How to Say ‘By Thursday at the latest’ in Mexican Spanish
A más tardar el jueves
ah mahs tahr-DAHR el HWEH-behs
[ah mahs tahr-DAHR el HWEH-behs]
Phrase Breakdown
A más tardar
ah mahs tahr-DAHR
At the latest
The deadline expression. Say it in one smooth breath.
Págalo a más tardar mañana.
Pay it by tomorrow at the latest.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Part of the phrase 'a más tardar' (at the latest).
Llego a más tardar a las ocho.
I'll arrive by eight at the latest.
más
[mahs]
more
Adverb or determiner meaning 'more'; used to increase quantity or degree.
Quiero más retos en mi trabajo.
I want more challenges in my job.
tardar
[tahr-DAHR]
to be late / take long
Verb; in 'a más tardar' it means 'at the latest'.
Paga a más tardar mañana.
Pay by tomorrow at the latest.
el jueves
el HWEH-behs
on Thursday
Use 'el' before days to mean 'on'. The 'j' is a soft 'h': 'HUE-ves'.
Nos vemos el jueves.
See you on Thursday.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
jueves
[HWEH-behs]
Thursday
Day after Wednesday; used with 'el' for a specific day.
El jueves vamos al mercado.
On Thursday we go to the market.
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