Learn Spanish (Spain): Los viernes no trabajo.

Los viernes no trabajo.

On Fridays I do not work.

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Questions & Answers about Los viernes no trabajo.

Why do we use los instead of a word for "on"?

In English, we say "on Fridays", but in Spanish, you never use words like en (in/on) for days of the week. Instead, you just use the definite article. Use el for a single day ("on Friday") and los for a repeated day ("on Fridays").

If los is plural, why doesn't viernes change its spelling?

Days of the week that already end in an s (Monday through Friday) don't change their spelling when they become plural. So, el viernes is "Friday" and los viernes is "Fridays". The article (el or los) is your only clue to know if it's one Friday or every Friday!

Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?

The "I" is built right into the verb! Trabajo means "I work" (from the verb trabajar). You could say Los viernes yo no trabajo, but dropping the yo (I) is much more natural and common in Spanish.

Can I switch the order and say No trabajo los viernes instead?

Yes, absolutely! Putting the time phrase (los viernes) at the beginning of the sentence is very common in Spanish when you want to emphasize when something happens, but No trabajo los viernes is also perfectly correct.