El Calendario Vocabulary

Days of the Week
The Spanish calendar starts the week on a Monday (lunes).

Sample Calendar Showing Days of the Week

lunes Monday	martes Tuesday	miércoles Wednesday	jueves Thursday	viernes Friday	sábado Saturday	domingo Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Months of the Year

enero - January	julio - July
febrero - February	agosto - August
marzo - March	septiembre - September
abril - April	octubre - October
mayo - May	noviembre - November
junio - June	diciembre - December

Other Calendar Vocabulary and Phrases

el año - year	ayer - yesterday
el calendario - calendar	el cumpleaños - birthday
el día - day	el día de fiesta - holiday
hoy - today	mañana - tomorrow
el mes - month	la semana - week

Frases
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? - What is today's date?
Hoy es el (primero) de (septiembre). - Today is the (first) of (September).
Hoy es el (dos) de (septiembre). - Today is the (second) of (September).

¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? - When is your birthday? (informal)
Mi cumpleaños es el (día) de (mes) del (año). - My birthday is the (day) of (month) of the (year).

¿Qué día es hoy? - What is today?
Hoy es lunes. - Today is Monday.

Notes
The names of the days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized.
Use the ordinal number (first) for the first day of the month. Use the cardinal number (two) for days after the first.
Some Spanish-speaking people have this saying: "De hoy en ocho días." (From today in eight days.) to indicate the same day the next week.

Questions
Why do some calendars capitalize the first letter of the days of the week and months of the year?
    One reason is because they appeal to people whose language requires the captilization of proper nouns. Another reason is because some people prefer it that way.

Where can I find a sample calendar?
    There is a sample pdf calendar here.
The pdf calendar may be reproduced freely for educational purposes (not for commercial purposes) as long as the copyright information remains intact.

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