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"see you tomorrow" in seven languages

Meaningsee you tomorrow

Spanish

hasta mañana

/ˈasta maˈɲana/

inherited

mañana is from (HŌRA) *MANEĀNA 'early hour'.

French

à demain

/a dəmɛ̃/

inherited

Italian

a domani

/a doˈmani/

inherited

Portuguese

até amanhã

/aˈtɛ amaˈɲɐ̃/

inherited

Romanian

pe mâine

/pe ˈmɨjne/

inherited

Catalan

fins demà

/finz dəˈma/

inherited

English

see you tomorrow

/si ju təˈmɑɹoʊ/

native English · Old English sēon + tō morgenne

Tomorrow is built on "morning", just as mañana comes from MĀNE "in the morning".

English → Italiansee you tomorrowa domaniNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

MĀNE‘in the morning’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

'Tomorrow' was once 'in the morning': French and Italian say DĒ MĀNE 'from the morning', Spanish *MANEĀNA 'early' — which is why mañana still means both 'morning' and 'tomorrow' (mañana por la mañana).

Sound laws at work

French vowel + nasal becomes a nasal vowel

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In a sentence

  • es¡Buenas noches, hasta mañana!
  • frBonne nuit, à demain !
  • itBuonanotte, a domani!
  • ptBoa noite, até amanhã!
  • roNoapte bună, pe mâine!
  • caBona nit, fins demà!
  • enGood night, see you tomorrow!

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