---
name: "Date::Manip::Lang::spanish"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-date-manip"
version: "7.00-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Date::Manip::Lang::spanish"
---

# Date::Manip::Lang::spanish(3pm)

Spanish language support.

## NAME

Date::Manip::Lang::spanish - Spanish language support.

## SYNOPSIS

This module contains a list of words and expressions supporting the language. It is not intended to be used directly (other Date::Manip modules will load it as needed).

## LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS

The following is a list of all language words and expressions used to write times and/or dates.

All strings are case insensitive.

- **Month names and abbreviations**

  When writing out the name of the month, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

  The following month names may be used:

  ```
     Enero
     Febrero
     Marzo
     Abril
     Mayo
     Junio
     Julio
     Agosto
     Septiembre
     Octubre
     Noviembre
     Diciembre
  ```

  The following abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     Ene
     Feb
     Mar
     Abr
     May
     Jun
     Jul
     Ago
     Sep
     Oct
     Nov
     Dic
  ```

- **Day names and abbreviations**

  When writing out the name of the day, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

  The following day names may be used:

  ```
     Lunes
     Martes
     Miércoles
     Miercoles
     Jueves
     Viernes
     Sábado
     Sabado
     Domingo
  ```

  The following abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     Lun
     Mar
     Mié
     Mie
     Jue
     Vie
     Sáb
     Sab
     Dom
  ```

  The following short (1-2 characters) abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     L
     Ma
     Mi
     J
     V
     S
     D
  ```

- **Delta field names**

  These are the names (and abbreviations) for the fields in a delta.  There are 7 fields: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds.

  The names and abbreviations for these fields are:

  ```
     anos
     a
     ano
     ano
     anos
     años
     año
     meses
     m
     mes
     semanas
     sem
     semana
     dias
     d
     dia
     días
     horas
     hr
     hrs
     hora
     minutos
     min
     min
     minuto
     segundos
     s
     seg
     segundo
  ```

- **Morning/afternoon times**

  This is a list of expressions use to designate morning or afternoon time when a time is entered as a 12-hour time rather than a 24-hour time. For example, in English, the time "17:00" could be specified as "5:00 PM".

  Morning and afternoon time may be designated by the following sets of words:

  ```
     AM
     A.M.
     PM
     P.M.
  ```

- **Each or every**

  There are a list of words that specify every occurrence of something.  These are used in the following phrases:

  ```
     EACH Monday
     EVERY Monday
     EVERY month
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     cada
  ```

- **Next/Previous/Last occurrence**

  There are a list of words that may be used to specify the next, previous, or last occurrence of something.  These words could be used in the following phrases:

  ```
     NEXT week
     LAST Tuesday
     PREVIOUS Tuesday
     LAST day of the month
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  Next occurrence:

  ```
     siguiente
  ```

  Previous occurrence:

  ```
     anterior
  ```

  Last occurrence:

  ```
     ultimo
     último
  ```

- **Delta words for going forward/backward in time**

  When parsing deltas, there are words that may be used to specify the the delta will refer to a time in the future or to a time in the past (relative to some date).  In English, for example, you might say:

  ```
     IN 5 days
     5 days AGO
  ```

  The following words may be used to specify deltas that refer to dates in the past or future respectively:

  ```
     hace
     en
     later
  ```

- **Business mode**

  This contains two lists of words which can be used to specify a standard (i.e. non-business) delta or a business delta.

  Previously, it was used to tell whether the delta was approximate or exact, but now this list is not used except to force the delta to be standard.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     exactamente
     aproximadamente
  ```

  The following words may be used to specify a business delta:

  ```
     laborales
  ```

- **Numbers**

  Numbers may be spelled out in a variety of ways.  The following sets correspond to the numbers from 1 to 53:

