Lesson 05 · 6 min read
Days, Months, and Telling Time in Spanish
Talking about schedules means knowing the days, months, and how to say the time. Note that in Spanish, days and months are written in lowercase, unlike in English.
1. Days of the week
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |
2. Months of the year
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| enero | January |
| febrero | February |
| marzo | March |
| abril | April |
| mayo | May |
| junio | June |
| julio | July |
| agosto | August |
| septiembre | September |
| octubre | October |
| noviembre | November |
| diciembre | December |
3. Telling the time
Use "es la una" for one o'clock and "son las…" for every other hour. Add "y" for minutes past the hour and "menos" for minutes to the hour.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué hora es? | What time is it? |
| Es la una. | It is one o'clock. |
| Son las tres. | It is three o'clock. |
| Son las cuatro y media. | It is half past four. |
| Son las siete menos cuarto. | It is a quarter to seven. |