Los días de la semana — learn the names, pronunciation, and cultural notes. Plus an interactive flip‑card quiz to test yourself.
| English | Español | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | lunes | from "luna" (moon) |
| Tuesday | martes | from "Marte" (Mars) |
| Wednesday | miércoles | from "Mercurio" (Mercury) |
| Thursday | jueves | from "Júpiter" (Jupiter) |
| Friday | viernes | from "Venus" |
| Saturday | sábado | from "sabbat" (rest day) |
| Sunday | domingo | from "Dominus" (Lord's day) |
💡 Tip: In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. Also, the week officially begins on lunes (Monday) in most Spanish‑speaking countries.
🔊 All vowels are pure and short: a (ah), e (eh), i (ee), o (oh), u (oo).
Click any card to flip and see the Spanish translation.
No, unlike English, days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Voy al gimnasio el lunes. (I go to the gym on Monday.)
In most Spanish‑speaking countries (Spain, Mexico, Argentina, etc.), the week officially begins on lunes (Monday) and ends on domingo (Sunday). This is reflected in calendars where Monday is the first column.
Like English, Spanish day names are derived from celestial bodies and Roman mythology: lunes (Moon), martes (Mars), miércoles (Mercury), jueves (Jupiter), viernes (Venus). Sábado comes from Hebrew "sabbath," and domingo from Latin "Dominicus" (Lord's day).
Use the definite article: el lunes. For habitual actions: los lunes (on Mondays). Example: Los lunes trabajo desde casa. (On Mondays I work from home.)
Fin de semana (literally "end of week"). It's masculine: el fin de semana. In some countries, they also use finde as a casual abbreviation.
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