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How to say "day" in Spanish
"Day" in Spanish is día, pronounced DEE-ah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el día, plural los días).
| Spanish | día |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | DEE-ah |
| Meaning | day |
| Gender | masculine: el día |
| Plural | los días |
| Frequency | #7 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce día
Día is pronounced DEE-ah, in IPA /ˈdia/. Día has two syllables, DEE-ah, with the stress on the first. The written accent on í marks that syllable. On a keyboard without Spanish letters it is often typed "dia"; the correct spelling is día.
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Is día masculine or feminine?
Día is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el día. The plural is los días. It is an exception: most nouns ending in -a are feminine. Others like it: el mapa, el problema.
Example sentences
Es un día bonito.
It's a nice day.
Buenos días
good morning
"Day" in Spain and Latin America
Día ends in -a but is masculine: el día, un buen día.
Useful phrases
- Buenos días.
Good morning (until about noon). - todos los días
every day
Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.
How to remember día
día [DEE-ah] sounds like the English “dear”. Picture this:
Each dear day arrives like a letter under the door: you open it and hours spill out.
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