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day - el día. (“Two days” would be dos días.)

Note that día is masculine even though it ends in an “a”. It’s one of those exceptions you just have to remember. Sorry!

all of - todo.

Note that this adjective can become feminine (toda) when modifying a feminine noun. e.g. my whole family - toda mi familia.

every - todos los/las.

Note how the singular adjective todo becomes plural (todos) when describing multiple things, while cada (“each”) remains singular.

Another example could be “all my sisters” (every sister) - todas mis hermanas. You probably wouldn’t say cada una de mis hermanas unless you were more meticulously describing one at a time (in the same way that saying “each of my sisters” is a bit more rare in English).

everything - todo.

Note how the word todo, when not used as an adjective modifying another word, can serve a standalone pronoun translating to the english word “everything”.

everyone - todos.

Note how this word for “everyone” is treated as plural in Spanish.

e.g. While in English we’d say “Everyone is”, in Spanish we say Todos son (rather than es).

Note that la tarde can refer to both afternoon or evening, depending on context. Also remember that buenas tardes can refer to “good afternoon” or “good evening” (as long as it’s still not fully dark out).

“Two nights” would be dos noches. Etc.

Note that this is the same Spanish word as we use for “morning”, but without the article. It’s usually obvious by context whether mañana means “tomorrow” or “morning”.

You could also technically say hoy por la mañana.

You can also say mañana en la mañana. Use of en vs por, in the context of time of day, varies based on region and situation.

Translation: “When?” / “Tomorrow night.”

Note that ¿Cuándo? means “When”.

Translation: “When?” / “Yesterday afternoon.”

In Spanish, there’s not a neat single word for “tonight” like there is in English, so we basically need to say it like “this night” - esta noche.