📅 English Time & Dates

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In this section you will learn how to talk about time, days, months, dates, and everyday schedules in English. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Time Words

⏰ Time
hours and minutes; also “what time is it?”
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La hora
🇫🇷 French: L’heure
🇩🇪 German: Die Zeit / Die Uhrzeit
🇮🇹 Italian: L’ora
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A hora
Example: What time is it?
📅 Day
24 hours; also the time when it is light
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El día
🇫🇷 French: Le jour
🇩🇪 German: Der Tag
🇮🇹 Italian: Il giorno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O dia
Example: Have a nice day!
☀️ Morning
the early part of the day, before noon
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La mañana
🇫🇷 French: Le matin
🇩🇪 German: Der Morgen
🇮🇹 Italian: La mattina
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A manhã
Example: I work in the morning.
🌇 Afternoon
the time after noon, before evening
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La tarde
🇫🇷 French: L’après-midi
🇩🇪 German: Der Nachmittag
🇮🇹 Italian: Il pomeriggio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A tarde
Example: See you this afternoon.
🌙 Night / Evening
evening = after work, before bed; night = the dark hours
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La noche
🇫🇷 French: La nuit / Le soir
🇩🇪 German: Die Nacht / Der Abend
🇮🇹 Italian: La notte / La sera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A noite
Example: Good night.
📆 Today
this day
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hoy
🇫🇷 French: Aujourd’hui
🇩🇪 German: Heute
🇮🇹 Italian: Oggi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hoje
Example: I have a lot of work today.
⌛ Tomorrow
the day after today
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mañana
🇫🇷 French: Demain
🇩🇪 German: Morgen
🇮🇹 Italian: Domani
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amanhã
Example: See you tomorrow.
🕰️ Yesterday
the day before today
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ayer
🇫🇷 French: Hier
🇩🇪 German: Gestern
🇮🇹 Italian: Ieri
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ontem
Example: It rained yesterday.

📆 Days of the Week

📅 Monday
the first day of the work week
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Lunes
🇫🇷 Lundi
🇩🇪 Montag
🇮🇹 Lunedì
🇵🇹 Segunda-feira
📅 Tuesday
the day after Monday
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Martes
🇫🇷 Mardi
🇩🇪 Dienstag
🇮🇹 Martedì
🇵🇹 Terça-feira
📅 Wednesday
the middle day of the work week
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Miércoles
🇫🇷 Mercredi
🇩🇪 Mittwoch
🇮🇹 Mercoledì
🇵🇹 Quarta-feira
📅 Thursday
the day after Wednesday
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Jueves
🇫🇷 Jeudi
🇩🇪 Donnerstag
🇮🇹 Giovedì
🇵🇹 Quinta-feira
🎉 Friday
the last day of the work week
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Viernes
🇫🇷 Vendredi
🇩🇪 Freitag
🇮🇹 Venerdì
🇵🇹 Sexta-feira
🏖️ Saturday
the first day of the weekend
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Sábado
🇫🇷 Samedi
🇩🇪 Samstag
🇮🇹 Sabato
🇵🇹 Sábado
☀️ Sunday
the last day of the weekend
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Domingo
🇫🇷 Dimanche
🇩🇪 Sonntag
🇮🇹 Domenica
🇵🇹 Domingo

🗓️ Months of the Year

❄️ January
the first month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Enero
🇫🇷 Janvier
🇩🇪 Januar
🇮🇹 Gennaio
🇵🇹 Janeiro
❤️ February
the second month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Febrero
🇫🇷 Février
🇩🇪 Februar
🇮🇹 Febbraio
🇵🇹 Fevereiro
🌸 March
the third month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Marzo
🇫🇷 Mars
🇩🇪 März
🇮🇹 Marzo
🇵🇹 Março
🌷 April
the fourth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Abril
🇫🇷 Avril
🇩🇪 April
🇮🇹 Aprile
🇵🇹 Abril
🌼 May
the fifth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Mayo
🇫🇷 Mai
🇩🇪 Mai
🇮🇹 Maggio
🇵🇹 Maio
☀️ June
the sixth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Junio
🇫🇷 Juin
🇩🇪 Juni
🇮🇹 Giugno
🇵🇹 Junho
🏖️ July
the seventh month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Julio
🇫🇷 Juillet
🇩🇪 Juli
🇮🇹 Luglio
🇵🇹 Julho
🌴 August
the eighth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Agosto
🇫🇷 Août
🇩🇪 August
🇮🇹 Agosto
🇵🇹 Agosto
🍂 September
the ninth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Septiembre
🇫🇷 Septembre
🇩🇪 September
🇮🇹 Settembre
🇵🇹 Setembro
🎃 October
the tenth month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Octubre
🇫🇷 Octobre
🇩🇪 Oktober
🇮🇹 Ottobre
🇵🇹 Outubro
🍁 November
the eleventh month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Noviembre
🇫🇷 Novembre
🇩🇪 November
🇮🇹 Novembre
🇵🇹 Novembro
🎄 December
the last month of the year
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Diciembre
🇫🇷 Décembre
🇩🇪 Dezember
🇮🇹 Dicembre
🇵🇹 Dezembro

💡 Days & Months in English

Unlike Spanish, the names of days and months are always written with a capital letter in English.

