Spanish Calendar Vocabulary: Days and Months in Spanish
Let’s talk about the Spanish calendar and learn what days and months are called in Spanish!
Another year is here! A whole new set of twelve months to look forward to. You know what’s a good way to mark this occasion? Learn Spanish words about the calendar!
Here in this article, we’ll talk about Spanish words for the different days of the week, the Spanish names of the months, as well as how to talk about dates in Spanish.
Let’s begin!
The Basics
Before we proceed to the different names of days and months, let us cover the basic words first.
- el calendariocalendar
- el díaday
- la semanaweek
- el mesmonth
- la fechadate
The Days of the Week
Now let’s move on to the days of the week (días de la semana).
- lunesMonday
- martesTuesday
- miércolesWednesday
- juevesThursday
- viernesFriday
- sábadoSaturday
- domingoSunday
Take note that unlike in English, the names of the days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.
Let’s see some examples below.
Necesito ir al médico el jueves. I need to go to the doctor on Thursday.
Mi cumpleaños es el martes. My birthday is on Tuesday.
El nuevo capítulo sale cada miércoles. The new chapter comes out every Wednesday.
Voy a la iglesia el domingo
. I go to church on Sunday.
Months in Spanish
Now let’s move on to the different months of the year.
- eneroJanuary
- febreroFebruary
- marzoMarch
- abrilApril
- mayoMay
- junioJune
- julioJuly
- agostoAugust
- septiembreSeptember
- octubreOctober
- noviembreNovember
- diciembreDecember
Just like the days of the week, the names of the months are also not capitalized in Spanish!
Let’s take a look at some example sentences below.
El cumpleaños de Luis es en febrero. Luis’s birthday is in February.
Las vacaciones terminan en septiembre. The vacation ends in September.
Mi boda será en enero.
My wedding will be in January.
Talking about Dates in Spanish
Dates will always come up during conversations, so make sure you know how to say the date in Spanish!
Here are a few reminders:
- When talking about dates in Spanish, the month is said after the day. For example: Hoy es el nueve de enero. Today is January 9.
- The format for saying dates in Spanish is: el + day + de + month (+ de + year). For example: el dos de septiembre de 2015. September 2, 2015
- Cardinal numbers are normally used for dates. For the first day of a month, el primero is widespread, especially in Latin America, while el uno is also used, especially in Spain.
- For other dates, use cardinal numbers: el dos de enero, el quince de mayo, and so on.
Here are some more examples:
Hoy es 5 de diciembre de 2018. Today is December 5, 2018.
Ella nació el 12 de febrero de 1990. She was born on February 12, 1990.
Nuestra primera cita fue el 10 de julio de 2018.
Our first date was July 10, 2018.
Conclusion
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