How to Say ‘On Fridays we only work in the morning.’ in Spain Spanish
Los viernes trabajamos solo por la mañana.
lohs byehr-nehs trah-bah-HAH-mohs SOH-loh pohr lah mah-NYAH-nah
[lohs byehr-nehs trah-bah-HAH-mohs SOH-loh pohr lah mah-NYAH-nah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Many Spanish companies use jornada intensiva "a shorter, no-lunch-break schedule" on Fridays or in summer. It's a perk people genuinely value.
Phrase Breakdown
Los viernes trabajamos
lohs byehr-nehs trah-bah-HAH-mohs
On Fridays we work
'Los viernes' means on Fridays, as a habit. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'los BYER-nes tra-ba-HA-mos'.
Los viernes trabajamos en casa.
On Fridays we work from home.
Words in this phrase
Los
[lohs]
The (plural masculine)
Definite article used before masculine plural nouns.
Los carros están allá.
The cars are over there.
viernes
[byehr-nehs]
Friday
The day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday.
Salimos hasta el viernes a las cinco.
We leave on Friday at five.
trabajamos
[trah-bah-HAH-mohs]
we work
First person plural present of 'trabajar' (to work).
Trabajamos en una oficina grande.
We work in a big office.
solo por la mañana.
SOH-loh pohr lah mah-NYAH-nah
only in the morning.
Say it smoothly: 'SO-lo por la ma-NYA-na'.
La tienda abre solo por la mañana.
The shop opens only in the morning.
Words in this phrase
solo
[SOH-loh]
only / just
Limits the meaning, like saying merely or just.
Solo con mirarte ya sé que te gusta bromear.
Just by looking at you, I already know you like to joke around.
por
[pohr]
in (time of day)
Preposition used in 'por la mañana/tarde' to mean during that part of the day.
Estudio por la tarde.
I study in the afternoon.
la
[lah]
The (feminine singular)
A definite article used before a singular feminine noun.
Me encanta la camisa que llevas.
I love the shirt you are wearing.
mañana
[mah-NYAH-nah]
morning
Feminine noun for morning; with 'la' it means morning, not tomorrow.
Llego a las ocho de la mañana.
I arrive at eight in the morning.
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