Diffence between on monday and on mondays

Question

Hey everyone,

can anyone please tell me what's the difference between "On monday I go to the restaurant..." and " I always go to the restaurant on mondays.. " is in Spanish?

How do I say it right?

Thanks a lot=)

Answer 1

In English you look at the name of the day itself: Monday -> Mondays

In Spanish you look at the article: el lunes -> los lunes

succinct and to the point - 0074b507, Jul 13, 2011

that's how I like it :) - S1r_Wakka, Jul 13, 2011

Answer 2

It's the same as in English except that lunes does not change with number. (same with all of the days of the week ending in "s")

el lunes=Monday

los lunes=Mondays

el martes

los martes

el miércoles

los miércoles

el jueves

los jueves

el viernes

los viernes

Here is an odd example for you:

Los lunes tenemos un examen en las clase de espanol.

On Mondays we have....

Todos los lunes (cada lunes) tenemos un examen en la clase de español.

Every Monday (not Mondays).....

¡Bienvenida al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

Answer 3

Thank you very much.

Blockquote On the example you used "On Monday I go to the restaurant" was incorrect the correct ways would be: "On Monday I'll go to the restaurant" or "On Mondays I go to the restaurants"

Thank you for correcting me. I should know that, but I am not a native speaker and therefore make a lot of mistakes

Answer 4

For my understanding when you use Monday without the "S" you are only referring to one time but when you say Mondays, you're saying you go every Monday.

On the example you used "On Monday I go to the restaurant" was incorrect the correct ways would be:

"On Monday I'll go to the restaurant" or "On Mondays I go to the restaurants"

Did you notice the "in Spanisih"? - 0074b507, Jul 13, 2011

The point is quite valid. The original English was odd. "I'll go" is much more natural. - samdie, Jul 13, 2011