mes
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “mes” mean in English?
month
Example sentences
El mes de julio es muy caluroso.
The month of July is very hot.
Este mes no tengo dinero.
This month I have no money.
Hay doce meses en un año.
There are twelve months in a year.
How to use it
Mes means 'month'. Masculine: el mes. Plural meses. Common collocations: este mes, el mes pasado, el mes que viene.
Common mistake
Plural is meses (with -es), not 'mess' or 'mes-es'. Stress on the second syllable: ME-ses.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.