Monday
July

⭐ Useful Time Expressions

🕒 Now
at this moment
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Ahora
🇫🇷 Maintenant
🇩🇪 Jetzt
🇮🇹 Adesso
🇵🇹 Agora
⌛ Later
after now; not right now
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Más tarde
🇫🇷 Plus tard
🇩🇪 Später
🇮🇹 Più tardi
🇵🇹 Mais tarde
⚡ Soon
in a short time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Pronto
🇫🇷 Bientôt
🇩🇪 Bald
🇮🇹 Presto
🇵🇹 Em breve
🌅 Early
before the usual time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Temprano
🇫🇷 Tôt
🇩🇪 Früh
🇮🇹 Presto
🇵🇹 Cedo
🌙 Late
after the usual time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Tarde
🇫🇷 Tard
🇩🇪 Spät
🇮🇹 Tardi
🇵🇹 Tarde
🔁 Sometimes
not always; only at some times
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A veces
🇫🇷 Parfois
🇩🇪 Manchmal
🇮🇹 A volte
🇵🇹 Às vezes
⏰ Always
every time; all the time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Siempre
🇫🇷 Toujours
🇩🇪 Immer
🇮🇹 Sempre
🇵🇹 Sempre
🚫 Never
not at any time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Nunca
🇫🇷 Jamais
🇩🇪 Nie
🇮🇹 Mai
🇵🇹 Nunca

🕒 Telling Time

🕐 It’s one o’clock.
the time is 1:00
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Es la una.
🇫🇷 Il est une heure.
🇩🇪 Es ist ein Uhr.
🇮🇹 È l’una.
🇵🇹 É uma hora.
🕑 It’s two o’clock.
the time is 2:00
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Son las dos.
🇫🇷 Il est deux heures.
🇩🇪 Es ist zwei Uhr.
🇮🇹 Sono le due.
🇵🇹 São duas horas.
🕒 It’s quarter past three.
the time is 3:15
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Son las tres y cuarto.
🇫🇷 Il est trois heures et quart.
🇩🇪 Es ist viertel nach drei.
🇮🇹 Sono le tre e un quarto.
🇵🇹 São três e um quarto.
🕞 It’s half past three.
the time is 3:30
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Son las tres y media.
🇫🇷 Il est trois heures et demie.
🇩🇪 Es ist halb vier.
🇮🇹 Sono le tre e mezza.
🇵🇹 São três e meia.
🕔 It’s quarter to five.
the time is 4:45
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Son las cinco menos cuarto.
🇫🇷 Il est cinq heures moins le quart.
🇩🇪 Es ist viertel vor fünf.
🇮🇹 Sono le cinque meno un quarto.
🇵🇹 São cinco menos um quarto.
⏰ What time is it?
please tell me the time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 ¿Qué hora es?
🇫🇷 Quelle heure est-il ?
🇩🇪 Wie spät ist es?
🇮🇹 Che ore sono?
🇵🇹 Que horas são?

🌅 Saying the Time of Day

🌅 In the morning
during the morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Por la mañana
🇫🇷 Le matin
🇩🇪 Am Morgen
🇮🇹 Di mattina
🇵🇹 De manhã
🌇 In the afternoon
during the afternoon
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Por la tarde
🇫🇷 L’après-midi
🇩🇪 Am Nachmittag
🇮🇹 Nel pomeriggio
🇵🇹 À tarde
🌙 In the evening / At night
in the evening = before bed; at night = when it is dark
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Por la noche
🇫🇷 Le soir / La nuit
🇩🇪 Am Abend / In der Nacht
🇮🇹 Di sera / Di notte
🇵🇹 À noite
☀️ It’s noon.
the time is 12:00 in the day
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Es mediodía.
🇫🇷 Il est midi.
🇩🇪 Es ist Mittag.
🇮🇹 È mezzogiorno.
🇵🇹 É meio-dia.
🌙 It’s midnight.
the time is 12:00 at night
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Es medianoche.
🇫🇷 Il est minuit.
🇩🇪 Es ist Mitternacht.
🇮🇹 È mezzanotte.
🇵🇹 É meia-noite.

