Module 3 of the free Spanish course (CEFR A2, first half), lesson 7 of 30: The future's time words: mañana (tomorrow), esta noche (tonight), este fin de semana. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
| Spanish | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| esta noche | tonight | EHS-tah NOH-cheh |
| este fin de semana | this weekend | EHS-teh feen deh seh-MAH-nah |
| la próxima semana | next week | lah PROHK-see-mah seh-MAH-nah |
| próximo | next (m) | PROHK-see-moh |
| próxima | next (f) | PROHK-see-mah |
| mañana yo voy a nadar | tomorrow I am going to swim | mah-NYAH-nah yoh boy ah nah-DAR |
| nadar | to swim | nah-DAR |
| visitar | to visit | bee-see-TAR |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
The future's time words: mañana (tomorrow), esta noche (tonight), este fin de semana, la próxima semana (next week), el próximo año (next year).
Mañana voy a nadar. Esta noche vamos a cenar en un restaurante. Plan your real tomorrow in three sentences. Próximo agrees and follows or leads its noun: el año próximo, la próxima semana.
próximo agrees with its noun: el próximo año, la próxima semana. Its x says ks: PROHK-see-moh.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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