Here you will find the names of the days of the week by language. Many are still missing, so feel free to send any that are not yet listed.
Day names in the original language are in black. Their English meaning is in blue.
| Language | Country | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | South Africa, Namibia | Sondag | Maandag | Dinsdag | Woensdag | Donderdag | Vrydag | Saterdag |
| Albanian | Albania, Kosovo | e dielë | e henë | e martë | e mërkurë | e enjte | e premte | e shtunë |
| German | Germany | Sonntag | Montag | Dienstag | Mittwoch | Donnerstag | Freitag | Samstag |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Midweek | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Sonnabend ("the time after Vespers", "the evening" in Old German) was the official name for Saturday in former East Germany | ||||||||
| Amharic | Ethiopia | ehud | saino | makhsaino | ros | amus | arb | kidami |
| English | United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia... | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Day of Odin | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Day of Saturn | ||
| Old English | England | Sunnendaeg | Monandaeg | tiwesdaeg | wodendaeg | thuresdaeg | frigedaeg | saeternesdaeg |
| Arabic | Maghreb, Middle East | Al-Ahad | Al-Itnay | Al-Talata | Al-Arbiat | Al-Khamis | Al-Jomâa | Al-Sebat |
| Last day | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Assembly day | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Arabic (badi) | Maghreb, Middle East | jamal | kamal | fidal | idal | istijal | istiqlal | jalal |
| Armenian | Armenia, Turkey | giragi | y-ergushepti | y-erekshapti | chorek-shapti | tetarte | pémpte | shabat |
| Babylonian | extinct language | Samas | Sin | Nergal | Nebo | Merodach | Istar | Adar |
| Basque | Basque Country (Spain, France) | igande | astelehen | astearte | asteazken | ostegun | ostiral | larunbat |
| Bengali | Bangladesh | rabibar | shambar | mangalbar | budhbaer | brihaspatibar | shukrabar | shanibar |
| Burmese | Myanmar | tanangganve | tanangla | angar | buddhahu | kyasapade | sokkya | chana |
| Breton | France (Brittany) | disul | dillun | dimeurz | dimerc'her | diziou | digwenar | disadorn |
| Bulgarian | Bulgaria | Nedelja | Ponedelnik | Vtornik | Srjada | Tschetvartak | Petak | Sobota |
| Rest day | First working day | Second working day | Middle | Fourth day working | Fifth day working | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Catalan | Spain, France | diumenge | dilluns | dimarts | dimecres | dijous | divendres | dissabte |
| Chinese | China (north of the Yangtze, southwest) | xing gi lian | xing gi yi | xing gi er | xing gi san | xing gi shi | xing gi wu | xing gi liu |
| Korean | Korea | il yo il | oal yo il | hoa yo il | so yo il | mog yo il | gm yo il | to yo il |
| Cornish (Celtic) | Cornwall | de sul | de lun | de merth | de mergher | de yow | de gwener | de sadorn |
| Corsican | Corsica | dumenica | luni | marti | mercuri | ghjóvi | venneri | sabatu |
| Croatian | Croatia | Nedelja | Ponedeljak | Utorak | Srijeda | Cetvrtak | Petak | Subota |
| Rest day | First working day | Second working day | Middle | Fourth day working | Fifth day working | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Danish | Denmark | Søndag | Mandag | Tirsdag | Onsdag | Torsdag | Fredag | Lørdag |
| Spanish | Spain, Latin America | Domingo | Lunes | Martes | Miércoles | Jueves | Viernes | Sábado |
| Lord's day | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Esperanto | International language | Diman^co | Lundo | Mardo | Merkredo | ^Jaùdo | Vendredo | Sabato |
| Estonian | Estonia | Pühapäev | Esmaspäev | Teisipäev | Kolmapäev | Neljapäev | Reede | Laupäev |
| Euskara (basque) | Basque Country (Spain, France) | igande | astelehen | astearte | asteazken | ostegun | ostiral | larunbat |
| Finnish | Finland | Sunnuntai | Maanantai | Tiistai | Keskiviikko | Torstai | Perjantai | Lauvantai |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Midweek | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Washing day?? | ||
| Finnish (variant) | Finland | sunnuntai | maananti | tiistai | keskiviikko | torstai | perjanti | lauanti |
| French | France + overseas territories, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, French-speaking Africa | Dimanche | Lundi | Mardi | Mercredi | Jeudi | Vendredi | Samedi |
| Lord's day | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Old Frisian | Netherlands, Germany | sonnadei | monadei | tysdie | wernsdei | tunresdei | frigendei | saterdei |
