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How to Say ‘I start work early tomorrow’ in Mexican Spanish

Mañana entro temprano a trabajar

mah-NYAH-nah EN-troh tem-PRAH-noh ah trah-bah-HAHR

[mah-NYAH-nah EN-troh tem-PRAH-noh ah trah-bah-HAHR]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a common, face-saving way to turn down another drink or explain you can't stay late. It keeps the mood friendly without rejecting the person.

Phrase Breakdown

Mañana entro temprano

mah-NYAH-nah EN-troh tem-PRAH-noh

Tomorrow I start early

'Entrar' here means 'to start (a shift)'. Stress ma-ÑA-na EN-tro tem-PRA-no.

Example

Mañana entro temprano a la escuela.

Tomorrow I start school early.

Words in this phrase

Mañana

[mah-NYAH-nah]

tomorrow

An adverb meaning the day after today.

Example

Mañana te mando la información que comentamos.

Tomorrow I’ll send you the information we discussed.

entro

[EN-troh]

I start (enter)

From 'entrar'; 'entrar a trabajar' means start work.

Example

Entro a las ocho.

I start at eight.

temprano

[tem-PRAH-noh]

early

Adverb meaning before the usual or expected time.

Example

Me levanto temprano.

I get up early.

a trabajar

ah trah-bah-HAHR

at work

Literally 'to work'. Stress tra-ba-JAR, with a strong 'j' sound.

Example

Voy a trabajar a las ocho.

I go to work at eight.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

trabajar

[trah-bah-HAHR]

to work

Infinitive verb meaning to do a job.

Example

Quiero trabajar aquí.

I want to work here.

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