¿Qué fecha es hoy? is the way we ask the date in Spanish. In this lesson you will find a few conversations using dates, “fechas”, with the correct format as well as some important expressions and questions we often use with them. You will also find a few tips to avoid common mistakes, a main conversation to practice listening (escucha) and two interactive quizzes to reinforce the things you learn in the lesson. Let’s start…
To write dates in Spanish we use the format [Day/Month/Year], which would be translated as [Día/Mes/Año]. It is important to know how to say the as well as the , so make sure to check those lessos if you have time. It is common to write dates as in [18/11/1988]. In sentence style, this date would be “Dieciocho de noviembre de 1988″. As you can see, it is necessary to know . The basic structure for a written date would be [Number DE MONTH DE/DEL YEAR]. After 2000, we replace the last DE for DEL, like in the sentence: “Dieciocho de noviembre del 2013″.
The date Spanish
Some common questions With the date are: What is the date today? (What date is today?) What date is ...? (What date is ...?) As in What date is your birthday? (What date is your birthday). This last question be rephrased using the Could question When is your birthday? With more To ask in a polite way, May you use the questions Can you tell me the date please? (Could you tell me the date please?) And Do you know that date? (Do you know what date is today?).
Examples of basic conversations - Conversations in Spanish Zack: Sorry Irene What's the date today? Irene: Today is March 15 Zack: Thank you. I'm pretty bad for Irene dates: Do not worry Translation: Zack: Excuse me Irene, what date is today? Irene: Today is the 15th of March Zack: Thanks. I am pretty bad to remember dates Irene: Irene Don't worry: Do you know the date of the meeting Zack? Zack: Yes, the meeting is on May 25. Irene: Oh, I thought it was 23. Zack: I think they changed the date one of these days. Translation: Irene: Do you know the date of the meeting? Zack: Yes, the meeting is the 25th of May Irene: Wow, I thought it was on the 23rd Zack: I think the date They changed one of these days
You can also use the verb SER in future form as SERÁ or in past form as FUE to say the date, “decir la fecha”, for example: “Mañana será 16 de Junio” and “Ayer fue 14 de febrero”. Three very useful words for this topic are HOY (today), AYER (yesterday) and MAÑANA (tomorrow). like EL are placed before a date just the way we use the preposition ON for this purpose in English so to say something like”The party is on October 11th” we should say “La fiesta es EL 11 de octubre”. With this in mind, please listen to three more conversations below and see if you can find a few more differences and similarities.
Examples of basic conversations - Conversations in Spanish Irene: Today is my wedding anniversary. Zack: Really? What date did you marry? Irene: I married on November 8, 2010 Zack: Congratulations then! It must be a very special day for you Translation: Irene: Today is my wedding anniversary Zack: Really? What date did you get married? Irene: I got married on November 8th 2010. Zack: Then Congratulations! It must be a very special date for you. Irene: What date is tomorrow? Zack: Tomorrow is June 12 Irene ... It's been a good month right? Irene: Yes, we have made good progress in the presentation. When is the event? Zack: The event will be the first of July. Translation: Irene: What date is tomorrow? Zack: Tomorrow is June 12th ... It has-been a good month, hasn't it? Irene: Yes, We Have advanced a lot in the presentation, When is the event? Zack: The event will be on July 1st Zack: Like the music of the '90s? Irene: Yes, the music in 1998 was good. Music is different in the2013, but I also like. Zack: I like the 2000 Translation: Zack: Do you like 90s music? Irene: Yes, I do. The music of 1998 was good. Music is different in 2013, but I like it too. Zack: I like the one of 2000
Listening activity: What date is today - What's the date today?
Listen to a conversation between two friends in their workplace talking about dates. Make sure to write down the information you consider important so you can solve the quiz about it. Press PLAY to start listening to the audio.
