📅 Time & Dates

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Time and dates are used constantly in Spanish conversations. You need them for schedules, appointments, travel, birthdays, work, school, and everyday life.

🟢 Basic Time Words

⏰ Time — La hora
lah oh-rah

📅 Day — El día
ehl dee-ah

🌙 Night — La noche
lah noh-cheh

☀️ Morning — La mañana
lah mahn-yah-nah

📆 Today — Hoy
oy

⌛ Tomorrow — Mañana
mahn-yah-nah

🕰️ Yesterday — Ayer
ah-yehr

📆 Days of the Week

🌞 Monday — Lunes

📘 Tuesday — Martes

🟢 Wednesday — Miércoles

⚡ Thursday — Jueves

🎉 Friday — Viernes

☀️ Saturday — Sábado

🙏 Sunday — Domingo

🗓️ Months in 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

🕒 Telling Time

🕐 It is one o’clock — Es la una

🕑 It is two o’clock — Son las dos

🕒 It is three thirty — Son las tres y media

⏰ What time is it? — ¿Qué hora es?

🌅 In the morning — De la mañana

🌙 At night — De la noche

🔴 Advanced Time & Date Tips

📅 Spanish dates are usually written day/month/year.

🗣️ Days of the week and months are usually not capitalized in Spanish.

⏳ Spanish speakers often use the 24-hour clock in schedules and transportation.

📆 To say a date, Spanish usually uses "de".
Example: 5 de mayo

💬 Common Time & Date Phrases

⏰ ¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?

📅 Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.

🎂 Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.
My birthday is in May.

🕒 Son las tres.
It is three o’clock.

📝 Example Sentences

☀️ Trabajo por la mañana.
I work in the morning.

📅 Hoy es viernes.
Today is Friday.

🎉 La fiesta es el sábado.
The party is on Saturday.

🕘 La clase empieza a las nueve.
The class starts at nine.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

📅 Today → __________

2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

⏰ ¿Qué ________ es?

3️⃣ Match the word:

🌙 Noche → ?
☀️ Mañana → ?
📆 Hoy → ?

✅ Answers

1️⃣ Hoy
2️⃣ hora
3️⃣ Night / Morning / Today