Spanish 1 / Unit 2: Numbers, Dates and Time
2.3 Days of the Week
Notes
Days are not capitalized in Spanish and are all masculine.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |
- The Spanish calendar week starts on lunes.
- el lunes = on Monday; los lunes = on Mondays (every Monday).
- Useful words: hoy (today), mañana (tomorrow), ayer (yesterday), el fin de semana (the weekend).
- Example: ¿Qué día es hoy? — Hoy es jueves.
Practice
Hoy es martes. ¿Qué día es mañana?
The day after Tuesday is Wednesday, miércoles.
How do you say "I have soccer on Saturdays"?
Los sábados means every Saturday, and days are lowercase.
Which pair makes up "el fin de semana"?
The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
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