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Our Calendar Plans in Spanish
Learning to discuss calendar dates and upcoming events with your child in Spanish. This guide focuses on the standard date structure and numbers 1-8.
What you'll learn
- State the current date using the 'el + number + de + month' format.
- Discuss upcoming family plans like birthdays and trips.
- Understand that Spanish uses cardinal numbers for most dates, unlike English ordinals.
Spanish phrases for our calendar plans
Hoy es el primero de mayo.
Today is the first of May.
'Primero' is used for the first day of the month.
Mañana es el dos de mayo.
Tomorrow is the second of May.
Unlike English, Spanish uses the regular number 'dos' instead of 'second' for dates.
Tu cumpleaños es el tres de junio.
Your birthday is on the third of June.
Months are not capitalized in Spanish.
Tu fiesta es el cuatro de junio.
Your party is on the fourth of June.
Use 'el' before the number to say 'on the' date.
El fútbol empieza el cinco de mayo.
Football starts on the fifth of May.
'Cinco' means five.
Tu amigo viene el seis de mayo.
Your friend is coming on the sixth of May.
'Viene' means he/she/it comes.
Tu excursión escolar es el siete de mayo.
Your school trip is on the seventh of May.
'Siete' means seven.
Visitamos a la abuela el ocho de mayo.
We visit Grandma on the eighth of May.
'Ocho' means eight.
Hear these phrases and practise them
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Try it free for 7 daysKey words
mayo
May
Lower case in Spanish.
junio
June
Lower case in Spanish.
el primero
the first
The only ordinal number commonly used for dates.
cumpleaños
birthday
The word is the same in singular and plural.
Date Structure
In Spanish, the standard way to say a date is: 'el' + [number] + 'de' + [month]. Note that only the first day of the month uses an ordinal number (primero); all other days use standard numbers (dos, tres, cuatro...).
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The 1st | el primero de... | el primero de mayo |
| The 2nd | el dos de... | el dos de junio |
| The 8th | el ocho de... | el ocho de mayo |
More examples
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
Use this to start the calendar conversation.
Hoy es el cinco de junio.
Today is the fifth of June.
A simple way to state the date.