Days of the Week in Hindi (सप्ताह के दिन) — Pronunciation & Planetary Roots
In Hindi, a week is called "Saptah" (सप्ताह). The names of the seven days in Hindi follow traditional Vedic astronomy (Jyotish), where each day is named after a solar system celestial body (Graha), exactly mirroring the Latin and Roman weekday roots.
7 Days of the Week Chart (सप्ताह के सात दिन)
Includes Devanagari spellings, Roman pronunciations, ruling planets, and sentence examples
| English Day | Hindi Name (देवनागरी) | Transliteration | Ruling Planet / Root | Example Sentence | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | सोमवार | Somvaar | Moon (Chandra / Som) | आज सोमवार है। (Today is Monday.) | |
| Tuesday | मंगलवार | Mangalvaar | Mars (Mangal) | कल मंगलवार होगा। (Tomorrow will be Tuesday.) | |
| Wednesday | बुधवार | Budhvaar | Mercury (Budh) | बुधवार को बाज़ार खुलता है। (Market opens on Wednesday.) | |
| Thursday | गुरूवार / बृहस्पतिवार | Guruvaar / Brihaspativaar | Jupiter (Guru) | गुरूवार को छुट्टी है। (Thursday is a holiday.) | |
| Friday | शुक्रवार | Shukravaar | Venus (Shukra) | शुक्रवार की शाम अच्छी होती है। (Friday evening is good.) | |
| Saturday | शनिवार | Shanivaar | Saturn (Shani) | शनिवार को हम घूमने जाएंगे। (We will travel on Saturday.) | |
| Sunday | रविवार / इतवार | Ravivaar / Itvaar | Sun (Ravi / Surya) | रविवार को सब आराम करते हैं। (Everyone rests on Sunday.) |
Essential Time & Calendar Vocabulary (समय और कैलेंडर शब्दावली)
Common words used to discuss days, weeks, and times of day in Hindi
| English Term | Hindi Word (देवनागरी) | Transliteration | Example Usage | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | आज | Aaj | आज कौन सा दिन है? (What day is today?) | |
| Tomorrow / Yesterday | कल | Kal | कल छुट्टी है। (Tomorrow is a holiday.) | |
| Day after tomorrow / Day before yesterday | परसों | Parson | मैं परसों आऊंगा। (I will come day after tomorrow.) | |
| Week | सप्ताह / हफ़्ता | Saptah / Hafta | एक सप्ताह में सात दिन होते हैं। (A week has 7 days.) | |
| Month | महीना / माघ | Maheena | यह महीना बहुत अच्छा है। (This month is very good.) | |
| Year | वर्ष / साल | Varsh / Saal | नया साल मुबारक हो। (Happy New Year.) | |
| Morning | सुबह / प्रातः | Subah / Pratah | शुभ प्रभात! (Good morning!) | |
| Evening | शाम / संध्या | Shaam / Sandhya | शाम को पार्क में मिलते हैं। (Let us meet in evening.) | |
| Night | रात / रात्रि | Raat / Ratri | शुभ रात्रि! (Good night!) |
Astrological & Daily Usage Context
The suffix "Vaar" (वार) means "day" or "turn" in Hindi. In informal spoken Hindi, people often shorten Ravivaar to Itvaar (इतवार).
Frequently Asked Questions — Days in Hindi
Sunday is called "Ravivaar" (रविवार) or "Itvaar" (इतवार) in Hindi.
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