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"tomorrow" in seven languages

Meaningtomorrow

Spanish

mañana

/maˈɲana/

inherited

From *MANEĀNA (hōra) 'early hour'; the same word means 'morning'.

French

demain

/dəmɛ̃/

inherited

From DĒ MANE 'from the morning on'.

Italian

domani

/doˈmani/

inherited

From DĒ MANE, like French demain.

Portuguese

amanhã

/amaˈɲɐ̃/

inherited

Romanian

mâine

/ˈmɨjne/

inherited

Catalan

demà

/dəˈma/

inherited

From DĒ MANE; Catalan drops final -n after the stressed vowel, as in MANUM → mà.

English

tomorrow

/təˈmɑɹoʊ/

native English · Old English tō morgenne 'in the morning'

English → ItaliantomorrowdomaniNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

MANE‘in the morning, early’

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

The story

Tomorrow is 'the morning' everywhere. Spanish mañana does double duty: mañana por la mañana = tomorrow morning.

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In a sentence

  • es¡Hasta mañana!
  • frÀ demain !
  • itA domani!
  • ptAté amanhã!
  • roPe mâine!
  • caFins demà!
  • enSee you tomorrow!

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