fecha de llegada
/fet͡ʃa de ʝeɡada/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'arrival date' is translated into Spanish as fecha de llegada.
The phrase is used to refer to the specific day on which someone or something is scheduled to reach a destination.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fecha de llegada is composed of fecha (date), de (of) and llegada (arrival).
Which one should you use?
You can use Día de llegada to specifically mean 'day of arrival'. If you need to imply an estimated or expected arrival date, use the phrase Fecha prevista de llegada. Additionally, fecha de arribo is a more formal alternative often used in official documentation or logistics.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In parts of Mexico, the arrival date is commonly referred to as día de arribo.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'arrival dates', you change the noun fecha to fechas while keeping llegada in the singular to form fechas de llegada.
How do you pronounce it?
/fetʃa de ʝeɡada/
Did you know?
- The word fecha shares an unexpected ancestor with the English word 'fact', as both originate from the Latin 'facta', meaning 'things done'.
- The word arribo used in fecha de arribo is a nautical term derived from the act of a ship reaching a port.
- Spanish speakers may use the verb llegar to describe not just a physical arrival, but also the arrival of a specific date or time on a calendar.
Examples in context
- La fecha de llegada es el 12 de junio a las 15:00 horas.The arrival date is June 12th at 15:00 hours.
- La fecha prevista de llegada es entre el 20 y el 25 de septiembre.The estimated arrival date is between the 20th and 25th of September.
- Por favor, confirma la fecha de llegada.Please confirm the arrival date.
- ¿Cuál es la fecha de llegada del paquete?What is the arrival date of the package?
- La fecha de llegada ha cambiado.The arrival date has changed.
Example conversation
Alejandro is booking a hotel room for Elena.
- AlejandroElena, necesito tu fecha de llegada.Elena, I need your arrival date.
- ElenaLlego el diez de marzo.I arrive on March 10th.
- AlejandroPerfecto, ya anoté la fecha de llegada.Perfect, I already noted the arrival date.
- ElenaMuchas gracias, Alejandro.Thank you very much, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fecha, llegada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
