Days of the week in Spanish and French
Both languages write the days in lower case and treat them as masculine nouns. The article does a job English gives to a preposition: it turns a day into "on Monday" or "on Mondays".
The words
| English | Spanish | French |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | el lunes | le lundi |
| Tuesday | el martes | le mardi |
| Wednesday | el miércoles | le mercredi |
| Thursday | el jueves | le jeudi |
| Friday | el viernes | le vendredi |
| Saturday | el sábado | le samedi |
| Sunday | el domingo | le dimanche |
Where two forms are given, both are standard in different regions and both are marked right on the answer keys. Every word is checked in two dictionaries: how we check.
Make a worksheet: days of the week
Word search, bingo, crossword, matching or flashcards, with a separate answer key.
Spanish: el lunes means on Monday
No preposition: Spanish says el lunes for on Monday and los lunes for on Mondays, every Monday.
Days ending in -s (lunes to viernes) keep the same form in the plural; only the article changes. Sábado and domingo add -s: los sábados, los domingos.
French: lundi or le lundi
Without an article, lundi means this coming or this past Monday: Je pars lundi.
With le, it means every Monday: Le lundi, j'ai sport. The plural is regular: les lundis.
In the classroom
Seven words is too few for a crossword or bingo, so the sheets that work best here are a word search on the easy level and a write-the-word sheet. Pair it with the months topic once both are known.