How to Say "What Day Is It Today?" in Spanish

¿Qué día es hoy?

In Spanish, "what day is it today?" is said as ¿Qué día es hoy?

This phrase is used to ask for the current day of the week or the date.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of qué (what), día (day), es (is) and hoy (today).

While ¿Qué día es hoy? can refer to the day of the week, ¿Qué fecha es hoy? specifically asks for the calendar date, such as the day, month and year.

The variation ¿Qué día es hoy, pana? is a colloquial form used in some Latin American countries, such as Venezuela or parts of the Caribbean.

A standard way to answer this question is to use the structure Hoy es followed by the day of the week.

In some Spanish-speaking cultures, if someone asks ¿Qué día es hoy? during a festive period, they may be asking which specific saint's day it is rather than the date.
The word día has a surprising connection to the heavens. It descends from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'sky' or 'heaven', which was the original concept behind the passage of time.
While they look and sound similar, the English word 'day' and the Spanish word día are not actually related. They come from entirely different linguistic roots.

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