miércoles
general, Mexico
Wednesday in Mexican Spanish is miércoles. It is masculine and not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. The plural form is the same: los miércoles.
Say el miércoles for "on Wednesday" and los miércoles for "on Wednesdays". Calendars in Mexico start the week on Sunday or Monday.
Meaning: day between Tuesday and Thursday (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Say it "MYEHR-koh-lehs", with the stress on the first syllable.
When do people say it?
Miércoles de Ceniza, Ash Wednesday, starts Lent for Catholics and is a well known date in Mexico.
Did you know?
- The word miércoles comes from Latin and names the day of the god Mercury.
Examples in context
- Nos vemos el miércoles.See you on Wednesday.
- Los miércoles voy al gimnasio.On Wednesdays I go to the gym.
- El miércoles es día de mercado.Wednesday is market day.
Example conversation
Carla and Omar arrange a meeting.
- Carla¿Podemos vernos el miércoles?Can we meet on Wednesday?
- OmarLos miércoles trabajo hasta tarde.On Wednesdays I work late.
- CarlaEntonces el jueves.Then Thursday.
- OmarPerfecto, el jueves a las cuatro.Perfect, Thursday at four.
