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Days of the week in Spanish

The seven days of the week in Spanish with pronunciation, translation and an example sentence each, plus weekend, today, tomorrow and yesterday.

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The seven days and the words around them

The days of the week are among the first words a learner needs: for a date, a timetable or plans with a friend. Here are the seven days with their pronunciation and an example sentence each, followed by the words that travel with them: the week, the weekend, today, tomorrow and yesterday.

The words

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el lunes[el ˈlunes]Monday
El lunes empiezo un trabajo nuevo.On Monday I start a new job.
el martes[el ˈmaɾtes]Tuesday
Tengo clase de inglés los martes.I have English class on Tuesdays.
el miércoles[el ˈmjeɾkoles]Wednesday
El miércoles voy al médico.On Wednesday I'm going to the doctor.
el jueves[el ˈxweβes]Thursday
Los jueves juego al fútbol.On Thursdays I play soccer.
el viernes[el ˈβjeɾnes]Friday
El viernes salimos a cenar.On Friday we're going out for dinner.
el sábado[el ˈsaβaðo]Saturday
El sábado no trabajo.I don't work on Saturday.
el domingo[el doˈmiŋɡo]Sunday
Los domingos como con mis abuelos.On Sundays I have lunch with my grandparents.
el día[el ˈdia]day
Trabajo ocho horas al día.I work eight hours a day.
la semana[la seˈmana]week
Una semana tiene siete días.A week has seven days.
el fin de semana[el ˈfin de seˈmana]weekend
¿Qué haces el fin de semana?What are you doing at the weekend?
hoy[oj]today
Hoy es lunes.Today is Monday.
mañana[maˈɲana]tomorrow
Te llamo mañana.I'll call you tomorrow.
ayer[aˈʝeɾ]yesterday
Ayer fui al cine.Yesterday I went to the movies.
anteayer[anteaˈʝeɾ]the day before yesterday
Anteayer llovió mucho.It rained a lot the day before yesterday.
pasado mañana[paˈsaðo maˈɲana]the day after tomorrow
Nos vemos pasado mañana.See you the day after tomorrow.

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Lowercase, masculine and el lunes

Spanish writes the days in lowercase, and all of them are masculine: el lunes, el domingo. The article does the work of on: el lunes means on Monday, and los lunes means every Monday.

Only sábado and domingo add an s in the plural, los sábados; the others stay the same: los martes. Mañana means tomorrow, and la mañana means the morning.

Questions about these words

Which day does the week start on?: In most of Europe the week starts on Monday, and calendars print it first. In the United States, Canada, Brazil and Japan calendars usually start on Sunday. The names of the days are the same either way.
How do I learn the days quickly?: Say them in order every morning for a week, then out of order. Use them in sentences about your own plans: what you do on Monday, where you go at the weekend. Lingard turns the list into flashcards that come back just before you would forget them.

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