es lunes
/es lunes/from spelling rules
To say "it is Monday" in Spanish, use es lunes.
This phrase is used to state that the current day of the week is Monday. While days of the week are masculine nouns that use the definite article el, this specific phrase is used to state the day itself.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, you may hear the colloquial expression Es lunes, che. where che is added to the end. In countries such as Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic, the informal expression Hoy es lunes, mi pana is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, the Spanish phrase for "it is Monday" does not require an article before the day of the week. While el is used for days of the week as masculine nouns, you do not include it when using the phrase es lunes.
How do you pronounce it?
/es lunes/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly say es el lunes when they simply mean "it is Monday". In Spanish, el lunes usually refers to a specific upcoming Monday rather than stating the current day.
Did you know?
- The word lunes is a linguistic fossil of the Roman calendar, directly descending from the Latin 'Lūnae dīēs', meaning 'Day of the Moon'.
- In Spanish, the word lunes is never capitalized unless it appears at the very beginning of a sentence.
- The phrase lunes de locos is a common expression used to describe a 'crazy Monday' where everything seems to go wrong.
Examples in context
- Mañana es uno de mayo. Es lunes.Tomorrow is the first of May. It is Monday.This sentence shows how to state the date and the day of the week using es lunes.Tatoeba #11726472 by Seael, translation #11726470 by carlosalberto
- Hoy es lunes.It is Monday today.This sentence uses es lunes to specify that today is Monday.Tatoeba #346619 by tatoerique, translation #242836 by CK
- ¡Ánimo, ya es lunes!Cheer up, it's Monday!
- Hoy es lunes, no es martes.Today is Monday, it is not Tuesday.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Javier are talking about their work schedule.
- María¿Qué día es hoy?What day is it today?
- JavierEs lunes, así que tenemos mucho trabajo.It is Monday, so we have a lot of work.
- MaríaEs verdad, es lunes otra vez.It's true, it is Monday again.
- JavierSí, el fin de semana pasó muy rápido.Yes, the weekend passed very quickly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, lunes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
