lunes
Monday
The days are lunes (Monday), martes (Tuesday), miércoles (Wednesday), jueves (Thursday), viernes (Friday), sábado (Saturday) and domingo (Sunday). They are not capitalized in Spanish.
Meaning: names of the seven days (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| Martes | Tuesday |
| Miércoles | Wednesday |
| Jueves | Thursday |
Use el for a single day, as in el lunes. Use los for a repeating day, so los lunes means every Monday. El fin de semana is the weekend.
How does it change in a sentence?
The first five days are masculine and the plural of lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves and viernes does not change: los lunes. Sábado and domingo add an s: los sábados.
When do people say it?
In most Spanish-speaking countries the week starts on Monday, as on calendars there. The saying martes y trece is the Spanish version of Friday the thirteenth.
Did you know?
- Most Spanish day names come from Latin names for planets and gods, such as martes from Mars and jueves from Jupiter.
Examples in context
- El lunes empiezo a trabajar.On Monday I start work.
- Los sábados duermo hasta tarde.On Saturdays I sleep late.
- ¿Qué haces el domingo?What are you doing on Sunday?
Example conversation
Clara and her coworker Raúl plan a meeting in an office in Madrid.
- ClaraRaúl, ¿podemos vernos el martes?Raúl, can we meet on Tuesday?
- RaúlEl martes no puedo. ¿Y el jueves?I cannot on Tuesday. And Thursday?
- ClaraEl jueves está perfecto.Thursday is perfect.
