¿Qué día de la selmana ye güei?
What day of the week is it today?
Usage
Asking which weekday it is
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Week is selmana, not Spanish semana, and today is güei
Güei / Mañana / Ayeri
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
The three basic day words in a row
Grammar Note
Today is güei and yesterday is ayeri, different words from Spanish hoy and ayer. Mañana is tomorrow as an adverb and morning as a noun
Esta selmana / La selmana que vien / La selmana pasada
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Week words for talking about plans
Grammar Note
Next week is la selmana que vien, literally the week that comes. Vien is the third person of venir, not Spanish viene
Pela mañana / pela tarde / pela nueche
In the morning / in the afternoon / at night
Usage
The basic way to name a part of the day
Grammar Note
Por + la contracts to pela, unlike Spanish por la. Night is nueche
¿Cuála ye la data de güei?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for the date
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Date is data, not Spanish fecha, and it is feminine, so the question word is cuála
¿A qué hora abre / zarra?
What time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking when a shop or sight opens and closes
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. To close is zarrar, with z, not Spanish cerrar
¿Cuántu se tarda en llegar?
How long does it take to get there?
Usage
Asking how long the trip to a destination takes
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Cuántu ends in -u. Llegar begins with ll-
Quedamos a les tres de la tarde.
Let's meet at three in the afternoon
Usage
Fixing a time to meet and confirming the plan
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Clock hours are feminine plural: a les tres, not Spanish a las tres. Quedar can mean to arrange to meet
Son les dos y media. / Son les cinco menos cuartu.
It's half past two. / It's a quarter to five.
Usage
Answering the time with half past and quarter to
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Clock times are son les plus a number, matching the plural hours. Cuartu ends in -u. Only one o'clock is singular: Ye la una
¿Abre los fines de selmana?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking whether a place opens on Saturday and Sunday
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Weekend is fin de selmana, plural los fines de selmana. Selmana is not Spanish semana
¿En qué zona horaria tamos?
Which time zone are we in?
Usage
Checking the local time zone for time differences
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. The first person plural of estar is tamos, not Spanish estamos
Ye demasiáu tempranu. / Ye demasiáu tarde.
It's too early. / It's too late.
Usage
Saying that a planned time is too early or too late
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Too is demasiáu, not Spanish demasiado. Tempranu ends in -u
¿Cuándo entama / acaba?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking when an event or tour starts and ends
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. To start is entamar, not Spanish empezar, and to end is acabar
¿De llunes a vienres?
From Monday to Friday?
Usage
Confirming weekday opening days
Grammar Note
De X a Y means from X to Y. Llunes begins with ll- and vienres has ie after v, unlike Spanish lunes and viernes. Weekdays are written in lowercase
¿En qué mes tamos?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking which month it currently is
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Tamos is the first person plural of estar. Month names are written in lowercase (xineru, febreru and so on)
Quixera facer una cita pal [día/hora].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Booking an appointment at a doctor, salon or business; replace the brackets with a day and time
Grammar Note
Composed sentence; native review recommended. Pa + el contracts to pal. To make is facer, not Spanish hacer. A cita is an agreed day, time and place to meet
Un día
One day
Usage
Stating a stay or booking length of one day
Grammar Note
Día is masculine and its plural is díes, not Spanish días
Mediu día
Half a day
Usage
Used when asking for a half-day tour or stay
Grammar Note
Mediu ends in -u, not Spanish medio. It is a different word from meudía, which means midday
Una selmana
One week
Usage
Stating a stay of one week
Grammar Note
Selmana is feminine and the plural is selmanes. The spelling differs from Spanish semana
Un mes
One month
Usage
Stating a longer stay of one month
Grammar Note
A masculine noun spelled as in Spanish. The plural is meses
Un añu
One year
Usage
Stating a period of one year
Grammar Note
Añu is a masculine noun ending in -u, not Spanish año. The plural is años
llunes
Monday
Usage
The first day of the week, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
It begins with ll-, where Spanish lunes has l-. Weekdays are written in lowercase. A masculine noun with the same singular and plural
martes
Tuesday
Usage
Tuesday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
Spelled as in Spanish. Weekdays are written in lowercase, with the same singular and plural
miércoles
Wednesday
Usage
Wednesday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
Spelled as in Spanish, with the accent on é. Weekdays are written in lowercase
xueves
Thursday
Usage
Thursday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
The x is read /ʃ/, not Spanish j in jueves. Weekdays are written in lowercase
vienres
Friday
Usage
Friday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
Compared with Spanish viernes, the ending is -nres. Weekdays are written in lowercase
sábadu
Saturday
Usage
Saturday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish sábado. Weekdays are written in lowercase
