¿Qué día es hoy?
The English phrase "what is the day today?" is translated into Spanish as ¿Qué día es hoy?
This phrase is used to ask for the current day of the week. If you want to know the specific calendar date, such as October 5th, use ¿Qué fecha es hoy? instead. For more detail, you can ask for the full date using ¿Cuál es la fecha completa de hoy? or ask someone to provide the day, month and year specifically with ¿Podrías decirme el día, mes y año de hoy?
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of qué (what), día (day), es (is) and hoy (today).
Which one should you use?
While ¿Qué día es hoy? asks for the day of the week, ¿Qué fecha es hoy? is used when you are seeking the specific calendar date.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can omit hoy and simply say ¿Qué día es? if the context makes it clear that you are referring to the current day.
When do people say it?
When someone asks you this question, a standard way to respond is by using the structure Hoy es… followed by the day of the week. Common days include Lunes (Monday), Martes (Tuesday), Miércoles (Wednesday), Jueves (Thursday), Viernes (Friday), Sábado (Saturday) and Domingo (Sunday).
Did you know?
- The Spanish name for the days of the week are actually named after celestial bodies and planets, such as Martes for Mars and Miércoles for Mercury.
- In Spanish, the days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence, unlike in English.
- The word hoy is a linguistic fossil of the Latin word hodiē, which literally meant 'on this day'.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es lunes.What day is today? Today is Monday.
- ¿Qué día es hoy?What day is it today?
- Perdona, ¿qué día es hoy?Excuse me, what day is it today?
- No sé, ¿qué día es hoy?I don't know, what day is it today?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, es, hoy, qué, CC BY-SA 4.0.
