¿No te quedarías hasta el lunes?
Wouldn't you stay until Monday?
With hasta, el lunes means until Monday. The article stays in front of the day.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "Monday" in Spanish
el lunes
nounmasculineplural: los luneslowercase
"Monday" in Spanish is el lunes. Spanish writes the days of the week in lowercase, and it doesn't need a word for "on": el lunes means on Monday, and los lunes means on Mondays.
Hear "lunes" in real scenes
Two scenes where someone says it. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Todos los lunes.
Every Monday.
The plural article means it happens every week.
From Mentes criminales · Spanish audio
Monday phrases you'll use
Notice that none of them needs a word for "on".
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el lunes | on Monday |
| los lunes | on Mondays, every Monday |
| el lunes que viene / el próximo lunes | next Monday |
| el lunes pasado | last Monday |
| de lunes a viernes | Monday to Friday |
Tip: The whole week, all lowercase and all masculine: lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo.
Grammar: el lunes, los lunes
Four rules that make days of the week easy.
Lowercase
Write lunes, not Lunes, unless it starts a sentence.No word for "on"
El lunes voy al mercado. I'm going to the market on Monday.Same form in the plural
el lunes, los lunes. The word already ends in -s, so it doesn't change.Today is Monday
Hoy es lunes. After es, leave out the article.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Los lunes hay mercado en la plaza.
There's a market in the square every Monday.
El concurso es el lunes.
The contest is on Monday.
Trabajo de lunes a viernes.
I work Monday to Friday.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Hoy es Lunes
✓Hoy es lunes
Days of the week are lowercase in Spanish.
✗en lunes
✓el lunes
Use the article, not a preposition.
✗los luneses
✓los lunes
The plural doesn't change.
✗Hoy es el lunes
✓Hoy es lunes
After es, drop the article.
Real conversation: when is the contest?
A short dialog in the town square. Tap to listen.
You're in front of the contest poster. Ana doesn't know when it is.
Oye, ¿el concurso es hoy?
Hey, is the contest today?
No, el lunes.
No, on Monday.
Ah, vale. ¿Y en febrero?
Oh, okay. And in February?
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How to remember it
Lunes comes from luna, the moon, and English Monday comes from moon too. Both languages name the day after the moon.
Questions about "Monday" in Spanish
How do you say Monday in Spanish?
El lunes. Days of the week are lowercase in Spanish.
How do you say "on Monday" in Spanish?
El lunes, without a preposition: El lunes trabajo. For every Monday, say los lunes.
Is lunes masculine?
Yes. All days of the week are masculine: el lunes, el martes, el domingo.
