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Days Of The Week In Spanish with examples and pronunciation

List of days of the week in English and Spanish. Includes phonetic pronunciation for each Spanish day

The days of the week in Spanish

The days of the week in Spanish are basic words and are part of the vocabulary used every day. Knowing them is essential for getting by in the language. There are seven days of the week, and in English they are: lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo.

In addition to learning the vocabulary, it is important to understand the grammatical rules associated with these days, such as the correct use of articles and prepositions.

SpanishEnglishPronunciation
LunesMondayloo-nays
MartesTuesdaymar-tays
MiércolesWednesdaymee-air-coh-lays
JuevesThursdayhway-bays
ViernesFridaybee-air-nays
SábadoSaturdaysah-bah-doh
DomingoSundaydoh-ming-oh

Useful Related Vocabulary

To effectively discuss schedules and daily life in Spanish, these additional vocabulary terms are highly beneficial:

SpanishEnglishGender
DíaDay(m)
SemanaWeek(f)
Días de la semanaDays of the week(m)
FechaDate(f)

See also: Months of the year in Spanish

Key Grammar Rules for Days of the Week

Adhering to these straightforward grammatical rules will ensure the correct usage of the days of the week in Spanish sentences:

  • Always writte in lowercase: In Spanish, the days of the week are generally written using lowercase letters. Capitalization is only applied when the day is the very first word of a sentence.
  • Mi día favorito es el sábado. (My favorite day is Saturday.)
  • Sábado de chicas. (Girls’ Saturday.)

For additional details on capitalization, you can refer to Spanish capitalization rules.

  • To express the current day, simply use the phrase “Es” (meaning “it’s” or “it is”) followed directly by the day of the week.
  • Es domingo. – It’s Sunday.
  • Es jueves. – It’s Thursday.
  • To indicate that an event occurs or will occur on a specific day, it is mandatory to use the definite article “El” before the day. Unlike English, the preposition “on” is not used in this context.
  • El viernes es mi cumpleaños. – My birthday is on Friday.
  • Voy a visitarte el martes. – I will go visit you on Tuesday.
  • El miércoles no hay clases. – There’s no school on Wednesday.

Common Time Expressions

Expand your linguistic capabilities for discussing time with these frequently used phrases and words:

SpanishEnglishGender/Notes
Pasado mañanaThe day after tomorrow
Antes de ayerThe day before yesterday
El día siguienteThe next day
El día anteriorThe last day
El último díaThe last day
CumpleañosBirthday(m)
Día festivoPublic holiday
MañanaMorning
MediodíaNoon(m)
TardeAfternoon(f)
NocheNight(f)
MedianocheMidnight(f)

Sentences with Days of the Week in Spanish

These examples further illustrate the practical application of days of the week and related time expressions within complete sentences:

  • Mi cumpleaños es el lunes. – My birthday is on Monday.
  • Es viernes y el cuerpo lo sabe. – It’s Friday and the body knows it. (A widely recognized phrase in Latin America).
  • Esta noche veremos estrellas. – Tonight we are seeing stars.
  • Es el último día de verano. – It’s the last day of summer.
  • Dime la fecha del día festivo. – Tell me the date of the public holiday.
  • Es mediodía, tengo hambre. – It’s noon, I’m hungry.
  • La escuela inicia el lunes 4 de octubre del 202x. – School starts on Monday, October 4th, 202x.

Quiz and exercises 

The following exercises are designed to help you assess and consolidate your understanding of the vocabulary and grammatical rules discussed.

Part 1.

  1. What is the Spanish word for “Monday”?
  2. How do you write the days of the week in Spanish?
  3. Which article is used before the weekend days in Spanish?
  4. When do you capitalize the days of the week in Spanish?
  5. How do you say “It’s Thursday” in Spanish?

Part 2.
 Translate the following sentences

  1. Today is Wednesday.
  2. What day is it tomorrow?
  3. My favorite day of the week is Friday.
  4. We have a meeting on Thursday.
  5. I don’t work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Answers:

  1. “Lunes”
  2. Days of the week in Spanish are written in lowercase, and they are capitalized only when they are the first word of a sentence.
  3. “El” is used before the weekend days in Spanish.
  4. The days of the week in Spanish are capitalized only when they are the first word of a sentence.
  5. “Es jueves.”

Translations

  1. Hoy es miércoles.
  2. ¿Qué día es mañana?
  3. Mi día favorito de la semana es el viernes.
  4. Tenemos una reunión el jueves.
  5. No trabajo los sábados ni los domingos.
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