How to read the word monday in English. Names of the days of the week in English with transcription

The poster “Work week in English with emoticons” will help you quickly and easily remember the English names of the days of the week

Rhyming words are the easiest to remember. So quickly and effortlessly you can remember Sunday ["sʌndeɪ] – Monday ["mʌndeɪ](Sunday - Monday), Tuesday ["tjuːzdɪ] – Thursday ["θɜːzdeɪ](Tuesday - Thursday). To avoid confusion Tuesday – Thursday, just remember that on Thursdays there is thunder and lightning, because as we previously found out, Thursday comes from the English word “thunder” - thunder, and this day belonged to the noisy god Thor.

Word "Friday" ["fraɪdeɪ] is associated with the word "free" - free, and many perceive Friday as the beginning free time– free, personal time. Saturday ["sætədeɪ]- Saturn day! All that remains is to remember the word Wednesday ["wenzdeɪ]– Wednesday.

Days of the week: catchy rhymes for kids

Poems about the days of the week in English

Learn abbreviations for days of the week in English

Accepted abbreviations for English days of the week will help you learn and visually remember the names of dates faster. In the culture of the language, two-letter abbreviations for calendars and three-letter abbreviations for short writing in text are common:

Mon, 17 March 2014 (Monday, March 17, 2014),
Tue, 27 Dec 2016 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)

Learn days of the week with songs and videos

Voiced poems or catchy songs will also help you quickly learn the days of the week.

Note:

If you are interested in expanding your English vocabulary in a minimum amount of time, we recommend that you read the article

Now you can find on YouTube a huge number of different variations, fast and slow tempo, British or American pronunciation. Choose a song that you find pleasant and understandable to listen to. We offer you an example of such an educational video for children:

In conclusion:

Finally, I would like to cite the statement of the American Richard Balls, author of the world bestseller “What Color is Your Parachute?” With these two sentences, you will not only easily learn the days of the week with prepositions, but also take one step closer to the English-speaking culture:

Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long weekend on Monday afternoon. (lane Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long Monday afternoon off.)

According to scientists, the tradition of measuring time by a seven-day week originated in Ancient Babylon and was associated with changes in the phases of the Moon. Astrologers noticed “wandering” luminaries in the sky, which they called “planets.” They believed that the planets revolved around the Earth in the following order: Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The days of the week were named after the names of the planets and luminaries (in turn, named after the gods). Monday became the day of the Moon, Tuesday - Mars, Wednesday - Mercury, Thursday - Jupiter, Friday - Venus, Saturday - Saturn, Sunday - the Sun. These names were adopted by the Romans, followed by many peoples of Western Europe. In English, the names of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are borrowed from Germanic-Scandinavian mythology.

The days of the week in English are written with a capital letter (after all, initially these are the names of the gods). The preposition " is used with the days of the week " on": on Sunday - on Sunday, on Fridays - on Fridays.

When talking about the past or future, the preposition "on" is not required: next Wednesday - next Wednesday, last Tuesday - last Tuesday.

Traditionally, the English week began on Sunday and ended on Saturday, but this calculation can now be considered outdated.

Vocabulary related to the topic "Day"

Words and phrases starting with "day"

In order to study a foreign language well and speak it competently, you need to familiarize yourself with some rules of pronunciation and use of words. Let's start with the simplest thing - with the names of the days of the week.

It would seem that what’s special here, these are absolutely ordinary and familiar words? But this is only at first glance. Even the most ordinary and commonly used words can hide interesting historical and linguistic mysteries.

Transcription and translation

The table shows that the pronunciation of the names varies slightly. All names of the days of the week end in , which is usually pronounced as . But in fast speech the ending is a diphthong. is reduced and sounds like [i]. In principle, both options are correct.

If you replace the traditional transcription from Latin characters with Russian ones, you will get the impression that English words can be pronounced almost in Russian. It’s easier to speak this way, and the student will naturally learn to speak English “with a Nizhny Novgorod accent.” And such pronunciation will remain with the student for a long time. If not forever.

It’s easier to get the correct pronunciation right away than to relearn it later.

We should not forget that good pronunciation and competent speech immediately form a respectful attitude towards the interlocutor.

And there is no need to hide behind the idea that others say the same or worse, or that foreigners will understand anyway. No one is obliged to parse your illiterate speech.