| Modern Frisian | Netherlands, Germany | sneyn | moandie | tyesday | wansdei | tongersdei | frêd | saterdei |
| Gaelic | Scotland, Ireland | de domhnaich | de luain | de mairt | de ciadain | diar daoin | di haoine | di sathirne |
| Galician | Spain | domingo | luns | martes | mércoles | xoves | venres | sabado |
| Welsh | Wales | dydd sul | dydd llun | dydd mawrth | dydd mercher | dydd iau | dydd gwener | dydd sadwrn |
| Greek | Ancient Greek | hemera heliou | hemera selenes | hemera Areos | hemera Hermu | hemera Dios | hemera Aphrodites | hemera Khronu |
| Greek | Greece | Kyriaki | Deutera | Triti | Tetarti | Pempti | Paraskeui | Sábato |
| Lord's day | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Preparation day | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Hausa | Niger | lahadi | litinis | talata | laraba | alhamis | jumma | asaba |
| Hawaiian | Hawaii | pópule | pó`akahi | pó`alua | pó`akolu | pó`ahá | pó`alima | pó`aono |
| Hebrew | Israel | Yom rishon | Yom sheni | Yom shlishi | Yom Revi'i | Yom chamishi | Yom shishi | Shabat |
| Day one | Day two | Day three | Day four | Day five | Day six | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Hindi | India | Ravivar | Chardravar | Mangalvasara | Budhavasara | Brahaspativar | Shukravasara | Shanivasara |
| Lord's day | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of Saturn | ||
| Hindustani | India | itwar | somwar | mangalwar | budhwar | brahspatwar | shukawar | shaniwar |
| Hungarian | Hungary | Vasárnap | Hétfö | Kedd | Szerda | Csütörtök | Péntek | Szombat |
| Market day | Start of the week | Second day working | Middle | Fourth day working | Fifth day working | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Indonesian | Indonesia | hari minggu | senin | selasa | rabu | kamis | jumat | sabtu |
| Irish | Ireland | An Domhnach | An Luan | An Mháirt | An Chéadaoin | An Déardaoin | An Aoine | An Satharn |
| Icelandic | Iceland | Sunnudagr | Mánadagr | Týrsdagr | Odinsdagr | Pórsdagr | Freadagr | Laugardagr |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Day of Odin | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Washing day?? | ||
| Icelandic (modern) | Iceland | Sunnudagur | mánuðagur | Þriðjudagur | Miðvikudagur | Fimmtudagur | Föstudagur | Laugardagur |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Third day | Midweek | Fifth day | Auspicious day | Washing day?? | ||
| Italian | Italy | Domenica | Lunedí | Martedí | Mercoledí | Geovedí | Venerdí | Sabato |
| Lord's day | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Japanese | Japan | Nichiyoubi | Getzuyoubi | Kayoubi | Suiyoubi | Mokuyoubi | Kin'youbi | Doyoubi |
| Javanese | Indonesia | redite | somavara | anggara | budda | wrespati | sukra | sanischara |
| Kannada (India) | India | Bharavara | Somvara | Mangalvara | Budhvara | Guruvara | Shukutvara | Sharivara |
| Khmer | Cambodia | thnai àtit | thnai càn | thnai ankär | thnai put | thnai prahas | thnai sok | thnai sau |
| Kurdish | Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria | dusem | sesem | carsem | pencsam | ini | semi | |
| Sami | Norway, Sweden, Finland | ailek | manodag | tisdag | kaska-wakko | tuoresdag | perjedag | lawodag |
| Latin | extinct language | Solis dies | Lunae dies | Martis dies | Mercurii dies | Jovis dies | Veneris dies | Saturni dies |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of Saturn | ||
| Latvian | Latvia | svetdiena | pirmdiena | otrdiena | tresdiena | ceturtdiena | piektdiena | sestdiena |
| Lithuanian | Lithuania | sekmadienis | pirmadienis | antradienis | treciadienis | ketvirtadienis | penktadienis | sestadienis |
| Luxembourgish French German | Luxembourg | Sonndeg | Méindeg | Dënschdeg | Mëttwoch | Donneschdeg | Freideg | Samschdeg |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Thing | Midweek | Day of Thor | Day of Freya | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Malagasy | Madagascar | Alahady | Alatsinainy | Talata | Alarobia | Alakamisy | Loma | Asabotsy |
| The names come from day names in the Arabic calendar | ||||||||
| Dutch | Netherlands, Belgium (Flemish) | Zondag | Maandag | Dinsdag | Woensdag | Donderdag | Vrijdag | Zaterdag |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Day of Odin | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Day of Saturn | ||
| Nepali | Nepal, India | aitabar | sombar | mangalbar | budhabar | bihibar | sukrabar | sanicharbar |
| Norwegian | Norway | søndag | mandag | tirsdag | onsdag | torsdag | fredag | lørdag |
