How to Say “November First” in Spanish

primero de noviembre
/pɾimeɾo de nobjembɾe/from spelling rules
To say 'November first' in Spanish, you say primero de noviembre.
The phrase is used to denote the first day of the month of November.

How does it change in a sentence?

When you are referring to the date as a specific point in time, such as in the sentence 'It is November first', you typically use the masculine article el before the word primero, resulting in el primero de noviembre.

How do you pronounce it?

/pɾimeɾo de nobjembɾe/

What mistakes should you avoid?

While you may hear el uno de noviembre in some regions, English speakers should avoid translating 'the first' literally as el uno. The more traditional and grammatically standard way to express the first day of a month is el primero de noviembre.

Did you know?

  • In many Spanish-speaking regions, el primero de noviembre marks the beginning of Día de los Muertos, where families build elaborate altars to welcome back the souls of the deceased.
  • In Spanish, months like noviembre are written with a lowercase letter unless they appear at the start of a sentence.
  • The word noviembre shares a common ancestor with the English word 'nine', as both stem from the Latin 'novem' which originally referred to the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar.

Examples in context

  • La reunión se llevará a cabo el primero de noviembre.
    The meeting will take place on November first.
  • El último plazo para entregar los informes es el uno de noviembre.
    The deadline to submit the reports is November first.
  • Vamos a celebrar tu cumpleaños el primero de noviembre.
    We're going to celebrate your birthday on November first.
  • ¿Podemos quedar el uno de noviembre para ir al cine?
    Can we meet on November first to go to the movies?
  • ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Que tengas un maravilloso 1 de noviembre.
    Happy birthday! May you have a wonderful November first.
  • Mi cumpleaños es el primero de noviembre.
    My birthday is November first.
  • La reunión es el primero de noviembre.
    The meeting is November first.
  • El curso empieza el primero de noviembre.
    The course starts November first.

Example conversation

Mateo and Lucía are discussing a project deadline.

  1. Mateo

    ¿Cuándo termina el proyecto, Lucía?
    When does the project end, Lucía?
  2. Lucía

    Termina el primero de noviembre.
    It ends November first.
  3. Mateo

    Es una fecha muy cercana.
    That is a very close date.
  4. Lucía

    Sí, Mateo, tenemos que trabajar mucho.
    Yes, Mateo, we have to work a lot.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, noviembre, primero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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