How to Say "Monday" in Afrikaans

Maandag

/ˈmɑːn.daχ/

Maandag is the Afrikaans word for Monday.

Meaning: day of the week (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word Maandag is composed of 'maan' (moon) and 'dag' (day).

Days of the week in Afrikaans, including Maandag, are always capitalized.

The word has two syllables with the stress on the first syllable. The IPA is /ˈmɑːn.daχ/.

In South Africa, Maandag is often associated with the phrase Maandag-siekte, which literally means 'Monday sickness' to describe the dread of returning to work.
While Maandag refers to the day, the word maan is also the Afrikaans word for 'month'.
To describe a recurring event that happens every Monday, Afrikaans speakers use elke Maandag rather than a plural form.

Hulle het hulle werk op Maandag verloor.
They lost their jobs on Monday.
This sentence shows how to use Maandag when talking about losing work.
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Ek gaan nie gereed wees om dit te doen tot Maandag nie.
I won't be ready to do that until Monday.
This sentence demonstrates using Maandag to indicate a deadline or time limit.
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Ek sal nie Maandag by die huis wees nie.
I won't be at home on Monday.
This sentence shows how to use Maandag to describe one's location at a specific time.
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Ek gaan Maandag na die werk.
I'm going to work on Monday.
Kom kuier Maandag by my huis.
Come visit my house on Monday.
3 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two colleagues are talking in the office before the week begins.

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