Where do the names of the days of the week come from?

Have you ever wondered how the days of the week got their names? In this video, I will explain their origins. You'll learn how these names are related to ancient mythology and to the planets. 'Etymology' is the study of the origin of words. Some of the days of the week have a simple etymology, like 'Sunday' -- the day of the Sun, but many of the others aren't as easy! This is a very interesting way to learn about the English language and the cultures that have influenced modern English. I'll also explain how these names relate to the French and German languages. Join me as we will travel back in history, and out into the solar system. I hope you enjoy the journey! Take the quiz to test yourself at www.engvid.com/days-of-the-wee...
TRANSCRIPT
Hi. I'm Gill at www.engvid.com, and today we're going to be looking at the days of the week and the origin of the names of the days, which are obviously different in different languages, but in the English language, the days, a lot of them, apart from the sun and the moon, a lot of the days are named after gods. Not... Not god, not the Christian god, but before Christianity came to the UK or to Britain, we had these... It's called pagan gods. "Pagan" just means before Christianity. So, there were these not just one god, but a group of gods, and a goddess as well, a female god. And the days were named after them. Okay. So let's have a look through the days of the week and I'll tell you all about how the day got its name. Okay. So, this goes back hundreds of years, so that's why it's a little strange.
So, "Sunday", the main religious day in the Christian world, but before Christianity in the pagan times, Sunday-obviously, "sun"-was named after the sun. Sun's Day. Because, obviously, you look up into the sky and the sun is the brightest thing there, and it keeps you warm and all of that, so everyone knew the sun was very important for human life to survive, so they named the first day of the week after the sun. Sun's Day. And just to make a link, here, with the German language because we share a lot of similar words with the German language: "Sonntag", so in German as well, the sun... The word for "sun" in German is in the name of the German word for Sunday. Okay. Right, so that's Sunday, Sun's Day, the day dedicated to the sun.
Next day: "Monday". It's not totally obvious, but it's named after the moon. Moon. "Mon", "moon", so there's a little moon. And again, because the sun, most important and then after that you look up in the sky at night and you see the moon, so it's like the second most important thing that you see. So, Moon's Day, Monday. And in German: "Montag", so that's the moon in German. But also, the example from French because in French the word for "moon" is "lune", "la lune", so in French, again, the day is named after the moon and it's called "lundi". So even in French, which has a different word, it's still connected with the moon. Okay. Right, so that's the sun and the moon for the first two days of the week.
Now, this is where it gets interesting. "Tuesday" is named after one of the pagan gods called Tiu, T-i-u. Tiu's Day. Okay? And he came from the sort of North European group of gods. Okay? And Tiu was the god of war. He represented war or... And the god of the sky, generally. And the link, here, with the Southern European gods which come mostly from the Roman gods. So, the French name for Tuesday, and the French words come from the southern group of gods, the Roman god of war is Mars. Okay? Like the planet... There's also a link with the planets, and that's the red planet, Mars. So, in French, Tuesday is called "mardi" because it's linked to Mars. So, in the northern group of gods we have Tiu's Day and he's the god of war, and in the southern group of gods we have mardi, Mars, and Mars is also the god of war in the Southern European gods. Okay. Whoops, sorry. Right.
Moving on: "Wednesday", which is always a tricky one to spell, difficult to spell. It's Wed-nes-day, but we pronounce it: "Wensday". That's named after Woden. Woden's Day. Okay? And Woden was the sort of chief god in charge of all the other gods. He was the top god. Woden's Day. Okay. In the southern group of gods, in French, Wednesday is "mercredi", which is named after Mercury. But in this case, Mercury is not the equivalent of Woden. So, sorry, that's a bit not very... Anyway, that's the way it goes. We can't change it. "mercredi" in French is named after Mercury, who was the messenger god. Okay. And again, there's a planet named after Mercury as well. So, anyway, Northern European, Woden's Day. Wednesday. Right.

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  • @jorgevelazquez181
    @jorgevelazquez1812 жыл бұрын

    She's one of the best teacher I' ve ever seen. You study pronuonciation but also learn from history and culture that is amazing

  • @user-pf8fe7jl3r

    @user-pf8fe7jl3r

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for lessons,I want to repeat all words in the end of the your ckever lesson,I cant to learn all gods but I watch your kesson again.

  • @paulinedickson3324

    @paulinedickson3324

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed x

  • @charleyjr.iriarte7428

    @charleyjr.iriarte7428

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @kyara2801
    @kyara28014 жыл бұрын

    Why this video have dislikes? She's an amazing teacher.

  • @nicholasmanomano847

    @nicholasmanomano847

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think people don't like what the days were named after not that they don't like the teacher

  • @augustorodriguez3158

    @augustorodriguez3158

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are right.

  • @juanromeroandrade4656

    @juanromeroandrade4656

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I agree with you. She's the best British English teacher that I've ever seen before.

  • @andrearacs561

    @andrearacs561

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think because always there are some people who want to destroy the image of a good person like this wonderful teacher....

