SPA111: Calendar Vocabulary
from Michele Moore's Podcast Hosted by SmilingSun Spanish Notes
Los días de la semana / The days of the week Monday ... el lunes ... loon ace Tuesday ... el martes ... mar tace Wednesday ... el miércoles ... me air co lace Thursday ... el jueves ... way bace Friday ... el viernes ... bee air nace Saturday ... el sábado ... sa ba doe Sunday ... el domingo ... doe mingo In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday. ***They are not capitalized and they are all masculine. “El” and “los” when used with the days of the week mean "on." Voy a la escuela los lunes y los miércoles. I go to school on Mondays and Wednesdays. No voy a la escuela los sábados. I don’t go to school on Saturdays. ***Notice if the day ends in -s, it stays the same in the plural, we only change the article. Important phrases to remember: ¿Qué día es hoy? What day is today? ¿Cuál es tu día favorito? What is your favorite day? Los meses del año/ The months of the year January ... enero ... ay nair o February ... febrero ... fay brair o March ... marzo ... mar so April ... abril .. ah breel May ... mayo ... my o June ... junio ... who knee o July ... julio ... who lee o August ... agosto ... ah gust o September ... septiembre ... sape tee aim bray October ... octubre ... oc too bray November ... noviembre ... no bee aim bray December ... diciembre ... dee see aim bray Las estaciones del año /The seasons of the year Spring ... la primavera ... pree ma bear a Summer ... el verano ... bear ah no Winter ... el invierno ... een bee air no Fall ... el otoño ... o tone yo When telling the date, always begin with the expression Hoy es… Hoy es el 20 de enero. The number is always followed by the preposition “de” (of), and then the month. The ordinal number “primero” (first) is used when referring to the first day of the month. ¿Qué (Cuál) es el fecha de hoy? Hoy es el primero de junio.
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