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Days of the Week, Months, Seasons and Dates in Spanish pp. 15, 17, 18 (doc.6) I.

Los Días de la semana (Week days)

El lunes El martes El miércoles El jueves El viernes El sábado El domingo

Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Note that in Spanish: 1. The days of the week are all masculine nouns. 1. In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday. 3. The days of the week are not capitalized. 4. Definite articles (the) el, la, los, las are normally used with the days of the week. 5. When used with the days of the week, the definite article (the: el /los) has the special meaning “on.” 6. Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes. a. I work on Monday:

Yo trabajo el lunes.

b. I work on Mondays:

Yo trabajo los lunes.

7. Use the verb “ser: (to be)” to express the day. a. ¿Qué día es hoy?

What day is today?

b. Hoy es lunes.

Today is Monday.

c. Mañana es martes.

Tomorrow is Tuesday.

http://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/days

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Los meses del año (Months of the year) enero febrero marzo abril mayo junio

January February March April May June

julio agosto septiembre octubre noviembre diciembre

July August September October November December

Note that: 1. Note that, like the days of the week, Months are not capitalized, and they are masculine nouns in Spanish. 2. To express "in a certain month," use the preposition "en."  Vamos a México en enero. We are going to Mexico in January.  Mi cumpleaños es e n septiembre. My birthday is in September

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Las estaciones del año en América del Norte (Here are the four Seasons in North America)

la primavera Spring (marzo, abril, mayo) el verano Summer (junio, julio, agosto) el otoño Autumn /Fall (septiembre, octubre, noviembre) el invierno Winter (diciembre, enero , febrero) Note that: 1. In Spanish, articles are normally used with the seasons. 2. En América del Norte, la primavera empieza en marzo. In North America, spring begins in March. 3. En América del Sur, la primavera empieza en septiembre. In South America, spring begins in September. 4. The seasons are reversed south of the equator. When it is winter in Ottawa, it is summer in Santiago, Chile.

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La fecha (Dates)

1. The Spanish way is to write the day + month + year. This is different from the American way (month + day + year). a. el 29 de febrero de 2012 = February 29, 2012 b. 29.2.12 = 2/29/12 2. To ask for the date say: ¿Qué fecha es hoy? What is the date today? 3. When giving the date, always begin with the phrase "hoy es el..." (today is...)  Hoy es el cuatro de julio. Today is the Fourth of July. 4. If you are talking about the first day of the month, use the expression "el primero." (First) is the only ordinal number used with dates? For all other days of the month, use the cardinal numbers. a. July 1st. El primero de julio b. January 16th El dieciséis de enero 5. Use this word order when expressing dates in Spanish:  el + number + de (of) + month e.g. el nueve de mayo = May 9th Note that, the article el is omitted when the day of the week is expressed. E.g. Hoy es lunes, nueve de mayo.

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Today is Monday, May 9th.

The Verb Form "hay"

1. The verb form "hay" has two meanings: there is / there are a. Hay muchos libros en la biblioteca. There are many books in the library. b. Hay un libro en la mesa. There is a book on the table. 2. When used in questions, "hay" has two different meanings: Is there? // Are there? c. ¿Hay un hotel en el centro? Is there a hotel downtown? d. ¿Hay algunos libros por aquí? Are there any books around here?

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