How to Say ‘Independence Day’ in Mexican Spanish
El Día de la Independencia
el DEE-ah deh lah een-deh-pehn-DEHN-syah
[el DEE-ah deh lah een-deh-pehn-DEHN-syah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: The big celebration actually happens the night before, on September 15th. That's when crowds gather for el Grito "the Cry" and shout ¡Viva México!.
Phrase Breakdown
El Día
el DEE-ah
The Day
'el DEE-ah'. 'Día' ends in 'a' but is masculine, so it takes 'el'. It is capitalized here because it's part of a holiday name.
El Día de Muertos es en noviembre.
The Day of the Dead is in November.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
Día
[DEE-ah]
day
Means day; in greetings, buen día means good day or good morning.
Hoy es un día perfecto para caminar.
Today is a perfect day for walking.
de la Independencia
deh lah een-deh-pehn-DEHN-syah
of Independence
'een-deh-pen-DEN-syah'. The 'c' before 'i' sounds like 's'. Stress 'DEN'.
Celebramos la Independencia.
We celebrate Independence.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common preposition meaning 'of' or 'from,' and sometimes used like 'for' in set phrases.
La salida de emergencia está allá.
The emergency exit is over there.
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
Independencia
[een-deh-pehn-DEHN-syah]
Independence
Feminine noun for freedom from outside rule; capitalized in holiday names.
Celebramos la Independencia con el Grito.
We celebrate Independence with the Grito.
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