todos los días
/todos los dias/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "every day" is todos los días.
todos los días is used to describe something that happens on each day of the week without exception.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase translates literally to "all the days."
How does it change in a sentence?
While todos los días focuses on the collective frequency of something happening across multiple days, you can also use cada día to mean "every day," though this form focuses more on the individual nature of each day.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not confuse todos los días (every day) with todo el día, which means "all day" or "the whole day." The latter refers to the duration of a single day, whereas todos los días refers to frequency across many days.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, if you want to say you do something 'every other day', you cannot use todos. Instead, you use the phrase un día sí y otro no, which literally translates to 'one day yes and another no'.
- The word día ends in a but is grammatically masculine, which is why it is paired with todos and los instead of the feminine todas and las.
- Spanish speakers often use the word diario as an adjective to mean 'daily', but as a noun, diario means 'diary' or 'newspaper'.
Examples in context
- Nado todos los días.I swim every day.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say you swim every day using todos los días.Tatoeba #520543 by Shishir, translation #261832 by CK
- Corro todos los días.I run every day.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say you run every day using todos los días.Tatoeba #523578 by Shishir, translation #261849 by CK
- Pasea todos los días.Take a walk every day.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to take a walk every day using todos los días.Tatoeba #775727 by Shishir, translation #775944 by BraveSentry
- Trabajo todos los días.I work every day.
- Leo el periódico todos los días.I read the newspaper every day.
- Cada día aprendo algo nuevo.Every day I learn something new.
- El profesor asigna tareas cada día.The professor assigns tasks every day.
- Voy al gimnasio todos los días.I go to the gym every day.
- Mis amigos salen a pasear todos los días.My friends go for a walk every day.
- Veo series a diario.I watch series every day.
- Hablamos por teléfono a diario.We talk on the phone every day.
- Mi rutina diaria incluye hacer ejercicio todos los días.My daily routine includes exercising every day.
- Ella cocina algo diferente cada día.She cooks something different every day.
- 458 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking about their morning routines.
- MateoYo bebo café todos los días.I drink coffee every day.
- SofíaYo también, es necesario.Me too, it is necessary.
- Mateo¿Tú lees el periódico todos los días?Do you read the newspaper every day?
- SofíaNo, solo los fines de semana.No, only on weekends.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
