How to Say ‘It's May twelfth.’ in Spain Spanish
Es el doce de mayo.
ess el DO-seh deh MAH-yoh
[ess el DO-seh deh MAH-yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: The pattern is el + number + de + month: el cinco de junio "June fifth." Only the first of the month sometimes changes, to el uno or el primero.
Phrase Breakdown
Es el doce
ess el DO-seh
It's the twelfth
Spanish uses ordinary numbers for dates, with 'el' in front. In Spain 'doce' sounds like 'DOH-theh'.
Hoy es el doce.
Today is the twelfth.
Words in this phrase
Es
[ess]
it is
"Es" means "it is" or "is" from the verb "ser."
Es de tres euros en total.
It is three euros in total.
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.
doce
[DO-seh]
Twelve
The number following eleven, the twelfth number.
Tenemos doce sillas en la sala.
We have twelve chairs in the room.
de mayo.
deh MAH-yoh
of May.
Months are written in lowercase and introduced by 'de'. Say 'deh MAH-yoh'.
Llego en mayo.
I arrive in May.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
Very common preposition meaning 'of' or 'from', depending on context.
La salida de la estación está allí.
The station exit is over there.
mayo
[MAH-yoh]
May
The fifth month of the year; months are not capitalised in Spanish.
En mayo hace buen tiempo.
In May the weather is nice.
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