jueves
/ˈxwebes/masculine
The Spanish word for "Thursday" is jueves.
jueves is used to refer to the day of the week. When you want to express that something occurs on a specific Thursday, you use the related form el jueves.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Which one should you use?
While jueves is the standard term, you may encounter juernes in slang to specifically refer to Thursday night and juevesito uses an affectionate suffix to modify the tone.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word jueves is identical in both its singular and plural forms. You only change the accompanying article to indicate number. To say "on Thursday", use the definite article el before the noun rather than a preposition like "en". To express that something happens every Thursday or on Thursdays in general, use the plural form los jueves.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈxwebes/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the name of the day is essentially an ancient way of saying 'Jupiter's Day', just as 'Thursday' in English relates to 'Thor's Day'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, jueves is associated with el jueves santo, the most solemn day of Holy Week.
- The spelling of jueves hides a complex history of evolution through Old Spanish forms like 'iueves' and 'yueves' before settling into its current form.
Examples in context
- El próximo jueves es feriado.Next Thursday is a holiday.This sentence is useful for discussing a holiday occurring on the next jueves.Tatoeba #1322114 by marcelostockle, translation #922251 by zvaigzne
- Llueve desde el jueves pasado.It has been raining since last Thursday.This sentence is useful for describing weather patterns starting from 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 is useful for expressing a range of days ending on jueves.Tatoeba #1231093 by hayastan, translation #238857 by CK
- ¡Ya casi es juevito! ¿Qué planes tienes?It's almost Thursday! What are your plans?
- Nos vemos el jueves en la conferencia.See you on Thursday at the conference.
- 47 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a lunch date.
- Sofía¿Nos vemos el jueves?Shall we see each other on Thursday?
- JavierSí, el jueves me parece bien.Yes, Thursday sounds good to me.
- SofíaPerfecto, te veo ese día.Perfect, I'll see you that day.
- JavierDe acuerdo, Sofía. Hasta entonces.Agreed, Sofia. Until then.
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.
