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How to Say ‘Since yesterday morning.’ in Mexican Spanish

Desde ayer en la mañana.

DEZ-deh ah-YEHR en lah mah-NYAH-nah

[DEZ-deh ah-YEHR en lah mah-NYAH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Desde ayer

DEZ-deh ah-YEHR

Since yesterday

'Desde' means since or from. 'Ayer' (yesterday) is stressed at the end: 'ah-YEHR'.

Example

Estoy enfermo desde ayer.

I've been sick since yesterday.

Words in this phrase

Desde

[DEZ-deh]

since

Marks the starting point in time of something still ongoing.

Example

Estoy aquí desde las ocho.

I've been here since eight.

ayer

[ah-YEHR]

yesterday

The day before today.

Example

Ayer llovió mucho.

It rained a lot yesterday.

en la mañana.

en lah mah-NYAH-nah

in the morning.

Tells which part of the day. 'Ñ' sounds like 'ny': 'mah-NYAH-nah'.

Example

Llegó en la mañana.

He arrived in the morning.

Words in this phrase

en

[en]

in

A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.

Example

«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».

“En” places the action within “In a team.”

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

mañana

[mah-NYAH-nah]

morning

With 'la', it means the morning, not tomorrow.

Example

Me baño en la mañana.

I shower in the morning.

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