mañana será
/maɲana seɾa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tomorrow will be" is translated into Spanish as mañana será.
This phrase is used to describe what is expected to happen or be the case on the following day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mañana (tomorrow) and será (the third-person singular future indicative of the verb ser, meaning "to be").
Which one should you use?
While mañana será is the standard future tense, in many Spanish-speaking regions, speakers may use the present tense mañana es to express the same idea when the future event is certain or part of a schedule.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb será is used here because it describes an inherent characteristic or a state of being (like a day or a date) rather than a temporary location or action.
How do you pronounce it?
/maɲana seɾa/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase mañana is often used idiomatically to mean 'not now' or 'at some indefinite point in the future', effectively delaying an action without committing to a day.
- The word mañana is inherited from the Vulgar Latin māneāna, which literally meant 'tomorrow morning'.
- If you use the masculine article to say el mañana, you change the meaning from 'the next day' to the abstract concept of 'the future'.
Examples in context
- Mañana será un nuevo día.Tomorrow will be a new day.Tatoeba #9929475 by Shishir, translation #9840644 by CK
- Creo que mañana será un gran día.I think tomorrow will be a great day.Tatoeba #10065355 by manufrutos, translation #10064808 by meshbags
- Hoy es sábado y mañana será domingo.Today is Saturday and tomorrow will be Sunday.Tatoeba #1520743 by tatianangel, translation #894733 by pauldhunt
- Mañana será un hermoso día.Tomorrow will be a beautiful day.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about the weather during a walk.
- Daniel¿Cómo crees que estará el clima?How do you think the weather will be?
- ElenaMañana será un día muy nublado.Tomorrow will be a very cloudy day.
- DanielEntonces Elena, mejor nos quedamos en casa.Then Elena, we should stay at home instead.
- ElenaSí, Daniel, es una buena idea.Yes, Daniel, it is a good idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mañana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
