Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¡Qué día tan especial!

¡Qué día tan especial!

What a special day!

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Questions & Answers about ¡Qué día tan especial!

Why isn't there a word for "a" here, like ¡Qué un día tan especial!?

In English, we say "What a...", but Spanish drops the indefinite article (un or una) after qué in exclamations. You always go straight from qué to the noun.

What does tan do in this sentence? Can I just say ¡Qué día especial!?

You can say ¡Qué día especial!, but adding tan (so) or más (more) between the noun and the adjective is a very common way to make the exclamation stronger and more natural in Spanish. It emphasizes the adjective, similar to saying "What an incredibly special day!"

Could I use más instead of tan in this exclamation?

Yes! You can say ¡Qué día más especial! and it means exactly the same thing. Both tan and más are perfectly valid in this exclamatory structure, though you might hear one more than the other depending on the specific country or region.

I remember that día is an exception and is actually a masculine noun. Does especial need to reflect that?