How to Say ‘Today is May 2nd.’ in Spain Spanish
Hoy es el dos de mayo.
oy ehs el dohs deh MAH-yoh
[oy ehs el dohs deh MAH-yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says the date with es "is" and no word for "on": Hoy es el dos de mayo. Swap in any date: Hoy es el veinte de julio "Today is July 20th".
Phrase Breakdown
Hoy es el dos
oy ehs el dohs
Today is the second
Silent 'h': 'oy-es-el-DOS'. Link the vowels smoothly together.
Hoy es el diez.
Today is the tenth.
Words in this phrase
Hoy
[oy]
today
Refers to the current day.
Hoy no acepto tarjeta.
Today I don’t accept card.
es
[ehs]
It is
Used to state what something is.
Es un día soleado.
It is a sunny day.
el
[el]
The (masculine singular)
A definite article used before a singular masculine noun.
El centro es donde está la acción.
The center is where the action is.
dos
[dohs]
two
The number two.
Faltan dos semáforos para llegar.
There are two traffic lights left before arriving.
de mayo.
deh MAH-yoh
of May.
Finish the date with 'de' + month. Stress 'MA' in 'mayo'.
Es el cinco de mayo.
It's the fifth of May.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
mayo
[MAH-yoh]
May
The fifth month of the year.
En mayo hace buen tiempo.
In May the weather is nice.
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