El 17 de abril.
April 17.
April is spring, when circled dates start to fill the calendar, and the number comes before de abril.
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How to say "April" in Spanish
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"April" in Spanish is abril, written with a small a and stressed on the end: ah-BREEL. Say en abril for in April and hasta abril for until April. In Spain it's a rainy spring month, and there's a saying for it: En abril, aguas mil.
Hear "abril" in real movie scenes
Two dates, said the Spanish way. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Ted y Joanna, casados 4 de abril de 1969.
Ted and Joanna, married April 4, 1969.
Two names and a date engraved on an old box are all that's left, and the year follows the month with a second de.
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Phrases and dates with abril
Five ways to place something in April.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| a principios de abril | in early April |
| a finales de abril | in late April |
| de abril a junio | from April to June |
| el 23 de abril, el Día del Libro | April 23, World Book Day |
| En abril, aguas mil. | April showers (word for word: in April, a thousand waters) |
Tip: Semana Santa, the week before Easter, often falls in April and is a holiday period in Spain.
Grammar: en abril, hasta abril
Four points for dates and plans in April.
Small a, no article
Write abril in lowercase. En abril, hasta abril and desde abril go straight to the month.Month, then year
A full date links every part with de: el 4 de abril de 1969.Stress at the end
Words ending in -l stress the last syllable, so abril is ah-BREEL and needs no written accent.Soft b, one tap
After the a, the b is soft and the lips barely touch. The r that follows is a single quick tap.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Mi fiesta de cumpleaños es en abril.
My birthday party is in April.
En abril ya duermo por la noche.
In April I'll be sleeping at night.
La invitación de abril está a nombre de Bruno.
The April invitation is in Bruno's name.
En ese caso, hasta abril.
In that case, until April.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗AH-breel (pronunciation)
✓ah-BREEL
English stresses the start of April. Spanish puts the weight on the last syllable.
✗Nací en Abril.
✓Nací en abril.
A capital A belongs to the girl's name Abril, never to the month in the middle of a sentence.
✗Trabajo de noche hasta el abril.
✓Trabajo de noche hasta abril.
Hasta works like en here and goes right before the month.
Real conversation: working nights until April
A short dialog at the front gate of your building.
You run into your neighbor Bruno at the front gate. He's just getting home from the night shift.
¡Hola! Ahora trabajo de noche.
Hi! I work nights now.
¿De noche? ¡Qué difícil!
At night? That's hard!
Sí, pero solo hasta abril.
Yes, but only until April.
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How to remember it
Abril is April with one letter swapped: the p turns into a b. Think b for blossoms, since April is when the trees bloom.
Questions about "April" in Spanish
How do you say April in Spanish?
Abril, stressed on the last syllable: ah-BREEL. It starts with a small a unless it opens a sentence.
How do you say "in April" in Spanish?
En abril, with no article: Mi fiesta de cumpleaños es en abril. For until April, say hasta abril.
What does "En abril, aguas mil" mean?
It's a Spanish saying about the April rain, close to "April showers" in English. Word for word, it means in April, a thousand waters.
Is there an April Fools' Day in Spanish-speaking countries?
Not on April 1. Most Spanish-speaking countries play their pranks on el Día de los Inocentes, December 28.
