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A1 Spanish Vocabulary Lesson

3 Words for the Time of Day

La hora del día

2:18 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words

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About this lesson

Three useful Spanish words for the time of day: la mañana, la tarde and la noche. Each comes with short sentences to repeat and a common mistake to avoid.

How to practise

  1. Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

La hora del día The time of day

WordMeaningDon't say
la mañanathe morning feminine noun, por la mañanaEn la mañana trabajo. ✗ · Por la mañana trabajo. ✓ In Spain we usually say por la mañana, not en la mañana.
la tardethe afternoon / evening feminine noun, por la tardeComemos a las tres de la noche. ✗ · Comemos a las tres de la tarde. ✓ La tarde lasts until dark, so three o'clock is la tarde.
la nochethe night feminine noun, buenas nochesBuenas noches, son las cinco. ✗ · Buenas tardes, son las cinco. ✓ Use buenas noches only after dark, and buenas tardes before that.

Key words

SpanishEnglishLevel
la mañanathe morning
la tardethe afternoon / evening
la nochethe night

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