mañana es jueves
/maɲana es xwebes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tomorrow is Thursday" can be translated into Spanish as mañana es jueves.
The phrase is used to identify that the day following today is Thursday. The word mañana is versatile and can mean both "tomorrow" and "morning" depending on the context of your sentence.
Which one should you use?
You may encounter different versions of this phrase depending on the setting. Mañana es jueves is the standard neutral form. Mañana jueves is a shortened, informal version that omits the verb es. For more formal discussions regarding future events, you can use El día de mañana será jueves.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the word jueves or any other day of the week in Spanish, do not capitalize them unless they are the first word in a sentence.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying mañana in a casual agreement does not always mean the next calendar day, but can imply a vague 'some other time'.
- The word jueves actually shares its roots with the Roman god Jupiter, coming from the Latin Jovis diēs or 'day of Jove'.
- Because mañana means both 'tomorrow' and 'morning', a speaker might say mañana por la mañana to mean 'tomorrow morning'.
Examples in context
- Recuerden que mañana es jueves y tenemos una reunión importante.Remember that tomorrow is Thursday, and we have an important meeting.
- ¿Quedamos mañana? ¡Claro! Mañana jueves estoy libre.Do we meet up tomorrow? Of course! I'm free tomorrow, Thursday.
- ¡Mañana es jueves! ¿Qué planes tienes?Tomorrow is Thursday! What are your plans?
- No te olvides, mañana es jueves.Don't forget, tomorrow is Thursday.
- Espera, ¿mañana es jueves?Wait, is tomorrow Thursday?
- Si hoy es miércoles, mañana es jueves.If today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are checking their calendars.
- SofíaQué día es hoy?What day is today?
- JavierHoy es miércoles, Sofía.Today is Wednesday, Sofía.
- SofíaEntonces mañana es jueves.Then tomorrow is Thursday.
- JavierSí, así es.Yes, that is correct.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, jueves, mañana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
