How to Say ‘Saint's day’ in Mexican Spanish
Día de tu santo
dee-ah deh too SAHN-toh
[dee-ah deh too SAHN-toh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is the feast day of the saint you're named after. Older Mexicans and people with saint names may still celebrate it like a second birthday.
Phrase Breakdown
Día
[dee-ah]
Day
A period of 24 hours.
El día es largo.
The day is long.
de tu santo
deh too SAHN-toh
of your saint (your saint's day)
Say 'deh too SAHN-toh'. In Mexico, 'tu santo' is the feast day of the saint you are named after, and people celebrate it like a birthday.
Mañana es el día de tu santo.
Tomorrow is your saint's day.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition meaning 'of' or 'for'; often links nouns in business phrases.
De entrega solo tenemos una versión preliminar.
For delivery, we only have a preliminary version.
tu
[too]
your
Informal singular possessive adjective meaning 'your.'
Tu ayuda fue clave para cerrar el pendiente a tiempo.
Your help was key to closing the pending task on time.
santo
[SAHN-toh]
saint's day
Noun meaning saint; 'día de tu santo' is the feast day of the saint you're named after, often celebrated like a birthday.
Hoy es el día de mi santo.
Today is my saint's day.
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