Spanish days, months and dates you can use today

Knowing how to say the day or date helps with plans, bookings, birthdays and everyday conversation. This guide covers the Spanish days of the week with pronunciation, all 12 months, date patterns and common phrases.

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The days of the week in Spanish

Here are the seven days of the week in Spanish. The pronunciation guides are English-friendly approximations, with the stressed part shown in capital letters.

English	Spanish	Simple pronunciation
Monday	lunes	LOO-nes
Tuesday	martes	MAR-tes
Wednesday	miércoles	MYEHR-koh-les
Thursday	jueves	HWEH-bes
Friday	viernes	BYEHR-nes
Saturday	sábado	SAH-bah-doh
Sunday	domingo	doh-MEEN-goh

A Spanish week normally begins with lunes, not domingo. You'll often see calendars arranged from Monday to Sunday.

Examples:

• Hoy es lunes. Today is Monday.
• Mañana es martes. Tomorrow is Tuesday.
• El concierto es el viernes. The concert is on Friday.
• Trabajo de lunes a jueves. I work from Monday to Thursday.
• Nos vemos el sábado. See you on Saturday.

Spanish usually uses es when identifying the current day: Hoy es miércoles. For an event on a certain day, it normally uses el: La reunión es el miércoles.

Are days of the week capitalized in Spanish?

No. Days of the week are normally written with a lowercase letter in Spanish.

• Correct: Hoy es viernes. Today is Friday.
• Incorrect: Hoy es Viernes.

English capitalizes Monday, Tuesday and the other day names. Spanish doesn't, unless the day starts a sentence or appears in a title where another style rule applies.

The same lowercase rule applies to months:

• Mi cumpleaños es en agosto. My birthday is in August.
• Viajamos en diciembre. We are traveling in December.

How to say “on Monday” and “on Mondays”

Spanish doesn't usually need a word that directly matches English “on” before a day. It uses the definite articles el and los instead.

Use el for one specific day:

• Tengo una cita el lunes. I have an appointment on Monday.
• La clase empieza el martes. The class starts on Tuesday.

Use los for something that happens regularly:

• Estudio español los lunes. I study Spanish on Mondays.
• Jugamos al tenis los sábados. We play tennis on Saturdays.

From Monday to Friday is de lunes a viernes. You don't need an article in this pattern.

• La tienda abre de lunes a viernes. The store opens from Monday to Friday.
• Trabajo de martes a sábado. I work from Tuesday to Saturday.

One plural detail is worth noting. Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves and viernes don't change their spelling in the plural. Only the article changes: el lunes becomes los lunes.

Sábado and domingo do change:

• el sábado → los sábados
• el domingo → los domingos

How to remember the Spanish days of the week

Learning the list in order is useful, but connections between the names can make it easier to remember.

Lunes is connected to luna, meaning “moon.” Think of Monday as moon day.

Martes is linked to Mars. Miércoles is linked to Mercury, while jueves is linked to Jupiter. These planet connections can help you keep the middle of the week in order.

Viernes is connected to Venus. For sábado, think of the Sabbath.

You can also learn the days through your weekly routine. Say one true sentence for each day:

• Los lunes estudio español. On Mondays I study Spanish.
• Los miércoles voy al gimnasio. On Wednesdays I go to the gym.
• Los viernes veo una película. On Fridays I watch a movie.

Personal sentences provide context that an isolated list doesn't. After reading the examples, test yourself with Espanido’s days, months and dates lesson.

The months in Spanish

Spanish month names are also written in lowercase. Here are all 12:

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

Many of these look similar to English, but watch the spelling. January is enero, not a word beginning with “j.” September is usually septiembre, although setiembre is also accepted in some places.

Use en when talking generally about a month:

• Voy a México en marzo. I am going to Mexico in March.
• Hace calor en julio. It is hot in July.
• Las clases terminan en junio. Classes end in June.

For a full date, use de before the month:

• el 10 de abril: April 10
• el 22 de noviembre: November 22

How to say dates in Spanish

A common Spanish date pattern is:

el + number + de + month + de + year

For example:

• el 14 de febrero de 2026: February 14, 2026
• el 3 de junio de 2025: June 3, 2025
• el 25 de diciembre de 2026: December 25, 2026

Spanish puts the day before the month. That's different from the common US English order, which puts the month first.

To use a date in a complete sentence, follow these patterns:

• Hoy es 8 de mayo. Today is May 8.
• La fiesta es el 8 de mayo. The party is on May 8.
• Mi cumpleaños es el 12 de octubre. My birthday is on October 12.