| Occitan (gascon) | France, Italy | dimenge | diluns | dimars | dimècres | dijòus | divendres | dissabte |
| Wolof | Senegal, Gambia | Dimas | altine | taalata | alarba | alxames | ajjuma | Samdi |
| Urdu | India, Pakistan | erwar | somwar | mungul | boodh | jumerat | juma | sunneecher |
| Punjabi | India, Pakistan (Punjab) | etwar | somwar | mangalwar | budhwar | visiwar | shukawar | shanitur |
| Persian | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran | kak-shambah | du-shambah | sih-shambah | charah-shambah | panj-shambah | juma | shambah |
| Polish | Poland | Niedziela | Poniedziatek | Wtorek | Sroda | Czwartek | Piatek | Sobota |
| Rest day | First working day | Second working day | Middle | Fourth day working | Fifth day working | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Portuguese | Portugal, Brazil | Domingo | Segunda-feira | Terca-feira | Quarta-feira | Quinta-feira | Sexta-feira | Sábado |
| Lord's day | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Sixth day | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Provencal | France | dimenge | dilus | dimars | dimercres | dijous | divendres | dissapte |
| Romanian | Romania | Duminica | Luni | Marti | Miercuri | Joi | Vineri | Sîmbata |
| Russian | Russia | Voskresenje | Ponedjelnik | Vtornik | Sredá | Tjetverg | Pjatnitse | Subbota |
| Resurrection day | First working day | Second working day | Middle | Fourth day working | Fifth day working | Day of the Sabbath | ||
| Sanskrit | India | Ravivara | Somavara | Mangalvasara | Budhavasara | Guruvasara | Shukravasara | Shanivasara |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of Saturn | ||
| Saxon | Saxony | Sun's | Moon's | Tiw's | Woden's | Thor's | Frigg's | Saterne's |
| Serbian | former Yugoslavia | nedjelja | ponedjeljak | utorak | sreda | cxetvrtak | petak | subota |
| Sinhala | Sri Lanka | erida | saduda | anggahanuvada | badada | brahasparingda | sikurada | sinsrurada |
| Slovak | Slovakia | nedela | pondelok | utorok | streda | štvrtok | piatok | sobota |
| Slovenian | Slovenia | nedelja | ponedeljek | torek | sreda | ^ctrtek | petek | sobota |
| Somali | Somalia | isnün | axadda | salaasu | arbaco | khamüs | jumu | sabti |
| Sundanese | Indonesia | ojo aiku | ojo aje | ojo isegun | ojo riru | ojo asesedaiya | ojo eti | ojo abamata |
| Swedish | Sweden | Söndag | Måndag | Tisdag | Onsdag | Torsdag | Fredag | Lördag |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Tyr | Day of Odin | Day of Thor | Day of Frigg | Laundry day?? | ||
| Swahili | Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, former Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi | jumapili | jumatatu | jumanne | jumatano | alhamisi | ijumaa | jumamosi |
| Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | The fifth | Assembly | First day | ||
| Syriac | Syria | Jomed hishabo | Jomed tre | Jomed tlåfå | Jomed arbå | Jomed hamshå | Jomed dörutå | Jomed shapfå |
| First day | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Day before | Last day of the week | ||
| Tahitian | Tahiti | monire | mahana piti | mahana toru | mahana maha | mahana Pae | mahana maa | Tapati |
| From English Monday | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Day of preparation for Sunday meal | Sabbath | ||
| Tamil | India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka | Nyayittrukkiyamay | Tinkatkiyamay | Chevvaikiyamay | Budankiyamay | Vyayakiyamay | Vellikiyamay | Shanikiyamay |
| Day of the Sun | Day of the Moon | Day of Mars | Day of Mercury | Day of Jupiter | Day of Venus | Day of Saturn | ||
| Czech | Czech Republic | nede^le | ponde^lí | úterý | str^eda | c^tvrtek | pátek | sobota |
| Thai | Thailand | van atthit | van chan | van angkhan | van phut | van prahat | van suk | van sao |
| Tibetan | Tibet, China, Nepal, Bhutan | zaldawi | zamigmar | zallakpa | zaphurbos | zapasang | zaspemba | zangeema |
| Turkish | Turkey, Balkans | Ahad | Esnein | Salasa | Erbua | Khamis | Dschuma | Sebt |
| Modern Turkish | Turkey, Balkans | Pazar | Pazartesi | Sali | Carsamba | Persembe | Cuma | Cumartesi |
| Market day | First working day | Second day working | Third day working | Fourth day working | Assembly day | Next day | ||
| Ukrainian | Ukraine | nedilya | ponedilok | vivtorok | sereda | chetver | pyatnitza | soboto |
| Vietnamese | Vietnam | Chlía nhát | Thír hai | Thír ba | Thl´r tlf | Thlf nám | Thl´r sám | Thl´r bay |
| Master's or Lord's day | Second day | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Sixth day | Seventh day | ||
