Días de la Semana

Los días de la Semana

Did you know?

Here are some key terms to know when talking about the days of the week

• día means day

• semana means week

• mañana means tomorrow

• hoy means today

• ayer fue means yesterday

Multiple Select

Which word means "day"?

• dea

• dia

• día

• deu

Días de la semana (Days of the Week)

There are siete (7) days of the week. In Spanish these days are not capitalized.

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Are the days of the week capitalized?

Los días de la semana

• Most of the days are named from heavenly bodies, because they are Greco- Roman etymology.

  
  

  lunes - la luna (the Moon)

  martes - Marte (Mars)

• miércoles - Mercurio (Mercury)

• jueves - Júpiter (Jupiter)

• viernes - Venus (Venus)

• sábado - sabat (Hebrew word for rest)

• domingo - Dominus (Lord in Latin)

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Most of the days are named after

bodies, because they are Greco- Roman etymology.

Los días de la semana

lunes - Monday

martes - Tuesday

miércoles - Wednesday

jueves - Thursday

viernes - Friday

sábado - Saturday

domingo - Sunday

Multiple Choice

Which day of the week is Monday?

• domingo

• lunes

Multiple Select

Which day of the week is Tuesday?

• martes

• jueves

Multiple Choice

Sábado is Saturday

• True

• False

Día mini project (via Schoology)

1. Find a full year calendar for 2021

2. Locate your birthday

3. Tell me what DAY (in Spanish) your birthday is on this year.