hoy es miércoles
/oi es mjeɾkoles/from spelling rules
The English phrase "today is Wednesday" is translated into Spanish as hoy es miércoles.
hoy es miércoles is used to identify the current day of the week.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for Wednesday, miércoles, is a masculine noun. In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
/oi es mjeɾkoles/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish speaking regions, people use ¡Ay, miércoles! as a mild exclamation of frustration. This is a social strategy to avoid saying the swear word mierda while sounding nearly identical.
- The name of the day miércoles is actually an abbreviated form of the Latin 'dies Mercurii', which means 'Day of Mercury'.
- The Spanish word for today, hoy, is a close relative of the Italian word oggi and the Portuguese word hoje, all of which trace back to the same Latin root for 'this day'.
Examples in context
- Hoy es miércoles.Today is Wednesday.Tatoeba #1458035 by marcelostockle, translation #1458036 by CK
- Hoy es miércoles, ¿sí?Today is Wednesday, yes?Tatoeba #3697952 by carlosalberto, translation #3684584 by robbieheslop
- Hoy es miércoles. Estoy leyendo.Today is Wednesday. I am reading.Tatoeba #464263 by lukaszpp, translation #464262 by lukaszpp
- Buenos días a todos. Hoy es miércoles, y tenemos una importante reunión.Good morning, everyone. Today is Wednesday, and we have an important meeting.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are checking the calendar in a kitchen.
- AlejandroHoy es miércoles, ¿verdad?Today is Wednesday, right?
- ElenaSí, hoy es miércoles.Yes, today is Wednesday.
- Alejandro¡Qué rápido pasa la semana!How fast the week goes!
- ElenaEs cierto, Alejandro.It is true, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, hoy, miércoles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
