How to Say ‘Today I worked in the morning.’ in Spain Spanish
Hoy he trabajado por la mañana.
oy eh trah-bah-HAH-doh por lah mah-NYAH-nah
[oy eh trah-bah-HAH-doh por lah mah-NYAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: In Spain, things you did today are told with he + verb, even where English says "I worked". Latin Americans would more often say trabajé.
Phrase Breakdown
Hoy he trabajado
oy eh trah-bah-HAH-doh
Today I have worked
The present perfect is used in Spain for things done today. The 'h' is silent: 'oy e tra-ba-HA-do'.
Hoy he trabajado mucho.
Today I've worked a lot.
Words in this phrase
Hoy
[oy]
Today
Referring to the present day.
Hoy es un buen día para empezar de nuevo.
Today is a good day to start anew.
he
[eh]
I have
Auxiliary 'haber' for the present perfect, used before a past participle.
He comido mucho.
I have eaten a lot.
trabajado
[trah-bah-HAH-doh]
worked
Past participle of 'trabajar' (to work), used with 'haber' for the present perfect.
Hemos trabajado mucho esta semana.
We have worked a lot this week.
por la mañana.
por lah mah-NYAH-nah
in the morning.
A time expression. Stress the middle syllable: ma-ÑA-na.
Llego por la mañana.
I'm arriving 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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