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How to say "week" in Spanish
"Week" in Spanish is semana, pronounced seh-MAH-nah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la semana, plural las semanas).
| Spanish | semana |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | seh-MAH-nah |
| Meaning | week |
| Gender | feminine: la semana |
| Plural | las semanas |
| Frequency | #121 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce semana
Semana is pronounced seh-MAH-nah, in IPA /seˈmana/. Semana has three syllables, seh-MAH-nah, with the stress on the second. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
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Is semana masculine or feminine?
Semana is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la semana. The plural is las semanas. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
Una semana más
one more week
Trabajo toda la semana.
I work all week.
"Week" in Spain and Latin America
Useful phrases
- el fin de semana
the weekend - la semana que viene
next week
Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.
How to remember semana
semana [seh-MAH-nah] sounds like the English “seaman”. Picture this:
The seaman counts the week in knots: seven knots on the rope, Sunday unties them.
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Practice semana
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