domingu
Sunday
Usage
Sunday, used for opening days and plans
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish domingo. Weekdays are written in lowercase
Güei
Today
Usage
The word for today when stating dates or plans
Grammar Note
Written güei, with a dieresis on the ü. It is not Spanish hoy
Mañana
Tomorrow
Usage
The word for tomorrow when stating dates or plans
Grammar Note
As an adverb it means tomorrow. The noun la mañana with the same spelling means morning
Ayeri
Yesterday
Usage
The word for yesterday when describing past events
Grammar Note
Ayeri ends in -i, not Spanish ayer
Pasáu mañana
The day after tomorrow
Usage
The day after tomorrow
Grammar Note
Composed phrase; native review recommended. Pasáu ends in -áu, not Spanish pasado, and marks the day after mañana
Antayeri
The day before yesterday
Usage
The day before yesterday
Grammar Note
A single word built from ant- and ayeri. The forms antieri and antesdayeri also exist
Agora
Now
Usage
The basic adverb for now
Grammar Note
It is agora, not Spanish ahora. Right now is agora mesmu
Más tarde
Later
Usage
A phrase for putting something off until a little later
Grammar Note
Composed phrase; native review recommended. Más tarde looks like Spanish; dempués (afterwards) can also be used for later
Una hora
One hour
Usage
Stating a duration or waiting time of one hour
Grammar Note
Hora is feminine and the plural is hores. The singular is spelled as in Spanish
Dos hores
Two hours
Usage
Stating a duration or waiting time of two hours
Grammar Note
Feminine plurals end in -es (hores), not Spanish horas
Trenta minutos
Thirty minutes
Usage
Stating a duration or waiting time of thirty minutes
Grammar Note
Thirty is trenta, not Spanish treinta. Minutu ends in -u and the plural is minutos
La mañana
Morning
Usage
The part of the day from dawn to about midday
Grammar Note
A feminine noun; the plural is mañanes. It is spelled like the adverb mañana (tomorrow)
El meudía
Midday
Usage
Around twelve o'clock when the sun is highest
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. It is meudía, not Spanish mediodía, and it can also mean south
La tarde
Evening
Usage
The part of the day from after lunch until night
Grammar Note
A feminine noun; the plural is tardes. It is spelled like the adverb and adjective tarde (late)
La nueche
Night
Usage
The part of the day after dark
Grammar Note
Nueche is feminine and the plural is nueches, not Spanish noche
La madrugada
Late night
Usage
The hours between midnight and dawn
Grammar Note
A feminine noun; the plural is madrugaes. It is used with clock times, as in a les tres de la madrugada
Tolos díes
Every day
Usage
Used for daily opening hours or services
Grammar Note
Todos los contracts to tolos, unlike Spanish todos los días. Díes is the plural of día
Cada selmana
Every week
Usage
Used for something that happens once a week
Grammar Note
Cada does not change and the noun stays singular. Selmana is not Spanish semana
Cada mes
Every month
Usage
Used for something that happens once a month
Grammar Note
The noun after cada stays singular. The phrase is the same as in Spanish
Esta selmana
This week
Usage
Used when talking about plans for this week
Grammar Note
Selmana is feminine, so esta is used (esti before a masculine noun)
La selmana que vien
Next week
Usage
Used when talking about plans for next week
Grammar Note
The week that comes means next week. Vien is the third person of venir, not Spanish viene
La selmana pasada
Last week
Usage
Used when talking about last week
Grammar Note
Pasada agrees with the feminine selmana (the masculine is pasáu)
El fin de selmana
Weekend
Usage
Used for opening times and plans on Saturday and Sunday
Grammar Note
A masculine noun; the plural is los fines de selmana. Selmana is not Spanish semana
xineru
January
Usage
January, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
The x is read /ʃ/ and the word ends in -u, unlike Spanish enero. Month names are written in lowercase
febreru
February
Usage
February, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish febrero. Month names are written in lowercase
marzu
March
Usage
March, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish marzo. Month names are written in lowercase
abril
April
Usage
April, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Spelled as in Spanish. Month names are written in lowercase
mayu
May
Usage
May, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish mayo. Month names are written in lowercase
xunu
June
Usage
June, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
The x is read /ʃ/ and the word ends in -u, unlike Spanish junio. Month names are written in lowercase
xunetu
July
Usage
July, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
The x is read /ʃ/ and the word ends in -etu, unlike Spanish julio. Month names are written in lowercase
agostu
August
Usage
August, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Ends in -u, not Spanish agosto. Month names are written in lowercase
setiembre
September
Usage
September, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Written setiembre without a p, unlike Spanish septiembre. Month names are written in lowercase
ochobre
October
Usage
October, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
Written ochobre with ch, unlike Spanish octubre; the form otubre also exists. Month names are written in lowercase
payares
November
Usage
November, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
A month name particular to Asturian, a different word from Spanish noviembre. It looks plural but names a single month
avientu
December
Usage
December, used for dates and seasons
Grammar Note
A month name particular to Asturian, a different word from Spanish diciembre (it comes from advent, arrival). Month names are written in lowercase
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