Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)

Learning Objectives Correctly pronounce and spell the seven days of the week in Spanish. Recite the days of the week in the correct order, starting with lunes. Identify which days are part of the school week (la semana) and which are the weekend (el fin de semana). Ask '¿Qué día es hoy?' and answer with 'Hoy es...' Use the days of the week in simple sentences with -AR verbs (e.g., 'El viernes, yo canto'). Apply the rule that days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish. What's your favorite day of the week? 📅 Is it a school day or a weekend day? Let's learn how to talk about all seven days in Spanish! In this lesson, we will learn the names for the seven days of the week, how to put them in order, and how to use them in sentences....

TermDefinitionExample lunesMonday, the first day of the school week.El lunes, yo dibujo en la clase de arte. martesTuesday, the second day of the school week.El martes, nosotros estudiamos matemáticas. miércolesWednesday, the middle of the school week.El miércoles, yo como una manzana. juevesThursday, the day before Friday.El jueves, yo practico deportes. viernesFriday, the last day of the school week. ¡Yay!El viernes, nosotros miramos una película. sábadoSaturday, the first day of the weekend.El sábado, yo juego con mis amigos. domingoSunday, the last day of the weekend.El domingo, mi familia y yo descansamos.

No Capital Letters días de la semana = minúsculas (lowercase) In Spanish, the days of the week are not capitalized like they are in English, unless they are at the very beginning of a sentence. For example, write 'lunes', not 'Lunes'. All Days are Masculine Use 'el' for one day, 'los' for multiple days. Every day of the week is a masculine noun. This means you always use the article 'el' before it (e.g., 'el lunes'). If you are talking about something that happens every week on that day, you use 'los' (e.g., 'los lunes'). Using 'el' or 'los' to mean 'on' 'el día' = on that day. 'los días' = on those days. To say you do something 'on&#...