How to Say ‘Thursday morning’ in Spain Spanish
El jueves por la mañana
ehl HWEH-bes por lah mah-NYAH-nah
[ehl HWEH-bes por lah mah-NYAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: Parts of the day take por: por la tarde "in the afternoon", por la noche "at night".
Phrase Breakdown
El jueves
ehl HWEH-bes
On Thursday
Days take 'el' where English uses 'on'. The 'j' is a throaty 'h' sound: HWEH-bes.
El jueves trabajo.
On Thursday I work.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
on (the)
With a day, 'el' means 'on'.
Nos vemos el lunes.
See you on Monday.
jueves
[HWEH-bes]
Thursday
Fourth day of the week, named after Jupiter.
El jueves cenamos fuera.
On Thursday we eat out.
por la mañana
por lah mah-NYAH-nah
in the morning
This is the fixed phrase for 'in the morning'. Stress '-ña-': ma-ÑA-na.
Estudio por la mañana.
I study in the morning.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
in (time of day)
Used with parts of the day: 'por la mañana/tarde/noche'.
Trabajo por la mañana.
I work in the morning.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
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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