Spanish Time Vocabulary

The 36 beginner words (A1–A2) for time, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Time Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
afternoontardenounA1
againde nuevoadvA1
alreadyyaadvA1
daydíanounA1
earlytempranoadvA1
eveningnochenounA1
lateretrasadoadjA1
morningmañananounA1
nightnochenounA1
soonprontoadvA1
todayhoyadvA1
tomorrowmañanaadvA1
weeksemananounA1
yesterdayayeradvA1
nowahoraadvA2
stillaúnadvA2

Time Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
FridayviernesnounA1
MondaylunesnounA1
ThursdayjuevesnounA1
TuesdaymartesnounA1
WednesdaymiércolesnounA1
hourhoranounA1
minuteminutonounA1
momentmomentonounA1
monthmesnounA1
yearañonounA1
graduallygradualmenteadvA2
middaymediodíanounA2
midnightmedianochenounA2

Time Expressions

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
appointmentcitanounA2
instantinstantenounA2

Seasons & Natural Time

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
autumnotoñonounA1
springprimaveranounA1
summerveranonounA1
winterinviernonounA1
noonmediodíanounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The time packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

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