Perhaps they will understand you. But they may not understand what you mean. After all, not only grammatical, but also phonetic, and especially phonemic errors can completely distort a statement.

Once the word “ears” was used instead of the word “eyes” - a typical mistake of Russian-speaking students - almost led to a diplomatic scandal. No matter how much the diplomats apologized, saying that it was just a slip of the tongue, the lady head of the delegation remained offended.

Agree that listening to an interlocutor who shamelessly distorts your native speech is difficult, unpleasant and incomprehensible. So respect your foreign interlocutor, speak correctly and clearly.

If you want foreigners to understand you correctly, express yourself correctly.

Why are the days of the week written with a capital letter?

Unlike the Russian language, some nouns in English are written with a capital letter. For example, days of the week, months, etc. Where did this spelling come from? Modern English does not answer the question, so you will have to plunge into history.

The British are world-recognized conservatives. This conservatism is observed in everything, and in language too. Or - especially in language. The rules by which many words are written and pronounced have long since sunk into oblivion, but they are written and pronounced in exactly the same way as centuries ago. Although native speakers themselves cannot always explain why this happens in this way.

A little history: the origin of the names

It is believed that the name of the days came from the names of the ancient Roman and Old Norse gods. That's why they are written with a capital letter - names, after all. These names sound approximately the same in German. And they mean almost the same thing. So, given the similarity of the English and German languages ​​(mainly in their older part), we can come to the conclusion that the origin of the names of the days of the week is similar from a single source.

Every day in ancient times was under the auspices of one of the planets of the solar system, or rather the deity that personified them. Let's look at the meaning of these names.

Sunday is the day of the Sun, Monday is the day of the Moon, Tuesday is the day of Mars (Tyr), Wednesday is the day of Mercury (Wotan, Odin), Thursday is the day of Jupiter (Thor), Friday is the day of Venus (Freya), Saturday is the day of Saturn.

Sunday [‘sʌndeɪ] is a day of sunny, bright energy. This day was considered successful for any undertaking. And for holidays too.

Monday [‘mʌndeɪ]– the day dedicated to the Moon is the opposite of the day of the Sun. In Old English it sounded like 'Mōnandæg', later shortened to Monday.

Wednesday [‘wenzdeɪ]

Wednesday [‘wenzdeɪ]- this day, with an inconvenient pronunciation for non-English people, is dedicated to Wotan or, in another pronunciation, Odin, one of the supreme deities of Scandinavian mythology. Hence the name.

In Roman mythology it corresponds to Mercury. A day dedicated to such an outstanding deity is considered strong and successful.

In German everything is simpler, Wednesday is called the middle of the week, as in Russian.

Thursday [‘θɜːzdeɪ]– difficult to write and remember, students usually confuse it with Tuesday. This is a day dedicated to the thunder god Thor or Jupiter in the ancient Roman interpretation. One of the luckiest days of the week

Friday [‘fraɪdeɪ]- This is the day of Freya, Odin's wife. Freya (analogous to Roman Venus) is the patroness of love, family happiness and women's household chores.

Saturday [‘sætədeɪ]- Saturn day. This was a rather gloomy ancient god. And the day was not considered particularly successful.

Why does the week start on Sunday?

There is one interesting nuance in the English language that students do not always notice. The week begins not on Monday, but on Sunday. Why is this so? There are many versions of where the countdown of the week from Sunday came from.

Perhaps Monday, the day of the moon, was considered inappropriate for starting new things. From an astrological point of view (and astrology played a very significant role in ancient times), the energy of the moon is passive and slow. These energies are in no way conducive to work.

There is even an expression in English - « Monday feeling." This feeling of reluctance to start a new work week after Sunday. And in the Russian language there is a well-known expression: “Monday is a hard day.”

Proverbs and sayings related to the days of the week

Since initially the days of the week were associated with certain deities, they had certain qualities. Some ancient qualities have been preserved in the language. And others changed their meaning.

For example, Friday was not previously considered a particularly successful day. There is also an old saying:

“Friday for losses.”
That is, losses are possible on this day. And it’s better not to start any important things and work less.

For a modern person, Friday is the end of the week, practically the beginning of the weekend.

There is a modern saying:

“Thursday comes, and the week is gone.”
Thursday has arrived and the week is almost over. Friday and the weekend are ahead.

