27 de junio
The English phrase "June 27th" is translated into Spanish as 27 de junio.
This phrase refers to the specific date of the twenty-seventh day of the sixth month of the year. Note that in Spanish, months such as junio are not capitalized.
Did you know?
- To ask what day it is on 27 de junio, a Spanish speaker might use the phrase qué día cae, which literally means 'what day does it fall'.
- The word junio is a linguistic descendant of the Latin 'Iūnius', a name likely connected to the Roman goddess Juno.
- In much of the Spanish-speaking world, people rarely use the ordinal 'twenty-seventh' for dates, instead using the cardinal number 'veintisiete' as seen in '27 de junio'.
Examples in context
- Mi cumpleaños es el 27 de junio.My birthday is on June 27th.
- ¡Feliz aniversario! Hoy es nuestro aniversario de bodas, el veintisiete de junio.Happy anniversary! Today is our wedding anniversary, June 27th.
- La reunión será el 27 de junio.The meeting will be on June 27th.
- El examen es el 27 de junio.The exam is on June 27th.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are discussing a deadline for a project.
- Mateo¿Cuándo es la entrega final?When is the final deadline?
- LucíaEs el 27 de junio, Mateo.It is June 27th, Mateo.
- Mateo¡Qué rápido pasa el tiempo!How fast time flies!
- LucíaSí, tenemos mucho trabajo por hacer.Yes, we have a lot of work to do.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, junio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