  ```
     1o
     1a
     uno
     una
     primero
     primera
     2o
     2a
     dos
     segundo
     segunda
     3o
     3a
     tres
     tercero
     tercera
     4o
     4a
     cuatro
     cuarto
     cuarta
     5o
     5a
     cinco
     quinto
     quinta
     6o
     6a
     seis
     sexto
     sexta
     7o
     7a
     siete
     séptimo
     séptima
     septimo
     septima
     8o
     8a
     ocho
     octavo
     octava
     9o
     9a
     nueve
     noveno
     novena
     10o
     10a
     diez
     décimo
     décima
     decimo
     decima
     11o
     11a
     once
     undécimo
     undecimo
     décimo primero
     décimo primera
     decimo primero
     decimo primera
     12o
     12a
     doce
     décimo segundo
     décimo segunda
     decimo segundo
     decimo segunda
     13o
     13a
     trece
     décimo tercero
     décimo tercera
     decimo tercero
     decimo tercera
     14o
     14a
     catorce
     décimo cuarto
     décimo cuarta
     decimo cuarto
     decimo cuarta
     15o
     15a
     quince
     décimo quinto
     décimo quinta
     decimo quinto
     decimo quinta
     16o
     16a
     dieciséis
     dieciseis
     décimo sexto
     décimo sexta
     decimo sexto
     decimo sexta
     17o
     17a
     diecisiete
     décimo séptimo
     décimo séptima
     decimo septimo
     decimo septima
     18o
     18a
     dieciocho
     décimo octavo
     décimo octava
     decimo octavo
     decimo octava
     19o
     19a
     diecinueve
     décimo noveno
     décimo novena
     decimo noveno
     decimo novena
     20o
     20a
     veinte
     vigesimo
     vigesima
     vigésimo
     vigésima
     21o
     21a
     veintiuno
     veintiuna
     veintiun
     vigésimo primero
     vigésimo primera
     vigesimo primero
     vigesimo primera
     22o
     22a
     veintidós
     veintidos
     vigésimo segundo
     vigésimo segunda
     vigesimo segundo
     vigesimo segunda
     23o
     23a
     veintitrés
     veintitres
     vigésimo tercero
     vigésimo tercera
     vigesimo tercero
     vigesimo tercera
     24o
     24a
     veinticuatro
     vigésimo cuarto
     vigésimo cuarta
     vigesimo cuarto
     vigesimo cuarta
     25o
     25a
     veinticinco
     vigésimo quinto
     vigésimo quinta
     vigesimo quinto
     vigesimo quinta
     26o
     26a
     veintiséis
     veintiseis
     vigésimo sexto
     vigésimo sexta
     vigesimo sexto
     vigesimo sexta
     27o
     27a
     veintisiete
     vigésimo séptimo
     vigésimo séptima
     vigesimo septimo
     vigesimo septima
     28o
     28a
     veintiocho
     vigésimo octavo
     vigésimo octava
     vigesimo octavo
     vigesimo octava
     29o
     29a
     veintinueve
     vigésimo noveno
     vigésimo novena
     vigesimo noveno
     vigesimo novena
     30o
     30a
     treinta
     trigésimo
     trigésima
     trigesimo
     trigesima
     31o
     31a
     treinta y uno
     treinta y una
     trigésimo primero
     trigésimo primera
     trigesimo primero
     trigesimo primera
     32o
     32a
     treinta y dos
     trigésimo segundo
     trigesimo segundo
     trigésimo segunda
     trigesimo segunda
     33o
     33a
     treinta y tres
     trigésimo tercero
     trigesimo tercero
     trigésimo tercera
     trigesimo tercera
     34o
     34a
     treinta y cuatro
     trigésimo cuarto
     trigesimo cuarto
     trigésimo cuarta
     trigesimo cuarta
     35o
     35a
     treinta y cinco
     trigésimo quinto
     trigesimo quinto
     trigésimo quinta
     trigesimo quinta
     36o
     36a
     treinta y seis
     trigésimo sexto
     trigesimo sexto
     trigésimo sexta
     trigesimo sexta
     37o
     37a
     treinta y siete
     trigésimo séptimo
     trigesimo septimo
     trigésimo séptima
     trigesimo septima
     38o
     38a
     treinta y ocho
     trigésimo octavo
     trigesimo octavo
     trigésimo octava
     trigesimo octava
     39o
     39a
     treinta y nueve
     trigésimo noveno
     trigesimo noveno
     trigésimo novena
     trigesimo novena
     40o
     40a
     cuarenta
     cuadragésimo
     cuadragesimo
     cuadragésima
     cuadragesima
     41o
     41a
     cuarenta y uno
     cuarenta y una
     cuadragésimo primero
     cuadragésimo primera
     cuadragesimo primero
     cuadragesimo primera
     42o
     42a
     cuarenta y dos
     cuadragésimo segundo
     cuadragesimo segundo
     cuadragésimo segunda
     cuadragesimo segunda
     43o
     43a
     cuarenta y tres
     cuadragésimo tercero
     cuadragesimo tercero
     cuadragésimo tercera
     cuadragesimo tercera
     44o
     44a
     cuarenta y cuatro
     cuadragésimo cuarto
     cuadragesimo cuarto
     cuadragésimo cuarta
     cuadragesimo cuarta
     45o
     45a
     cuarenta y cinco
     cuadragésimo quinto
     cuadragesimo quinto
     cuadragésimo quinta
     cuadragesimo quinta
     46o
     46a
     cuarenta y seis
     cuadragésimo sexto
     cuadragesimo sexto
     cuadragésimo sexta
     cuadragesimo sexta
     47o
     47a
     cuarenta y siete
     cuadragésimo séptimo
     cuadragesimo septimo
     cuadragésimo séptima
     cuadragesimo septima
     48o
     48a
     cuarenta y ocho
     cuadragésimo octavo
     cuadragesimo octavo
     cuadragésimo octava
     cuadragesimo octava
     49o
     49a
     cuarenta y nueve
     cuadragésimo noveno
     cuadragesimo noveno
     cuadragésimo novena
     cuadragesimo novena
     50o
     50a
     cincuenta
     quincuagésimo
     quincuagésima
     quincuagesimo
     quincuagesima
     51o
     51a
     cincuenta y uno
     cincuenta y una
     quincuagésimo primero
     quincuagésimo primera
     quincuagesimo primero
     quincuagesimo primera
     52o
     52a
     cincuenta y dos
     quincuagésimo segundo
     quincuagesimo segundo
     quincuagésimo segunda
     quincuagesimo segunda
     53o
     53a
     cincuenta y tres
     quincuagésimo tercero
     quincuagesimo tercero
     quincuagésimo tercera
     quincuagesimo tercera
  ```

- **Ignored words**

  In writing out dates in common forms, there are a number of words that are typically not important.

  There is frequently a word that appears in a phrase to designate that a time is going to be specified next.  In English, you would use the word AT in the example:

