’ For example, ‘ Hoy es el trece de octubre del 1999.’ You can always drop the article from the day of the month, and swapping the del for a de is more ordinary in everyday usage. The most formal way to provide a date is to say ‘el de del. In Spain and parts of the Caribbean, year-month-day is sometimes written out numerically, in order to avoid confusion when communicating internationally. Son un cuarto para las diez de la noche.Īlthough the US-style month-day-year format is sometimes used in Puerto Rico and the Philippines, the overwhelming majority of Spanish speakers around the world use day-month-year. Falta un cuarto para las diez de la noche. Here are some examples: 24-Hour Digital TimeĪ las tres y veinte de la tarde. You can then specify minutes or parts of hours past or to the hour, et voila you can tell the time in Spanish. You use the verb ser in either singular or plural third person (depending on if you’re referring to 1 o’clock (singular) or any other hour (plural), and treat the hours themselves as feminine nouns. Telling the time in Spanish isn’t so different from English.

Much like the days of the week, the months of the year are not capitalised, and they’re all masculine nouns in Spanish. Make sure to take some time during the week to practice your Spanish – Photo by RODNAE Productions Months of the Year in Spanish

Related to the Latin septimana, ‘set of seven’įrom the Latin expression hoc die, ‘on this day’ Let’s learn some more useful terms for talking about the days of the week in Spanish: English The names of the weekdays stay the same, but Saturdays and Sundays become Sábados and Domingos. When we talk about days in the plural, like ‘I hate Mondays,’ we use the plural masculine article los, so: odio los lunes. 😴 From the Hebrew word Sabbath (שַׁבָּת‎), meaning ‘day of rest’ ♀ ‘Day of Venus,’ Roman god of love (Venus)

♃ ‘Day of Jupiter,’ Roman god of the sky and thunder (Júpiter) ☿️ ‘Day of Mercury,’ Roman god of trade, travel, and messages (Mercurio) M (Costa Rica & Puerto Rico), X (Most countries) ♂️ ‘Day of Mars,’ Roman god of War (Marte) K (Costa Rica & Puerto Rico), M (Most countries) ☀️ From the Latin diēs Dominicus, ‘day of our Lord’ Where we might say ‘on Sunday’ in English, we’d typically say ‘ el domingo’ in Spanish. There are two things to bear in mind when talking about los días de la semana in Spanish.įirst of all, the names of the days are generally not capitalised Secondly, days of the week always need an article, but you don’t say ‘on’ Tell me! Download APK Days of the Week in Spanish

Pronunciation of Years and Phone Numbers in Spanish.

How to Say and Write the Date in Spanish.

If you make some Spanish-speaking friends (or love interests), you’d better know how to give them your phone number!.

If you’re asked to provide your personal information, you need to be prepared to state your date of birth, including the year.

Loudspeaker announcements at train stations usually include the (often four-digit) train number, platform, and time of departure using the 24-hour clock (‘military time’).

If you make an appointment, you might have to discuss or remember the day of the week or the month.

If you get directions, they’re likely to include numbers.

If you find yourself in any of these situations, you’ll be grateful to be familiar with the local counting systems: Getting a good handle on dates and numbers is essential if you want to travel to or live in a Spanish-speaking country. There are also a couple of subtle pattern changes for numbers like 500, which can take you by surprise if you get too comfortable with the idea that Spanish numbers are easy! Why take the time to master Spanish dates and numbers? The bad news is numbers sometimes change gender, or take on plural or longer or shorter endings depending on context. But there are still some quirks that Spanish learners should consider to make sure they stay out of trouble. Well, the good news is it’s much closer to the latter.

Are dates and numbers in Spanish going to throw us some curveballs like in French? Or do they follow the kind of pattern we’re used to in English?

Spanish numbers up to 30