día de las fotos
/dia de las fotos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "picture day" is translated into Spanish as día de las fotos.
This phrase refers to a designated day at a school when students have their portraits taken for the yearbook.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of día (day), de (of) and las fotos (the photos).
Did you know?
- In some Latin American schools, the equivalent of a 'picture day' is tied to the graduación process. These sessions are often more like formal studio shoots with professional lighting and specific dress codes than a quick school assembly.
- While English 'day' and Spanish día mean the same thing, they are not cognates. The Spanish word comes from the Proto-Indo-European word for 'heaven' or 'sky'.
- While día de las fotos is the standard translation, using the full word fotografías instead of the short fotos would sound unnaturally formal to a native speaker.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es la fecha para tomar las fotos?What's the date for taking the photos?
- ¡Estoy emocionado por el día de las fotos!I'm excited for picture day!
- Mañana es el día de las fotos en la escuela.Tomorrow is picture day at school.
- No olvides tu ropa limpia para el día de las fotos.Don't forget your clean clothes for picture day.
- Estamos muy emocionados por el día de las fotos.We are very excited for picture day.
Example conversation
Two students are talking in the school hallway before class.
- Sofía¿Sabes qué día es el día de las fotos, Mateo?Do you know what day is picture day, Mateo?
- MateoSí, Sofía, es este viernes.Yes, Sofía, it is this Friday.
- Sofía¡Qué bien! Tengo que peinarme muy bien.Great! I need to do my hair very well.
- MateoYo también quiero salir bien en la foto.I also want to look good in the photo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, día, las, CC BY-SA 4.0.
