THE DATE

How can you ask for the date in English?

The main ways of asking the date are:

What day is it today?
– People will probably respond with a day of the week (It’s Monday) or the number (It’s the 19th).

What date is it?
– People may give you the number (It’s the 19th) or the day/month (It’s 19th May or May 19th). They will not answer with a day of the week.

What is the date (today)? OR What is today’s date?
– This is another way where you will get a number as an answer.

The response to your question will most likely start with…

The date is …

The date today is …

Today is…

It is… (most common)