jueves
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “jueves” mean in English?
Thursday
Example sentences
El jueves tengo trabajo.
On Thursday I have work.
Los jueves estudio español.
On Thursdays I study Spanish.
Hasta el jueves.
See you Thursday.
How to use it
Jueves is 'Thursday'. Pronounced [ˈxweβes] — the j is a hard /h/ sound. Plural form identical to singular.
Common mistake
The Spanish j is pronounced like an English 'h' — say 'HWAY-bes', not 'JOO-eves'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.