hoy es martes
/oi es maɾtes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "today is Tuesday" is translated into Spanish as hoy es martes.
This phrase is used to state that the current day of the week is Tuesday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hoy (today), es (is) and martes (Tuesday).
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to refer to Tuesdays in general, such as in the sentence "I work on Tuesdays", you use the plural article los with the singular day name, forming los martes.
How do you pronounce it?
/oi es maɾtes/
What mistakes should you avoid?
In Spanish, days of the week should not be capitalized like they are in English. Write martes in lowercase unless it is the first word in a sentence.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, there is a popular superstition that 'Tuesday the 13th' is unlucky, rather than Friday the 13th.
- The word martes is named after the Roman god Mars, the god of war. This is why the word for 'Tuesday' in many Romance languages shares a connection to the planet Mars.
- Even though the English word 'today' is two syllables, the Spanish word hoy is actually just one syllable. The 'h' is completely silent, making it sound like the English word 'oy'.
Examples in context
- Hoy es martes primero de octubre.Today is Tuesday, October 1st.This sentence shows how to include a specific date with the phrase hoy es martes.Tatoeba #3534047 by marcelostockle, translation #2770781 by CN
- Hoy es martes.Today is Tuesday.This is a simple way to state the day using hoy es martes.Tatoeba #5057452 by don_ramon, translation #3256311 by AlanF_US
- Si ayer fue lunes, hoy es martes.If yesterday was Monday, then today is Tuesday.This sentence uses a logical progression to confirm that hoy es martes.Tatoeba #6374586 by Adelpa, translation #6379807 by Adelpa
- Hoy es martes, por lo tanto, tenemos clases de español.Today is Tuesday, so we have Spanish classes.
- ¿Sabes qué día es? ¡Hoy es martes!Do you know what day today is? Today is Tuesday!
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are checking their schedules.
- LucíaAlejandro, ¿qué día es hoy?Alejandro, what day is today?
- AlejandroHoy es martes, Lucía.Today is Tuesday, Lucía.
- LucíaAh, entonces tenemos la reunión ahora.Oh, so we have the meeting now.
- AlejandroSí, vamos a la oficina.Yes, let's go to the office.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
