Hola! That means "Hello!" in Spanish. Today, we are going to learn about Spanish, one of the most exciting languages in the world! Did you know that in Spanish, just like in English, we have days of the week and months of the year to help us keep track of time? Learning the days and months in Spanish is like opening a new door to another world.
Many Spanish-speaking countries have exciting festivals and traditions during each month. Wouldn’t it be fun to learn about them too? You’ll be able to say when your birthday is, what day you go to school, or when your next big holiday will be — all in Spanish! So get ready! Let’s explore:
the días de la semana (days of the week)
and the meses del año (months of the year) — all in Spanish!
Spanish Days with English Prounciation
Spanish | English | Pronunciation |
lunes | Monday | LOO-ness |
martes | Tuesday | MAR-tess |
miércoles | Wednesday | MYER-koh-less |
jueves | Thursday | HWEH-vess |
viernes | Friday | VYEHR-ness |
sábado | Saturday | SAH-bah-doh |
domingo | Sunday | doh-MEEN-goh |
Spanish Months in English
Spanish | English | Pronunciation |
enero | January | eh-NEH-roh |
febrero | February | feh-BREH-roh |
marzo | March | MAR-thoh (Spain) / MAR-soh (Latin America) |
abril | April | ah-BREEL |
mayo | May | MY-oh |
junio | June | HOO-nee-oh |
julio | July | HOO-lee-oh |
agosto | August | ah-GOHS-toh |
septiembre | September | sep-TYEHM-bray |
octubre | October | ock-TOO-bray |
noviembre | November | noh-VYEHM-bray |
diciembre | December | dee-SYEHM-bray |
Bonus Keywords
- día = day
- semana = week
- mes = month
- año = year
- hoy = today
- mañana = tomorrow
- ayer = yesterday
Some Interesting Facts -
- In Spanish, the week typically starts on Monday (lunes).
- Days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish unless at the beginning of a sentence.
- The meanings come from Roman and religious traditions, similar to the English days of the week.
Spanish Days and Months Chart
Students can learn the spanish days from the chart given below -
Here's a spanish month chart -