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Our Busy Week in Spanish

This guide helps parents talk through a child's weekly schedule using Spanish days of the week and simple prepositions of time.

What you'll learn

Tienes fútbol el lunes.
You have football on Monday.
'El' is used before the day to mean 'on'.
Leemos juntos el martes.
We read together on Tuesday.
Days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish.
Tu amigo viene el miércoles.
Your friend comes on Wednesday.
Notice the accent mark on 'miércoles'.
Caminamos a la escuela el jueves.
We walk to school on Thursday.
'Jueves' ends in 's' for both singular and plural.
Recibes paga el viernes.
You get pocket money on Friday.
'Paga' is a common word for a child's allowance.
Vamos a nadar el sábado.
We go swimming on Saturday.
Spanish uses 'vamos a nadar' for 'we go swimming'.
Hacemos los deberes por la tarde.
We do homework in the afternoon.
'Por la tarde' is used for 'in the afternoon'.
Salimos a las ocho.
We leave at eight o'clock.
Use 'a las' before the hour for 'at'.

Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.

el lunes

Monday

All days of the week are masculine.

la paga

pocket money

Also known as 'domingo' in some countries.

los deberes

homework

Usually used in the plural form.

juntos

together

Ends in 'os' when referring to a group.

To say 'on Monday' or 'on Tuesday', use the definite article 'el'. Do not capitalize the day unless it starts a sentence.

Use	Form	Example
On Monday	El lunes	El lunes hay clase.
On Saturdays	Los sábados	Los sábados jugamos.

Use 'a las' for specific clock times and 'por' for general parts of the day.

Use	Form	Example
At [Time]	A las...	A las siete.
In the [Period]	Por la...	Por la mañana.

¿Qué hacemos el domingo?

What are we doing on Sunday?

Asking about the schedule.

Hoy es viernes.

Today is Friday.

Simple state of being.