mes y día
/mes i dia/from spelling rules
The phrase 'month and day' in Spanish is mes y día.
This phrase refers to the specific date of a calendar year, consisting of the month and the day. In Spanish, months such as Enero (January), Febrero (February), Marzo (March), Abril (April), Mayo (May), Junio (June), Julio (July), Agosto (August), Septiembre (September), Octubre (October), Noviembre (November) and Diciembre (December) are used to identify the time of year.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using days of the week, such as Lunes (Monday), Martes (Tuesday), Miércoles (Wednesday), Jueves (Thursday), Viernes (Friday), Sábado (Saturday) or Domingo (Sunday), do not capitalize them unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence or in a title.
Did you know?
- In most Spanish-speaking countries, the order of the mes y día is flipped in writing, listing the day before the month.
- While the English word 'day' comes from a Germanic root meaning 'dawn', the Spanish word día is derived from a root meaning 'heaven' or 'sky'.
- Unlike English, Spanish speakers do not capitalize the names of the months, such as enero or marzo, when writing them in a sentence.
Example conversation
Daniel is asking Sofía for a date for a meeting.
- DanielSofía, necesito el mes y día de la cita.Sofía, I need the month and day of the appointment.
- SofíaEs el doce de octubre.It is October twelfth.
- DanielGracias, ya lo anoté en mi calendario.Thanks, I already noted it in my calendar.
- SofíaPerfecto, nos vemos ese día.Perfect, we'll see each other that day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, mes, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
