{"id":36917,"date":"2025-04-14T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academiacontacto.com\/?p=36917"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:39:16","slug":"origins-of-the-days-of-the-week-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academiacontacto.com\/es\/origins-of-the-days-of-the-week-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"The origin of the names of the days of the week in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Have you ever wondered about the origin of the days oft he week in Spanish?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have done the work for you! And the results were curious:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s go in order, day by day.<\/span><\/p><p>The names of the days of the week <strong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"371\">come from Latin<\/strong>, and their origins relate to the heavenly bodies, which Romans named after their gods and planets.<\/p><ul><li><b>Lunes (Monday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: from the Latin <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luna<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means the Moon. In ancient Roman culture, people dedicated Monday to the Moon.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Martes (Tuesday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Roman god of war. In Latin, dies Martis means the day of Mars, and people associated it with the planet Mars.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Mi\u00e9rcoles (Wednesday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mercurius<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Roman god of commerce and communication. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dies Mercurii<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Latin refers to the day of Mercury, named after the planet Mercury.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Jueves (Thursday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jupiter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the king of the Roman gods. The Latin <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dies Iovis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the day of Jupiter, and it\u2019s associated with the planet Jupiter.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Viernes (Friday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Roman goddess of love. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dies Veneris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Latin refers to the day of Venus, named after the planet Venus.<\/span><\/li><li><b>S\u00e1bado (Saturday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e1bado<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes from the Hebrew <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shabbat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means \u00abrest\u00bb or \u00absabbath.\u00bb The day is associated with rest, and in many languages, Saturday is related to the concept of a day of rest.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Domingo (Sunday)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domingo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes from the Latin <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dies Dominicus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning \u00abthe Lord&#8217;s Day.\u00bb This name reflects the Christian tradition of Sunday being a day for worship and rest, as it is the day of Christ\u2019s resurrection.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, while most of the weekdays are named after Roman gods and planets, <\/span><b>S\u00e1bado<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Domingo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a distinct origin tied to religious practices.<\/span><\/p><h2>Learn more about the days of the week and other topics<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can brag about your knowledge of Spanish culture in your <a href=\"https:\/\/academiacontacto.com\/intensive-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intensive 25<\/a> Conversation course! By the way, what\u2019s your favorite day of the week? The school staff loves Wednesdays, when all the new students have already settled and are enjoying the city rhythm after their first two days of course (our groups classes go from Monday to Friday). And of course, who doesn\u2019t like Fridays?<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Have you ever wondered about the origin of the days oft he week in Spanish?We have done the work for you! 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