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At the beginning/end of the month

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Hi

I'm trying to find the correct way to say I'm going to do something at the beginning/end of the month/week

e.g. I'm going travelling at the start of next week. I'll come back at the end of the month.

I always thought I would say 'viajo al comienzo de la semana' and 'volveré al fin del mes" , but i must have got this wrong for two reasons. Some of the ways I've seen to say this now don't use al but just a, and use the word start/beginning in the plural, e.g. viajaré a comienzos/principios de la semana y volveré a finales del mes"

Can someone confirm which is correct? and if I cannot use 'al comienzo' etc, does this actually mean anything in Spanish, meaning I have misunderstood, or does it make no sense, meaning I accidentally made this up?

Many thanks!!! oh, and one more thing on this topic, how would I say 'in the middle of', e.g. I'm leaving mid-week.

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updated Jan 30, 2012
posted by annanelson1985
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La expresión "a comienzos de la semana que viene" o "al comenzar la semana próxima" está bien; si quieres hablar del fin de la semana puedes decir "cuando termine la semana" o "al final de la semana". Cuando hables sobre el mes puedes decir "Al comienzo del mes" o "a primeros de mes" (Esta expresión es la más utilizada en España). Si quieres decir que ocurre al final del mes puedes decir "cuando acabe el mes", "a finales de este mes".

Espero haberte servido de ayuda smile

updated Jan 30, 2012
posted by SilviaC
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viajaré a comienzos/principios de la semana y volveré a finales del mes"

This is it, good job on finding the right way yourselfgrin

Welcome to the forumsmile

updated Jan 30, 2012
posted by 00494d19