Days, dates, months, and seasons in Spanish – with audio!

• What are you going to do on Friday? Do you have plans for the summer?
  ¿Qué vas a hacer el viernes? ¿Tienes planes para el verano?

In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know to talk about the days, months, and seasons in Spanish.

We’re all itching to talk about our plans for Christmas. 

And is it ever too soon to start organizing the summer vacations? 

If you’re keen to learn how to express the things you want to do in Spanish, you’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know about the days of the week, the months, and the seasons. 

Let’s get down to business!

In this article we’ll cover:

• The days of the week
• Important things to know about days of the week
  • How to write the days of the week
  • The gender of the days of the week
  • The articles used with the days of the week
  • Singulars and plurals
  • The verb ser and the days of the week
• Days of the week vocabulary
• Months in Spanish
• How to write dates in Spanish
• Cardinal numbers
• Seasons in Spanish
• Practice time
• Final words
• Answers

The days of the week

If you want to start explaining your plans in Spanish you’ll need to know the days of the week like the back of your hand. So, let’s start getting pally with “los días de la semana”. Here’s a list of them:

English	Spanish
Monday	Lunes
Tuesday	Martes
Wednesday	Miércoles
Thursday	Jueves
Friday	Viernes
Saturday	Sábado
Sunday	Domingo

Important things to know about the days of the week

In Spanish, we don’t always talk about the days of the week in the same way we do in English. So coming up, we’ll take a closer look at those differences.

How to write the days of the week

Here comes the first difference. The days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized. 

If you’re a grammar enthusiast like we are, you’ll have to go against every fiber of your being to use a lowercase letter before a weekday. But as time goes by, it will start looking less and less alien.

Example:

• I’ll go to the party on Friday
  Yo voy a la fiesta el viernes

The gender of the days of the week

We know, here we go again with the masculine and feminine rules in Spanish. These rules normally give us a bit of a headache. But this time around, it’s easy. We promise. 

The days of the week in Spanish are all masculine. Since they’re all masculine, their gender is easy to remember. 

Examples: 

• Monday
  El lunes

• Tuesday
  El martes

We know it’s a little strange to say “the” before a day of the week, but with time, you’ll get used to it.

The articles used with the days of the week

The articles we use in English to talk about the days of the week are different to the ones we use in Spanish. In English we use the article “on”, but in Spanish, we use the articles “el” and “los” (for singular and plural).

This is another thing that takes a while for us to wrap our heads around. But again, in time, it will roll off the tongue naturally.

Examples: 

• On Wednesday
  El miércoles

• On Wednesdays
  Los miércoles

• On Thursday
  El jueves

• On Thursdays
  Los jueves 

• I have Spanish class on Tuesday
  Tengo clase de español el martes

• Ana works on Mondays
  Ana trabaja los lunes

Singulars and plurals

We also have to keep an eye on our use of singulars and plurals when talking about the days of the week. 

You’ll notice that both “el lunes” (Monday) and “los lunes” (Mondays) both end in the letter “s”. So you don’t need to add another “s” to make it plural.

But what about the weekends? 

We’re sure you’ll agree with us when we say that Saturday and Sunday are the best and most important days of the week. So, we have to learn how to express them properly in the plural. 

“El sábado” (Saturday) and “el domingo” (Sunday) both end in the letter “o” not in “s”. So you have to add the letter “s” to the end of them to make them plural. 

Examples: 

• On Saturday
  El sábado

• On Saturdays
  Los sábados

• On Sunday
  El domingo

• On Sundays
  Los domingos

The verb ser and the days of the week

When talking about the days of the week we need to use the verb ser. 

Here is an example of that:

• What day is it today?
  ¿Qué día es hoy?

• Today is Thursday
  Hoy es jueves

• Tomorrow is Friday
  Mañana es viernes

Days of the week vocabulary

There are lots of little words and expressions that we use in English to refer to the days of the week. And for most expressions and words, there is a Spanish equivalent. 

Here is a list of some basic Spanish expressions and their translations:

English	Spanish
The weekend	El fin de semana
The day	El día
Yesterday	Ayer
Today	Hoy
Tomorrow	Mañana
Every Monday	Cada lunes or todos los lunes
Everyday	Todos los días
All day	Todo el día
This Monday	Este lunes
Next Monday	El lunes que viene
See you later	Hasta luego
See you Monday	Hasta el lunes

Practice time

It’s time for you to test your knowledge! Fill in the blanks with the appropriate days in Spanish in each sentence.

