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1. Today
Hoy
Lesson 15 | Learn to express time
Tomorrow
Manaña

3. ¡Hola!
Lesson 15 on Basic Spanish!

4. English Spanish
I am Yo estoy
We are Nosotros estamos
You (informal) are Tú estás
You (informal, pl) are Vosotros estáis
He is / She is /
You (formal) are
Él / Ella / Usted está
They are/ You are
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
están
Revision : Forms of ‘Estar’

5. Let's revise : The definite article 'the'
Gender Singular Plural
Masculine/
Mixed
el los
Feminine la las

6. Let's revise : Indefinite articles
Gender
Singular
(a/an)
Plural
(some)
Masculine/
Mixed
un unos
Feminine una unas

7. 1 Expressions of time
Lesson objectives

8. Today we will learn some common expressions
of time in Spanish!
What’s in store today?

9. Expressions of time
Today Hoy
Tomorrow Mañana
Yesterday Ayer

10. Mañana means both tomorrow as
well as morning
Grammar tip

11. Day after
tomorrow
Pasado mañana
Expressions of time
Pasado literally means ‘past’

12. Pasado literally means past
The expression 'pasado mañana' is simply an idiom
Pasado (el día de) mañana
=
Past (the day of) tomorrow
The whole expression is shortened for convenience
Grammar tip

13. Day before
yesterday
Anteayer
Expressions of time
Before = Ante
Yesterday = Ayer

14. 1 2 3
Day after tomorrow
Try yourself
Anteayer
Pasado
mañana
Pasada
mañana

15. 1 2 3
Day after tomorrow
Solution
Anteayer
Pasado
mañana
Pasada
mañana

16. 1 2 3
Today
Try yourself
Hoy Mañana Ayer

17. 1 2 3
Today
Solution
Hoy Mañana Ayer

18. Let’s revise!
Today Hoy
Tomorrow Mañana
Yesterday Ayer

19. Let’s now learn how to say
‘See you tomorrow’
In Spanish, the common phrase for ‘See you
tomorrow’ actually means ‘We’ll see (you)
tomorrow’; with the ‘you’ being obvious
Moving on…

20. Expressions of time
(We’ll) See (you) tomorrow!
¡Nos vemos mañana!
To see = Ver
We see = Vemos

21. Another common expression for ‘See you
tomorrow’ is
¡Hasta mañana!
Hasta literally means ‘until’, thus this phrase
means ‘Until tomorrow!’
Grammar tip

22. See you
tomorrow!
¡Nos vemos
mañana!/
¡Hasta mañana!
So remember!

23. (It) Is early Es temprano
(It) Is late Es tarde
Tarde means both late as well as
afternoon / evening
Expressions of time

24. Do you remember that ‘it’ is usually not
translated in Spanish
Hence,
It is late = Is late
Grammar tip

25. In the morning /
By the morning
Por la mañana
Expressions of time
Por = By

26. In the afternoon /
By the afternoon
Por la tarde
Expressions of time
Por = By

27. In the night /
By the night
Por la noche
Expressions of time
Por = By

28. Manaña, tarde and noche are all feminine
hence we use ‘la’ for ‘the’
Grammar tip

29. 1 2 3
By the morning
Try yourself
Por la
tarde
Por el
manaña
Por la
manaña

30. 1 2 3
By the morning
Solution
Por la
tarde
Por el
manaña
Por la
manaña

31. 1 2 3
Is late
Try yourself
Es
tarde
Es
noches
Es
temprano

32. 1 2 3
Is late
Solution
Es
tarde
Es
noches
Es
temprano

33. (It) Is early Es temprano
(It) Is late Es tarde
Let’s revise!

34. By the morning Por la manaña
By the afternoon Por la tarde
By the night Por la noche
Let’s revise!

35. Alright, now let’s look at some expressions
like ‘At midnight’
We learnt earlier that at = enHowever for
expressions of time, at = a
Moving on…

36. We learnt earlier that the preposition ‘a’ in Spanish
means ‘to’ in English
Eg: To where = A dondé
However, ‘a’ may take up other forms to mean 'on,'
'at,' 'from,' 'by' or 'in’
In various expressions of time, ‘a’ takes up the
form of ‘at’
Grammar tip

37. For expressions of time,
‘a’ = ‘at’
And we know that ‘el’ = ‘the’ (masculine)
When ‘a’ and ‘el’ come together (at the) – they
are often contracted to ‘al’
At the = A + el = Al
Grammar tip

38. At (the) mid-day Al mediodía
Expressions of time
At the (masculine) = A el = Al
Mid = Medio (masculine form)

39. Day = Día
Takes up masculine form, hence we use the
masculine form of the adjective
‘mid’ = ‘medio’
Due to the same reason we use ‘the’ = ‘el’ and
not ‘la’ (feminine form of ‘the’)
Do you remember?

40. At (the) mid-
night
A la medianoche
Expressions of time
At the (feminine) = A la Mid =
Media (feminine form)

41. Night = Noche
Takes up feminine form, hence we use the
feminine form of the adjective
‘mid’ = ‘media’
Due to the same reason we use ‘the’ = ‘la’ and
not ‘el’
Do you remember?

42. At the (feminine) = A la
A la doesn’t need to be contracted and is
used as-is
Grammar tip

43. 1 2 3
At mid-day
Try yourself
Al
mediodía
Al
mediadía
A la
mediodía

44. 1 2 3
At mid-day
Solution
Al
mediodía
Al
mediadía
A la
mediodía

45. At (the) mid-day Al mediodía
At (the) mid-night A la medianoche
Let’s revise!

46. Revision
English Spanish
Today Hoy
Tomorrow Manaña
Yesterday Ayer
Day after tomorrow Pasado Manaña
Day before yesterday Anteayer
See you tomorrow!
¡Hasta manaña!
¡Nos vemos manaña!

47. Revision
English Spanish
(It) is late Es tarde
(It) is early Es temprano
By the morning Por la manaña
By the afternoon Por la tarde
By the night Por la noche
At mid-day Al mediodía
At mid-night A la medianoche

48. Culture Leaf

49. Culture leaf : Tapas!
Tapas are a variety of appetizers,
or snacks, in Spanish cuisine
They may be cold (such as mixed
olives and cheese) or warm (such
as fried baby squid)
In select bars in Spain, tapas have
evolved into an entire, and
sometimes sophisticated, cuisine

50. In Spain, patrons of tapas can order many different
tapas and combine them to make a full meal
The serving of tapas is designed to encourage
conversation because people are not so focused upon
eating an entire meal that is set before them
Also, in some countries diners stand and move about
while eating tapas
Culture leaf : Tapas!

51. In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask
and tell time in Spanish!
What’s next?

52. Content
Team CultureAlley, Okairy Zuñiga, Tomasa Merino
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas
Voice over
Jorge Garcia Rey
Images
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TapasenBarcelona.JPG
User: José Porras (Elemaki)
Credits

53. See you at the Alley!

54. Lesson 16 | Telling time!