ocho días
/ot͡ʃo dias/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "eight days" is ocho días.
This phrase is used to describe a period of time lasting eight days.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun días is masculine. Because of this, the number ocho does not change its gender to match it.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, saying ocho días is a common idiomatic way to say 'a week'. This happens because the speaker counts both the starting day and the ending day, making the total eight.
- The number ocho shares a common ancestor with the English word 'eight', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *oḱtṓw.
- While ocho días means 'eight days', the Spanish word for 'week', semana, comes from the Latin word for 'seven', septimāna.
Examples in context
- Y pasó lo mismo los ocho días siguientes.And the same thing happened the next eight days.This sentence is useful for describing events occurring over the subsequent ocho días.Tatoeba #987224 by Shishir, translation #1126767 by AlanF_US
- Necesito completar este proyecto en ocho días hábilesI need to complete this project in eight business days
- Vamos a estar de vacaciones por ocho días enterosWe will be on vacation for a whole eight days
- Tengo que trabajar por ocho días.I have to work for eight days.
- El paquete llegará en ocho días.The package will arrive in eight days.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are discussing the length of a trip.
- Mateo¿Cuánto dura tu viaje?How long is your trip?
- MaríaSerán solo ocho días, Mateo.It will only be eight days, Mateo.
- Mateo¡Qué bueno! Disfruta mucho tu descanso.That's great! Enjoy your rest a lot.
- MaríaGracias, te veo pronto.Thanks, see you soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ocho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
