31 de octubre
October 31 in Spanish is 31 de octubre.
This phrase refers to the thirty-first day of the tenth month of the year.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, specifically in Mexico, you may hear the phrase Día de las Brujas to refer to October 31.
How does it change in a sentence?
When referring to the date within a sentence, place the definite article el before the number, resulting in el 31 de octubre. When speaking the date aloud, the number 31 is expressed as treinta y uno followed by de and the month. Unlike English, Spanish does not use ordinal numbers like 'thirty-first' for dates. Instead, it uses the cardinal number 'thirty-one'. Additionally, months in Spanish such as octubre are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Did you know?
- Although octubre means 'October', the word comes from the Latin octōbrem, which is based on the number eight. This is because it was the eighth month in the original Roman calendar.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, October 31 is referred to as Noche de Brujas, which means 'Night of Witches' rather than 'Halloween'.
- While October 31 is a holiday in many places, in Spanish-speaking cultures it is often viewed as a prelude to Día de los Muertos, the 'Day of the Dead'.
Examples in context
- Mi cumpleaños es el 31 de octubre.My birthday is October 31st.
- La fiesta es el 31 de octubre.The party is on October 31st.
- Tenemos una reunión el 31 de octubre.We have a meeting on October 31st.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are discussing their holiday plans.
- María¿Cuándo es la fiesta de disfraces?When is the costume party?
- DanielEs el 31 de octubre.It is on October 31st.
- María¡Qué bien! Daniel, ¿vendrás tú también?Great! Daniel, will you come too?
- DanielSí, allí estaré.Yes, I will be there.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, octubre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
