¿Estás libre para cenar el viernes?
Are you free for dinner on Friday?
The invitation is for one specific Friday, the coming one, so el goes in front of the day.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "Friday" in Spanish
el viernes
nounmasculineplural: los viernesv sounds like b
"Friday" in Spanish is el viernes, and the v sounds like a b: BYEHR-nes. El viernes means on Friday, los viernes means every Friday, and hasta el viernes is how you say see you Friday.
Hear "viernes" in real movie scenes
A dinner invitation and a date on the calendar. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Es el viernes antes de Navidad.
It's the Friday before Christmas.
The speaker says which Friday it is, the one before Christmas, and that detail brings in el. To name the day alone, you say es viernes.
From Kramer vs. Kramer · Spanish audio
Friday phrases for making plans
Five phrases you'll use when the weekend gets close.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| hasta el viernes | see you Friday |
| ¿Estás libre el viernes? | Are you free on Friday? |
| este viernes a las ocho | this Friday at eight |
| el viernes por la noche | Friday night |
| Viernes Santo | Good Friday |
Tip: Hasta el viernes works as a goodbye at work or school when you'll see someone again at the end of the week.
Grammar: el viernes, los viernes
Four points to get your Friday plans right.
Same rules as the other days
el viernes, los viernes: masculine, lowercase, and the same form in the plural.Es viernes or es el viernes
To say what day it is: Es viernes. Add el when you say which Friday: Es el viernes antes de Navidad.One Friday or a habit
El viernes voy al mercado. That's this Friday. Los viernes voy al restaurante. That's every Friday.V sounds like b
Spanish v and b sound the same, so say BYEHR-nes. Your top teeth don't touch your lip.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Hasta el viernes.
See you Friday.
Este viernes a las ocho.
This Friday at eight.
¿Estás libre para cenar el viernes?
Are you free for dinner on Friday?
Los viernes voy al restaurante.
I go to the restaurant every Friday.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗VYEHR-nes (pronunciation)
✓BYEHR-nes
The Spanish v is a soft b. Keep your teeth off your lower lip.
✗Hoy es el viernes (just naming the day)
✓Hoy es viernes
Use el only when you add which Friday, as in es el viernes antes de Navidad.
✗Hasta viernes
✓Hasta el viernes
After hasta, keep the article in front of the day.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
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How to remember it
Viernes is Venus's day, and Venus is the goddess of love. Friday is date night, so picture a dinner date every viernes.
Questions about "Friday" in Spanish
How do you say Friday in Spanish?
El viernes, pronounced BYEHR-nes. Like the other days of the week, it's masculine and written in lowercase.
How do you say "see you Friday" in Spanish?
Hasta el viernes. You can also say Nos vemos el viernes.
How do you say Friday night in Spanish?
El viernes por la noche. For every Friday night, say los viernes por la noche.
What is Good Friday in Spanish?
Viernes Santo, the Friday before Easter.
