seis días
/seis dias/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "six days" is seis días.
This phrase is used to describe a period of time lasting six days.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the number seis (six) and the noun días (days).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, speakers may occasionally use seis días completos to emphasize that the full six days are being counted. In Argentina, the phrase seis días corridos may be used to indicate a consecutive duration without interruption.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because días is a masculine plural noun, the noun must include the plural ending -s and the number seis remains in its standard form.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word día is masculine, meaning it uses el or los despite ending in -a, which usually marks feminine nouns.
- If you were describing a period of 'six days' in a legal or business context in parts of Latin America, you might use the term seis días hábiles to specify that only working days are being counted.
- The word días comes from the Latin dies, which is the same root that gives English the word 'diary' via the concept of daily entries.
Examples in context
- Dios creó el mundo en seis días.God created the world in six days.This sentence is useful for describing the creation of the world in seis días.Tatoeba #975522 by Shishir, translation #269644 by hayastan
- No he comido nada desde hace seis días.I have not eaten anything in six days.This sentence is useful for expressing how long it has been since one last ate using seis días.Tatoeba #2757810 by Shishir, translation #2757812 by Max101
- Según la Biblia, Dios creó el mundo en seis días.According to the Bible, God made the world in six days.This sentence is useful for referencing the biblical account of the world being created in seis días.Tatoeba #573056 by Shishir, translation #271919 by CK
- El proyecto se llevará a cabo durante seis díasThe project will take place for six days
- El congreso durará seis díasThe conference will last six days
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are discussing a vacation plan.
- MateoMe voy de viaje por seis días.I am going on a trip for six days.
- Elena¡Qué bien! ¿A dónde vas, Mateo?That's great! Where are you going, Mateo?
- MateoVoy a visitar la costa.I'm going to visit the coast.
- ElenaSeis días son perfectos para descansar.Six days are perfect for resting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
