Breakdown of Astăzi este luni.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
astăzi
today
luni
Monday
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Questions & Answers about Astăzi este luni.
Why isn't luni capitalized like Monday is in English?
In Romanian, days of the week like luni (Monday) are not capitalized unless they appear at the very beginning of a sentence.
Does the word luni have a literal meaning to help me remember it?
Yes! Just like "Monday" in English comes from "Moon day", the Romanian word luni comes from the Latin word for moon. In fact, the Romanian word for moon is lună. Thinking of the moon is a great trick to remember the first day of the work week.
I have also seen the word azi used for today. Are astăzi and azi the same?
Yes, azi is just a shorter version of astăzi. They mean exactly the same thing and can be used interchangeably in sentences like this one, though azi is especially common in fast, everyday spoken Romanian.