How to Learn The Days Of The Week In Spanish

Samuel Bonne -

The days of the week in Spanish are useful to learn as it improves your spanish vocabulary. It will be difficult to do anything if you don't know when your buddy wants to get together, when your class is, or when you're travelling to Spanish speaking countries.

Fortunately, learning the names of the days of the week in Spanish is simple. In fact, by the time you're done reading this article, you'll be well on your way to remembering them!

So let's begin now, shall we?

Benefits In Improving Your Spanish Vocabulary

Spanish, like any foreign language, can be challenging to learn. But if you weigh the advantages, you will realize that it gives you a lot of opportunities. We listed some examples below.

1. Access To New Job Opportunities

Learning the Spanish language can definitely increase your career options! Do you like working and earning money? What if you could increase your income? According to studies, speaking a second language well increases your earning potential and offers you additional employment options.

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There are several ways that learning a second language, like Spanish, may improve your life. For example, it enhances

  • your short-term and long-term memory,
  • maintains mental clarity,
  • empowers you to choose wisely.

It also increases your capacity for creative thinking. Learning a new language and sharpening your mind may help you in many areas of your life. It improves the neuron connections in your brain, resulting in better cognitive functions.

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Do you rely on services like Disney Plus, Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime to binge-watch series? You'll probably struggle to find anything to watch if you've already watched everything. Imagine watching interesting Spanish movies to improve your Spanish vocabulary. That's killing two birds with one stone!

4. Gateway To Spanish Culture

The ability to communicate in Spanish will enable you to interact with people from many cultures. You can thoroughly immerse yourself in the customs and lifestyle of any Latin or Hispanic culture you visit. Besides, meeting new people develops your empathy, respect for different cultures, aspirations, and broadens your worldview.

5. Opportunity To Make New Friends

Finding friends is like finding your soul mate. While learning Spanish, you'll probably meet some new friends who will help you understand the language and its grammar rules. Besides, there are more than 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide, so you may text, add them on Facebook, or contact them to make a ton of new friends!

Overview Of Days Of The Week In Spanish

We do not use the capitalized form for the days of the week in Spanish. Also, all of the days are masculine, thus always use "el".

NOTE:

  • Lunes through viernes are written the same in both plural and singular form.
  • The days miércoles and sábado have a written accent.
  • An “s” is added to sábado and domingo in the plural form.

El lunes - Monday
Los lunes - Mondays

El martes - Tuesday
Los martes - Tuesdays

El miércoles - Wednesday
Los miércoles - Wednesdays

El jueves - Thursday
Los jueves - Thursdays

El viernes - Friday
Los viernes - Fridays

El sábado - Saturday
Los sábados - Saturdays

El domingo - Sunday
Los domingos - Sundays

La semana - the week

An article is usually used with the days of the week as the single and plural versions of the majority of these names are the same, such as lunes, which may mean either "Monday" or "Mondays". Therefore, the definite article - el or los - must be used to differentiate between "on Monday" and "on Mondays".

Example Of Days Of The Week In Spanish Sentences

We know that learning the days of the week is not just learning the words, but also knowing how to use them in sentences. Therefore, we've put some examples of sentences containing the days of the week. This will enable you to know the word order for days of the week in Spanish.

  1. Me gusta trabajar los viernes
    I like working on fridays

  2. El sábado es mi dia favorito de la semana
    Saturday is my favorite day of the week

  3. Nuestra reunión del lunes ha sido reprogramada para el martes.
    Our Monday meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday.

  4. Ella viene a trabajar solo dos veces por semana, los miércoles y los viernes.
    She comes to work only twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays.

  5. Hay dos grupos de trabajadores por turnos, los que reportan los sábados y los que reportan los domingos.
    There are two groups of shift workers, those who report on Saturdays and those who report on Sundays.

Explanation For The Days Of The Week In Spanish

Note: You can click on the links for the days of the week to hear their correct pronounciation.

1. Monday (Lunes)

Lunes, is derived from the word luna (moon). It is used to refer to "Monday." In fact, in several languages, including English, Japanese, and German, the word for Monday is "moon." This will help you to remember that Monday is lunes!

The Spanish calendar also begins on lunes rather than Sunday, much as the German calendar does. If you give it any thought, "Saturday and Sunday" are "the weekend" and are days to unwind. The week officially beginning when you return to work on Monday, makes more sense.

2. Tuesday (Martes)

The names of mythological gods are used to create several of the days of the week. "Tuesday" in Spanish is "martes," which comes from the Roman God of War, called dies Martis, or Mars.

However, it is different for English. The name "Tuesday" is derived from the Norse deity Tyr. Yet, both of them were gods of war, so if you're interested in mythology, keep in mind that Tuesday is the day of the God of War.

3. Wednesday (Miércoles)

When it comes to the Roman deity Mercury, "Wednesday" means "miércoles," which translates to "Mercury's Day." El miércoles, commonly known as la entresemana, is another way to pronounce "midweek" in Spanish.

4. Thursday (Jueves)

Jupiter's day, or jueves in Spanish, is "Thursday." It might be easier to understand the relationships between the gods they are named after to remember the days of the week. This is because the days of the week in Spanish are not cognates (words that are similar to those in English).

5. Friday (Viernes)

Viernes means "Friday" in Spanish. Can you identify the well-known Roman deity after whom this day is named? Venus, the goddess of beauty and love.

When it comes to prosperity, Venus may not be as well-known as she should be. In this way, if you consider Friday to be Pay Day, giving you money and success, it may help you recall viernes.

6. Saturday (Sábado)

Sábado is the Spanish word for "Saturday". It is called after the "Sabbath" instead of a deity, breaking with tradition. (The Roman deity Saturn is the source of the English word Saturday.)

Taking a day off from labor on the Sabbath is what the Bible calls "sabbath rest." Even if you don't follow any religion, many individuals normally take their first day off of work on Saturday.

7. Sunday (Domingo)

The Spanish word for "Sunday," domingo, derives from the Latin word Domenica. Both of the weekend days have biblical origins since they both signify "the Lord's Day."

Now, It's Up To You To Use Them

Now that you learnt the days of the week and how to use them in sentences, you are equipped to use them in your conversations.

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