¿Trabajas el sábado?
Are you working on Saturday?
The el in front of the day points to one occasion: the Saturday that's coming up.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "Saturday" in Spanish
el sábado
nounmasculineplural: los sábados
"Saturday" in Spanish is el sábado. Stress the first syllable, SÁ-ba-do, and keep the written accent. El sábado points to one coming Saturday, and los sábados means every Saturday.
Hear "sábado" in real movie scenes
One Saturday, then every Saturday. Each video starts and stops on that line.
No trabaja los sábados.
He doesn't work on Saturdays.
With los the line describes a habit, so it covers every Saturday.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Saturday phrases you'll hear
Five ways to talk about Saturday and the weekend.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el sábado por la mañana | Saturday morning |
| el sábado por la noche | Saturday night |
| este sábado | this Saturday |
| todos los sábados | every Saturday |
| el fin de semana | the weekend |
Tip: Sábado keeps its written accent in the plural too: los sábados.
Grammar: el sábado, los sábados
Four short rules for this day.
Masculine and lowercase
Like every day of the week: el sábado, written with a small s unless it starts a sentence.One or every
El sábado voy al mercado. this Saturday. Los sábados voy al mercado. every Saturday.The plural adds -s
Lunes to viernes stay the same in the plural, but sábado and domingo add -s: los sábados, los domingos.Soft b and d
Between vowels the b is soft, and the d sounds close to the th in this: SÁ-ba-do.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El sábado voy al mercado.
I'm going to the market on Saturday.
Los sábados voy al mercado.
I go to the market on Saturdays.
Pero el sábado hay baloncesto aquí.
But there's basketball here on Saturday.
¿Trabajas el sábado?
Are you working on Saturday?
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗los sabados
✓los sábados
The accent mark stays when you add -s.
✗El sábado voy al mercado. (meaning every Saturday)
✓Los sábados voy al mercado.
For a habit, use the plural article and the plural day.
✗sa-BA-do (pronunciation)
✓SÁ-ba-do
The written accent marks the stress on the first syllable.
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How to remember it
Sábado sounds like Sabbath, the day of rest. Both words come from the Hebrew shabbat.
Questions about "Saturday" in Spanish
How do you say Saturday in Spanish?
El sábado, with the stress and the accent on the first a. Like the other days, it's written in lowercase.
How do you say "on Saturdays" in Spanish?
Los sábados: Los sábados voy al mercado. For one Saturday, say el sábado.
How do you say weekend in Spanish?
El fin de semana. Saturday and Sunday together are el sábado y el domingo.
How do you say "Saturday night" in Spanish?
El sábado por la noche. Saturday morning is el sábado por la mañana.
