Adjective for "afternoon"

Question

I'm trying to say "afternoon class[es]." I know that the adjective for morning is matutino, and that the one for evening is vespertino, but I couldn't an equivalent word for 'afternoon' here or at WordReference. I checked their forums and found a few people recommending vespertino but it seems like a bit of a stretch to apply that to a class that starts at 1:25 in the afternoon. Someone else suggested la clase por la tarde but it didn't seem like exactly what I was looking for, more like "the class in the afternoon." Do you guys know if there is a word for this? Maybe it just doesn't exist, but I was hoping I just hadn't found it.

If not, though, no big deal, I'll just say, "voy a la clase de la tarde." (The sentence is, "I go to my afternoon class.")

I found in my dictionary: clase nocturna o vespertina (fem) =evening class - FELIZ77, Sep 28, 2010

Thanks, but I don't think that's what I'm looking for. These aren't night classes. They're just the ones I have after lunch. They start around 1 in the afternoon. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 1

This is the best I could find for the adjective......just what you did, either de la tarde or postmeridiano (which would make sense because the class is at 1:25P.M.) Here is the reference from another dictionary source:

Babylon English-Spanish

afternoon s. tarde, pasado meridiano, período de tiempo entre las 12.00 del mediodía y el anochecer; expresión común de bienvenida o despedida adj. de la tarde, postmeridiano

Thanks, Echoline. A most helpful answer. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 2

I am completely with cogu on this , we would not use vespertino in this context.

Clases por la tarde, clases después de comer

Pero si la clase es a la 1.30...decididamente es por la mañana by Spanish standards.

Okay, it sounds like clases después de comer is probably the right way to say it, then. Thanks. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 3

Well, in English you say: morning, afternoon, evening and night. In Spanish we say: mañana, tarde y noche. I've always understood "vespertino" as an adjective for "tarde", and I've just checked the RAE and it says "1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la tarde". So then, "vespertino" is fine for a class that stars at 1.25, I don't think it sounds weird in Spanish.

Okay. I guess I just think of tarde as starting a bit later than afternoon. Thanks. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 4

Voy a la clase de la tarde., Voy a la clase vespertina..

Okay, thanks. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 5

Tengo clases a primera hora de la tarde, después de comer, en horario de tarde.

I have never heard vespertino in this context.

By the way, in Spain 13:00 pm is morning yet. 14:00 pm is considered the standard time for lunch.

Yes, but the term is after "noon", not after lunch. - 0074b507, Sep 28, 2010

so what quentin? afternoon is different in all countries....not the word itself, dont split hair, willya - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2010

Right, but I wanted to say "Then I GO TO my afternoon/after-lunch classes" not that I HAVE classes then. I was just curious about the adjective. Thank you for the info, though. - MacFadden, Sep 28, 2010