Here’s an example of how these exercises work:

Question:

• My birthday is this Friday
  Mi cumpleaños es este  _______

Answer:

• Mi cumpleaños es este viernes

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate day of the week in Spanish in the following sentences:

1. I love Fridays
   Me encantan los ________

2. Is today Tuesday or Wednesday?
   ¿Hoy es ________ o ________?

3. I study Spanish every Sunday
   Estudio español todos los _______

4. I hate Mondays
   Odio los __________

5. Tomorrow is Saturday!
   ¡Mañana es _______!

Note: The answers are at the end of this article.

Months in Spanish

We all love talking about birthdays, making plans, and appointments. So, becoming good friends with the months of the year is really important. 

So let’s let our new pal “los meses del año” introduce himself. Here is a list of all of the months of the year in Spanish. Thankfully, they are not too dissimilar to the English months.

English	Spanish
January	Enero
February	Febrero
March	Marzo
April	Abril
May	Mayo
June	Junio
July	Julio
August	Agosto
September	Septiembre
October	Octubre
November	Noviembre
December	Diciembre

Important things to know about the months of the year

In Spanish, we don’t talk about the months of the year in the same way we do in English. So coming up, we’ll take a closer look at all of the important differences.

How to write the months of the year

In English, we always capitalize the months of the year. But in Spanish, you’ve guessed it, the months are written in lowercase. This is a shock to the system of any grammar lover. But, don’t worry, you’ll soon get used to this strange phenomenon.

Example:

• My birthday is in November 
  Mi cumpleaños es en noviembre

The preposition en and the months of the year

To talk about the months of the year in Spanish, we use the same preposition that we use in English. To say “in a month”, we use the preposition “en” in Spanish. 

You see, it’s not all different and hard to remember. 

Example:

• The Spanish classes start in February
  Las clases de español empiezan en febrero

The date order

When saying the date in American English, the month comes first, then the date, and finally the year. But the order is different in Spanish. In Spanish, the day comes first, then the month, and finally the year.

Example:

• June 6, 2020
  Seis de junio de 2020

• Today is December, 3rd
  Hoy es el 3 de diciembre

How to write dates in Spanish

We’ve already touched a little bit on writing dates in Spanish. But let’s dive into some more detail on it. It’ll be fun!

When writing dates in Spanish, we always use the DD/MM/YY format. First the date, then the month, and finally the year.

The following examples will compare the American English structure of the dates with the Spanish.

Example:

• June 10, 2020
  10 de junio de 2020   

• 06/10/2020
  10/06/2020 

Hold up! Let’s put this learning train in reverse for a moment.

Did you notice the use of the word “de” in the example above? 

Go back and have another look at it. 

It said: 10 de junio de 2020. The “de” here means “of” just like when we say “the 10th of June” in English.

When talking about a year, you can use either “de” or “del”, like this:

Examples:

• 12 de abril de 2010
• 12 de abril del 2010

Here’s something important to remember. While you can use “de” or “del” before the year, you can only use “de” before a month.

Weird? Yeah, we know. But that’s just the way it is.

Cardinal numbers

In English, we usually use ordinal numbers for days of the month such as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. But in Spanish, we use cardinal numbers for the dates of the month. Like these:

• 2
  El dos

• 3
  El tres

This is actually pretty awesome as you already know all of your numbers in Spanish. So there’s nothing new to learn here. 

Examples:

• Today is the fourth of July
  Hoy es el cuatro de julio

• My birthday is February twenty-second
  Mi cumpleaños es el veintidós de febrero

We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but there is one tiny exception. 

(You know what it’s like, there’s always one.)

When you are talking about the first day of the month in Spanish you always need to use the ordinal, “el primero”.

Examples:

• My birthday is September first 
  Mi cumpleaños es el primero de septiembre 

• Today is April first
  Hoy es el primero de abril

Talking about the date in Spanish 

Here we have some more example sentences that you can use to talk about the date in Spanish:

• What is today’s date?
  ¿Qué fecha es hoy?

• Today is July 6th
  Hoy es seis de julio

• When is your birthday?
  ¿Cuándo cumples años?

• My birthday is November 20th
  Mi cumpleaños es el veinte de noviembre

• My birthday is in November
  Mi cumpleaños es en noviembre

• Is today February 2nd or 3rd?
  ¿Hoy es el 2 o 3 de febrero?

• Today is February 2nd
  Hoy es el dos de febrero

Practice time

The quickest way for you to start feeling more confident with all this new vocabulary is to keep going over it. So, that’s exactly what we’ll do now.

