{"id":87,"date":"2020-03-10T21:36:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=87"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:51:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:51:44","slug":"gramatica-la-fecha-cuando","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/gramatica-la-fecha-cuando\/","title":{"raw":"Gram\u00e1tica: La fecha \/ \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo?","rendered":"Gram\u00e1tica: La fecha \/ \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo?"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Tell the date<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask and answer questions with the word \u00bfcu\u00e1ndo?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>La fecha<\/h3>\r\nThe verb\u00a0<em>ser<\/em>\u00a0is used to give dates:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Carmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/cual_es_la_fecha_de_hoy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1l <strong>es<\/strong> la fecha de hoy?\u00a0(<em>What is today\u2019s date?<\/em>)\r\nRam\u00f3n: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/hoy_es_el_20_de_mayo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hoy <strong>es<\/strong> el 20 de mayo.\u00a0(<em>Today is the 20th of May.<\/em>)\r\nCarmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/que_dia_es_hoy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 d\u00eda <strong>es<\/strong> hoy?\u00a0(<em>What day is today?<\/em>)\r\nRam\u00f3n: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/hoy_es_miercoles_20_de_mayo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hoy <strong>es<\/strong> mi\u00e9rcoles, 20 de mayo.\u00a0(<em>Today is Wednesday, the 20th of May<\/em>.)\r\nCarmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/cuando_es_su_cumpleanos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo <strong>es<\/strong>\u00a0tu cumplea\u00f1os?\u00a0(<em>When is your birthday?<\/em>)\r\nRam\u00f3n: <strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/es_el_16_de_diciembre.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Es<\/strong> el 16 de diciembre.\u00a0\u00a0(<em>It\u2019s the 16th of December.<\/em>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>More about using dates in Spanish:<\/h3>\r\nTo expand dates to include years, use the preposition <strong>de<\/strong> (of):\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Es el 4 de julio <strong>de<\/strong> 1776.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el 15 de septiembre <strong>de<\/strong> 1821.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el 7 de diciembre <strong>de<\/strong> 1941.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou may also spell out numbers when writing dates:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Es el cuatro de julio de 1776.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el quince de septiembre de 1821.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el siete de diciembre de 1941.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nOn the first day of the month use the ordinal number \"el primero\" (<em>first<\/em>) and not \u201cel uno\u201d. Only the first day of the month can be expressed with an ordinal number:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Es el primero de enero de 2020.\u00a0 OR<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Es el 1\u00ba de enero de 2020.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRemember that masculine forms of the numbers are always used with dates, and months are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Enero es mi mes favorito. (<em>January is my favorite month.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAlso remember, to say \u201cin a certain month\u201d use the preposition\u00a0<strong>en<\/strong> (<em>in<\/em>):\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Voy a Guatemala\u00a0<strong>en abril<\/strong>. (<em>I\u2019m going to Guatemala\u00a0<strong>in April.<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHowever, to say \u201con a certain day\u201d \/ \u201con certain days\u201d use the definite article\u00a0<strong>el \/\u00a0los:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Me voy\u00a0<strong>el lunes<\/strong>.\u00a0(<em>I leave\u00a0<strong>on Monday<\/strong>.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Me voy\u00a0<strong>el tres de abril<\/strong>. (<em>I leave\u00a0<strong>on April 3rd<\/strong>.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tomo el tren\u00a0<strong>los s\u00e1bados<\/strong>.\u00a0(<em>I take the train\u00a0<strong>on Saturdays.<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Cu\u00e1ndo<\/h3>\r\nThe interrogative (question word) \"cu\u00e1ndo\u201d means \u201cwhen.\u201d\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es tu cumplea\u00f1os? (<em>When is your birthday?