jueves
/ˈxwebes/masculine
Thursday in Spanish is jueves.
jueves is a masculine noun used to refer to the day of the week.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word jueves remains the same in both its singular and plural forms. The number is indicated only by the article. To say "on Thursday", use the definite article with the noun: el jueves. To say "on Thursdays" (recurring every Thursday), use the plural form with the definite article: los jueves.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈxwebes/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, jueves is seen as a 'little Friday' or juebebes, a slang term combining jueves and beber to describe a day for drinking with friends.
- Unlike English, which names 'Thursday' after the Norse god Thor, Spanish retains the connection to the Roman Jupiter, who is the equivalent of the thunder god.
- In Spanish, days of the week like jueves are not capitalized unless they start a sentence, unlike English where 'Thursday' is always a proper noun.
Examples in context
- El próximo jueves es feriado.Next Thursday is a holiday.This sentence is useful for talking about a specific upcoming jueves.Tatoeba #1322114 by marcelostockle, translation #922251 by zvaigzne
- Llueve desde el jueves pasado.It has been raining since last Thursday.This sentence shows how to refer to a past jueves.Tatoeba #431915 by Leono, translation #272744 by CC
- Estaré aquí de lunes a jueves.I will be here from Monday to Thursday.This sentence illustrates using jueves within a range of days.Tatoeba #1231093 by hayastan, translation #238857 by CK
- La reunión será el jueves a las 9 AM.The meeting will be on Thursday at 9 AM.
- Hoy es jueves, así que hay fútbol en la televisión.Today is Thursday, so there's soccer on TV.
- La fiesta de graduación será el jueves en el salón de eventos.The graduation party will be on Thursday at the event hall.
- No olvidemos que el mercado se pone interesante los jueves.Let's not forget that the market gets interesting on Thursdays.
- 47 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are planning a lunch date.
- Javier¿Nos vemos el jueves?Shall we see each other on Thursday?
- ElenaSí, el jueves me parece bien.Yes, Thursday works for me.
- JavierPerfecto, te llamo ese día.Perfect, I will call you that day.
- ElenaDe acuerdo, hasta el jueves.Agreed, see you Thursday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thursday” translations and entries jueves, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
