día de la basura
/dia de la basuɾa/from spelling rules
The phrase for "garbage day" in Spanish is día de la basura.
This phrase refers to the scheduled day of the week when sanitation services collect waste from homes. In a sentence, you will almost always use the definite article el before the phrase to refer to the specific scheduled day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of día (day), de (of), la (the) and basura (garbage).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, it is common to use día de la basura for "garbage day".
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, people might not use the word 'garbage' at all, instead referring to the day as el día de recogida, which means 'the collection day'.
- The word basura comes from the Vulgar Latin versūra, which is derived from the Latin word verrō meaning 'sweep'.
- If you are in a highly formal setting in some Latin American countries, you might hear 'servicio de aseo' instead of talking about 'basura'.
Examples in context
- Debemos sacar la basura el día de recolección de basura.We must take out the garbage on garbage day.
- Los residuos deben dejarse en la acera el día de recogida de residuos.The waste should be left on the sidewalk on garbage day.
- Hoy es el día de la basura, no te olvides de sacarla.Today is garbage day, don't forget to take it out.
- Recuerda que mañana es el día de tirar la basura.Remember, tomorrow is garbage day.
- Mañana es el día de la basura.Tomorrow is garbage day.
- Hoy es el día de la basura.Today is garbage day.
- ¿Cuándo es el día de la basura?When is garbage day?
- Olvidé que mañana es el día de la basura.I forgot that tomorrow is garbage day.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are talking in their kitchen.
- AlejandroLucía, ¿sabes qué día es el día de la basura?Lucía, do you know what day is garbage day?
- LucíaCreo que es el jueves.I think it is Thursday.
- AlejandroEntonces, tenemos que sacar las bolsas hoy.Then, we have to take out the bags today.
- LucíaEstá bien, yo las saco ahora.Okay, I will take them out now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries basura, de, día, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
