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"Day of the week" is a noun which is often translated as "el día de la semana", and "Monday" is a proper noun which is often translated as "el lunes". Learn more about the difference between "day of the week" and "Monday" below.
day of the week(
dey
uhv
thuh
wik
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el día de la semana (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I just learned the days of the week in my Spanish class.Acabo de aprender los días de la semana en mi clase de español.
Monday(
muhn
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dey
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
