How to Say the Days of the Week in Spanish

If you can speak Spanish already, then you probably know how to say the days of the week in Spanish. However, if you are new to Spanish, they may present a minor challenge. If you want to learn how to say the days of the week in Spanish, read on.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A bit of patience

1. Spanish often times places Sunday as the last day of the week, probably due to the influence of Catholism. However, for our learning we will start with Sunday as the first day of the week instead of the seventh.
   
   To say Sunday, say "domingo". It's pronounced much as it is written:
   
   doh-MEEN-go

2. The second day of the week, Monday, is "lunes".
   
   Say:
   
   LOO-nays

3. The third day of the week, Tuesday, is "martes".
   
   Say:
   
   MAR-tays

4. The fourth day of the week, Wednesday, is "miercoles".
   
   Say:
   
   me-AIR-ko-lays

5. The fifth day of the week, Thursday, is "jueves".
   
   Say:
   
   WAY-beys. (The "j" is pronounced as an "h" and the "v" sounds a lot like a "b")

6. The sixth day of the week, Friday, is "viernes".
   
   Say:
   
   bee-AIR-nays

7. The seventh day of the week, Saturday, is "sábado". Note that there is an accent on the first syllable. "sábado" is also the word for "sabbath", in Spanish.
   
   Say:
   
   SA-ba-doh

8. That's all there is to saying the days of the week in Spanish. Good luck!

Tips & Warnings

• The capitalized syllables are pronounced with more emphasis than the lower-case syllables.
• Notice that the days of the week are NOT capitalized as they are in English. They are written: domingo, lunes, martes, miercoles, jueves, viernes, and sábado.
• Be sure to say the words quickly, as Spanish is not a slowly spoken language.