La Palabra del Día: La madrugada
La madrugada
dawn, early morning
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 17, 2011.
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
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My Example:
Tengo que levantarme de madrugada todos los días para ir al trabajo. Sé que es extraño, pero nunca estoy feliz a esa hora.
I have to wake up early every morning to go to work. I know it’s strange, but I am never happy at that time.
26 Answers
I prefer to sleep longer on weekends while others like to go fishing at dawn.
Prefiero dormir más largo tarde los fines de semana mientras a otros les gusta ir a pescar de madrugada.
En la bruma de la madrugada, vi un hermoso caballo blanco.
In the early morning mist, I saw a beautiful white horse.
A veces voy de compras durante la madrugada porque no me gusta la multitud.
Sometimes I go shopping during the early morning because I don't like crowds.
Cuando los pájaros están cantando en la madrugada hay el mejor tiempo en la día.
Corrected sentence.--Cuando los pájaros están cantando de madrugada, es el mejor tiempo del día.
When the birds are singing in the early morning is the best time of day.
El mejor tiempo para orar es de madrugada
The best time to pray is at dawn
Me gusta en la madruguda. Pero "a" mi esposa ,no" le gusta".
I like it in the early morning.But my wife doesn't.
Cuando la fiesta se alarga hasta la madrugada no hay nada mejor que un buen chocolate con churros!! 
When the party goes on until the early morning there is nothing better than a great chocolate with fritters!!
Una vez, cuando era joven, vi una fantasma de madrugada.
Once, when I was young, I saw a ghost in the early morning.
I only see the dawn in my city if I work the night shift.
Solamente veo la madrugada en mi cuidad si trabajo por turnos en la noche. los turnos nocturnos
Nací a las cuatro de la madrugada en el año nuevo. Mi madre dijo que al llegar del año nuevo no tendría nunca más malas noches . Pero se equivocó porque el asedio de Budapest se empezó pronto después.
I was born at four o'clock in dawn at New Year's eve and my mother told that she won't have such a bad night as that again in the new year. But she was wrong because the siege of Budapest started only after that.
Esto es exactamente cómo me siento de madrugada.
This is exactly how I feel in the morning.
¡Madrugada es mi palabra favorita en español! Pero no me gusta despertar tan temprano... 
Madrugada is my favourite Spanish word! But I don't like waking up that early...
Me gusta el olor y el sabor de café de madrugada.
I like the smell and taste of coffee at dawn.
I wish I was a morning person just to witness the beauty of the dawn.
Me gustaría ser una persona de la mañana sólo para contemplar la belleza de la madrugada.
Cuando me levanto de madrugada a veces puedo ver la salida del sol.
When I get up at dawn sometimes I can see the sunrise.
