How to Say ‘Spain is playing today’ in Spain Spanish
Hoy juega España
oy HWEH-gah es-PAH-nyah
[oy HWEH-gah es-PAH-nyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often puts the verb before the team: juega España, not España juega. You'll hear it constantly in sports talk, e.g. mañana juega el Madrid "Madrid play tomorrow".
Phrase Breakdown
Hoy
[oy]
Today
Referring to the present day.
Hoy es un buen día para empezar de nuevo.
Today is a good day to start anew.
juega
[HWEH-gah]
plays
From 'jugar', to play a sport or game.
Mi hermano juega al fútbol.
My brother plays football.
España
[es-PAH-nyah]
Spain
The country; here its national team.
España tiene buenos jugadores.
Spain has good players.
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