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The Days of the Week in Hindi
Seven days, one tidy pattern: a planet or celestial body, plus वार (vār) — “day.” And the planets are the same ones English used, so Monday really is “moon-day” in both languages.
Every Hindi day is a planet + वार. Learn one word, वार, and you’re halfway there.
One ending to rule them all
Almost every day of the week in Hindi ends in वार (vār), which simply means “day.” Strip that off and what’s left is the name of a celestial body: the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, the Sun. Learn वार and the seven planet-names and you’ve learned the week.
And here’s the quiet delight: these are the exact same seven bodies English named its days after. Monday is “Moon-day” and सोमवार is “Som (moon) + vār.” Saturday is “Saturn-day” and शनिवार is “Shani (Saturn) + vār.” Two languages, the same ancient sky.
The seven days
Devanagari, pronunciation, and the planet hiding inside each one.
Monday
सोम (Som) = the Moon — like “Moon-day.”
Tuesday
मंगल (Maṅgal) = Mars.
Wednesday
बुध (Budh) = Mercury.
Thursday
गुरु (Guru) = Jupiter. Also बृहस्पतिवार (bṛhaspativār).
Friday
शुक्र (Shukra) = Venus.
Saturday
शनि (Shani) = Saturn.
Sunday
रवि (Ravi) = the Sun. Also इतवार (itvār) in everyday speech.
The two you’ll hear said differently
Two days have a common second name worth knowing. Sunday, रविवार (ravivār), is just as often called इतवार (itvār) in casual speech — both are completely standard. Thursday, गुरुवार (guruvār), is sometimes बृहस्पतिवार (bṛhaspativār), naming Jupiter by its other name, Brihaspati — you’ll see this one more in writing and almanacs than in daily talk.
Saying “on Monday,” “today,” “tomorrow”
To say something happens on a day, Hindi often just uses the day plus को (ko): सोमवार को (somvār ko) — “on Monday.” The everyday time words sit alongside: आज (āj) today, कल (kal) tomorrow — or yesterday, since कल means both and the verb tense tells you which — and परसों (parsoṁ) the day after tomorrow (or before yesterday). The word for “week” itself is हफ़्ता (haftā) or सप्ताह (saptāh).
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Read them yourself — free trainer →Questions people ask
What is the pattern for days of the week in Hindi?
Each day is a celestial body plus the suffix वार (vār, “day”). सोम (Moon) + वार = सोमवार (Monday); शनि (Saturn) + वार = शनिवार (Saturday). The seven bodies are the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the Sun — the same seven English named its days after, so they map one-to-one.
What are the two names for Sunday and Thursday?
Sunday is रविवार (ravivār), from रवि (the Sun), but in everyday speech it’s just as often इतवार (itvār). Thursday is गुरुवार (guruvār), from गुरु (Jupiter), and sometimes बृहस्पतिवार (bṛhaspativār), using Jupiter’s other name Brihaspati — more common in writing than in conversation.
How do you say “on Monday” in Hindi?
Add को (ko) after the day: सोमवार को (somvār ko) means “on Monday,” शुक्रवार को (shukravār ko) “on Friday.” For “today,” “tomorrow” and “yesterday,” use आज (āj), कल (kal) and कल again — कल means both tomorrow and yesterday, and the verb tense makes clear which.
What is the Hindi word for “week”?
Two words are in common use: हफ़्ता (haftā), the everyday one, and सप्ताह (saptāh), a slightly more formal or written form. Both mean “week.” “This week” is इस हफ़्ते (is hafte); “next week” is अगले हफ़्ते (agle hafte).