el martes
/el maɾtes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "on Tuesday" is el martes.
The phrase is used to indicate that an event or occurrence happens on the specific day of the week called Tuesday. Note that in Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, days of the week function as masculine nouns. To express "on Tuesday", you use the masculine article el instead of a preposition. If you want to say "on Tuesdays" to describe something that happens every Tuesday, use the plural form los martes.
How do you pronounce it?
/el maɾtes/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using the preposition en to mean "on" when referring to days. For example, do not say en martes. Instead, use the definite article el martes.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase martes 13 is considered unlucky. This is the equivalent of 'Friday the 13th' in English-speaking countries.
- Because martes is derived from the god Mars, it shares a linguistic root with the English word 'March'. Both terms celebrate the same Roman influence.
- The word el in el martes looks almost identical to the Arabic definite article 'al-', but it is actually a false cognate that comes from the Latin word 'ille'.
Examples in context
- ¿Estás libre el martes?Are you free on Tuesday?This is useful for asking if someone is free on the specific day el martes.Tatoeba #637022 by Shishir, translation #23779 by CK
- ¿Tienes tiempo el martes?Do you have time on Tuesday?This is useful for asking if someone has time on the specific day el martes.Tatoeba #738269 by Shishir, translation #580449 by FeuDRenais2
- Hizo mucho frío el martes.It was really cold on Tuesday.This is useful for describing the weather that occurred on the specific day el martes.Tatoeba #2676287 by Shishir, translation #2039980 by AlanF_US
- La reunión se llevará a cabo el martes a las 10 a.m.The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
- La conferencia se realizará el próximo martes en el Centro de Convenciones.The conference will be held next Tuesday at the Convention Center.
- Vamos al cine el martes por la tarde.Let's go to the movies on Tuesday afternoon.
- ¿Quedamos el martes o el miércoles?Shall we meet on Tuesday or Wednesday?
- 10 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are planning a lunch date.
- Elena¿Podemos almorzar el martes?Can we have lunch on Tuesday?
- DanielSí, el martes me viene bien.Yes, Tuesday works for me.
- ElenaPerfecto, nos vemos entonces.Perfect, see you then.
- Daniel¡Hasta el martes, Elena!See you on Tuesday, Elena!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, martes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
