hoy es sábado
/oi es sabado/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "today is Saturday" is hoy es sábado.
hoy es sábado is the standard expression used to identify the current day of the week as Saturday. It is used widely across Spanish-speaking regions including Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hoy (today), es (is) and sábado (Saturday).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, it is common to use the expression Hoy tenemos sábado.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb es is the third-person singular present indicative form of ser (to be). Note that in Spanish, days of the week such as sábado are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Did you know?
- The word sábado entered Spanish via Ecclesiastical Latin and Ancient Greek before tracing back to its original Hebrew root.
- While sábado is the day, the Spanish word for 'weekend' is fin de semana, which literally translates to 'end of week'.
Examples in context
- Hoy es sábado y mañana será domingo.Today is Saturday and tomorrow will be Sunday.This sentence is useful for showing the relationship between today and tomorrow using hoy es sábado.Tatoeba #1520743 by tatianangel, translation #894733 by pauldhunt
- Hoy es sábado.Today is Saturday.This sentence is a simple way to state that hoy es sábado.Tatoeba #661607 by Shishir, translation #661572 by mervegorus
- Hoy es sábado, así que vamos a ir al cine.Today is Saturday, so we're going to the movies.
- Es sábado hoy, ¿quieres ir a tomar un café?It's Saturday today, do you want to grab a coffee?
- No puedo ir a trabajar porque hoy es sábado.I can't go to work because today is Saturday.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are planning their weekend activities at home.
- Daniel¿Qué día es hoy?What day is it today?
- SofíaHoy es sábado, Daniel.Today is Saturday, Daniel.
- Daniel¡Qué bien! Podemos ir al cine.Great! We can go to the cinema.
- SofíaSí, es una idea excelente.Yes, it is an excellent idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, hoy, sábado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
