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Days of the week in English

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday — the seven days with IPA, short explanations and examples you can listen to, plus weekend, today and tomorrow. Three exercises at the end help them stick.

  • 7 days + useful words
  • Audio and IPA
  • The preposition on
  • 3 exercises
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How to talk about days in English

Days of the week start with a capital letter and take no article: on Monday, on Friday. Use on whenever you say which day something happens.

To say something happens every Monday, add -s: on Mondays. In the US and Canada calendars start the week on Sunday, so don’t be surprised to see Sunday first.

The days of the week

From Monday to Sunday — and the words we use with them. Tap a word or an example to hear it.

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  1. the 1st day of the working week
  2. the day after Monday
  3. the middle of the week
  4. the day before Friday
  5. the last working day
  6. the 1st day of the weekend
  7. the 2nd day of the weekend
  8. seven days
  9. any day from Monday to Friday
  10. Saturday and Sunday
  11. this day
  12. the day after today
  13. the day before today
  14. on all days
  15. the week after this one

Practice: test yourself

10 words from the list per round. After every answer you hear the word and the right option lights up.

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How to remember the days

  • Wednesday is spelt with a d you don’t hear: [ˈwenzdeɪ]. Remember the spelling in parts: Wed-nes-day.
  • Tuesday and Thursday sound alike: Tuesday starts with [tj], Thursday with the th sound [θ].
  • Describe your week: “On Monday I work, on Tuesday I have English…” — days are easier to learn in sentences.
  • Short forms on timetables: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun — handy for tickets and calendars.

FAQ

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Why are days of the week capitalised?

They are proper nouns, like the months. Monday and Saturday always start with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.

Which preposition goes with days of the week?

On: on Monday, on Sunday morning, on Friday night. With next, last and every there’s no preposition: next Monday, last Friday, every Sunday.

At the weekend or on the weekend?

At the weekend is British, on the weekend is American. Both are correct.

Where do the names of the days come from?

From old gods and the sky: Sunday is the Sun’s day, Monday the Moon’s, Saturday Saturn’s, and Thursday belongs to Thor, the god of thunder.

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