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How to Determine the Gender of Nouns in Spanish? – LSFB 023

 

In this session we will learn a few easy guidelines to determine the gender of nouns in Spanish.

One of the most challenging yet fascinating aspects of learning Spanish is understanding the gender of nouns. Unlike English, where nouns are generally neutral, Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine.

This distinction can feel confusing at first, especially if you’re new to gendered languages. However, with a few guidelines and some practice, determining the gender of Spanish nouns becomes much more manageable. Why does gender matter?

In Spanish, gender impacts how nouns interact with other parts of a sentence, such as adjectives and articles. For instance, you would say “el libro rojo” (the red book) for a masculine noun but “la mesa roja” (the red table) for a feminine noun. Getting the gender right ensures your sentences are grammatically correct and sound natural to native speakers.

This guide will walk you through the key rules, exceptions, and strategies to help you identify noun genders in Spanish with confidence. You’ll also learn some handy memory tricks and tips for practicing this essential aspect of the language.

By mastering the gender of nouns, you’ll take a significant step toward fluency and better understand how Spanish grammar works.  

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How to say the Days of the Week, Months of the Year and Seasons in Spanish – LSFB 021

Welcome to a new session of Learning Spanish for Beginners Podcast. In this session, we will learn vocabulary and easy ways to tell time in Spanish.

By the way, this episode will focus on the Spanish spoken in Mexico, which you can use to communicate with Spanish speakers from all around the world. These are basic but very important words to know because they come up in daily conversations, scheduling, and planning. So grab a notebook, and let’s get started!

You can listen to the podcast session here:

Download your PDF Transcript

At the beginning of this post, you will find an audio player you can use to listen to the episode, and you can download a PDF Transcript right here:

This is the link you can use to get your transcript (right-click and “Save” or “Download”): PDF Transcript

 

Days of the week in Spanish:

Let’s start by reviewing the days of the week in Spanish. Here they are:

  • Lunes – Monday
  • Martes – Tuesday
  • Miércoles – Wednesday
  • Jueves – Thursday
  • Viernes – Friday
  • Sábado – Saturday
  • Domingo – Sunday

Notice that in Spanish, the days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. Also, all the days are masculine nouns, so you’ll use “el” before them when needed. For example, “el lunes” means “on Monday.” Now let’s practice a few common phrases:

  • ¿Qué día es hoy?
  • What day is today?
  • ¿Qué día es hoy?

 

  • Hoy es lunes.
  • Today is Monday.
  • Hoy es lunes.

 

  • ¿Qué día es mañana?
  • What day is tomorrow?
  • ¿Qué día es mañana?

 

  • Mañana es martes.
  • Tomorrow is Tuesday.
  • Mañana es martes.

 

  • El fin de semana
  • The weekend
  • El fin de semana

 

  • Me gusta descansar el fin de semana.
  • I like to rest on the weekend.
  • Me gusta descansar el fin de semana.

  Let’s review the days of the week in Spanish one more time. Here we go:

  • Lunes – Monday
  • Martes – Tuesday
  • Miércoles – Wednesday
  • Jueves – Thursday
  • Viernes – Friday
  • Sábado – Saturday
  • Domingo – Sunday

Great job! Now that you know the days of the week, let’s move on to the months of the year.

 

Months of the Year in Spanish:

In Spanish, the months of the year are:

  • Enero – January
  • Febrero – February
  • Marzo – March
  • Abril – April
  • Mayo – May
  • Junio – June
  • Julio – July
  • Agosto – August
  • Septiembre – September
  • Octubre – October
  • Noviembre – November
  • Diciembre – December

Just like the days of the week, months are not capitalized in Spanish unless they begin a sentence. They’re all masculine as well, so you’ll use “el” or “un” if you need an article in a sentence.   Let’s practice some sentences:

  • ¿En qué mes estamos?
  • What month are we in?
  • ¿En qué mes estamos?

 

  • Estamos en enero.
  • We are in January.
  • Estamos en enero.

 

  • ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
  • When is your birthday?
  • ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

 

  • Mi cumpleaños es en abril.
  • My birthday is in April.
  • Mi cumpleaños es en abril.

 

  • El próximo mes es marzo.
  • Next month is March.
  • El próximo mes es marzo.

Let’s review the months of the year in Spanish one more time:

  • Enero – January
  • Febrero – February
  • Marzo – March
  • Abril – April
  • Mayo – May
  • Junio – June
  • Julio – July
  • Agosto – August
  • Septiembre – September
  • Octubre – October
  • Noviembre – November
  • Diciembre – December

 

Seasons of the Year in Spanish:

In Spanish, the seasons of the year are:

  • Primavera – Spring
  • Verano – Summer
  • Otoño – Fall
  • Invierno – Winter

Let’s review a few examples:

  • La primavera es mi estación favorita.
  • Spring is my favorite season.
  • La primavera es mi estación favorita.

 

  • Hace mucho calor en verano.
  • It’s very hot in summer.
  • Hace mucho calor en verano.

 

  • Me gusta el otoño porque las hojas cambian de color.
  • I like autumn because the leaves change color.
  • Me gusta el otoño porque las hojas cambian de color.

 

  • En invierno, hace frío y a veces nieva.
  • In winter, it’s cold and sometimes it snows.
  • En invierno, hace frío y a veces nieva.

 

  • ¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?
  • What’s your favorite season?
  • ¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?

 

  • Mi estación favorita es el verano.
  • My favorite season is summer.
  • Mi estación favorita es el verano.


If you would like to learn Spanish faster by learning the 100 most common words in spoken Spanish, you can visit: SpanishforYourJob.com/commonwords

That’s all for today’s session.   See you next time! ¡Hasta la próxima!