Key points about dates in Spanish
To say the date in Spanish use el (the), then the number, followed by de (of) and the month.
Don鈥檛 use el if you are including the day of the week when talking about the date.
When writing or saying dates, use cardinal numbers like 2 and 14, not 2nd and 14th.
Video - Talking about the date
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The presenter explains that primero is used to talk about the first day of the month which is common in Latin American Spanish.
In Spain, it is more common to use uno to talk about the first day of the month.
In Spanish you say 'el' before the number and 'de' before the month
Days and months in Spanish.
I want to have a birthday party - una fiesta de cumplea帽os.
When? - 驴颁耻谩苍诲辞?
Today? - 驴贬辞测?
Tomorrow? - 驴惭补帽补苍补?
Vale鈥l cuatro de diciembre.
In Spanish you say el before the number and de before the month.
El cuatro de diciembre.
The numbers stay the same as they are normally.
颁颈苍肠辞鈥颈别肠颈蝉茅颈蝉鈥别颈苍迟别.
They don鈥檛 change when you talk about the date, apart from when you want to say 'the first' which is primero.
New Year鈥檚 Day - el d铆a de A帽o Nuevo es el primero de enero.
Valentine鈥檚 Day - el d铆a de San Valent铆n es el 14 de febrero.
If you want to talk about stuff you do routinely you put los in front of the word for the day.
Los lunes juego al baloncesto. - On Mondays I play basketball.
When you鈥檙e talking about a particular day, you put el in front of it.
Saturday is my favourite day, because it鈥檚 the weekend!
隆El s谩bado es mi d铆a favorito, porque es el fin de semana!
隆叠颈别苍!
How to talk about the date in Spanish
To say the date in Spanish, say el (the), then the number, followed by de (of) and the month.
For example:
el ocho de octubre - 8 October
el diecis茅is de mayo - 16 May
There are two ways of talking about the first day of the month. The word uno is more common in Spain.
For example:
uno de abril - 1 April
The word primero is more common in Latin America.
For example:
primero de abril - 1 April
When saying or writing the date in Spanish, use cardinal numbers such as 2, 4 and 30, not ordinal numbers such as 2nd, 4th and 30th.
For example:
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The date in the present, past and the future
To ask what the date is today, ask:
驴Cu谩l es la fecha de hoy?
And answer:
Hoy es el treinta de mayo. - Today is 30 May.
To ask what the date was yesterday, ask:
驴Cu谩l fue la fecha de ayer? - What was the date yesterday?
And answer:
Ayer fue el ocho de octubre. - Yesterday was 8 October.
To ask what the date is tomorrow, ask:
驴Cu谩l es la fecha de ma帽ana? - What is the date tomorrow?
And answer:
Ma帽ana es el veinticinco de enero. - Tomorrow is 25 January.
Talking about days of the week in Spanish
When talking about the date including the day of the week, do not use el.
For example:
Hoy es lunes, trece de mayo. - Today is Monday 13 May.
Remember
When you do not include the day of the week, you do need to use el.
For example:
Hoy es el treinta de mayo. - Today is 30th May.
Talking about dates in Spanish - Mini quiz
Translate the following into Spanish:
17 June
El diecisiete de junio.
Translate the following into Spanish:
Today is Thursday 22nd November.
Hoy es jueves veintid贸s de noviembre.
Quiz - Dates in Spanish
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