How to Say "weekend" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “weekend” is “domingo” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El domingo vamos a visitar a la abuela.
On Sunday, we are going to visit Grandma.
¿Qué haces los domingos?
What do you do on Sundays (every Sunday)?
¡Qué pereza! Mañana ya es lunes otra vez, se acabó el domingo.
How annoying! Tomorrow is Monday again, Sunday is over.
Masculine Gender
All days of the week in Spanish are treated as masculine nouns, so they always use 'el' or 'los'.
No Capitalization
Unlike in English, Spanish days of the week are generally not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
Saying 'On Sunday'
Mistake: “Voy a la iglesia en domingo.”
Correction: Voy a la iglesia el domingo. (To say 'on' a specific day, just use 'el'—the preposition 'en' is usually left out.)
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