The days of the week in english

Unlike Spanish, the days of the week in English always begin with a capital letter. For example: monday(Monday),thursday(Thursday),sunday(Sunday).

The days of the week in English carry the prepositiononto form time circumstantial. For example: on saturday.

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The days of the week: days of the week

days (day)	Translation
monday	Monday
tuesday	Tuesday
wednesday	Wednesday
thursday	Thursday
friday	Friday
saturday	Saturday
sunday	Sunday

How are the days of the week pronounced?

• Tuesday: ˈmʌndeɪ
• tuesday: ˈtuzdeɪ
• wednesday: ˈwenzdeɪ
• thursday: ˈthɜrzdeɪ
• Monday: fraɪdeɪ
• Saturday: ˈsætərdeɪ
• sunday: ˈsʌndeɪ

Careful: Spanish speakers often confuse the days tuesday (Tuesday and thursday (Thursday). Although the spelling is similar, the pronunciation of both days is very different: tuesday (Tuesday) is pronounced with youfollowed by u /tu/, while thursday(Thursday) is pronounced with z followed byand/ze/.

The days of the week (Monday through Friday) are called weekdays and weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are called weekends. Business days are called working days either working days.

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Examples of sentences with the days of the week

1. Let's get together on saturday.
   Let's meet on Saturday.
2. tomorrow will be monday.
   Tomorrow is Monday.
3. Thank God it's friday!
   Thank God is friday!
4. The appointment with the doctor is next thursday.
   The doctor's appointment is next Thursday.
5. The last time I saw Jane was on sunday.
   The last time I saw Jane was on Sunday.
6. Margarita takes art lessons on Wednesdays.
   Margarita takes art lessons on Wednesdays.
7. We'll be traveling on tuesday morning.
   We travel on Tuesday morning.
8. I always go dancing on fridays and Saturdays.
   I always go dancing on Fridays and Saturdays.
9. Josh hurt his knee skiing last tuesday.
   Josh hurt his knee skiing last Tuesday.
10. The boys play soccer every sunday.
    The children play soccer every Sunday.

How to use the days of the week in English?

• They can be used both singular and in plural, depending on the context. To form the plural, add "s" at the end. For example: tuesday (on Tuesday),tuesdayyes(Tuesdays).
• Unlike Spanish, they cannot be used together with article defined “the”, in English the. For example: I do yoga on mondays and Wednesdays. (And not: I do yoga on Mondays and Wednesdays).
• They are used together with the preposition onto form circumstantial of time, but if they carry the words next either last, They do not have a preposition. For example: We went to the park last Saturday./ We went to the park last Saturday. (And not: … on last saturday).
• They are used together with prepositions from… throughin American English, and from … toin British English, to express a span of time. For example: Banks are open desde monday through Friday./ Banks are open from Monday to Friday.
• They can be used alone as a subject, without being preceded by a preposition or adjectives. For example: saturday is my favorite day of the week. / Saturday is my favorite day of the week.

Abbreviations for the days of the week. The days of the week in English can be abbreviated:Monday (Mon.), Tuesday (Tues.), Wednesday (Wed.), Thursday (Thurs.), Friday (Fri.), Saturday (Sat.), Sunday (Sun.)

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Vocabulary related to the days of the week

• today/ today
• tomorrow/ tomorrow
• yesterday/ yesterday
• this morning/ this morning
• this afternoon/ this afternoon
• this evening/ tonight
• noon/ noon
• midnight / midnight
• tonight / tonight
• last night / last night
• the day after tomorrow/ day after tomorrow
• the day before yesterday / the day before yesterday
• every other day/ every other day
• week/ week
• months/ month
• year / year

Some festivities that contain the word day (day) are:

• Christmas Day/ Christmas day
• New Year's Day/ New Year's Day
• independence day/ Independence Day
• memorial day/ Memorial Day
• Veterans Day/ Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day/ Thanksgiving Day
• Labor Day/ Labor Day
• boxing day/ December 26, public holiday in Anglo-Saxon countries
• Mother's Day/ Mother's Day
• Valentine's Day/ Valentine's Day
• Saint Patrick's Day/ Saint Patrick's day
• Day of the Holy Innocents/ Day of the Holy Innocents

Some compound nouns and English phrases that include the word day are: birthday(birthday), call it a day (finish for today), blue monday (depressing monday), Black Friday(black Friday), cyber monday(cyber monday).

Attention: The word holidayin American English it means “holiday”, “festivities”, while in British English it means “vacation”. To refer to the word "vacation" in American English, the word is used vacation.

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• Adverbs in English
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• «present simple" in English
• The most used words in English
• Time prepositions "in, on, at”
• Cardinal and ordinal numbers in English

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