Difference between "Mediodía" and "Medio día" in Spanish
Mediodía
- "noon, midday" (The middle of the day.)
- It is also known in Spanish as: "doce de la mañana / doce del día / doce del mediodía".
Example 1:
El plazo termina al mediodía.
(The deadline ends at noon.)
Example 2:
El niño se despertó al mediodía.
(The boy woke up at noon.)
Medio día
- Half a day, period of twelve hours.
- It is formed by the words "medio" (adjective) and "día" (noun).
Example 3:
Hoy solo trabajamos medio día.
(We only work half a day today.)
Example 4:
Me llevó medio día para terminar el trabajo.
(It took me half a day to finish the work.)
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