mañana es sábado within a sequence of days.Tatoeba #1414583 by enteka, translation #1414585 by enteka
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their weekend plans.
- Sofía¡Qué emoción, mañana es sábado!How exciting, tomorrow is Saturday!
- DanielSí, por fin descansamos.Yes, finally we can rest.
- Sofía¿Quieres ir al cine, Daniel?Do you want to go to the cinema, Daniel?
- DanielMe encantaría, Sofía.I would love to, Sofia.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, mañana, sábado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
