martes
/ˈmaɾtes/masculine
Tuesday in Spanish is martes.
martes is a masculine noun.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence. To say "on Tuesday," use the definite article el before martes rather than using a preposition like en. If you want to express that something happens every Tuesday, use the plural article los with the singular noun martes, forming los martes.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈmaɾtes/
Did you know?
- There is a common Spanish superstition that martes 13 (Tuesday the 13th) is an unlucky day. This is the equivalent of 'Friday the 13th' in English-speaking cultures.
- The name martes connects directly to the Roman god Mars, the deity of war. This is why the day is named after him, much like 'Tuesday' is linked to the Norse god Tiw.
- In Spanish, the word martes is identical in both its singular and plural forms. The only way to tell if someone is talking about one Tuesday or many is by the article el or los.
Examples in context
- ¿Estás libre el martes?Are you free on Tuesday?This example shows how to use martes to ask about availability on a specific day.Tatoeba #637022 by Shishir, translation #23779 by CK
- Llueve desde el martes.It has been raining since Tuesday.This example uses martes to indicate when a continuous action began.Tatoeba #1719598 by termito2nd, translation #23784 by CN
- Pasado mañana es martes.The day after tomorrow is Tuesday.This example uses martes to identify a specific day in the near future.Tatoeba #13460741 by Seael, translation #6179319 by sundown
- La reunión se llevará a cabo el martes a las 10 a.m.The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
- ¡Vamos a la fiesta el martes por la noche!Let's go to the party on Tuesday night!
- El martes iremos al parque a pasearOn Tuesday, we'll go to the park for a stroll
- 65 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are planning a lunch date.
- MateoNos vemos el martes.See you on Tuesday.
- Sofía¿El martes a mediodía?On Tuesday at noon?
- MateoSí, me parece perfecto.Yes, that sounds perfect to me.
- SofíaTrato hecho, Mateo.It's a deal, Mateo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Tuesday” translations and entries martes, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries martes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
