Months and Days in Spanish – Complete Lesson
In this lesson you will learn:
The days of the week in Spanish
The months of the year in Spanish
Grammar rules (capital letters, articles, prepositions)
How to say dates correctly
Common mistakes
Practical exercises
This lesson is essential for A1–A2 students and a necessary review for higher levels.
Days of the Week in Spanish (Los días de la semana)
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |
Important Rules
No capital letters
In Spanish, days are not capitalized.
✔️ lunes
❌ Lunes
(Unless at the beginning of a sentence.)
Use of Article “el”
When talking about habitual actions:
Trabajo el lunes.
(I work on Monday.)
No tengo clase los viernes.
(I don’t have class on Fridays.)
Singular = specific day
Plural = recurring day
Weekends in Spain
In Spain:
Fin de semana = Saturday + Sunday
Months of the Year (Los meses del año)
| 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 |
Important Rules
No capital letters
✔️ enero
❌ Enero
Same rule as days.
No article in most cases
Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.
La clase empieza en septiembre.
We normally use en + month.
How to Say Dates in Spanish
Structure:
El + number + de + month
Examples:
Hoy es el 5 de marzo.
Mi cumpleaños es el 12 de julio.
La reunión es el 20 de noviembre.
Important:
We use cardinal numbers, not ordinal (except for the first).
✔️ el 1 de abril (el primero de abril is also possible but less common in speech)
Asking the Date
¿Qué día es hoy?
(What day is today?)
Hoy es lunes.
¿A qué fecha estamos?
(What’s today’s date?)
Estamos a 10 de octubre.
Hoy es el 10 de octubre.
Both forms are correct.
Common Mistakes
❌ En el lunes
✔️ El lunes
❌ En el marzo
✔️ En marzo
❌ El 5 marzo
✔️ El 5 de marzo
❌ Septiembre (capitalized incorrectly)
✔️ septiembre
Cultural Notes (Spain)
In Spain:
School year starts in septiembre
August (agosto) is traditional vacation month
Christmas holidays are in diciembre
Semana Santa is usually in marzo o abril
LET'S PRACTICE!
Practice Days and Months in Spanish – FREE Exercises
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Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
Hoy es ______ (Today is Tuesday)
Exercise 2: Write the Date
Write the full date in Spanish: April 3
Exercise 3: Translate into Spanish
We don’t work on Sundays
Exercise 4: Fill in the Blank
Hoy es ______ (Wednesday)
Exercise 5: Correct the Mistake
En el lunes tengo clase.