Here’s an example of how these practice exercises work:

 Question:

• My birthday is in December
  Mi cumpleaños es en _______

Answer:

• Mi cumpleaños es en diciembre

Exercise 2: Now it’s your turn! Fill in the blanks with the appropriate months in Spanish in the following examples:

1. My vacations are in August
   Mis vacaciones son en ________

2. My birthday is in March
   En _________ es mi cumpleaños

3. Ana goes to Mexico in September
   Ana va a México en _________ 

4. The party is in October
   La fiesta es en ____________

5. My family travels in February
   Mi familia viaja en __________

Note: The answers are at the end of this article.

Seasons in Spanish

The final new friend that we will get to know today is called the seasons. But, if you don’t mind, he prefers to be called “las estaciones”.

If you want to discuss vacations and travel plans, this vocabulary will come in handy. So, now, let’s invite “las estaciones” to the center stage. Please, introduce yourself:

English	Spanish
Spring	La primavera
Summer	El verano
Fall/autumn	El otoño
Winter	El invierno

Important things to know:

The way we talk about the seasons in English is different to the way we talk about them in Spanish. So, let’s take a look at some of those changes.

The gender of the seasons

I know, I know. We’re back to the masculine feminine headache. But once again, it’s not too complicated. Just remember that the only feminine season is “la primavera”. The rest are masculine.

The article used with the seasons

We don’t use articles when talking about the seasons in English. But in Spanish, you will need to use the following articles: 

• El
• Los
• La
• Las

Here are some examples that illustrate how to use the articles:

• I don’t like winter
  No me gusta el invierno

• I don’t like the winters in England
  No me gustan los inviernos en Inglaterra

The seasons and the preposition en

You can use the preposition “en” with or without an article when talking about something that happens in a specific season.

Let’s explain that with some examples:

Examples:

• In the summer the days are long
  En el verano los días son largos
  En verano los días son largos

• In the spring everything is beautiful
  En la primavera todo es bonito
  En primavera todo es bonito

• In the winter, I go to France
  En el invierno, voy a Francia
  En invierno voy a Francia

The seasons and the preposition de

When you are talking about the days in a season, we use the preposition “de”.

Again, we’ll explain that with a couple of examples.

Examples:

• The days in winter are short
  Los días de invierno son cortos

• The days in the fall are sad
  Los días de otoño son tristes

Practice time

Think you’ve got this one in the bag? Then why not try your hand at the following exercise?

Here’s an example of what you’ll need to do:

 Question:

• I like summer 
  Me gusta el _________

Answer:

• Me gusta el verano

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate seasons in Spanish in the following examples:

1. I always travel in the summer
   Siempre viajo en el _________

2. I never travel in the winter
   Nunca viajo en el _________

3. The festival is in the spring
   El festival es en la ________

4. I like fall/autumn days
   Me gustan los días de __________

5. Summer is a lot of fun
   El ___________ es muy divertido

Note: The answers are at the end of this article.

Final words

Well, that was a lot of information! Well done for making it to the end of this article where we have seen everything you need to know about days, dates, months, and seasons in Spanish. 

Thanks to this article, you now have all the vocabulary you need to talk about that awesome summer vacation or simply explain what you’ll be up to at the weekend. 

Some of what we’ve seen today is pretty similar to English, and that makes things quite straightforward. But we also saw a lot of grammar that is different from English. So, you’ll have to do some hardcore study to fix those new points firmly in mind. 

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Answers

Here are the answers to all of the exercises about the days, seasons, and months in this article.

Exercise 1:

1. I love Fridays
Me encantan los viernes

2. Is today Tuesday or Wednesday?
¿Hoy es martes o miércoles?

3. I study Spanish every Sunday
Estudio español todos los domingos

Note: In English this sentence is singular – “I study Spanish every single Sunday”, but in Spanish it’s plural – “Estudio español todos los domingos“. If this one has you puzzled, imagine it like this: “I study Spanish all Sundays.”

4. I hate Mondays
Odio los lunes

5. Tomorrow is Saturday!
¡Mañana es sábado!

Exercise 2:

1. My vacations are in August
Mis vacaciones son en agosto

2. My birthday is in March
En marzo es mi cumpleaños

3. Ana goes to Mexico in September
Ana va a México en septiembre

4. The party is in October
La fiesta es en octubre

5. My family travels in February
Mi familia viaja en febrero

Exercise 3:

1. I always travel in the summer
Siempre viajo en el verano

2. I never travel in the winter
Nunca viajo en el invierno

3. The festival is in the spring
El festival es en la primavera 

4. I like fall/autumn days
Me gustan los días de otoño

5. Summer is very fun
El verano es muy divertido

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