Days of the Week & Months in Spanish
Days, months, and how to say dates the way real Spanish speakers do — plus the small grammar rules that trip up most learners.
Days of the week
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | lunes | LOO-nes |
| Tuesday | martes | MAR-tes |
| Wednesday | miércoles | mee-AIR-koh-les |
| Thursday | jueves | HWAY-ves |
| Friday | viernes | vee-AIR-nes |
| Saturday | sábado | SAH-bah-doh |
| Sunday | domingo | doh-MEEN-goh |
Months of the year
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| January | enero | eh-NEH-roh |
| February | febrero | feh-BREH-roh |
| March | marzo | MAR-soh |
| April | abril | ah-BREEL |
| May | mayo | MAH-yoh |
| June | junio | HOO-nee-oh |
| July | julio | HOO-lee-oh |
| August | agosto | ah-GOHS-toh |
| September | septiembre | sep-tee-EM-breh |
| October | octubre | ohk-TOO-breh |
| November | noviembre | noh-vee-EM-breh |
| December | diciembre | dee-see-EM-breh |
Rules that actually matter
- Lowercase. Days and months are not capitalized in Spanish: "Te veo el lunes en marzo."
- "On Monday" = el lunes. Spanish uses the article, not "on": el lunes = on Monday, los lunes = on Mondays.
- Date format = day-month-year. 15/03/2025 = March 15, 2025. Written out: el 15 de marzo de 2025.
- "What day is it?" → ¿Qué dÃa es hoy? Answer: Hoy es martes.
- "What's the date?" → ¿Qué fecha es hoy? Answer: Hoy es el 21 de junio.
Useful sentences
Te veo el viernes.
See you Friday.
Mi cumpleaños es el 12 de agosto.
My birthday is August 12.
Trabajo de lunes a viernes.
I work Monday through Friday.
Nos vemos en enero.
See you in January.