"Today" in Spanish

Quick Answer

Today in Spanish can be hoy, el día de hoy, hoy en día, or hoy día, depending on the context. Read on to learn all about how to say today in Spanish!

Today we are going to talk about how to say today in Spanish! Thankfully, today is a term that does not have many translations in Spanish, so it’ll be easy for you to remember. Let’s get started!

Today in Spanish: Today as an Adverb

We can use today to talk about the current day or nowadays. How do we say today in Spanish in this context?

Spanish	Today As In…
hoy	on the current day
hoy día	nowadays
hoy en día	nowadays

For example:

examples
Hoy van a colocar la carpa para la fiesta del pueblo. ¡Menos mal, va a llover! Today they’re going to put up the tent for the town festival. Thank goodness - it’s going to rain!
Hoy en día, muchos jóvenes no quieren comprar una casa debido a la inestabilidad del mercado. Today, many young people do not want to buy a house due to the instability of the market.

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Today in Spanish: Today as a Noun

Today can also be a noun. In this case, we say today in Spanish in the following ways:

Spanish	Today As In…
el día de hoy	the current day
hoy	the current day
hoy día	these days
hoy en día	these days

For example:

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Hoy es mi día favorito de la semana. ¡Hoy toca pasta para comer! Today’s my favorite day of the week. We’re having pasta for lunch!
Hoy en día es el mejor momento para comprar un coche. Los intereses subirán en el futuro próximo. Today is the best moment to buy a car. Interest rates are going to go up in the near future.

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Today in Spanish: Common Phrases

There are also several phrases that use the word today. How do we say today in Spanish in these phrases? Let’s take a look.

Spanish	English
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?	What is today’s date?
estamos reunidos hoy aquí	we are gathered here today
hasta hoy, hasta el día de hoy, al día de hoy	until today
hoy, hoy por la mañana, esta mañana, antes	earlier today
hoy es	today is
hoy es el día	today’s the day
hoy no	not today
por ahora, por el momento, a partir de hoy	as of today
¿Qué día es hoy?	What day is it today?

Let’s take a look at how we can use some of these terms in context:

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¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? Estoy rellenando la papeleta para votar, y no sé qué fecha poner con mi firma. What’s today’s date? I’m filling out my ballot to vote, and I don’t know what date to put with my signature.
Estamos reunidos hoy aquí para hablar del papel que debe tener la educación bilingüe en nuestra comunidad. We are gathered here today to discuss the role that bilingual education should play in our region.
Por el momento, solo se han apuntado 52 ciclistas a la carrera. No sabemos si vamos a tener que cancelarla. As of today, only 52 bikers have signed up for the race. We don’t know if we’re going to have to cancel it.

Today in Spanish: The Days of the Week and Other Day-Related Vocabulary

Now that we know how to say today in Spanish, how do we say other day-related terms in Spanish?

Spanish	English
lunes	Monday
martes	Tuesday
miércoles	Wednesday
jueves	Thursday
viernes	Friday
sábado	Saturday
domingo	Sunday
ayer	yesterday
día	day
mañana	tomorrow
pasado mañana	the day after tomorrow