“Los Días de la Semana” — Days of the Week Song in Spanish for Kids
In “Los Días de la Semana” (Days of the Week), kids sing key Spanish words like lunes, martes, semana and hoy, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:27 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Días y Meses
- ⏱ 2:27
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“Los Días de la Semana” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué día es? | What day is it? |
| ¡Lunes! | Monday! |
| Lunes, lunes. | Monday, Monday. |
| ¿Martes? | Tuesday? |
| Aprendemos la semana. | We learn the week. |
| Hoy es hoy. | Today is today. |
| ¿Qué día? | What day? |
| Lunes, lunes | Monday, Monday |
| Tuesday, martes | |
| Week is semana | |
| Today is hoy | |
| Otra vez. | Again. |
| ¿Lunes? | Monday? |
| ¿Martes? | Tuesday? |
| Esta es la semana. | This is the week. |
| Hoy es hoy. | Today is today. |
| ¿Qué día? | What day? |
| ¡Martes! | Tuesday! |
| ¡Lunes! | Monday! |
| Lunes, lunes | Monday, Monday |
| Tuesday, martes | |
| Week is semana | |
| Today is hoy | |
| Hoy, today. | |
| Lunes, Monday. | |
| Martes, Tuesday. | |
| Semana, week. | |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| semana | week |
| hoy | today |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “lunes”
“lunes” (Monday) is sung on 7 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:27, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Follow along on a real calendar, pointing to each day or month as it's sung.
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