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9 [nueve] Los días de la semana

Monday	el lunes
Tuesday	el martes
Wednesday	el miércoles
Thursday	el jueves
Friday	el viernes
Saturday	el sábado
Sunday	el domingo
the week	la semana
from Monday to Sunday	desde el lunes hasta el domingo
The first day is Monday.	El primer día es el lunes.
The second day is Tuesday.	El segundo día es el martes.
The third day is Wednesday.	El tercer día es el miércoles.
The fourth day is Thursday.	El cuarto día es el jueves.
The fifth day is Friday.	El quinto día es el viernes.
The sixth day is Saturday.	El sexto día es el sábado.
The seventh day is Sunday.	El séptimo día es el domingo.
The week has seven days.	La semana tiene siete días.
We only work for five days.	Nosotros / nosotras sólo trabajamos cinco días.

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