qué día es
/ke dia es/from spelling rules
The phrase "what day it is" is translated into Spanish as qué día es.
This phrase is used when you want to ask for the current date or the day of the week.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of qué (what), día (day) and es (is).
How does it change in a sentence?
When using this phrase in a direct question, such as "What day is it today?", you would use the form ¿Qué día es hoy?, which includes the inverted question mark at the beginning. You can also add hoy (today) to the end of qué día es to specify that you are asking about the current day.
When do people say it?
In Spanish, the week starts on Monday.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, if you ask qué día es to find the calendar date, the person might answer with the day of the week instead. To avoid this confusion, people often use the word fecha to specifically ask for the date.
- The Spanish word día is not related to the English word 'day'. Instead, it evolved from an ancient root meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'.
Examples in context
- ¿Sabes qué día es?Do you know what day it is?This sentence is useful for asking if someone knows qué día es.Tatoeba #1976550 by Shishir, translation #24597 by CK
- ¿Podría decirme qué día es hoy?Can you tell me what day it is today?This sentence is useful for politely asking someone to tell you qué día es today.Tatoeba #3353644 by marcelostockle, translation #1934786 by Spamster
- No sé en qué día estamos.I don't know what day it is.This sentence is useful for stating that you do not know qué día es.Tatoeba #10655764 by Adelpa, translation #10110472 by ddnktr
- Hoy es lunes.Today is Monday.
- Hoy es jueves.Today is Thursday.
- Es martes.It is Tuesday.
- Es viernes.It is Friday.
- Hoy es sab.Today is Sat.
- Es sab.It is Sat.
- Hoy es martes, 10 de agosto.Today is Tuesday, August 10th.
- Es viernes, 31 de diciembre.It is Friday, December 31st.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Daniel are sitting in a cafe and María looks confused about her calendar.
- MaríaDaniel, ¿sabes qué día es hoy?Daniel, do you know what day it is today?
- DanielHoy es martes, María.Today is Tuesday, María.
- María¡Qué rápido pasa el tiempo!How fast time flies!
- DanielSí, parece que fue ayer.Yes, it feels like it was yesterday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, es, qué, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
