they are done in the same way
Saying the Date in Spanish
Saying the date in Spanish is not much different from writing it. Once again, you will use "de" and "del" before the month and the year, but this time you will need to know how to read the numbers.
Unlike English, Spanish uses cardinal numbers (like one, two or three) instead of ordinal numbers (like fourth, fifth or sixth) for every day of the month except the first. So, if you can count to 31, you can already say almost every date!
Just in case, let's take a look at how you should read every day of the month in Spanish:
1 Primero
2 Dos
3 Tres
4 Cuatro
5 Cinco
6 Seis
7 Siete
8 Ocho
9 Nueve
10 Diez
11 Once
12 Doce
13 Trece
14 Catorce
15 Quince
16 Dieciséis
17 Diecisiete
18 Dieciocho
19 Diecinueve
20 Veinte
21 Veintiuno
22 Veintidós
23 Veintitrés
24 Veinticuatro
25 Veinticinco
26 Veintiséis
27 Veintisiete
28 Veintiocho
29 Veintinueve
30 Treinta
31 Treinta y uno
You will also need to know some bigger numbers if you want to say the year. The following list covers the
next decade:
2017 Dos mil diecisiete
2018 Dos mil dieciocho
2019 Dos mil diecinueve
2020 Dos mil veinte
2021 Dos mil veintiuno
2022 Dos mil veintidós
2023 Dos mil veintitrés
2024 Dos mil veinticuatro
2025 Dos mil veinticinco
2026 Dos mil veintiséis
2027 Dos mil veintisiete
2028 Dos mil veintiocho
2029 Dos mil veintinueve
2030 Dos mil treinta
Combine the days, months and years with the following formula and you'll be able to say any date:
(day) de (month) del (year)
