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How to Say ‘Three times a day’ in Spain Spanish

Tres veces al día

tres BEH-thehs ahl DEE-ah

[tres BEH-thehs ahl DEE-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: Al is a + el squeezed together, and the squeeze is required. Same pattern: dos veces a la semana "twice a week" keeps a la, since only a el merges.

Phrase Breakdown

Tres veces

tres BEH-thehs

Three times

'Vez' becomes 'veces' in the plural. In Spain the 'c' before 'e' sounds like the English 'th': VE-thes. Roll the 'r' lightly in 'tres'.

Example

Lo he llamado tres veces.

I've called him three times.

Words in this phrase

Tres

[tres]

three

The number after two.

Example

Necesitamos al menos tres personas para ayudar.

We need at least three people to help.

veces

[BEH-thehs]

times

Plural of 'vez', occasions.

Example

Lo he hecho tres veces.

I've done it three times.

al día

ahl DEE-ah

a day / per day

'Al' is 'a' + 'el'. It expresses frequency, like 'per day'. 'Día' has three syllables: al-DÍ-a.

Example

Bebo dos litros de agua al día.

I drink two litres of water a day.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

per (a)

Contraction of 'a + el'; in frequency expressions it means 'per'.

Example

Dos veces al mes.

Twice a month.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.

Example

En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.

In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.

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