ימי השבוע
yemei ha'shavua
The Hebrew phrase for "days of the week" is ימי השבוע (yemei ha'shavua).
This phrase refers to the names of the seven days that make up a week.
How do you pronounce it?
yemei ha'shavua
When do people say it?
Saturday is the seventh day of the week and is referred to as שבת (Shabbat).
Did you know?
- Except for שבת (Shabbat), the names of the ימי השבוע are simply the numbers one through six. For example, Sunday is יום ראשון, which literally translates to 'first day'.
- The word for 'week' in the phrase ימי השבוע comes from the root meaning 'to return'. This implies the week is a cycle that 'returns' to its starting point.
- In modern Israel, the transition from the working week to the weekend happens on Friday afternoon, which is the start of the 'seventh day' period.
Examples in context
- תוכל למנות את ימי השבוע?Can you name the days of the week?This example shows how to ask someone to name ימי השבוע.Tatoeba #1548333 by MrShoval, translation #1548185 by Spamster
- יום ב', יום ג', יום ד', יום ה', יום ו', שבת, יום א' וחופשות – אלה ימי השבוע.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday are the days of the week.This example lists several days and holidays as part of ימי השבוע.Tatoeba #1395877 by MrShoval, translation #798398 by BraveSentry
- אני זוכר את ימי השבוע בעברית.ani zocher et yemei ha-shavua be-ivrit.I remember the days of the week in Hebrew.
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Example conversation
Rotem and Noam are organizing their work schedule.
- רוטם Rotemבאיזה יום נתחיל את הפרויקט?be'eize yom natchil et haproyekt?Which day shall we start the project?
- נועם Noamבוא נבדוק את ימי השבוע בלוח.bo nivdok et yemei hashavua baluach.Let's check the days of the week on the calendar.
- רוטם Rotemיום שלישי נראה לי פנוי.yom shlishi nir'e li panui.Tuesday seems free to me.
- נועם Noamזה נשמע מצוין, רוטם.ze nishma metzuyan, Rotem.That sounds great, Rotem.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
