El origen de los dias de la semana

The Origin of the Days of the Week in Spanish.
El origen de los días de la semana en español.

Irma Rameizl HHIMS El 15 de abril de 2025.

​Lean el siguiente/Read the following:
https://www.thoughtco.com/planetary-origins-of-the-days-of-the-week-3079196

Multiple Choice

The days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized.

Los días de la semana en español no se escriben con mayúscula.

• True

  Es cierto.

• False.

  Es falso

Fill in the Blank

According to the reading, most of the words for the days of the week are tied to planetary bodies and _________.

Clue/Pista: English for "mitología".

​https://www.thoughtco.com/planetary-origins-of-the-days-of-the-week-3079196

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2DNBnhMpvQ&t=17s

​ Preguntas: Turn and talk!


1. ¿Cómo se dice "Wednesday"?
Se dice: _____________
2. ¿Cómo se dice "Thursday"?
Se dice: _____________
3. ¿Cómo se dice "Saturday"?
Se dice: _____________

Match

Match the following days of the week!

• lunes

• Tuesday

• miércoles

• Thursday

• viernes

Monday

martes

Wednesday

Jueves

Friday

• Monday

• martes

• Wednesday

• Jueves

• Friday

Match

Match the following:

• the historical orgin

• Romans saw a connection with their Go

• The planets the ancient people were a

etymology

the changing face of the nighttime sky

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• etymology

• the changing face of the nighttime sky

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

​Question:
What did the Romans name the first day of the week after? What did they name the other days after?

Match

How did the Roman's name the Days of the week?

• Sunday

• Friday

• Monday

Dies Solis

(The Sun's Day)

Dies Veneris

(Day of Venus)

Dies Lunae

(The Moon's Day)

• Dies Solis

  (The Sun's Day)

• Dies Veneris

  (Day of Venus)

• Dies Lunae

  (The Moon's Day)

Draw

Practice drawing a Roman "Sol Invictus" coin which was minted by Constantine the Great.

Questions

1. Which names did the five weekdays retain in Spanish?
2. Why do they end in -es?
3. What was another name used for Jupiter by the Romans in Latin?
4. Were the days for the weekend adopted using the Roman naming pattern?
5 What is Domingo named after?
6. What is Saturday named after?

​Link:https://www.thoughtco.com/planetary-origins-of-the-days-of-the-week-3079196

Fill in the Blank

____ means days in Latin.

Multiple Choice

What is Domingo named after in Spanish?

• Dominus- The Lord's Day

• Of the sun

Multiple Choice

In Roman mythology, Jove is an alternate name for the god Jupiter, who is the equivalent of the Greek god Zeus. Jupiter, or Jove, was the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder.

• True/ Es cierto.

• False/ Es falso

Fill in the Blank

Sábado in Spanish comes from the Jewish day of ____, or Sabbath.

In Spanish it is called, el sabbat.

​Questions

1. What is the gender of the days of the week in Spanish?

2. How do we make the days plural?

Match

Match the following

• The Spanish days of the week are all<

• El jueves es mi cumple.

• Los viernes voy al cine.

masculine. El lunes, el martes etc

Thursday is my bday.

On Fridays, I go to the movies.

• masculine. El lunes, el martes etc

• Thursday is my bday.

• On Fridays, I go to the movies.