How to Say ‘What is the day today?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿cuál es el día de hoy?
💬 Usage Tip: Questions usually start with an upside-down question mark '¿' in Spanish.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This question might be asked in casual settings to plan the rest of the day.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuál
Which
Used to ask for information about one or more items from a defined set.
¿Cuál es tu color favorito?
Which is your favorite color?
es
is
The third person singular of the verb 'ser', used for description and identification.
Eso es importante.
That is important.
el día
the day
Refers specifically to what day it is.
El día está soleado.
The day is sunny.
de hoy
of today
Refers to precisely the current date or day.
La fecha de hoy es importante.
Today's date is important.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
cuál
[kwahl]
Which
Used in questions to ask for specific information.
¿Cuál es el día más divertido?
Which is the most fun day?
es
[es]
Is
The third person singular form of 'to be'.
Hoy es un buen día.
Today is a good day.
el
[ehl]
The
Definite article.
El día está soleado.
The day is sunny.
día
[dee-ah]
Day
A period of 24 hours.
El día es largo.
The day is long.
de
[deh]
Of
Expresses the relationship between a part and a whole.
El clima de hoy es agradable.
The weather of today is nice.
hoy
[oy]
Today
The present day.
El evento es hoy.
The event is today.
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