fecha y año
/fet͡ʃa i aɲo/from spelling rules
The phrase "date and year" in Spanish is fecha y año.
When using this phrase in context, remember that months like noviembre are not capitalized in Spanish unless they appear at the start of a sentence. When writing the day of the month, it is common to use leading zeros for numbers 1 through 9, such as 05.
How do you pronounce it?
/fetʃa i aɲo/
Did you know?
- While English uses 'date' for both a calendar day and a romantic outing, fecha is used only for the calendar. For a romantic date, Spanish speakers use cita.
- The word fecha comes from the Latin facta, meaning 'things done'. In early Spanish, the 'date' was essentially the record of what had been accomplished on that day.
- The letter 'ñ' in año is actually a distinct letter in the Spanish alphabet, not just an 'n' with an accent mark.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are filling out a form together.
- MaríaMateo, ¿qué ponemos en este espacio?Mateo, what do we put in this space?
- MateoDebes poner la fecha y año actual.You must put the current date and year.
- MaríaVale, lo escribiré ahora mismo.Okay, I will write it right now.
- MateoPerfecto, ya podemos enviar el formulario.Perfect, now we can send the form.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries año, fecha, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