For the first day of a month, both uno and primero may be heard, depending on the region and context:

• el primero de enero: January 1
• el uno de enero: January 1

For all other dates, use the normal number: el dos de enero, el quince de marzo and el treinta de agosto.

How to write dates with numbers

Spanish-speaking countries generally write numerical dates in day-month-year order.

• 05/09/2026 usually means September 5, 2026.
• In common US formatting, the same date may be understood as May 9, 2026.

This difference can cause confusion. When arranging travel, appointments or bookings, it's clearer to write the month as a word: 5 de septiembre de 2026.

In formal writing, you may see the place before the date:

Madrid, 5 de septiembre de 2026

You don't normally add English endings such as “st,” “nd,” “rd” or “th.” Write el 4 de julio, not the Spanish equivalent of “July 4th.”

Useful questions about days and dates

These questions work in many everyday situations:

• ¿Qué día es hoy? What day is it today?
• ¿A qué día estamos? What is today’s date?
• ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? What is today’s date?
• ¿Cuándo es la reunión? When is the meeting?
• ¿Qué día te viene bien? What day works for you?
• ¿Para qué fecha? For what date?

Here is a short conversation:

Ana: ¿Cuándo es la cena?
Luis: Es el viernes.
Ana: ¿Qué fecha?
Luis: El 18 de abril.

In English:

Ana: When is the dinner?
Luis: It's on Friday.
Ana: What date?
Luis: April 18.

This exchange shows the difference between día, which can mean a weekday, and fecha, which means a calendar date.

Today, tomorrow and other useful time words

You don't always need to name a day. These short words are common in conversation:

Spanish	English
hoy	today
mañana	tomorrow
ayer	yesterday
pasado mañana	the day after tomorrow
anteayer	the day before yesterday
esta semana	this week
la próxima semana	next week
el fin de semana	the weekend

Examples:

• Hoy es jueves. Today is Thursday.
• Mañana tengo clase. I have class tomorrow.
• Nos vamos el fin de semana. We are leaving for the weekend.
• La cita es la próxima semana. The appointment is next week.

Mañana can mean “tomorrow” or “morning.” The context makes the meaning clear: Hasta mañana means “See you tomorrow,” while por la mañana means “in the morning.”

Common mistakes to avoid

Capitalizing day and month names

Write lunes and enero, not Lunes and Enero, in a normal sentence.

Using en before a weekday

Don't translate “on Monday” word for word. Say el lunes, not en lunes.

• Te llamo el lunes. I'll call you on Monday.

Putting the month before the day

In Spanish, say el 7 de agosto, literally “the 7 of August.” This order also helps you read numerical dates correctly.

Forgetting the article for events

When a meeting, class or party happens on a specific day, include el:

• La reunión es el martes. The meeting is on Tuesday.

Adding de where it is not needed

Use de inside a full date, but not between a general month and a phrase with en.

• Viajo en mayo. I travel in May.
• Viajo el 6 de mayo. I travel on May 6.

A quick practice routine

Start by saying today’s day and date aloud. Then add one sentence about tomorrow and one about your next weekend.

For example:

1. Hoy es miércoles. Today is Wednesday.
2. Hoy es 9 de abril. Today is April 9.
3. Mañana trabajo. Tomorrow I work.
4. El sábado voy al mercado. On Saturday I am going to the market.

Change the sentences each day to connect the words to your routine.

You can then complete the Spanish days, months and dates practice exercise to check articles, spelling and date order.

Frequently asked questions

What is the first day of the week in Spanish?

Monday, or lunes, is normally treated as the first day of the week in Spanish calendars. Sunday is domingo.

Are Spanish days of the week masculine or feminine?

They're masculine. Use el for one day and los for repeated days: el martes, los martes.

Do Spanish days of the week have capital letters?

Not in normal sentences. Write viernes, not Viernes. Months are also lowercase.

How do you ask what day it is in Spanish?

Ask ¿Qué día es hoy? This usually asks for the weekday. To ask for the calendar date, use ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

How do you say a birthday date in Spanish?

Use Mi cumpleaños es el + number + de + month. For example, Mi cumpleaños es el 20 de junio means “My birthday is June 20.”

What is the easiest way to learn Spanish days and months?

Use them in short personal sentences instead of only repeating a list. Say today’s date, describe your weekly routine and add important birthdays or plans to a Spanish calendar.