How to Say “Monday” in Mexican Spanish

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lunes
standard, Mexico
Monday is lunes in Mexican Spanish. It is masculine and has the same form in the singular and plural.
Mexican calendars usually start the week on Sunday or Monday, and lunes is the first workday.
Meaning: the first workday of the week (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

Days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish. You say el lunes for "on Monday" and los lunes for "on Mondays".

How do you pronounce it?

Lunes is said "LOO-nes".

Did you know?

  • Lunes comes from the Latin Lunae dies, the day of the moon, and luna is the Spanish word for moon.

Examples in context

  • El lunes tengo clase.
    On Monday I have class.
  • Los lunes trabajo hasta tarde.
    On Mondays I work late.
  • Nos vemos el lunes.
    See you on Monday.

Example conversation

Coworkers Gabi and Hugo plan a meeting at an office in Monterrey.

  1. Gabi

    ¿Hacemos la junta el lunes?
    Shall we hold the meeting on Monday?
  2. Hugo

    Sí, a las nueve.
    Yes, at nine.
  3. Gabi

    Perfecto, nos vemos.
    Perfect, see you then.
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