hoy es lunes
/oi es lunes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "today is Monday" is translated into Spanish as hoy es lunes.
This phrase is used to identify the current day of the week as Monday.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for Monday, lunes, is invariant in number, meaning it does not change its spelling whether you are talking about one Monday or multiple Mondays. To refer to a specific Monday, such as "on Monday", use the definite article el lunes instead of a preposition. If you want to say "on Mondays" to describe something that happens every Monday, use the plural definite article los lunes.
How do you pronounce it?
/oi es lunes/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using en lunes to mean "on Monday". In Spanish, you should use the definite article el lunes for a specific day or los lunes for recurring days instead.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if you say hoy es lunes with a sigh, it serves as a cultural shorthand for 'the weekend is over' or 'work begins again'.
- The word lunes comes from the Latin phrase for 'day of the moon', just as 'Monday' in English derives from 'Moon's day'.
Examples in context
- Hoy es lunes, así que haré lo que siempre hago los lunes.Today is Monday, so I'll do what I always do on Monday.This sentence shows how to use hoy es lunes when discussing a routine.Tatoeba #2943178 by marcelostockle, translation #2943143 by CK
- No sé si hoy es lunes o martes.I don't know if today is Monday or Tuesday.This sentence demonstrates using hoy es lunes when expressing uncertainty between two days.Tatoeba #8895915 by carlosalberto, translation #8895913 by carlosalberto
- El Museo del Prado está cerrado porque hoy es lunes.The Prado Museum is closed because today is Monday.This sentence uses hoy es lunes to provide a reason why a museum is closed.Tatoeba #462879 by lukaszpp, translation #462878 by lukaszpp
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Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking at home in the morning.
- AlejandroHoy es lunes, ¿verdad?Today is Monday, right?
- MaríaSí, Alejandro, hoy es lunes.Yes, Alejandro, today is Monday.
- Alejandro¡Qué rápido pasó el fin de semana!The weekend went by so fast!
- MaríaEs cierto, ya estamos trabajando.It's true, we are already working.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, hoy, lunes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
