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The days of the week in Spanish, lunes to domingo, with the time words around them: today and tomorrow, morning and night, the week, the hour and the minute. The note above the list gives the seven days in order and the one rule that matters, the article that replaces "on".
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The Spanish week starts on Monday, and the days are written in lowercase. Five of the names come from the Roman sky (lunes from the Moon, martes from Mars, miércoles from Mercury, jueves from Jupiter, viernes from Venus); sábado comes from the Sabbath and domingo from the Lord's day.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Monday | lunes |
| Tuesday | martes |
| Wednesday | miércoles |
| Thursday | jueves |
| Friday | viernes |
| Saturday | sábado |
| Sunday | domingo |
Use the article where English says "on": el lunes is "on Monday", los lunes "on Mondays". The days ending in -s stay the same in the plural (el martes, los martes); sábado and domingo add an s (los sábados).
| Word | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| media hora | half an hour | A1 | Necesito media hora para terminar los deberes.I need half an hour to finish the homework. |
| antes | earlier or before | A1 | Llego antes al trabajo.I arrive at work earlier. |
| después | later or afterwards | A1 | Voy a estudiar después.I am going to study afterwards. |
| momento | a moment | A1 | Espero un momento aquí.I am waiting for a moment here. |
| minuto | minute (time unit) | A1 | Un minuto, por favor.One minute, please. |
| hora | time or hour | A1 | ¿Qué hora es?What time is it? |
| día | day | A1 | Hoy es un buen día.Today is a good day. |
| semana | week | A1 | Tengo una clase de español cada semana.I have a Spanish class every week. |
| mes | month | A1 | El curso dura un mes.The course lasts one month. |
| año | year | A1 | Este año tiene doce meses.This year has twelve months. |
| temprano | early in time | A1 | ¿Te levantas temprano mañana?Are you getting up early tomorrow? |
| pronto | soon or promptly | A1 | Nos vemos pronto.See you soon. |
| tarde | late | A1 | Hoy llego tarde a clase.I'm arriving late to class today. |
| cumpleaños | birthday | A1 | Es mi cumpleaños hoy.It is my birthday today. |
| hoy | today | A1 | Hoy es lunes.Today is Monday. |
| ahora | now | A1 | ¿Estudias ahora?Are you studying now? |
| ayer | yesterday | A1 | Ayer estudié español en la escuela.Yesterday I studied Spanish at school. |
| mañana | tomorrow | A1 | Mañana es mi cumpleaños.Tomorrow is my birthday. |
| noche | night or evening | A1 | ¡Buenas noches, mamá!Good night, Mom. |
| fin de semana | weekend | A1 | ¿Qué haces el fin de semana?What are you doing on the weekend? |
| primavera | spring | A1 | ¡La primavera es bonita!Spring is beautiful. |
| verano | summer | A1 | ¿Hace calor en verano?Is it hot in summer? |
| otoño | autumn or fall | A1 | El otoño empieza en septiembre.Autumn arrives in October. |
| invierno | winter | A1 | El invierno es muy frío.Winter is cold. |
| estación | season / station | A1 | La primavera es mi estación favorita.Spring is my favorite season. |
| en punto | o'clock sharp / on the dot | A1 | La clase empieza a las nueve en punto.The class starts at nine o'clock sharp. |
| fecha | date (calendar) | A1 | ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?What is today's date? |
| meses | months | A1 | Estudio español desde hace seis meses.I have been studying Spanish for six months. |
| años | years | A1 | ¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo veinte años.I am twenty years old. |
| tiempo | time | A1 | Hoy no tengo tiempo para desayunar.Today I don't have time for breakfast. |
| horas | hours | A1 | Estudio español dos horas cada día.I study Spanish for two hours every day. |
| minutos | minutes (units of time) | A1 | El autobús llega en diez minutos.The bus arrives in ten minutes. |
| días | days (unit of time) | A1 | Voy a la escuela cinco días a la semana.I go to school five days a week. |
| semanas | weeks | A1 | Estudio español desde hace dos semanas.I have been studying Spanish for two weeks. |
| segundos | seconds (unit of time) | A1 | Solo necesito unos segundos para terminar esto.I only need a few seconds to finish this. |
| lunes | Monday | A1 | El lunes tengo clase de español.I have a Spanish class on Monday. |
| martes | Tuesday | A1 | Hoy es martes.Today is Tuesday. |
| miércoles | wednesday | A1 | ¿Tienes clase el miércoles?Do you have class on Wednesday? |
| jueves | Thursday | A1 | La clase es el jueves.The class is on Thursday. |
| viernes | friday | A1 | ¿La fiesta es el viernes?The party is on Friday. |
| sábado | saturday | A1 | El sábado voy al cine.I go to the cinema on Saturday. |
| domingo | sunday | A1 | El domingo voy al cine.I am going to the cinema on Sunday. |
| enero | January | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en enero.My birthday is in January. |
| febrero | February | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.My birthday is in February. |
| marzo | March (month) | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.My birthday is in March. |
| abril | april | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en abril.My birthday is in April. |
| mayo | May | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.My birthday is in May. |
| junio | june | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en junio.My birthday is in June. |
| julio | July | A1 | ¿Es tu cumpleaños en julio?Is your birthday in July? |
| agosto | August | A1 | Mis vacaciones son en agosto.My vacation is in August. |
| septiembre | September | A1 | El curso empieza en septiembre.The course starts in September. |
| octubre | October | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en octubre.My birthday is in October. |
| noviembre | November | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en noviembre.My birthday is in November. |
| diciembre | December | A1 | Mi cumpleaños es en diciembre.My birthday is in December. |
| hace | ago | A2 | |
| luego | later or then | A2 | |
| siglo | a one hundred-year period | A2 | |
| aniversario | anniversary | A2 | |
| día festivo | public holiday | A2 | |
| día laborable | a standard working day | A2 | |
| de día | in the daytime | A2 | |
| de noche | at night | A2 | |
| actualmente | currently or nowadays | A2 | |
| hasta ahora | up to now | A2 | |
| por el momento | for the moment | A2 | |
| pasado | last or past | A2 | |
| el otro día | the other day | A2 | |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday | A2 | |
| anoche | last night | A2 | |
| entonces | then / at that time | A2 | |
| pasado mañana | day after tomorrow | A2 | |
| diario | daily | A2 | |
| próximo | next or upcoming | A2 | |
| ahora mismo | at this very moment | A2 | |
| futuro | future | A2 | |
| enseguida | right away | A2 | |
| al rato | in a little while / later on | A2 | |
| Navidad | Christmas | A2 | |
| quincenal | fortnightly / every two weeks | B2 | |
| trimestral | occurring every three months | B2 | |
| bienio | two-year period | C1 | |
| trienio | three-year period | C1 | |
| bimensual | occurring every two months | C1 | |
| cuatrimestral | occurring every four months | C1 | |
| lustro | five year period | C2 |
Word lists follow the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes inventories, with Lock&Learn's own level calibration. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Lunes (Monday), martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado and domingo (Sunday). They are written in lowercase, the week starts on Monday, and "on Monday" is simply el lunes. The table holds all 85 time words on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists, from hoy and mañana to the hours and the seasons.
54 from A1, 24 from A2, 2 from B2, 4 from C1, 1 from C2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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