nos vemos el lunes
/nos bemos el lunes/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "see you Monday" is expressed as nos vemos el lunes.
The phrase is used to say goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again on Monday.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, nos vemos el lunes translates to "we see ourselves the Monday".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, you may hear the variation Hasta el lunes que viene to express the same idea.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate a specific day of the week like Monday, Spanish uses the definite article el instead of a preposition like "on". The verb ver (to see) is used in its reflexive form vernos to express the idea of meeting or seeing each other. Note that days of the week, such as lunes, are not capitalized in Spanish unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Did you know?
- The word lunes is derived from the Latin Lūnae dīēs, which means 'day of the moon'.
- In some regions, nos vemos is used as a casual way to say 'goodbye' even if no specific meeting is planned. It functions similarly to the English 'see ya', where the 'seeing' is a general social expectation rather than a set appointment.
- Spanish doesn't have a single word for 'Monday-ish' or 'around Monday', so speakers often use the phrase el lunes más o menos to express uncertainty about the exact day.
Examples in context
- Hasta el lunes, MaríaSee you Monday, María
- Nos vemos el lunes, amigoWe'll see each other on Monday, buddy
- Nos vemos el lunes tempranitoWe'll see each other bright and early on Monday
- Nos vemos el lunes, chicosWe'll see each other on Monday, guys
- Nos vemos el lunes en la oficina.See you Monday at the office.
- ¡Que tengas buen fin de semana! Nos vemos el lunes.Have a good weekend! See you Monday.
- Adiós, nos vemos el lunes por la mañana.Goodbye, see you Monday morning.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are leaving a coffee shop on a Friday afternoon.
- Mateo¡Buen fin de semana, Sofía!Have a good weekend, Sofía!
- SofíaGracias, Mateo. Nos vemos el lunes.Thanks, Mateo. See you Monday.
- MateoPerfecto, nos vemos el lunes.Perfect, see you Monday.
- Sofía¡Adiós!Goodbye!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, lunes, nos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
