Days of the Week in Spanish
The Spanish week starts on Monday, and the days are never capitalised. The article in front of the day decides whether you mean one Monday or every Monday.
The seven days
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ellunes
LOO-nehs
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Monday
From luna, the moon
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elmartes
MAR-tehs
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Tuesday
Mars. Tuesday the 13th is the unlucky one in Spanish
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elmiércoles
MYEHR-koh-lehs
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Wednesday
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eljueves
HWEH-vehs
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Thursday
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elviernes
VYEHR-nehs
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Friday
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elsábado
SAH-bah-doh
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Saturday
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eldomingo
doh-MEEN-goh
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Sunday
Words that go with them
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la semana
lah seh-MAH-nah
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the week
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el fin de semana
el feen deh seh-MAH-nah
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the weekend
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hoy
oy
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today
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mañana
mah-NYAH-nah
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tomorrow
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ayer
ah-YEHR
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yesterday
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pasado mañana
pah-SAH-doh mah-NYAH-nah
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the day after tomorrow
On Monday, and every Monday
Spanish uses the article instead of a preposition. El lunes means on Monday, one specific Monday. There is no word for on.
Make it plural and it becomes a habit: los lunes means on Mondays, every Monday.
Only sábado and domingo add an s in the plural. The five weekdays already end in s and do not change, so el lunes and los lunes differ by one letter at the front.
Days are never capitalised in Spanish, even at the start of a date.
- Nos vemos el viernes.See you on Friday.
- Los domingos no trabajo.I don't work on Sundays.
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