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How to Say "wednesday" in Spanish

The Spanish word forwednesdayis miércolesA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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The day of the week
A cheerful camel walking up a small, grassy hill, symbolizing the middle of the week.

Examples

Tenemos una reunión importante el miércoles por la mañana.

We have an important meeting on Wednesday morning.

Los miércoles siempre voy al gimnasio después del trabajo.

On Wednesdays, I always go to the gym after work.

El próximo miércoles cae en 15 de marzo.

Next Wednesday falls on March 15th.

Gender and Articles

Days of the week are always treated as masculine, so they use 'el' (the) or 'un' (a). We usually use 'el' when talking about a specific Wednesday.

Capitalization Rule

Unlike English, days of the week in Spanish are usually not capitalized unless they start a sentence.

Using 'en' for days

Mistake:Voy en miércoles.

Correction: Voy el miércoles. (Use 'el' instead of 'en' [on] when specifying the day of the week.)

Capitalizing the day

Mistake:El Miércoles tengo clase.

Correction: El miércoles tengo clase. (Keep the word lowercase.)

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