What are the differences between al día and todos los dias?

Question

What are the differences between al día and todos los dias?

Don´t they mean everyday ?

Answer 1

al día = a el (al) día --- of the day, to the day

todos los días --- every day

Día is (fem) why cannot be todas las días? - Miro74, Feb 21, 2011

Día is masculine. - lorenzo9, Feb 21, 2011

Thank you Lorenzo! - Miro74, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 2

Here are some expressions where you can see how al día & todos los días are used (among other uses):

"El servicio cobra $1 al día." = "The service charges $1 a day."

Todos los días ando por la playa. = I walk everyday by the beach.

Answer 3

I agree with Deanski.

al día = a day/per day - Tome una píldora al día = take one pill a day

Todos los días = every day.

Answer 4

al día is the same as cada día in cases of repetition. The difference is al día (per day), cada día (each day). However, al día cannot be used at the beginning of a sentence and Cada día can be.

ej: El mono come 24 plátanos al día.

ej: Cada día el mono come 24 plátanos.

Answer 5

I think al dia is rather like up to date, or updated.

Todos los días means every day.

Answer 6

El día: the day.

Todos los dias: Every day.