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How to say "tomorrow" in Spanish

mañana
mah-NYAH-nah · /maˈɲa.na/
adverbalso a noun: la mañana (morning)never changes

"Tomorrow" in Spanish is mañana. The same word with an article means morning: la mañana. The rest of the sentence tells you which one people mean.

Hear "mañana" in real scenes

Three scenes: two for tomorrow, one for morning. Each video starts and stops on that line.

Hasta mañana.
See you tomorrow.
You say goodbye, and you'll meet again the next day.
From The Blacklist · Spanish audio
Mañana es viernes.
Tomorrow is Friday.
Mañana starts the sentence and nothing is added to it.
From La batalla del año · Spanish audio
Sí, esta mañana.
Yes, this morning.
Here the same word means morning: they're talking about this morning.
From The Ladies Man · Spanish audio

Useful phrases with mañana

These five cover most of what you'll say about tomorrow and mornings.

SpanishEnglish
hasta mañanasee you tomorrow
mañana por la mañanatomorrow morning
pasado mañanathe day after tomorrow
esta mañanathis morning
a las ocho de la mañanaat 8 a.m.
Tip: Mañana por la mañana looks strange to learners, but it's the normal way to say tomorrow morning. In much of Latin America you'll also hear mañana en la mañana.

Grammar: tomorrow or morning?

One word, two meanings. Four rules keep them apart.

No article: tomorrow

Mañana es viernes. Tomorrow is Friday.

With an article: morning

la mañana, esta mañana, por la mañana.

It can move

Mañana hay café. or Hay café mañana. The meaning stays the same.

The ñ

The ñ sounds like the ny in canyon: ma-NYA-na.

Example sentences

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Hasta mañana.
See you tomorrow.
Mañana es viernes.
Tomorrow is Friday.
Nos vemos mañana.
See you tomorrow.
Esta mañana no hay café.
There's no coffee this morning.

Common mistakes

Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.

✗mañana mañana
✓mañana por la mañana

For tomorrow morning, add por la in between.

✗Hasta la mañana
✓Hasta mañana

"See you tomorrow" takes no article.

✗Te veo en mañana
✓Te veo mañana

No preposition before mañana when it means tomorrow.

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How to remember it

Tomorrow starts in the morning, and Spanish uses one word for both: mañana.

Questions about "tomorrow" in Spanish

How do you say tomorrow in Spanish?

Mañana. With an article, la mañana means morning.

How do you say "see you tomorrow" in Spanish?

Hasta mañana, or Nos vemos mañana.

How do you say tomorrow morning in Spanish?

Mañana por la mañana. In much of Latin America you'll also hear mañana en la mañana.

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