Learn Spanish (Latin America): La reunión es el veinte de abril. - The meeting is on the twentieth of April.

La reunión es el veinte de abril.

The meeting is on the twentieth of April.

Breakdown of La reunión es el veinte de abril.

the meeting / gathering

veinte

twenty

Questions & Answers about La reunión es el veinte de abril.

Why is there no word for "on" in this sentence?

In English, we say something happens "on" a specific date, but Spanish just uses the article el (the). To say "on April 20th," you simply say el veinte de abril (literally: the twenty of April).

Why does it say veinte (twenty) instead of a word for "twentieth"?

For dates in Spanish, you use regular numbers like dos, diez, or veinte, rather than positional words like "second" or "twentieth". The only exception is the first day of the month, which is always el primero.

Why isn't the month abril capitalized?

Unlike English, Spanish does not capitalize the months of the year or the days of the week unless they are the very first word in a sentence.

Why do we use es here instead of está?

We use es (from the verb ser) because we are stating when an event takes place. While estar is often used for temporary things or physical locations, events like a meeting (reunión), a party, or a class always use ser to say when and where they happen.