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Days Of The Week In Spanish. La Fecha, Los dias de la semana

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Infographics of Days Of The Week In Spanish

Note that in Spanish, as in English, you can also tell the time using the figures you see on a digital clock or watch or on a 24 hour timetable. Also, the days of the week DON'T have a capital letter in Spanish.




Seven Days Of The Week

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According to International standards Organization ie (ISO) Monday is the starting first day of the week. The next days globally with few exceptions are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The exceptions apply to counties based in Middle East/UAE ex Dubai where Week starts on Sunday instead of Monday. 
  • Lunes =Monday (Mondies is used to describe the first day of the week.)

  • Martes =Tuesday

  • Miercoles =Wednesday

  • Jueves =Thursday

  • viernes =Friday

  • Sabado =Saturday

  • Domingo =Sunday









How to Say Next Week

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Useful expressions to talk about things happening in coming week or days. Below are some commonly used phrases in Spanish language to talk about coming days of the week. 
  • cuando? =When?

  • el lunes =on Monday

  • los lunes =on Mondays

  • totos los lunes =every Monday

  • el martes pasado =last Tuesday









Days Of The Week In The Present

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There are many times you would want to use names of day's of the week in Spanish while speaking or writing or in a conversation. Below are some of examples of the days of the week being used in present tense.
  • El jueves vamos al pub. =On Thursday we go to the pub

  • El domingo es siempre el día en que asistimos a la iglesia. =Sunday is always the day that we attend church.

  • Solo trabajo los lunes, miércoles y viernes. =I only work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

  • Los jueves es cuando mi madre viene a cenar. =Thursday’s are when my mother comes for dinner.

  • Kate y Robert van al teatro todos los viernes por la noche. =Kate and Robert go to the theatre every Friday evening.

  • El sábado por la mañana salgo a correr. =On Saturday morning, I go for a run.

  • John está trabajando este lunes? =Is John working this Monday?









Days Of The Week In The Future

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  • el viernes que viene =next Friday

  • el sabado que viene no, el otro =a week on Saturday

  • dentro de tres sabados =two weeks on Saturday

  • El próximo martes iré a nadar. =Next Tuesday I will go swimming.

  • Una semana el domingo será mi cumpleaños. =A week on Sunday it will be my birthday.

  • El martes siguiente será el día de Navidad. =The following Tuesday it will be Christmas day.

  • ¿Verás a tu familia el próximo viernes? =Are you seeing your family this coming Friday?









Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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  • Ayer: este es el día anterior al día actual. =Yesterday – This is the day before the current day.

  • Hoy: el día actual. =Today – The current day.

  • Mañana: el día después del día actual. =Tomorrow – The day after the current day.

  • Anteayer fue el cumpleaños de mi madre. =The day before yesterday was my mother’s birthday.

  • ¿Vienes hoy a la fiesta? =Are you coming to the party today?

  • ¿Viste a Alan ayer? =Did you see Alan yesterday?

  • Mañana me voy de vacaciones a Grecia. =Tomorrow I am going on holiday to Greece.









Shortened Days Of The Week

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  • Lun =Mon

  • Mar =Tues

  • miércoles =Weds

  • Jueves =Thurs

  • Vie =Fri

  • se sentó =Sat

  • Dom =Sun









Where did the Name of the Days of the Week came From?

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Babylonians named the 5 days of the week similar to planetary bodies which was adopted by Roman civilization. There were only 5 days ie Tuesday to Saturday, until Emperor Constantine decided and implemented the seven-day week in the Roman calendar which was around the year  321 and designated Sunday and Monday as the first two days of the week.
  • el lunes - los lunes =on Monday — on Mondays

  • el martes - los martes (o todos los martes) =on Tuesday — on Tuesdays ( or every Tuesday )

  • el miércoles - los miércoles (o todos los miércoles) =on Wednesday — on Wednesdays ( or every Wednesday )

  • el jueves - los jueves (o todos los jueves) =on Thursday — on Thursdays ( or every Thursday )

  • el viernes - los viernes (o todos los viernes) =on Friday — on Fridays ( or every Friday )

  • los sábados - los sábados (o todos los sábados) =on Saturnday — on Saturndays ( or every Saturnday )

  • el domingo - los domingos (o todos los domingos) =on Sunday — on Sundays ( or every Sunday )

  • entre semana - entre semana =on weekday — on weekdays

  • el fin de semana - los fines de semana (o todos los fines de semana) =on weekend — on weekends ( or every weekend )

  • Día de inicio de la semana =Start Day of the Week









Making plural of the day of the week by adding -s at the end of the day.

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  • el lunes - los lunes =on Monday — on Mondays

  • el martes - los martes (o todos los martes) =on Tuesday — on Tuesdays ( or every Tuesday )

  • el miércoles - los miércoles (o todos los miércoles) =on Wednesday — on Wednesdays ( or every Wednesday )

  • el jueves - los jueves (o todos los jueves) =on Thursday — on Thursdays ( or every Thursday )

  • el viernes - los viernes (o todos los viernes) =on Friday — on Fridays ( or every Friday )

  • los sábados - los sábados (o todos los sábados) =on Saturnday — on Saturndays ( or every Saturnday )

  • el domingo - los domingos (o todos los domingos) =on Sunday — on Sundays ( or every Sunday )

  • entre semana - entre semana =on weekday — on weekdays

  • el fin de semana - los fines de semana (o todos los fines de semana) =on weekend — on weekends ( or every weekend )

  • Día de inicio de la semana =Start Day of the Week









Some more useful expressions of Days of the Week

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Below are useful phrases and expressions used for days of the week.
  • Veinticuatro horas al día =Twenty-four hours a day

  • Cuando tu quieras =Whenever you like

  • no hasta el viernes =Not until friday

  • tan temprano como el martes =As early as tuesday









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