“Thursday’s child has far to go.”
According to the proverb, a child born on Thursday will go far and achieve a lot.

Prepositions with days of the week

It must be said right away that only the preposition “on” is used with the word “day”. That's why:

• On birthday - on your birthday;
• on Friday - on Friday;
• on Wednesdays - on Wednesdays;
• next Monday - next Monday;
• this Sunday - this Sunday;
• last Sunday - last Sunday;
• by (for) Wednesday - to Wednesday.
• at weekends - on the weekend.

Each day of the week has its own name and purpose, which is reflected in the language. Studying a language and its history is interesting, educational and useful.

In conclusion, we suggest watching a short video for children to reinforce the days of the week.

Meaning of MONDAY in English

Monday BrE AmE ˈmʌnd eɪ -i —See note at -day

▷ Monday|s, \~"s z

ˌ Monday ˈ morning, that ˌ Monday ˈ morning ˌ feeling BrE AmE

ˈ Monday Club BrE AmE

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Longman English Pronunciation Dictionary. 2012

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More meanings of the word and translation of MONDAY from English into Russian in English-Russian dictionaries and from Russian into English in Russian-English dictionaries.

More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations for the word “MONDAY” in dictionaries.

• MONDAY - lunedi
  English interlingue dictionary
• MONDAY - lune
  English-Visayan vocabulary
• MONDAY — ˈməndē, -di also -n(ˌ)dā noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mōnandæg, mōndæg; akin...
  Webster's New International English Dictionary
• MONDAY — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mōnandæg; akin to Old High German manatag Monday; akin to Old English mōna…
  Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
• MONDAY - n (abbr. Mon.) the day of the week ...
  Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
• MONDAY - Mon ‧ day /ˈmʌndi, -deɪ/ BrE AmE noun (written abbreviation Mon.) [Language: Old English …
  Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
• MONDAY - n. &adv. --n. the second day of the week, following Sunday. --adv. colloq. 1 on Monday. 2 (Mondays) on…
  English Basic Spoken Dictionary
• MONDAY - n. &adv. n. the second day of the week, following Sunday. adv. colloq. 1 on Monday. 2 (Mondays) on…
  Concise Oxford English Dictionary
• MONDAY - n. &adv. --n. the second day of the week, following Sunday. --adv. colloq. 1. on Monday. 2 (Mondays) on…
  Oxford English vocab
• MONDAY - (Mondays) Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday. I went back to work on Monday... The attack …
  Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
• MONDAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alternate Mondays/weekends etc ▪ The service runs on alternate days. be scheduled for June/Monday etc…
  Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
• MONDAY - abbreviation Mon - the day of the week after Sunday and before TuesdayIt"s Monday tomorrow. [U]I start my new …
  Cambridge English vocab
• MONDAY - See: BLUE MONDAY.
  Slang English vocab
• MONDAY - Saint Monday. See SAINT.
  Slang English vocab
• MONDAY - See: BLUE MONDAY.
  Dictionary of English Idioms
• MONDAY
  
• MONDAY - noun Monday Black Monday ≈ first day of classes after the holidays Monday feeling ≈ reluctance to work (after Sunday) Bloody Monday ≈ ...
  Large English-Russian Dictionary
• MONDAY - Monday
  Russian-American English Dictionary
• MONDAY
  English-Russian-English dictionary of general vocabulary - Collection of the best dictionaries
• MONDAY - Monday noun Monday .. Black Monday - school; slang the first day of classes after the holidays Monday feeling - reluctance to work (after Sunday) Bloody ...
  English-Russian Dictionary Tiger
• MONDAY - n Monday on Monday - on Monday Monday feeling - reluctance to work (after Sunday) Black Monday - schools. ...
  Large new English-Russian dictionary
• MONDAY - noun ; abbr. - M, Mon. Monday.. Black Monday - schools. ; sl. first day of classes after the holidays Bloody...
  English-Russian dictionary of general vocabulary
• MONDAY - noun; abbr. - M, Mon. Monday.. Black Monday - school.; sl. first day of classes after Bloody Monday school holidays; sl. first day...
  English-Russian dictionary of general vocabulary
• MONDAY — _n. Monday - Black Monday - Monday feeling
  Muller's English-Russian Dictionary - 24th edition
• MONDAY - n. Monday - Black Monday - Monday feeling
  Muller's English-Russian Dictionary - editor bed
• MONDAY — _n. Monday; Black Monday _schools. _jarg. the first day of classes after the holidays; Monday feeling unwilling to work (after Sunday)
  English-Russian Muller Dictionary
• MONDAY — - Black Monday
  English-Russian Dictionary of Economics and Finance
• MONDAY - noun Monday Black Monday ≈ first day of classes after the holidays Monday feeling ≈ reluctance to work (after Sunday) Bloody Monday ≈ ...
  
