Anyone know the meaning of La Madrugada?? It means somewhere after midnight but before dawn...Americans refer to it as "the middle of the night".
Too bad we don't have one word to refer to that time period...but in Mexico, they do. A catchy little tune I liked many years ago was by the band Los
Tucanes de Tijuana, "Me Gusta Vivir de Noche"...where the word madrugada is used...the song, basically is about people that like to party all
night...nice video and a good way to learn Spanish...very authentic Mex music.....cute video!!!
By the way, most of my dealings are with patients who come in and say they started having pain in the middle of the night..the common word for this is
madrugada..I have attached a link which gives you a better explanation...amanecer is dawn...literally... http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=919951&l...
we often say...madrugaste! to someone got up very early....or vamos a madrugar when leaving early on a trip somewhere...so it can also mean the wee
hours of the morning....before dawn.
good one, Shari...
EnsenadaDr - 2-11-2012 at 08:50 AM
Never heard that before Shari...those are VERY useful...thanks!!!
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Originally posted by shari
we often say...madrugaste! to someone got up very early....or vamos a madrugar when leaving early on a trip somewhere...so it can also mean the wee
hours of the morning....before dawn.