  ```
     December 3 at 12:00
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     a
  ```

  Another word is used to designate one member of a set.  In English, you would use the words IN or OF:

  ```
     1st day OF December
     1st day IN December
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     en
     de
  ```

  Another word is use to specify that something is on a certain date.  In English, you would use ON:

  ```
     ON July 5th
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     el
  ```

- **Words that set the date, time, or both**

  There are some words that can be used to specify a date, a time, or both relative to now.

  Words that set the date are similar to the English words 'yesterday' or 'tomorrow'.  These are specified as a delta which is added to the current time to get a date.  The time is NOT set however, so the delta is only partially used (it should only include year, month, week, and day fields).

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     Hoy                  0:0:0:0:0:0:0
     ayer                 -0:0:0:1:0:0:0
     manana               +0:0:0:1:0:0:0
     mañana               +0:0:0:1:0:0:0
  ```

  Words that set only the time of day are similar to the English words 'noon' or 'midnight'.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     medianoche           00:00:00
     mediodia             12:00:00
  ```

  Words that set the entire time and date (relative to the current time and date) are also available.

  In English, the word 'now' is one of these.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     Ahora                0:0:0:0:0:0:0
  ```

- **Hour/Minute/Second separators**

  When specifying the time of day, the most common separator is a colon (:) which can be used for both separators.

  Some languages use different pairs.  For example, French allows you to specify the time as 13h30:20, so it would use the following pairs:

  ```
     : :
     h :
  ```

  The first column is the hour-minute separator and the second column is the minute-second separator.  Both are perl regular expressions.  When creating a new translation, be aware that regular expressions with utf-8 characters may be tricky.  For example, don't include the expression '\[x\]' where 'x' is a utf-8 character.

  A pair of colons is ALWAYS allowed for all languages.  If a language allows additional pairs, they are listed here:

  ```
     Not defined in this language
  ```

- **Fractional second separator**

  When specifying fractional seconds, the most common way is to use a decimal point (.).  Some languages may specify a different separator that might be used.  If this is done, it is a regular expression.

  The decimal point is ALWAYS allowed for all languages.  If a language allows another separator, it is listed here:

  ```
     Not defined in this language
  ```

## KNOWN BUGS

None known.

## BUGS AND QUESTIONS

Please refer to the Date::Manip::Problems documentation for information on submitting bug reports or questions to the author.

## SEE ALSO

Date::Manip       - main module documentation

## LICENSE

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## AUTHOR

Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org)
