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lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles
Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday
In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. They are all masculine: el lunes, el martes. The plural uses los: los lunes (on Mondays). Monday through Friday end in -es, while Saturday and Sunday end in -o.
enero
January
febrero
February
marzo
March
abril
April
mayo
May
junio
June
julio
July
agosto
August
septiembre
September
octubre
October
noviembre
November
diciembre
December
Like days, months are not capitalized in Spanish. To say "in January" use en enero. To say "on March 5th" use el cinco de marzo. Dates use cardinal numbers (cinco, not quinto) except for the first of the month: el primero de enero.
la primavera
spring
el verano
summer
el otoño
autumn
el invierno
winter
1. What day is 'lunes'?
2. How do you say 'Friday' in Spanish?
3. What month is 'enero'?
4. How do you say 'summer' in Spanish?
5. What does 'miércoles' mean?
6. How do you say 'December' in Spanish?
7. What season is 'primavera'?
8. What does 'domingo' mean?
9. How do you say 'August' in Spanish?
10. What does 'otoño' mean?
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Days and months are core vocabulary for scheduling and travel. Unlike English, Spanish does not capitalize them. The week starts Monday. El fin de semana means weekend while entre semana means weekdays.
These terms appear constantly on business signs, transit schedules and in everyday scheduling conversations across all Spanish-speaking countries from Spain to Chile.
All days are masculine: el lunes, el martes. Plural: los lunes means every Monday. Days ending in -es keep the same plural form. Only sabado and domingo add -s in plural.
Origins aid memorization: lunes from luna (moon), martes from Marte (Mars), miercoles from Mercurio, jueves from Jupiter, viernes from Venus. Sabado from Sabbath, domingo from Latin dominus.
Months resemble English from shared Latin roots: enero/January, febrero/February. Not capitalized, all masculine. Dates use: el + number + de + month. First of month uses primero.
El cinco de mayo, el quince de agosto, el treinta y uno de diciembre. This pattern never changes and is one of the most reliable and consistent rules in the entire Spanish language.
La primavera (spring, feminine), el verano (summer), el otono (autumn), el invierno (winter). Use en + season for activities. In the Southern Hemisphere (Argentina, Chile) seasons are reversed.
Travel tip: Spanish summers are hot and crowded with tourists. Spring and fall offer better weather with fewer crowds. Always check local seasons when booking travel to the Southern Hemisphere.
Key phrases: hoy (today), manana (tomorrow), ayer (yesterday), la semana que viene (next week), el mes pasado (last month). For appointments: A que hora? Nos vemos el martes a las tres.
Para cuando? for deadlines. Desde cuando? for duration. These question patterns with calendar vocabulary cover the vast majority of scheduling conversations you will have in Spanish.