days of the week
lunes
Mondaymartes
Tuesdaymiércoles
Wednesdayjueves
Thursdayviernes
Fridaysábado
Saturdaydomingo
Sunday
Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized.
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo
The days of the week are all masculine.
el lunes
el martes
el miércoles
el jueves
el viernes
el sábado
el domingo
When used with the days of the week, the definite article has the special meaning "on."
No trabajo el lunes.
I don't work on Monday.No trabajo los martes.
I don't work on Tuesdays.Hay una fiesta el miércoles.
There is a party on Wednesday.Hay muchas fiestas los viernes.
There are many parties on Fridays.
Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes.
el lunes
los lunesel martes
los martesel miércoles
los miércolesel jueves
los juevesel viernes
los viernesel sábado
los sábadosel domingo
los domingos
Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word "es" is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use.
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
