Days of the week, months and seasons in Spanish - vocabulary and expressions Share Copied!
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Learn the Spanish names for weekdays, months, and seasons, and how to use them in context to talk about dates and time of year.
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Days of the week in Spanish
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |
In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Dialogue on the days of the week
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué día es hoy? | What day is it today? |
| Hoy es martes. | Today is Tuesday. |
| ¿Y mañana? | And tomorrow? |
| Mañana es miércoles. | Tomorrow is Wednesday. |
The months in Spanish
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| enero | January |
| febrero | February |
| marzo | March |
| abril | April |
| mayo | May |
| junio | June |
| julio | July |
| agosto | August |
| septiembre | September |
| octubre | October |
| noviembre | November |
| diciembre | December |
In Spanish, the names of the months are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Dialogue on the months
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? | When is your birthday? |
| Mi cumpleaños es en mayo. | My birthday is in May. |
| ¡Feliz cumpleaños adelantado! | Happy early birthday! |
| ¡Gracias! ¿Y tú? ¿Cuándo es el tuyo? | Thank you! And you? When is yours? |
| Mi cumpleaños es en septiembre. | My birthday is in September. |
| ¡Oh, genial! Así que falta un tiempo para el tuyo. | Oh, great! So, there's some time left for yours. |
| Organizo mi fiesta de cumpleaños en verano, en julio o agosto. | I organize my birthday party in the summer, in July or August. |
| A veces también lo organizo antes. En marzo o abril. | I also sometimes organize it earlier. In March or April. |
The seasons in Spanish
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| La primavera | Spring |
| El verano | Summer |
| El otoño | Autumn |
| El invierno | Winter |
In Spanish, the names of the seasons are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Dialogue on the seasons
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cuál es tu estación favorita? | What is your favorite season? |
| Mi estación favorita es la primavera. | My favorite season is spring. |
| A mí también me gusta el verano. ¿Y tú? | I also like summer. How about you? |
| En realidad, me gustan todas las estaciones. | Actually, I like all the seasons. |
| El otoño es mi estación favorita porque me encantan los colores de las hojas. | Autumn is my favorite season because I love the colors of the leaves. |
| Y el invierno tiene su magia con la nieve. | And winter has its magic with the snow. |
| Definitivamente, cada estación tiene su propio encanto. | Definitely, each season has its own charm. |
Key takeaways
Here is a quick summary of this lesson.
- In Spanish, the days of the week don’t need a capital letter.
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