• MONDAY - noun Monday Black Monday ≈ first day of classes after the holidays Monday feeling ≈ reluctance to work (after Sunday) Bloody Monday ≈ ...
  New large English-Russian dictionary
• MONDAY — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mōnandæg; akin to Old High German mānatag ~; akin to Old English mōna…
  English Dictionary - Merriam Webster
• MONDAY
  Webster English Dictionary
• MONDAY - (n.) The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.
  Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
• MONDAY - /mun"day, -dee/, n. the second day of the week, following Sunday. [ bef. 1000; ME Mone (n) ...
  Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
• MONDAY - n. second day of the week (first working day in many countries)
  Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language - Editorial bed
• MONDAY - noun the second day of the week; the day following sunday.
  Webster English vocab
• MONDAY - n. Easter Monday Monday morning quarterback Monday morning quarterbacking
  
• MONDAY - n. Pronunciation: " m ə n-(ˌ)d ā , -d ē Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
  Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
• MONDAY — ■ noun the day of the week before Tuesday and following Sunday. ■ adverb chiefly N. Amer. on~. ↘(…
  Concise Oxford English vocab
• MONDAY - second day of the week (q.v.).
  Britannica English vocabulary
• MONDAY — (~s) ~ is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday. I went back to work on ~... The attack took …
  Collins COBUILD - An English Dictionary for Language Learners
• MONDAY - noun
  Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Report for duty Monday morning.
You must report for duty on Monday morning.

Meet me here again next Monday afternoon at 2:30.
Meet me here again next Monday afternoon at 2:30.

I worked on Sunday, so I had Monday off.
I worked on Sunday, so I had Monday free.

I"ll meet you Monday night.
We'll see you on Monday evening.

I thought it was Monday today.
I thought today was Monday.

Monday comes after Sunday.
Monday follows Sunday.

We meet every Monday night.
We meet every Monday evening.

Culture Day falls on Monday this year.
This year Culture Day falls on Monday.

I wake up late on Sundays, and I wake up early from Monday to Saturday.
I get up late on Sundays and early from Monday to Saturday.

He works from Monday to Friday.
It works from Monday to Friday.

I will be here from Monday to Thursday.
I'll be here from Monday to Thursday.

Tom has agreed to babysit the kids Monday evening.
Tom agreed to babysit on Monday evening.

I spent Monday with them.
I spent Monday with them.

Monday through Friday are work-days in this company.
The days from Monday to Friday are working days in this company.

Health-Sports Day is the second Monday of October. That day is for sports and to foster a sound mind and body.
Physical Education Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October. On this day, people engage in sports to develop a healthy mind and body.

The shop is open from Monday to Saturday.
The store is open from Monday to Saturday.

Is Monday too late?
Is it late on Monday?

Monday is Tom's thirtieth birthday.
Tom turns thirty on Monday.

They usually go to school from Monday to Friday.
They usually go to school from Monday to Friday.

My promise to come next Monday still holds.
My promise to come next Monday still stands.

Come on Monday afternoon, if possible.
Come on Monday afternoon if possible.

You have to go to school from Monday to Friday.
You have to go to school from Monday to Friday.

Every week I study piano on Monday and Tuesday, and dancing on Wednesday and Friday.
Every week I practice piano on Mondays and Tuesdays, and dance on Thursdays and Fridays.

Monday begins on Saturday.
Monday starts on Saturday.

Would you have some time on Monday to come over and help me move my piano?
Do you have time on Monday to come and help me move the piano?

It's Monday today and it will be Tuesday tomorrow.
Today is Monday, and tomorrow will be Tuesday.

Shops are open from Monday to Saturday.
Stores are open from Monday to Saturday.

I shall be there on Monday week.
I'll be there next Monday.

Next Monday is a holiday.
Next Monday is a day off.

Next Monday and Tuesday are holidays.
Next Monday and Tuesday are holidays.