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días

/DEE-ahs/

A sequence of seven stylized calendar pages, each with a sun icon, laid out in a row to represent multiple days.

Just like in English, 'días' is how you say 'days'. It's the plural of 'día' (day).

días (Noun)

mA1
days?The plural of 'day', referring to periods of 24 hours.

📝 In Action

Trabajo cinco días a la semana.

A1

I work five days a week.

Faltan solo tres días para mi cumpleaños.

A2

There are only three days left until my birthday.

Pasamos unos días maravillosos en la playa.

B1

We spent some wonderful days at the beach.

Word Connections

Antonyms

  • noches (nights)

Common Collocations

  • todos los días – every day
  • días de la semana – days of the week
  • días festivos – holidays / public holidays
  • hace unos días – a few days ago

💡 Grammar Points

A Masculine Word in Disguise

Even though 'día' ends in '-a', it's a masculine word. So, its plural form 'días' is also masculine. Always say 'los días' or 'unos días'.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Gender Trap

Mistake: "Las días son largos."

Correction: Los días son largos. Remember that 'día' is masculine, so you need to use the masculine article 'los'.

⭐ Usage Tips

Counting Days

To talk about something happening in the future, you can say 'en [number] días'. For example, 'La fiesta es en dos días' (The party is in two days).

A bright, friendly sun rising over green hills, symbolizing the start of a new day and the morning.

The greeting 'Buenos días' uses 'días' to mean 'Good morning'. It's one of the first phrases you'll learn!

días (Phrase)

mA1
Good morning?Used as part of the greeting 'Buenos días'.
Also:Good day?A slightly more formal or traditional greeting, also covered by 'Buenos días'.

📝 In Action

¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás?

A1

Good morning! How are you?

Le dije 'buenos días' al vecino.

A1

I said 'good morning' to the neighbor.

Word Connections

Antonyms

  • buenas noches (good night)

Common Collocations

  • dar los buenos días – to say good morning

Idioms & Expressions

  • Buenos días – Good morning

💡 Grammar Points

Always Plural in Greetings

When you say 'Good morning', Spanish always uses the plural form 'días', even though you're only talking about one morning. It's a fixed phrase!

❌ Common Pitfalls

Singular vs. Plural

Mistake: "Bueno día."

Correction: Buenos días. The greeting is always plural. You need both 'buenos' and 'días' to end with '-s'.

⭐ Usage Tips

When to Use 'Buenos Días'

Use 'Buenos días' from when you wake up until around noon or lunchtime. After that, switch to 'Buenas tardes' (Good afternoon).

An elderly person sitting in an armchair, looking fondly at a faded black-and-white photograph of their youth.

Sometimes, 'días' can refer to a specific time in someone's life, like when we say 'in my day' in English.

días (Noun)

mB2
days / time?Referring to a specific period or era, e.g., 'in his student days'.
Also:lifetime?Referring to the span of someone's life, e.g., 'at the end of his days'.

📝 In Action

En mis días de estudiante, leía mucho.

B1

In my student days, I read a lot.

El actor tuvo sus días de gloria en los años 80.

B2

The actor had his glory days in the 80s.

Al final de sus días, se mudó al campo.

C1

At the end of his days (life), he moved to the countryside.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • tiempos (times)
  • época (era / epoch)

Idioms & Expressions

  • tener los días contados – to be on borrowed time / to have little time left

⭐ Usage Tips

Look for Possessive Words

This meaning is often signaled by a word like 'mis' (my), 'sus' (his/her/their), or a phrase like 'de estudiante' (of being a student) which specifies the 'era' you're talking about.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: días

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence uses 'días' correctly as a greeting?

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Word Family

día(day) - noun
diario(daily / diary) - adjective / noun
mediodía(midday / noon) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is 'Buenos días' plural if I'm only talking about one morning?

It's a great question! Think of it as a traditional way of wishing someone well for the entire day, or for all the 'days' to come. It's a fixed expression, so we always use the plural 'días' for the morning greeting, even though it feels like we're talking about a single morning.

Is 'día' the only masculine word that ends in '-a'?

No, but it's one of the most common! There are a few others you'll see a lot, like 'el mapa' (the map), 'el problema' (the problem), and 'el planeta' (the planet). It's a pattern that often applies to words that came to Spanish from the Greek language.