Te veo el miércoles.
See you Wednesday.
In a goodbye, el miércoles points to the next Wednesday only, not to every Wednesday.
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How to say "Wednesday" in Spanish
el miércoles
nounmasculineplural: los miércolesaccent on é
"Wednesday" in Spanish is el miércoles, said MYEHR-koh-les. Keep the accent on the é, because it marks the stressed syllable. Say el miércoles for one Wednesday and los miércoles for every Wednesday.
Hear "miércoles" in real movie scenes
One Wednesday, then every Wednesday. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Los miércoles usamos rosa.
On Wednesdays we wear pink.
This is a school rule for every Wednesday, so the article turns plural while miércoles keeps the same form.
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Wednesday phrases worth knowing
From a quick goodbye to a date on the church calendar.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| te veo el miércoles | see you Wednesday |
| el miércoles al mediodía | Wednesday at noon |
| los miércoles | on Wednesdays, every Wednesday |
| a mitad de semana | midweek |
| Miércoles de Ceniza | Ash Wednesday |
Tip: In parts of Latin America, ¡Miércoles! is also a mild exclamation, a polite stand-in for a swear word that starts with the same sound.
Grammar: el miércoles, los miércoles
Four points, starting with the accent.
The accent always stays
Write miércoles with the accent every time, in the singular, in the plural and in capital letters.Three syllables
Split it miér-co-les. The ie glides into one syllable, and the stress lands on it: MYEHR-koh-les.El for one, los for a habit
Te veo el miércoles. That's one Wednesday. Los miércoles usamos rosa. That's every week.Like the other days
Masculine and lowercase: el miércoles, never la miércoles or Miércoles in the middle of a sentence.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Te veo el miércoles.
See you Wednesday.
El miércoles al mediodía.
On Wednesday at noon.
El del cable vendrá el miércoles.
The cable guy will come on Wednesday.
El miércoles voy al restaurante.
I'm going to the restaurant on Wednesday.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗miercoles
✓miércoles
The accent isn't optional. It shows that the stress falls on the first syllable.
✗mee-EHR-koh-les (pronunciation)
✓MYEHR-koh-les
The ie is one syllable, so the word has three syllables, not four.
✗Odio el miércoles (about every Wednesday)
✓Odio los miércoles
For Wednesdays in general, use los. El miércoles is one particular Wednesday.
Real conversation: at the gym
A short dialog in the locker room after a workout.
You're in the gym locker room. Diego, who trains there too, asks which days you come to work out.
¡Otra vez aquí! ¿Vienes todos los días?
Here again! Do you come every day?
Los martes y los miércoles.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
¿Y los domingos?
And Sundays?
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How to remember it
Miércoles is Mercury's day: mer- in Mercury, mier- in miércoles. Picture the fast messenger god rushing you through the middle of the week.
Questions about "Wednesday" in Spanish
How do you say Wednesday in Spanish?
El miércoles, pronounced MYEHR-koh-les, with an accent on the é.
Does miércoles have an accent?
Yes, always: miércoles. The accent marks the stressed syllable, and the plural los miércoles keeps it too.
What is Wednesday Addams called in Spanish?
In Spain she's Miércoles, and in Latin America she's Merlina.
What is Ash Wednesday in Spanish?
Miércoles de Ceniza, the day Lent begins.