📅 Talking About Dates

📆 What’s today’s date?
what month and day is it today?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 ¿Qué fecha es hoy?
🇫🇷 Quelle est la date d’aujourd’hui ?
🇩🇪 Welches Datum haben wir heute?
🇮🇹 Che data è oggi?
🇵🇹 Qual é a data de hoje?
🗓️ Today is May fifth.
today is May 5
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Hoy es el cinco de mayo.
🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui c’est le cinq mai.
🇩🇪 Heute ist der fünfte Mai.
🇮🇹 Oggi è il cinque maggio.
🇵🇹 Hoje é cinco de maio.
🎂 My birthday is October tenth.
I was born on October 10
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Mi cumpleaños es el diez de octubre.
🇫🇷 Mon anniversaire est le dix octobre.
🇩🇪 Mein Geburtstag ist am zehnten Oktober.
🇮🇹 Il mio compleanno è il dieci ottobre.
🇵🇹 O meu aniversário é no dia dez de outubro.
🎉 It’s January first.
the date is January 1
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Es el primero de enero.
🇫🇷 C’est le premier janvier.
🇩🇪 Es ist der erste Januar.
🇮🇹 È il primo gennaio.
🇵🇹 É o primeiro de janeiro.

💬 Everyday Time & Schedule Phrases

☕ See you at six.
we will meet at 6:00
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Nos vemos a las seis.
🇫🇷 On se voit à six heures.
🇩🇪 Wir sehen uns um sechs.
🇮🇹 Ci vediamo alle sei.
🇵🇹 Vemo-nos às seis.
🌅 I always have breakfast at eight.
I eat breakfast at 8:00 every day
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Siempre desayuno a las ocho.
🇫🇷 Je prends toujours le petit-déjeuner à huit heures.
🇩🇪 Ich frühstücke immer um acht.
🇮🇹 Faccio sempre colazione alle otto.
🇵🇹 Sempre tomo o pequeno-almoço às oito.
🎂 My birthday is in October.
I was born in the month of October
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Mi cumpleaños es en octubre.
🇫🇷 Mon anniversaire est en octobre.
🇩🇪 Mein Geburtstag ist im Oktober.
🇮🇹 Il mio compleanno è in ottobre.
🇵🇹 O meu aniversário é em outubro.
🏖️ We’re going on vacation in July.
our holiday is in July
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Nos vamos de vacaciones en julio.
🇫🇷 Nous partons en vacances en juillet.
🇩🇪 Wir fahren im Juli in den Urlaub.
🇮🇹 Andiamo in vacanza a luglio.
🇵🇹 Vamos de férias em julho.

💬 Sample Conversations

☕ Meeting a friend
choosing a time to meet
A: What time shall we meet?
B: At six.
A: Perfect!
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿A qué hora nos vemos?
🇪🇸 B: A las seis.
🇪🇸 A: ¡Perfecto!

🇫🇷 A: À quelle heure on se voit ?
🇫🇷 B: À six heures.
🇫🇷 A: Parfait !

🇩🇪 A: Wann treffen wir uns?
🇩🇪 B: Um sechs.
🇩🇪 A: Perfekt!

🇮🇹 A: A che ora ci vediamo?
🇮🇹 B: Alle sei.
🇮🇹 A: Perfetto!

🇵🇹 A: A que horas nos vemos?
🇵🇹 B: Às seis.
🇵🇹 A: Perfeito!
🎬 Going to the movies
asking when a film starts
A: What time does the movie start?
B: It starts at quarter past seven.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿A qué hora empieza la película?
🇪🇸 B: Empieza a las siete y cuarto.

🇫🇷 A: À quelle heure commence le film ?
🇫🇷 B: Il commence à sept heures et quart.

🇩🇪 A: Wann beginnt der Film?
🇩🇪 B: Er beginnt um viertel nach sieben.

🇮🇹 A: A che ora inizia il film?
🇮🇹 B: Inizia alle sette e un quarto.

🇵🇹 A: A que horas começa o filme?
🇵🇹 B: Começa às sete e um quarto.

📝 Example Sentences

☀️ I get up early every day.
I leave bed early each day
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Me levanto temprano todos los días.
🇫🇷 Je me lève tôt tous les jours.
🇩🇪 Ich stehe jeden Tag früh auf.
🇮🇹 Mi alzo presto ogni giorno.
🇵🇹 Levanto-me cedo todos os dias.
☕ I always drink coffee in the morning.
I drink coffee every morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Siempre tomo café por la mañana.
🇫🇷 Je bois toujours du café le matin.
🇩🇪 Ich trinke morgens immer Kaffee.
🇮🇹 Bevo sempre caffè la mattina.
🇵🇹 Sempre bebo café de manhã.
🎄 We celebrate Christmas in December.
Christmas is in December
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Celebramos la Navidad en diciembre.
🇫🇷 Nous célébrons Noël en décembre.
🇩🇪 Wir feiern Weihnachten im Dezember.
🇮🇹 Celebriamo il Natale a dicembre.
🇵🇹 Celebramos o Natal em dezembro.
🌍 I’m traveling to Spain in July.
I will go to Spain in July
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Viajo a España en julio.
🇫🇷 Je voyage en Espagne en juillet.
🇩🇪 Ich reise im Juli nach Spanien.
🇮🇹 Vado in Spagna a luglio.
🇵🇹 Vou a Espanha em julho.

💡 Helpful Tip

In English, “morning” and “tomorrow” are different words, unlike Spanish where “mañana” can mean both.

☀️ I work in the morning.
📅 I work tomorrow.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the word that fits.
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