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Days of the week in Latin

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨DAYS OF THE WEEK¨ in Latin

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Days of the week in Latin

ENGLISH	LATIN	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
Sunday	Dies solis	dih ehs soh lihs	Domingo
Monday	Dies lunae	dih ehs lou nah ih	Segunda-feira
Tuesday	Dies martis	dih ehs mahr tihs	Terça-feira
Wednesday	Dies mercuri	dih ehs mehr kou rih	Quarta-feira
Thursday	Dies iovis	dih ehs yoh vihs	Quinta-feira
Friday	Dies veneris	dih ehs veh neh rihs	Sexta-feira
Saturday	Dies saturni	dih ehs sah toor nih	Sábado

The days of the week in Latin : Diēs hebdomadis

The days of the week in Latin are derived from the Latin words:

• for the Sun (Sol),
• the Moon (Luna)
• and the five known planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn).

Below is a table showing the name for the day of the week in English, followed by the equivalent name in Latin.

Days in English	Diēs (Latin)
Sunday	Diēs Sōlis Solis Dies
Monday	Diēs Lūnae Lunae Dies
Tuesday	Diēs Martis Martis Dies
Wednesday	Diēs Mercuriī Mercuri Dies
Thursday	Diēs Iovis Iovis Dies (Jove is Jupiter's nickname)
Friday	Diēs Veneris Veneris Dies - Names for Venus
Saturday	Diēs Saturnī Saturni Dies - Named for Saturn, Jupiter's father

Pronunciation