In this post, we share various lists that include the days of the week, months, seasons, and other important expressions of time in Spanish.

First, let’s look at the days of the week, Monday to Sunday, in Spanish.

*The days of the week are all masculine and are not capitalized.

The following table lists the 12 months of the year in Spanish. 

*The months are not capitalized in Spanish.

Next, we have the four seasons listed. 

It’s important to realize, however, that in many tropical countries, for example, in Mexico or Central America, the seasons as we know them in the North do not exist. Instead, “invierno” or “winter” refers to the rainy season, and “verano” or “summer” means the dry season.  So keep that in mind for your next trip!

In the next table, we have a few important holidays in Spanish.

One area of confusion for Spanish learners is putting into practice the expression “ahora”.  If you look up this in the dictionary, you’ll get “now”.  However, in much of Latin America, “ahora” simply refers to the current context.  For example, “ahora el combustible es muy caro” (Now gas is very expensive).  In this sense, “now” means anytime in the present.  If you want to emphasize “right now”, then use “ahora mismo” or “ya”.  

In this post, we covered the days of the week, months, seasons, and other expressions of time.  Now you can use this vocabulary to make plans and talk about important dates.  If you haven’t looked at our grammar topics on the Present Simple tense  or further your vocabulary by learning how to talk about your Daily routine.