<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUnlike some interrogatives,\u00a0cu\u00e1ndo does not change for gender and number. However, you do need to pay attention to the difference between the question word \u201ccu\u00e1ndo\u201d\u2014with an accent mark\u2014and the relative pronoun \u201ccuando\u201d (no accent mark).\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo vamos a bailar? (<em>When are we going to dance?<\/em>) [interrogative]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bailamos cuando tenemos tiempo.\u00a0(We dance <i>when we have time.<\/i>) [relative pronoun]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell the date<\/li>\n<li>Ask and answer questions with the word \u00bfcu\u00e1ndo?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>La fecha<\/h3>\n<p>The verb\u00a0<em>ser<\/em>\u00a0is used to give dates:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Carmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/cual_es_la_fecha_de_hoy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1l <strong>es<\/strong> la fecha de hoy?\u00a0(<em>What is today\u2019s date?<\/em>)<br \/>\nRam\u00f3n: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/hoy_es_el_20_de_mayo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hoy <strong>es<\/strong> el 20 de mayo.\u00a0(<em>Today is the 20th of May.<\/em>)<br \/>\nCarmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/que_dia_es_hoy.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 d\u00eda <strong>es<\/strong> hoy?\u00a0(<em>What day is today?<\/em>)<br \/>\nRam\u00f3n: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/hoy_es_miercoles_20_de_mayo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hoy <strong>es<\/strong> mi\u00e9rcoles, 20 de mayo.\u00a0(<em>Today is Wednesday, the 20th of May<\/em>.)<br \/>\nCarmen: <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/cuando_es_su_cumpleanos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo <strong>es<\/strong>\u00a0tu cumplea\u00f1os?\u00a0(<em>When is your birthday?<\/em>)<br \/>\nRam\u00f3n: <strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U2\/es_el_16_de_diciembre.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Es<\/strong> el 16 de diciembre.\u00a0\u00a0(<em>It\u2019s the 16th of December.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3>More about using dates in Spanish:<\/h3>\n<p>To expand dates to include years, use the preposition <strong>de<\/strong> (of):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Es el 4 de julio <strong>de<\/strong> 1776.<\/li>\n<li>Es el 15 de septiembre <strong>de<\/strong> 1821.<\/li>\n<li>Es el 7 de diciembre <strong>de<\/strong> 1941.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also spell out numbers when writing dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Es el cuatro de julio de 1776.<\/li>\n<li>Es el quince de septiembre de 1821.<\/li>\n<li>Es el siete de diciembre de 1941.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the first day of the month use the ordinal number &#8220;el primero&#8221; (<em>first<\/em>) and not \u201cel uno\u201d. Only the first day of the month can be expressed with an ordinal number:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Es el primero de enero de 2020.\u00a0 OR<\/li>\n<li>Es el 1\u00ba de enero de 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that masculine forms of the numbers are always used with dates, and months are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enero es mi mes favorito. (<em>January is my favorite month.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also remember, to say \u201cin a certain month\u201d use the preposition\u00a0<strong>en<\/strong> (<em>in<\/em>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voy a Guatemala\u00a0<strong>en abril<\/strong>. (<em>I\u2019m going to Guatemala\u00a0<strong>in April.<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, to say \u201con a certain day\u201d \/ \u201con certain days\u201d use the definite article\u00a0<strong>el \/\u00a0los:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Me voy\u00a0<strong>el lunes<\/strong>.\u00a0(<em>I leave\u00a0<strong>on Monday<\/strong>.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Me voy\u00a0<strong>el tres de abril<\/strong>. (<em>I leave\u00a0<strong>on April 3rd<\/strong>.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Tomo el tren\u00a0<strong>los s\u00e1bados<\/strong>.\u00a0(<em>I take the train\u00a0<strong>on Saturdays.<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cu\u00e1ndo<\/h3>\n<p>The interrogative (question word) &#8220;cu\u00e1ndo\u201d means \u201cwhen.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es tu cumplea\u00f1os? (<em>When is your birthday?<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike some interrogatives,\u00a0cu\u00e1ndo does not change for gender and number. 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