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"El día" is a form of "día", a noun which is often translated as "day". "Qué tal tu día" is a form of "qué tal tu día", a phrase which is often translated as "how was your day". Learn more about the difference between "el día" and "qué tal tu día" below.
el día(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. day
Estoy en el restaurante en donde comimos el otro día.I'm at the restaurant where we ate the other day.
2. (daylight)
a. day
Los que trabajan en el turno de noche tienen que dormir de día.Night workers have to sleep during the day.
qué tal tu día
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. how was your day
¿Qué tal tu día en la escuela, Paquito? ¿Qué aprendiste hoy?How was your day at school, Paquito? What did you learn today?
b. how did your day go
Hola, cariño. ¿Hace mucho que llegaste a casa? ¿Qué tal tu día?Hi, honey. Have you been home long? How did your day go?
2. (informal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. how your day was
Dime qué tal tu día. ¿Hiciste algo interesante?Tell me how your day was. Did you do anything interesting?
b. how your day went
Te llamo para preguntarte qué tal tu día. ¿Conseguiste cerrar el trato con tus clientes?I'm calling to ask you how your day went. Did you manage to close the deal with your clients?
