mañana por la noche
/maɲana poɾ la not͡ʃe/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "tomorrow night" is translated as mañana por la noche.
The phrase can be used as a noun to refer to the night after the present day, or as an adverb to describe something happening during the night of the following day.
Meaning: night after the present day (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mañana (tomorrow), por (during/for) and la noche (the night).
Which one should you use?
If you wish to say "tomorrow afternoon" or "tomorrow evening" instead of "tomorrow night", replace la noche with la tarde to get mañana por la tarde.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/maɲana poɾ la notʃe/
Did you know?
- While mañana por la noche is the standard phrase, using just mañana in a casual conversation can sometimes vaguely mean 'someday' or 'in the future' rather than the next day.
- The word mañana is used for both 'tomorrow' and 'morning'. To specify 'tomorrow morning', speakers say mañana por la mañana.
- The word noche shares a common ancestor with the English word 'night' and the Greek 'nux', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *nókʷts.
Examples in context
- Estaré de vuelta mañana por la noche.I'll be back tomorrow night.This sentence shows how to use mañana por la noche to indicate when someone will return.Tatoeba #2881389 by teskmon, translation #2543697 by CK
- Tenemos invitados mañana por la noche.We're having guests tomorrow night.This sentence uses mañana por la noche to describe when guests are expected.Tatoeba #5118931 by don_ramon, translation #5078403 by Lindoula
- ¿Qué tal mañana por la noche a las nueve?How about tomorrow night at nine?This sentence uses mañana por la noche to suggest a specific time for a meeting.Tatoeba #4709568 by DarkHollow, translation #4708936 by CK
- Mañana en la noche tendremos una reunión importante.Tomorrow night, we'll have an important meeting.
- ¿Vamos al cine mañana por la noche?Shall we go to the movies tomorrow night?
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are planning a dinner date.
- Javier¿Quieres cenar mañana por la noche?Do you want to have dinner tomorrow night?
- LucíaSí, me parece un plan excelente.Yes, that sounds like an excellent plan.
- JavierTe llamaré para confirmar la hora.I will call you to confirm the time.
- LucíaPerfecto, estaré esperando tu llamada.Perfect, I will be waiting for your call.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomorrow night” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries la, mañana, noche, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