New expressions: 1. No soy muy bueno para… means “I am not good at…” 2. Me parece buena idea means “It sounds like a good idea to me” 3. Lo tomaré en cuenta means “I will take it into account”
Listening quiz: The date - La fecha Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled. If loading fails, click here to try again Here are some questions related to the content of the conversation about dates in Spanish presented before. Choose the best answer for each question. You will receive a tip every time you find a correct answer. Press START to begin the quiz. Start Congratulations - you have completed Listening quiz: The date - La fecha.You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%.Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%% Your answers are highlighted below. Question 1 Según la conversación, ¿Qué fecha es hoy? -> According to the conversation, what date is today? A Hoy es 30 de Septiembre B Hoy es primero de Septiembre C Hoy es 14 de Septiembre Question 1 Explanation: When Ariel ask this question, Karen answers “Hoy es 14 de Septiembre”. Thewords “Hoy” (today), “Mañana” (tomorrow) and “Ayer” (Yesterday) are very common when talking about dates. Make sure to say “Hoy es...”, “Mañana es...” or “Mañana será”, and “Ayer era…” or “Ayer fue…”. It is important of use the right form of the verb “Ser” for each word. Question 2 ¿Cuándo es la presentación? -> When is the presentation? A La presentación es a principios de mes, el 2 de octubre B La presentación es al final del mes, el 30 de septiembre C La presentación es el 13 de septiembre Question 2 Explanation: Karen mentions that the presentation is at the end of the month, on September 30. Remember we use “el” instead of “on” in Spanish, so the right choice has to be “El 30 de septiembre”. Know that when someone ask you “¿Qué fecha es hoy?”, you should answer “Hoy es 30 de septiembre” or only “30 de septiembre”, but not “El 30 de septiembre”. Question 3 ¿Ariel ya está listo para la presentación? -> Is Ariel ready for the presentation? A Si, ya está listo B No está listo todavíaQuestion 3 Explanation: When Karen asks him ¿(Tú) Ya estás listo?, he answers “No todavía”. This is actually a simple “No yet!” . A more formal way to ask this question is ¿Usted ya está listo?, using the pronoun “Usted” instead of “Tú”. Question 4 ¿En qué fechas trabajará Ariel en la presentación? -> What dates will Ariel work on the presentation? A Del 20 al 29 de Septiembre B Del 20 al 25 de Octubre C Del 20 al 9 de Octubre Question 4 Explanation: This is actually a question in the future tense, but if you try to focus on the dates you will listen to Ariel saying “Yo voy a trabajar mucho en eso desde el 20 al 29 de septiembre”. To talk about dates intervals in Spanish, we use the words “desde el” (from the) and “al” (to the), for example: "desde el 4 al 10 de Julio". Question 5 ¿En qué le ayuda Karen a Ariel siempre? -> What does Karen always helps Ariel with? A Ella siempre le ayuda con las fechas B Ella siempre le ayuda con las presentaciones C Ella siempre le ayuda con losgastos Question 5 Explanation: At the beginning of the conversation, he mentions that he is not good at remembering dates (No soy muy bueno para recordar fechas) and then he tells Karen “Tú siempre me ayudas mucho con las fechas” meaning you always help me with dates. We always use cardinal numbers for dates, except for the first day of the month. We do not say “El uno de enero” but “El primero de enero”, using an ordinal number instead. Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results There are 5 questions to complete. ← List → Return Shaded items are complete. 1 2 3 4 5 End Return You have completed questions question Your score is Correct Wrong Partial-Credit You have not finished your quiz. If you leave this page, your progress will be lost. Correct Answer You Selected Not Attempted Final Score on Quiz Attempted Questions Correct Attempted Questions Wrong Questions Not Attempted Total Questions on Quiz QuestionDetails Results Date Score Hint Time allowed minutes seconds Time used Answer Choice(s) Selected Question Text All done Need more practice! Keep trying! Not bad! Good work! Perfect!
Conversation script: The date Spanish Ariel: Sorry Karen What's the date today? Karen: Today is September 14. Ariel: Thanks. I'm not very good at remembering dates. By the way, you know when is the presentation? Karen: The presentation is at the end of this month. It is September 30. You're ready? Ariel: Not yet. I will work hard on that from 20 to 29 September. Karen: I think good idea. I can help a little if you want. Ariel: Thanks Karen. I will keep it in mind. Your always helps me a lot with dates ... I owe you one. Karen: Do not worry
Listening Practice: Finding the right date in Spanish
The quiz below includes a few expressions and questions we covered in this lesson. Complete each conversation excerpt with the information provided in the recordings. Make sure to follow the rules to write “la fecha” and be careful with spelling. Click on PLAY to listen to the audios.
Lesson quiz: La fecha en español Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 6 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Information For this quiz you should complete each conversation excerpt with what you hear in the audio. It will help you review the major points explained in this lesson. You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading... You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz: Results 0 of 6 questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Average score Your score Categories Not categorized 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 Answered Review Question 1 of 6 1. Question Write the answer to the question in the blank. Person 1: ¿Sabes qué fecha es hoy? Person 2: (Hoy es 13 de noviembre, Hoy es trece de noviembre) Correct Incorrect Question 2 of 6 2. Question Write the question in the blank. Person 1: (¿Qué fecha es mañana?) Person 2:Mañana es 20 de diciembre.Correct Incorrect Question 3 of 6 3. Question Write the answer to the question in the blank. Person 1: ¿Te gustan los autos de 1980? Person 2: (Si, me gustan mucho, Si me gustan mucho) Correct Incorrect Question 4 of 6 4. Question Write the answer to the question in the blank. Person 1: ¿Cuándo es la reunión? Person 2: (La reunión es la próxima semana), el veintiuno de marzo. Correct Incorrect Question 5 of 6 5. Question Write the question for this one. Person 1: (¿Sábes que fecha era ayer?) Person 2: Si, ayer era 31 de agosto. Veo que no eres muy bueno para las fechas Correct Incorrect Question 6 of 6 6. Question Write what the girl says in the blank. Preguntando fechas en español Person 1: (Hoy es una fecha especial para mi) Person 2:¿En serio? ¿Por qué es una fecha especial? Correct Incorrect
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