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noche

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “noche” mean in English?

  1. night

Example sentences

  • Por la noche leo un libro.

    At night I read a book.

  • Buenas noches.

    Good night / Good evening.

  • Las once de la noche.

    Eleven at night.

How to use it

Noche means 'night'. Feminine: la noche. Used for late evening (after ~9pm) and through the early hours. Por la noche = at night.

Common mistake

Use 'por la noche' for habits at night ('estudio por la noche'). For specific events use 'en la noche' or 'esta noche' (tonight).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.