mayo
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “mayo” mean in English?
May
Example sentences
Las flores de mayo son muy bonitas.
May flowers are very beautiful.
En mayo empieza el buen tiempo.
Winter ends in May.
El primero de mayo es fiesta.
May 1 is a holiday.
How to use it
Mayo is 'May'. Masculine, invariable, lowercase. Often associated with flowers and good weather (las flores de mayo).
Common mistake
For the first of any month, Spanish often uses 'el primero de mayo' or 'el uno de mayo' — both are correct.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.