Season 6, Episode 12 Hola a todos y bienvenidos una vez más a Immersive Spanish. Thank you so much to everyone listening and a huge thank you to our Patreon supporters. Clase Ejecutiva Viajeros get one extra Immersive Spanish episode every week in the same style as this podcast, as well as ad-free listening, transcripts and 48 hours early access. And a big thank you to our primera clase supporters who are able to vote on what we teach and where we go next. Let's get started. So, I'm sitting here in a chiringuito in San Sebastián watching the sun go down over the water. Por si no lo sabes, in case you don't know, un chiringuito es un bar pequeño al aire libre, cerca de la playa. The sky is a bright deep orange and has a very chilled vibe as I sip una copa de vino blanco seco. Glass of dry white wine. Una copa de vino blanco seco. You know, it's one of those evenings where you really don't want to be anywhere else. A moment that really ought to be cherished. You know, where you wish time would stand still? Bueno, whilst I'm here, let me teach you something that is very important and very foundational in Spanish. Days of the week. But, I want to show you how to actually use them in conversation, not just recite them, but use them to make plans, book things, talk about your week, that kind of stuff. Let's go. Vamos a empezar. Monday in Spanish is lunes. Tuesday is martes. Wednesday is miércoles. Thursday is jueves. Friday is viernes. Viernes. Saturday, my favorite day of the week. Sábado. Sábado comes from Sabbath, the day of rest. Sabbath, sábado. It sounds similar, so it's easy to remember. And Sunday is domingo. Domingo. Think about when it's domingo, you're in your domicile. Domingo, domicile. You're not at work, but in your domicile. Domingo. So, say them all with me now. Lunes. Martes. Miercoles. Jueves. Viernes. Sábado. Domingo. Again. Lunes. Martes. Miercoles. Jueves. Viernes. Sábado. Domingo. Now, one thing worth knowing. In Spanish, the days of the week are not. They are not capitalized. They're just regular words. Small detail, but it's um, it's good to know. And if you want to get comfortable the days of the week in Spanish, try changing your phone's language to Spanish. That way, you'll see them every day without even trying. I know, I'm starting to behave like a broken record, but let's say them together one more time. Lunes. Martes. Miercoles. Jueves. Viernes. Sábado. Think Sabbath. Domingo. Think Domingo is when you're in your domicile. Domingo. Bien. Now, the really useful thing. In English, when we want to say something is happening on a particular day, we say on Monday, on Friday, and so on. In Spanish, it's even simpler. You just use el. El lunes. El martes. See? El means there, and oh, that's all you need. No extra word for on. Just el and the day. So, on Monday would be el lunes. On Tuesday would be el martes. On Wednesday el miércoles. On Thursday el jueves. Sí. On Friday el viernes. On Saturday el sábado. On Sunday el domingo. So, if I want to say I'm going to the restaurant on Thursday, I say. Voy a ir al restaurante el jueves. I'm going to the restaurant on Thursday. Voy a ir al restaurante el jueves. You already know voy a, voy a from earlier in the season. Voy a ir means I'm going to go. And el jueves means on Thursday. Put it together and you've got a full sentence. Now, you remember the other night that I got a bit lost walking home? Well, I've made a reservation to go back to that same area on Friday. So, I'd say voy a ir el viernes. Voy a ir el viernes. I'm going to go on Friday. Voy a ir el viernes. How would you say I'm going to the beach on Wednesday? Voy a ir a la playa el miércoles. Voy a ir a la playa el miércoles. And I'm going to drink wine on Saturday? Voy a beber vino el sábado. Voy a beber vino el sábado. Now, what if something happens every week, not just once? For that, use los instead of el. Los lunes means every Monday. Los viernes means every Friday. Just swap el for los and suddenly it's a regular thing. Los lunes every Monday. Los fines de semana every weekend. Oh, by the way, fines de semana means weekends. Fin de semana is the weekend. Fines de semana is weekends. Plural. El fin de semana the weekend. So, los fines de semana means at weekends. So, I could say los domingos bebo vino aquí. Los domingos bebo vino aquí. On Sundays, I drink wine here. Or every Sunday, I drink wine here. Which, looking at this view, honestly sounds like a reasonable plan to me. However, before we go further, a quick word. If you want to actually see me in Spain doing exactly what I do on the podcast, the Chiringuitos, the beaches, the old town, but in real life, in video, head over to the Immersive Spanish YouTube channel. It's all there. Real places, real conversations, real video. Entonces, right, let's talk about how to make plans and book things. Because knowing the days is one thing, but being able to use them in real situations, that's where it gets good. To say I have a reservation, you would say Tengo una reserva. Tengo una reserva. Tengo, meaning I have, and reserva, meaning reservation. Tengo una reserva. So, I could say Tengo una reserva el sábado. I have a reservation on Saturday. Tengo una reserva el sábado. And, well, to ask someone if they have availability on a certain day, you'd say Tiene mesa el jueves. Do you have a table on Thursday? Tiene mesa el jueves. Do you have a table on Thursday? Or, more generally, tiene disponibilidad el lunes. Do you have availability on Monday? Tiene disponibilidad el lunes. These are exactly the kinds of phrases you need when you're booking a restaurant, or a hotel, or a tour. Anything, really. Now, let me teach you two more really handy words. This week. This week. Esta semana. Esta semana. Esta semana. This week. Next week is. La semana que viene. La semana que viene. Which literally translates to the week that comes. La semana que viene. The week that comes. Next week. So with that being established, we could say. Voy a ir el miércoles de la semana que viene. I'm going to go on Wednesday of next week. Voy a ir el miércoles de la semana que viene. If I wanted to say, this week I have a reservation on Thursday, I would say. Esta semana tengo una reserva el jueves. This week I have a reservation on Thursday. Esta semana tengo una reserva el jueves. Right, let's test you on everything so far. What is Monday in Spanish? Lunes. Lunes. And how about Friday? Viernes. Viernes. How do you say, on Tuesday? El martes. El martes. And how do you say on Sundays, as in every Sunday? Los domingos. Los domingos. How do you say, I'm going to the beach on Wednesday? Voy a ir a la playa el miércoles. Voy a ir a la playa el miércoles. How about, I have a reservation on Saturday. Tengo una reserva el sábado. Tengo una reserva el sábado. How would you ask if they have a table on Thursday? Tiene mesa el jueves? Tiene mesa el jueves? And how would you say next week? Or in other words, the week that comes? La semana que viene. La semana que viene. And how would you say this week? Esta semana. Esta semana. Buenísimo. Really good work here guys. And with that being said, the sun has almost fully set now. The sky's gone from orange to pink to a sort of deep purple and the wine is nearly finished. El vino esta casi terminado. The wine is almost finished. Oh yeah, by the way, if you want to take your Spanish beyond just listening, as in if you want to actually start speaking, having real conversations and situations exactly like this one, then check out Fluency Builder. It's the Immersive Spanish app and inside it you have your own personal AI Spanish coach. That coach is called Rodrigo. Rodrigo will speak of you in Spanish, correct your mistakes and push you to use everything you're picking up in these episodes. So, head to the Immersive Spanish app and get started with Fluency Builder today. Bueno, viejeros, I'm going to sit here a little longer and enjoy this view. These are the moments that you miss when you're back home, so I fully intend on cherishing every moment. Hasta la próxima. Ciao, ciao.
