Hoy es cumpleaños de Creed.
It's Creed's birthday today.
Hoy starts the sentence here, and its form never changes.
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How to say "today" in Spanish
hoy
adverbnever changesone syllable
"Today" in Spanish is hoy. The h is silent, so it sounds like "oy". Hoy never changes form, and it can start or end the sentence: Hoy hay café or Hay café hoy.
Hear "hoy" in real scenes
Two scenes where someone says it. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Pero hoy no.
But not today.
Here hoy comes at the end, and it still means the same day.
Useful phrases with hoy
Five phrases you'll hear every week.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué día es hoy? | What day is it today? |
| hoy en día | nowadays |
| hoy mismo | today, this very day |
| a partir de hoy | from today on |
| hoy no | not today |
Tip: Hoy comes from the Latin hodie. French kept the same root at the end of aujourd'hui.
Grammar: using hoy
Four points, and none of them are hard.
The h is silent
Say oy, without an English h.It can move
Hoy hay café. = Hay café hoy. Same meaning.No article, no preposition
Hoy es lunes. Today is Monday. Hoy trabajo. I'm working today.Yesterday, today, tomorrow
ayer yesterday, hoy today, mañana tomorrow.Example sentences
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Hoy no hay café.
There's no coffee today.
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Necesito verte hoy.
I need to see you today.
Hoy no hay turistas en la costa.
There are no tourists on the coast today.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗HOY with an English h (pronunciation)
✓oy
The h in Spanish is silent.
✗en hoy
✓hoy
No preposition: Hoy trabajo.
✗el hoy (meaning today)
✓hoy
Hoy doesn't take an article when it means today.
Real conversation: is the café open?
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A travel companion wants to go to the café with you, but it isn't open every day.
¡Oye! ¿Hay café hoy?
Hey! Is there coffee today?
Hoy no, mañana por la tarde.
Not today, tomorrow afternoon.
Vale. ¿Y allí hay mucha gente?
Okay. And are there a lot of people there?
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How to remember it
Hoy sounds like "oy". Picture someone shouting "Oy!" to get your attention: today, right now.
Questions about "today" in Spanish
How do you say today in Spanish?
Hoy. The h is silent, so it sounds like "oy".
How do you say "what day is it today" in Spanish?
¿Qué día es hoy? To answer: Hoy es lunes.
How do you say nowadays in Spanish?
Hoy en día.
