qué día de la semana es
/ke dia de la semana es/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'what day of the week it is' is qué día de la semana es.
This phrase is used to ask for the current day of the week. When answering, you can use the names of the days: Lunes (Monday), Martes (Tuesday), Miércoles (Wednesday), Jueves (Thursday), Viernes (Friday), Sábado (Saturday) and Domingo (Sunday). Note that in Spanish, the names of the days are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of qué (what), día (day), de la (of the), semana (week) and es (is).
How does it change in a sentence?
In a direct question, the phrase is typically preceded by an inverted question mark (¿) and often includes the word hoy (today) to specify the current day, such as ¿Qué día de la semana es hoy? In casual conversation, you can shorten the long phrase to qué día es while retaining the same meaning.
What mistakes should you avoid?
When answering the question, do not use the article el before the day. For example, instead of saying es el lunes, the correct way to say 'it is Monday' is es lunes.
Did you know?
- Spanish speakers often use the phrase qué día es to ask for the date of the month, not just the day of the week.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the week is traditionally considered to start on lunes (Monday) rather than domingo (Sunday).
- The word semana is an unexpected relative of the English word 'seven', as it derives from the Latin 'septimana' meaning 'relating to the seventh'.
Examples in context
- Disculpe, ¿qué día de la semana es hoy?Excuse me, what day of the week is it today?
- Oye, ¿qué día es hoy?Hey, what day is today?
- Amigo, ¿sabes qué día de la semana estamos?Friend, do you know what day of the week it is?
- Hoy es miércoles.Today is Wednesday.
- No sé qué día de la semana es.I don't know what day of the week it is.
- ¿Me puedes decir qué día de la semana es hoy?Can you tell me what day of the week it is today?
- Dime qué día de la semana es hoy, por favor.Tell me what day of the week it is today, please.
Example conversation
Daniel is at work and realizes he lost track of time.
- DanielMaría, ¿sabes qué día de la semana es hoy?María, do you know what day of the week it is today?
- MaríaHoy es martes, Daniel.Today is Tuesday, Daniel.
- Daniel¡Ah! Pensé que era miércoles.Ah! I thought it was Wednesday.
- MaríaNo, todavía falta un día.No, one day is still left.
