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February 10, 2007
Days of the Week in Spanish
Following are the days of the week in Spanish.
lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday
Following are some observations and rules:
- Note that all these Spanish words are not capitalized.
- The days of the week are all masculine.
el lunes
el martes
el miércoles
el jueves
el viernes
el sábado
el domingo
- When used with the days of the week, the definite article el,
los has the special meaning "on."
No trabajo el lunes.
I don't work on Monday.
No trabajo los lunes.
I don't work on Mondays.
Hay una reunión el miércoles.
There is a meeting on Wednesday.
Hay muchas reuniones los miércoles.
There are many meetings on Wednesday.
- Days of the week ending in -s (Monday to Friday) do not
change form in the plural. Only the article changes. Sábado (Saturday) and
domingo (Sunday) do not end in -s and they follow the regular
plural form of nouns.
el lunes
los lunes
el viernes
los viernes
el sábado
los sábados
el domingo
los domingos
- The verb ser is used to express the day.
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
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Days of the Week in Spanish
Posted by lubw00 at February 10, 2007 06:36 AM