Spanish word

días

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈdias/

Meaning

  • masculine noundays

Example

Trabajo cinco días a la semana.

I work five days a week.

Illustration for días (days)

More examples

Voy al gimnasio todos los días.

I go to the gym every day.

Core concept

Several marked dates on a monthly calendar.

Common phrases

  • todos los días

    every day

  • un par de días

    a couple of days

  • dentro de unos días

    in a few days

Similar words

fecha: The numeric date (year-month-day) used to label a specific day.
día laborable: A weekday when people usually work and businesses operate.
día festivo: An official, nationally or locally observed holiday when many institutions close.

Definition in Spanish

Plural de día; palabra usada para referirse a jornadas concretas o a varios días consecutivos.

Word origin

Días is the plural of día, created by adding the plural -s to día and ultimately from Latin dies meaning 'day'.

Usage tips

  • Todos los días and cada día convey 'every day', while días by itself commonly refers to a number of days or a span, and día a día expresses day-to-day.

Opposites

  • nochesnightsnoun

Related words

  • diariodailyadjective
  • diariamentedailyadverb

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