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Archive for April 1st, 2007

Daily, Weekly and Monthly Expressions

It’s well worth your while to memorize these phrases if you plan to travel or reside in a Spanish-speaking country. Knowing these expressons will help you keep appointments, make schedules, buy plane tickets, etc.

mediodía - noon
medianoche - midnight
a principios de (mayo) - at the beginning of May
a mediados de (julio) - in the middle of July
a finales de (agosto) - at the end of August
¿Qué día es hoy? - What day is it today?
el lunes - It’s Monday
el sábado que viene - next Saturday
el lunes pasado - last Monday
antes del sábado - before Saturday
después del viernes - before Friday
ayer - yesterday
anteayer - day before yesterday
mañana por la mañana - tomorrow morning
pasado mañana - the day after tomorrow

Tiquismo of the week: Tapis refers to an alcholic bererage in Costa Rica.

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