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How to Say ‘I work in the morning’ in Mexican Spanish

Trabajo en la mañana

trah-BAH-hoh en lah mah-NYAH-nah

[trah-BAH-hoh en lah mah-NYAH-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: Mexicans say en la mañana "in the morning" and en la tarde "in the afternoon". In Spain you'd hear por la mañana instead.

Phrase Breakdown

Trabajo

[trah-BAH-hoh]

I work

Used to state your profession or the area where you are employed.

Example

En la conversación digo «Trabajo en marketing».

In the conversation I say “I work in marketing.”

en la mañana

en lah mah-NYAH-nah

in the morning

This tells when something happens. It is the usual Mexican phrasing.

Example

Estudio en la mañana.

I study 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

Noun for the early part of the day.

Example

No hay agua caliente en la mañana.

There's no hot water in the morning.

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