Days of the Week
Vocabulary
lunes (m) - Mondaymartes (m) - Tuesdaymiércoles (m) - Wednesdayjueves (m) - Thursdayviernes (m) - Fridaysábado (m) - Saturdaydomingo (m) - Sundayalberca (f) - swimming poolcircular - circulatecontaminación (f) - pollutiondescancar - to restdía de trabajo (m) - workdayevitar - to avoidfin de semana (m) - weekendgobierno (m) - governmentgrave (adj) - seriousmisa (f) - massnúmeros nones (m) - odd numbersnúmeros pares (m) - even numbersplaca (f) - license platesubir - to rise
Conversation
Odio los lunes porque tengo que trabajar.
I hate Mondays because I have to work.
I hate Mondays because I have to work.
Los lunes, miércoles y viernes voy a nadar a la alberca de la escuela.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I go to swim at the school pool.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I go to swim at the school pool.
Los sábados voy a bailar con mi novia.
On Saturdays I go dancing with my girlfriend.
On Saturdays I go dancing with my girlfriend.
Los domingos son para ir a misa.
Sundays are for going to mass.
Sundays are for going to mass.
Gracias a Dios es viernes.
Thank God it's Friday.
Thank God it's Friday.
Tengo muchos planes para este fin de semana.
I have many plans for this weekend.
I have many plans for this weekend.
Voy al gimnasio todos los días entre semana.
I go to the gym every weekday.
I go to the gym every weekday.
Vamos a salir de vacaciones el próximo viernes.
We're going on vacation this Friday.
We're going on vacation this Friday.
The days of the week, and related words are used differently between Spanish and English. Notice first of all that they are not capitalized in Spanish. In English we use the preposition "on" with the days of the week, but Spanish speakers use the definite article "the." For example, "Siempre estoy en casa los martes." (I am always home on Tuesdays.) Note, also, that with the verb SER, there is no article when using the days of the week, e.g., "Hoy es miércoles." (Today is Wednesday.)
lunes - Monday
martes - Tuesday
miércoles - Wednesday
jueves - Thursday
viernes - Friday
sábado - Saturday
domingo - Sunday
Examples:
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Today is Monday.
Mañana es viernes.
Tomorrow is Friday.
Tomorrow is Friday.
Carlos está en Austin los lunes.
Carlos is in Austin on Mondays.
Carlos is in Austin on Mondays.