How to Say ‘Thursday evening?’ in Spain Spanish
¿El jueves por la tarde?
ehl HWEH-bes por lah TAR-deh
[ehl HWEH-bes por lah TAR-deh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, la tarde stretches from after lunch until about nine, so it covers what English calls the early evening. La noche starts late, around dinner time.
Phrase Breakdown
¿El jueves
ehl HWEH-bes
On Thursday
Days of the week use 'el' to mean 'on'. Say 'jueves' as HWEH-bes.
El jueves trabajo.
I work on Thursday.
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 tarde?
por lah TAR-deh
in the afternoon/evening?
'Por la tarde' covers the afternoon and early evening.
Estudio por la tarde.
I study in the afternoon.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
in (the)
Used in 'por la tarde/mañana/noche' to mean during that part of the day.
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.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
afternoon; evening
Refers to the later part of the day; in Spain it often means 'afternoon'.
Si el evento termina pronto, puedes desear Una buena tarde a los asistentes.
If the event ends early, you can wish the attendees a good afternoon.
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