Spanish phrasebook – Phrases in Spanish with audio
Time Expressions
Contents: Video and audio for learning Spanish
It’s difficult to express concepts such as “later”, “now”, “always”, “never”, with gestures. That’s why we’ve included words and phrases related to time in this guide. They’re so important that you’ll be using them in all kinds of conversations. Listen carefully to the audio and repeat every word…. There’s no time to lose.
Now, later, soon…
We’ve created an extensive list of words related to time. They’re very useful because a single word gives a specific time reference to the person you are talking to. Listen and repeat:
nunca
never
siempre
always
a veces
sometimes
ahora
now
más tarde
later
cinco minutos
five minutes
un minuto, por favor
one minute, please
pronto
soon
una vez
once
otra vez
again
dentro de una semana
in a week
la próxima vez
next time
cuando usted quiera
whenever you want (formal)
cuando quieras
whenever you want (informal)
no sé cuándo
I don’t know when
Yesterday, today, tomorrow
Surely you’ll be using these three words very often.
ayer
yesterday
hoy
today
mañana
tomorrow
Days of the week
Checking a museum’s opening hours, meeting up with Spanish friends… Whatever plans you make, it is crucial to know the days of the week. But how to use them? In order to say “See you on Saturday”, you need to say “nos vemos el sábado” (all days are of masculine gender).
lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles
Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday
The parts of the day
To express at what time of the day something happens, we need to use the preposition “por”:
por la mañana
in the morning
por el día
during the day
por la tarde
in the evening
por la noche
at night
