Days of the week and parts of the day
Días de la semana y partes del día
- Learn the parts of the day.
- Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
- Describe your weekly activities.
- Prepositions: indicating times of the day
This lesson covers essential Spanish vocabulary for days of the week like "el lunes" and "el viernes," along with parts of the day such as "la mañana" and "el mediodía." Learn to express times and organize your schedule using key prepositions and verbs like "quedar" and "ver."
Listening & reading materials
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Vocabulary (21) Share Copied!
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classify the words into two groups: some are days of the week and others are parts of the day, to practice and improve your memory.
Días de la semana
Partes del día
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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El lunes
Monday
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Hoy
Today
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La mañana
The morning
4
La tarde
The afternoon
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El jueves
Thursday
Ejercicio 5: Conversation exercise
Instrucción:
- Name the day and the time. (Name the day and the time.)
- Describe the activity of each person. (Describe the activity of each person.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Es miércoles por la mañana. It is Wednesday morning. |
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Es sábado por la noche. It is Saturday night. |
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Es martes por la tarde. It is Tuesday afternoon. |
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El jueves María estudia por la mañana. On Thursday Maria studies in the morning. |
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El sábado por la tarde prepara un pastel. On Saturday he prepares cake in the afternoon. |
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El viernes los amigos celebran por la noche. On Friday the friends celebrate at night. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Cada lunes ______ con mis amigos por la tarde para tomar un café.
(Every Monday ______ with my friends in the afternoon to have a coffee.)2. Siempre ______ la televisión al atardecer después del trabajo.
(I always ______ television at sunset after work.)3. Hoy ______ una reunión de trabajo por la mañana para planificar la semana.
(Today ______ a work meeting in the morning to plan the week.)4. Los viernes ______ para cenar juntos por la noche.
(On Fridays ______ to have dinner together at night.)Exercise 8: My weekly activities
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Ver - Ver
Presente
- yo veo
- tú ves
- él/ella/Ud. ve
- nosotros/as vemos
- vosotros/as veis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. ven
Quedar - Quedar
Presente
- yo quedo
- tú quedas
- él/ella/Ud. queda
- nosotros/as quedamos
- vosotros/as quedáis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. quedan
Exercise 9: Preposiciones: indicar momentos del día
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Prepositions: indicating times of the day
Show translation Show answerspor, En, del, de, Por, a
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
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Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) veo | I see |
| (tú) ves | you see |
| (él/ella) ve | he/she sees |
| (nosotros/nosotras) vemos | we see |
| (vosotros/vosotras) veis | You see |
| (ellos/ellas) ven | they see |
Quedar to meet Share Copied!
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| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) quedo | I meet |
| (tú) quedas | You meet |
| (él/ella) queda | he/she meets |
| (nosotros/nosotras) quedamos | we meet |
| (vosotros/vosotras) quedáis | You meet |
| (ellos/ellas) quedan | they meet |
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Lesson Overview: Days of the Week and Parts of the Day
This lesson introduces key vocabulary and expressions related to days of the week and parts of the day in Spanish, designed for beginners at the A1 level. You will learn how to talk about your weekly routine, make appointments, and describe daily activities using simple prepositions and present tense verb forms.
Key Vocabulary
- Days of the week: el lunes, el miércoles, el jueves, el viernes, el sábado, el domingo
- Parts of the day: la mañana, el mediodía, la tarde, el atardecer, la noche, la madrugada, la medianoche
Using Prepositions to Indicate Time
Spanish commonly uses the preposition por to express when something happens during the day, for example:
- Organizo mi día por la mañana y por la tarde.
- Quedamos el viernes al atardecer.
- El miércoles por la noche veo una serie en casa.
This structure helps you to specify approximate or habitual times of activities.
Present Tense Verbs Related to Scheduling
Common action verbs recur throughout this lesson to describe planning or daily habits, including organizar (to organize), quedar (to meet), and ver (to see/watch). You will practice conjugating these verbs in the first person singular and other forms to describe your agenda, such as:
- Cada lunes, yo organizo una reunión.
- Los miércoles, yo quedo con mis amigos.
- Los jueves, yo veo una película.
Example Sentences for Daily and Weekly Routines
Learn practical phrases like:
- Hoy es lunes y trabajo en la oficina durante el día.
- A la medianoche escucho música tranquila.
- El sábado en la madrugada descanso después de la fiesta.
Verb Conjugation Tables
The present tense conjugations for ver and quedar are included to help you understand subject-verb agreement.
Grouping Vocabulary: Days vs. Parts of the Day
It's helpful to differentiate between days of the week, which are typically preceded by el, and parts of the day, often introduced by la or el. For example:
- Days: el lunes, el miércoles, el viernes
- Parts of the day: la mañana, la tarde, el mediodía
Note on Language Differences
In Spanish, days of the week are masculine and usually appear with the definite article el, unlike in English, where articles are not used. For parts of the day, Spanish distinguishes different times more specifically (e.g., la madrugada for early morning or dawn), while English uses broader terms like "early morning." Also, the preposition por is versatile for indicating time periods during the day, a usage that has no exact one-to-one equivalent in English.
Useful Phrases
- Quedar con alguien – to meet with someone
- Organizar una reunión – to organize a meeting
- Ver una serie/una película – to watch a series/movie
This lesson equips you with practical vocabulary and sentence structures to discuss your weekly plans and daily schedules naturally in Spanish.
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