días de semana
/dias de semana/from spelling rules
The English phrase week days is translated into Spanish as días de semana.
The phrase días de semana refers to the days from Monday through Friday. If you want to specifically emphasize business days or a professional schedule, you can also use días laborales to mean working days.
What does it mean word for word?
días de semana is a literal translation of the English phrase 'days of week' (days of week).
Which one should you use?
In Spanish, días de semana refers specifically to the work week (Monday, Friday), whereas el fin de semana refers to the weekend.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the names of the days within días de semana do not start with capital letters unless they begin a sentence. For example, 'lunes' and 'martes' are written in lowercase.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the 'week' is culturally viewed as starting on Monday rather than Sunday. This aligns días de semana with the actual start of the labor cycle.
- The word semana is derived from the Latin word for 'seventh', reflecting an ancient Roman practice of counting days in a seven-day cycle.
Examples in context
- El sábado vamos a ir al cine.On Saturday, we are going to the movies.
- Los lunes suelo hacer ejercicio.I usually exercise on Mondays.
- Los martes tengo clase de español.I have Spanish class on Tuesdays.
- El viernes es día de mercado.Friday is market day.
- ¿Puedes reunirte conmigo el miércoles?Can you meet with me on Wednesday?
- El jueves tengo una cita médica.I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday.
- El domingo pasado fui a visitar a mis abuelos.Last Sunday, I went to visit my grandparents.
- Ayer, el lunes, fue un día muy ocupado.Yesterday, Monday, was a very busy day.
- No trabajo los días de semana.I don't work on week days.
- Prefiero viajar los días de semana.I prefer to travel on week days.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are discussing their schedules.
- Elena¿Cuándo podemos ir al cine?When can we go to the movies?
- JavierEstoy muy ocupado los días de semana.I am very busy on week days.
- ElenaEntonces vamos el sábado.Then let's go on Saturday.
- JavierPerfecto, Javier estará allí.Perfect, Javier will be there.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, semana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
