Days of the Week
In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday.
- lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles
Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday
Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized.
- lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo
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 has the special meaning "on."
- No trabajo el lunes.
I don't work on Monday.
No trabajo los martes.
I don't work on Tuesdays.
Hay una fiesta el miércoles.
There is a party on Wednesday.
Hay muchas fiestas los viernes.
There are many parties on Fridays.
Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes.
- el lunes
los lunes
el martes
los martes
el miércoles
los miércoles
el jueves
los jueves
el viernes
los viernes
el sábado
los sábados
el domingo
los domingos
Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word "es" is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use.
- ¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
Notice that the following actions do not occur in the present, but rather in the near future.
- Salimos el lunes.
We leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow is Sunday.
In Spanish, the present tense of the indicative is sometimes used to express the near future. English does this too.
- Salimos el lunes.
We (will) leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow (will be) is Sunday.
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