mañana es miércoles
/maɲana es mjeɾkoles/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'tomorrow is Wednesday' is translated into Spanish as mañana es miércoles.
This phrase is used to identify the day of the week that follows the current day.
What does it mean word for word?
The word mañana means 'tomorrow' when it is used as an adverb or a noun.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, days of the week are masculine nouns. Even though the sentence structure is identical to English, you use the masculine form of the day, which is miércoles. The word miércoles is a noun that does not change its form in the singular or plural. The context of the sentence determines the number.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɲana es mjeɾkoles/
Did you know?
- The word miércoles is sometimes used as a euphemism for mierda, which means 'shit'.
- In many Spanish speaking cultures, saying mañana can imply a vague future time rather than exactly the next day.
- While the phrase is simple, the word mañana is a linguistic chameleon that can mean 'tomorrow', 'morning', or 'future' depending on how you use it in a sentence.
Examples in context
- Mañana es miércoles.Tomorrow is Wednesday.This sentence is useful for stating the fact that tomorrow is Wednesday.Tatoeba #9889065 by carlosalberto, translation #6203836 by Jesse
- Sí, mañana será miércoles.Yes, tomorrow will be Wednesday.
- Si hoy es martes, mañana es miércoles.If today is Tuesday, tomorrow is Wednesday.
- No olvides que mañana es miércoles.Don't forget that tomorrow is Wednesday.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofia are looking at their calendar.
- DanielTengo una cita médica pronto.I have a doctor's appointment soon.
- Sofía¿Es el miércoles?Is it on Wednesday?
- DanielSí, y mañana es miércoles.Yes, and tomorrow is Wednesday.
- SofíaEntonces es mañana.So it is tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, mañana, miércoles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
