último día
/ultimo dia/from spelling rules
The phrase "last day" in Spanish is último día.
último día refers to the final day of a specific period of time or an event.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective último (last/final) and the noun día (day).
Which one should you use?
Use el último día when referring to the final day of a specific period, whereas el pasado día would refer to a day that has already passed.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word día is grammatically masculine, so it uses the article el, despite ending in the letter a which usually marks feminine nouns.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the 'last day' of the year is marked by Las doce uvas, where people eat twelve grapes at midnight to bring luck for the coming year.
- The adjective último is a linguistic chameleon. If you say el último día, you mean the 'final day' of an event, but if you say el día último, you are likely invoking a religious or poetic sense of the 'end of the world'.
Examples in context
- Es nuestro último día aquí.This is our last day here.This sentence shows how to use último día to indicate the final day of a stay.Tatoeba #13200922 by Shishir, translation #5436577 by CK
- Hoy es el último día del año.Today is the last day of the year.This sentence shows how to use último día to refer to the final day of a year.Tatoeba #5722652 by arh, translation #8174363 by magnificentgoddess
- Ayer fue el último día de clase.Yesterday was the last day of school.This sentence shows how to use último día to refer to the final day of a school term.Tatoeba #683125 by Shishir, translation #682513 by Source_VOA
- Hoy es mi último día de trabajoToday is my last day of work
- Mañana es el último día de mis vacacionesTomorrow is the last day of my vacation
- Estoy muy emocionado porque hoy es mi último día de clases antes de las vacaciones de verano.I'm very excited because today is my last day of classes before summer vacation.
- ¡Qué tristeza! Mañana es el último día de mi viaje a México.How sad! Tomorrow is the last day of my trip to Mexico.
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Example conversation
María and Mateo are talking about the end of a music festival.
- MaríaHoy es el último día del festival.Today is the last day of the festival.
- Mateo¿Vas a ir a ver a la banda?Are you going to see the band?
- MaríaSí, quiero aprovechar el último día.Yes, I want to make the most of the last day.
- Mateo¡Qué divertido! Yo también iré.How fun! I will go too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
