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Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 17
The days of the week Los días de la semana
Los días de la semana: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (más Saturday y Sunday). En inglés se escriben siempre con MAYÚSCULA. La clave es la preposición: usa ON con los días — I have class on Monday, on the weekend. Usa AT con las horas (at nine, at night) e IN con las partes del día y los meses (in the morning, in July). Palabras nuevas: day, week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, today, tomorrow, weekend. Rincón de pronunciación: las sílabas ocultas en "Wednesday" y la terminación "-day".
Dialogue
at Monday or on Monday? — ¿at Monday u on Monday?
- Emma Minsu, when do you have class? Minsu, ¿cuándo tienes clase?
- Minsu I have class at Monday. Tengo clase el lunes. (desliz: con los días se usa "on", no "at" — di "on Monday")
- Emma With days, use "on": on Monday. Con los días usa "on": on Monday.
- Minsu Oh, I have class on Monday and Wednesday. Ah, tengo clase el lunes y el miércoles.
Dialogue
The weekend — El fin de semana
- Jack Emma, what day is it today? Emma, ¿qué día es hoy?
- Emma Today is Friday. Tomorrow is the weekend. Hoy es viernes. Mañana es el fin de semana.
- Jack Great! Do you have class on Saturday? ¡Genial! ¿Tienes clase el sábado?
- Emma No, on Saturday and Sunday I don't have class. No, el sábado y el domingo no tengo clase.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| day | n. | día | |
| week | n. | semana | |
| Monday | n. | lunes | |
| Tuesday | n. | martes | |
| Wednesday | n. | miércoles | |
| Thursday | n. | jueves | |
| Friday | n. | viernes | |
| today | adv. | hoy | |
| tomorrow | adv. | mañana | |
| weekend | n. | fin de semana |
Grammar
The days and "on Monday" Los días y "on Monday"
The days of the week always take a capital letter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The key rule is the preposition of time. Use ON for days: I have class on Monday, I rest on the weekend. Use AT for clock times and night: at nine, at night. Use IN for parts of the day and months: in the morning, in the afternoon, in July. A common mistake is "at Monday" or "in Monday" — with days it is always ON. To ask the day: What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday.
Los días de la semana llevan siempre mayúscula: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. La regla clave es la preposición de tiempo. Usa ON con los días: I have class on Monday, I rest on the weekend. Usa AT con las horas y night: at nine, at night. Usa IN con las partes del día y los meses: in the morning, in the afternoon, in July. Un error común es "at Monday" o "in Monday" — con los días siempre ON. Para preguntar el día: What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday.
- What day is it today? — Today is Wednesday. ¿Qué día es hoy? — Hoy es miércoles.
- I have class on Monday and Thursday. Tengo clase el lunes y el jueves.
- Tomorrow is Friday. The weekend! Mañana es viernes. ¡El fin de semana!
- I rest on the weekend. Descanso el fin de semana.
pronunciation
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