Days of the Week and Months in Spanish
The days of the week and the months of the year in Spanish, with pronunciation tips, where the names come from and how to say "on Monday".
By Polarzinho ·
Monday in Spanish is lunes, the day of the moon. That already sounds more relaxing to me. Every day of the Spanish week is named after something in the sky or a festival.
Here are the days of the week and the months in Spanish, with pronunciation tips, the story behind the names and how to use them in a sentence.
Days of the week in Spanish
- Monday: lunes
- Tuesday: martes
- Wednesday: miércoles
- Thursday: jueves
- Friday: viernes
- Saturday: sábado
- Sunday: domingo
How to pronounce them
- Lunes: LOO-nes.
- Martes: MAR-tes.
- Miércoles: MYER-ko-les.
- Jueves: HWEH-ves.
- Viernes: VYER-nes.
- Sábado: SAH-ba-do.
- Domingo: do-MEEN-go.
Where the names come from
- Lunes: the Moon (luna).
- Martes: Mars.
- Miércoles: Mercury.
- Jueves: Jupiter.
- Viernes: Venus.
- Sábado and domingo: from the Latin words for the Sabbath and "the Lord's day".
Months in Spanish
- January: enero
- February: febrero
- March: marzo
- April: abril
- May: mayo
- June: junio
- July: julio
- August: agosto
- September: septiembre
- October: octubre
- November: noviembre
- December: diciembre
How to say "on Monday"
- On Monday: el lunes.
- On Mondays: los lunes.
- In January: en enero.
- Today is Friday: hoy es viernes.
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FAQ
How do you say Monday in Spanish?
Lunes.
Are days of the week capitalized in Spanish?
No. Days and months are lowercase in Spanish.
How do you say Wednesday in Spanish?
Miércoles.
Your turn
In Spanish: what day of the week is it today, and what month is your birthday in? Hint: "hoy es..." and "mi cumpleaños es en..."