How to Say ‘It goes out in the early hours’ in Spain Spanish
Sale en la Madrugada
SAH-leh en lah mah-droo-GAH-dah
[SAH-leh en lah mah-droo-GAH-dah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Seville, la Madrugada means one specific night: the early hours of Good Friday, when the Macarena and other major brotherhoods are out. It's the most crowded and intense night of Holy Week, and many people stay up until dawn.
Phrase Breakdown
Sale
[SAH-leh]
leaves / departs
Form of 'salir' (to leave), he/she/it leaves.
El avión sale a las tres.
The plane leaves at three.
en la Madrugada
en lah mah-droo-GAH-dah
during the Madrugada
In Seville, 'la Madrugada' is the night of Holy Thursday into Good Friday. The d between vowels is soft: ma-dru-GA-da.
Salimos en la madrugada.
We left in the early hours.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in; at
A preposition used to place something in a context, time, or location.
En este evento, hablo con varias empresas.
At this event, I speak with several companies.
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.
Madrugada
[mah-droo-GAH-dah]
early morning (Holy Thursday night)
The small hours; in Seville, the night between Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Muchas cofradías salen en la Madrugada.
Many brotherhoods go out in the early morning hours.
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