mañana por la mañana

Lemma Details

Translation: tomorrow morning

Part of Speech: phrase

Etymology: This phrase combines 'mañana' (tomorrow) and 'por la mañana' (in the morning). 'Mañana' comes from Latin 'maneana' (early hour), derived from 'mane' (morning). The repetition of 'mañana' in this phrase creates a distinctive temporal expression that specifies both the day (tomorrow) and the time of day (morning).

Commonality: 90%

Guessability: 80%

Register: neutral

Mnemonics

  • Think of 'mañana' (tomorrow) as setting the day, and 'por la mañana' (in the morning) as setting the time of day.
  • The repetition of 'mañana' helps reinforce that you're talking about the morning of tomorrow.

Related Words, Phrases & Idioms

a primera hora de mañana

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pasado mañana

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esta mañana

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Synonyms

mañana temprano

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al día siguiente por la mañana

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Antonyms

ayer por la mañana

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mañana por la noche

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Cultural Context

This phrase is commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries to make plans for the following day's morning. In some Latin American countries, particularly in Mexico and Central America, you might hear 'mañana en la mañana' as a variant.

Easily Confused With

mañana por la tarde

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Explanation: While 'mañana por la mañana' refers to tomorrow morning, 'mañana por la tarde' refers to tomorrow afternoon.

Notes: In Spanish, the day is typically divided into 'mañana' (morning), 'tarde' (afternoon), and 'noche' (night).

Mnemonic: Morning meetings are earlier (mañana por la mañana), afternoon meetings are later (mañana por la tarde).

esta mañana

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Commonality: 0%

Explanation: 'Mañana por la mañana' refers to tomorrow morning, while 'esta mañana' refers to this morning (today).

Notes: The time reference changes from future (tomorrow) to present/past (today).

Mnemonic: 'Mañana' means tomorrow, 'esta' means this - so 'esta mañana' is this morning, while 'mañana por la mañana' is tomorrow morning.