🇪🇸 How to say

“year” in Spanish

año
Illustration of "year" in a Spanish cultural setting
A calendar hangs on a kitchen wall, with each month's page showing different seasonal activities like swimming in summer and building snowmen in winter.

Usage note

Año means year, and it's used just like in English to talk about time periods, birthdays, or ages. Remember it's masculine, so it's 'el año'.

Examples

  • Este año aprendo español.

    This year I'm learning Spanish.

  • Mi cumpleaños es en enero.

    My birthday is in January.

  • El año tiene doce meses.

    The year has twelve months.

Quick check

What does "año" mean?

  • A. year
  • B. milk
  • C. shirt
  • D. world

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