The pronunciation column uses English sounds, with the stressed syllable in capitals. Use the listen button for the real sound.<\/p>\n\n A few points for English speakers. The j of jueves<\/span> is the throaty h of Scottish “loch”, not the English j. The v of viernes<\/span> and jueves<\/span> sounds like a soft b. The d in the middle of s\u00e1bado<\/span> is very soft, close to the th in “this”. And the final -es is a short “ess”, never “eez”.<\/p>\n\n The written accents on mi\u00e9rcoles<\/span> and s\u00e1bado<\/span> are part of the spelling, not decoration. They also show where the stress falls, which helps pupils read the words correctly.<\/p>\n\n Five of the seven days come from Latin names for the planets and their gods: lunes<\/span> from the Moon (la Luna<\/span>), martes<\/span> from Mars, mi\u00e9rcoles<\/span> from Mercury, jueves<\/span> from Jupiter and viernes<\/span> from Venus. S\u00e1bado<\/span> comes from the Hebrew Sabbath, and domingo<\/span> from the Latin for “the Lord’s day”.<\/p>\n\n English took most of its day names from Germanic gods instead: Tiw, Woden, Thor and Frigg. Monday and lunes<\/span>, however, both come from the Moon. Pupils enjoy this comparison, and it gives them a hook for remembering which day is which.<\/p>\n\n Watch ma\u00f1ana<\/span>: without an article it means “tomorrow”; la ma\u00f1ana<\/span> means “the morning”. So “tomorrow morning” is ma\u00f1ana por la ma\u00f1ana<\/span>. In much of Latin America you will also hear en la ma\u00f1ana<\/span> where Spain says por la ma\u00f1ana<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n On Spanish calendars and school timetables the days are often abbreviated L, M, X, J, V, S, D. The X stands for mi\u00e9rcoles<\/span>, to avoid confusion with the M of martes<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n \u00bfQu\u00e9 d\u00eda es hoy? Hoy es viernes.<\/span>What day is it today? 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The article: el lunes, los lunes<\/h2>\n\n
Useful words around the days<\/h2>\n\n
More ways to talk about the week<\/h3>\n\n
Typical mistakes of English-speaking learners<\/h2>\n\n
In class: a daily routine<\/h2>\n\n
Adapting to your class<\/h3>\n\n