  • @armygirl-xe7jg

    @armygirl-xe7jg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeh

  • @Hit-First-And-Hit-Hard
    @Hit-First-And-Hit-Hard2 жыл бұрын

    I've been teaching English for dozens of years and didn't know the origins of the names of the week. Your video was most useful in that sense. Thank you!

  • @leysibres2325
    @leysibres23253 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, lovely Lady! In Italian, the names of the days are as follows: Lunedì = Monday Martedì = Tuesday Mercoledì = Wednesday Giovedì = Thursday Venerdì = Friday Sabato = Saturday Domenica = Sunday

  • @DiamondLily712

    @DiamondLily712

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Thanks for posting. I see similarities to Spanish names for the days of the week also.

  • @vvorthabilly

    @vvorthabilly

    2 жыл бұрын

    I see the Spanish correlation in the translation. Words were funny aren't they... the more pol think their so different the more we see we're all really the same.

  • @SuperShortsFactory
    @SuperShortsFactory7 жыл бұрын

    She is definitely a wonderful teacher!

  • @hannesheinz720

    @hannesheinz720

    6 жыл бұрын

    Marcelo Carvalho The best of all on you tube!

  • @lordsonspokenenglishacadem3898

    @lordsonspokenenglishacadem3898

    5 жыл бұрын

    Marcelo Carvalho yes agreed

  • @rajas2774

    @rajas2774

    5 жыл бұрын

    World's most oldest language is Tamil and in Tamil 5000 years back they named days as planet's name The prettiest part is Tamils invented those planets ages back with no equipments. I meant mars, Venus , Mercury blah blah

  • @anibalcesarnishizk2205

    @anibalcesarnishizk2205

    4 жыл бұрын

    new guy Very interesting!!.Is the Tamil related to the Indo Aryan languages or not?.

  • @frantisekjanosik5339

    @frantisekjanosik5339

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah,it is..

  • @ninaat1303
    @ninaat13032 жыл бұрын

    I wish you were my history teacher. i can listen to you all day without getting bored ❤️.Thank you for such a great lesson

  • @hakanistan
    @hakanistan3 жыл бұрын

    Hello everybody! I would like to explain the days of the week in Turkish 🇹🇷🇬🇧 Sunday : Pazar ( I think this word comes from Persian which means “Bazaar” ) Monday : Pazartesi ( it means “the day after bazaar” ) Tuesday : Salı Wednesday : Çarşamba ( it means “4th day” in Persian ) Thursday : Perşembe ( it means “5th day” in Persian ) Friday : Cuma ( it means “meeting” in Arabic ) Saturday : Cumartesi ( it means “the day after Cuma” ) And also the first day of the week is Monday in Turkey.

  • @danygalvao1943
    @danygalvao19434 жыл бұрын

    Hello! I'm Daniela and I'm from Arujá, São Paulo,Brazil. This teacher is amazing. Love her so much. Days of the week in Portuguese: Domingo: Sunday (Domingos is a name of Man here) Segunda: female word for second: Monday Terça: Tuesday Quarta: female word for fourth: Wednesday Quinta: female word for fifth: Thursday Sexta: female word for sixth: Friday Sábado: Saturday That's it! :)

  • @therealong

    @therealong

    8 ай бұрын

    Domingo (Sunday) comes from Christian Latin *Dominus* which mean Lord; thereof *The Day of the Lord* .

  • @lenientanna5168
    @lenientanna51687 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh she is a great teacher its like she's the type of old people that you have to respect no matter what !! i would bow to her

  • @user-dw4kr5tm3i
    @user-dw4kr5tm3i7 жыл бұрын

    Hello, Gill! I from Ukraine. I'm eleventh years old. I would never have guessed that the names of the days of week have names of pagan gods!!! Thank you so much for the interesting information! Your channel is amazing!

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Slavic day names have been improved to christian.

  • @kozzak80

    @kozzak80

    4 жыл бұрын

    Допитливий юнак :-)

  • @amrumufid2218

    @amrumufid2218

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your English is very good for your age considering you are not native. Keep up the good work on your study. :)

  • @lnnalifelover1338

    @lnnalifelover1338

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi, from Ukraine 🌻😉

  • @vitalhope8330

    @vitalhope8330

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kozzak80 сто процентів!

  • @MacSherry
    @MacSherry2 жыл бұрын

    She a grand teacher…got us all talking and thinking. Thanks everyone!

  • @marciamartins5392

    @marciamartins5392

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great!!!!

  • @angorali06
    @angorali062 жыл бұрын

    1:21 Sunday 2:43 Monday 3:55 Tuesday 5:37 Wednesday 6:57 Thursday 8:44 Friday 9:54 Saturday

  • @user-uh7tm9wk4w
    @user-uh7tm9wk4w4 жыл бұрын

    In Hindi: Ravivaar (Surya/sun day) Somavaar ( Moon day) Mangalvaar ( Mars day) Budhvaar (Mercury day) Brihaspativaar ( Jupiter day) Shukravaar ( Venus day) Shanivaar ( Saturn day)

  • @ankitanand143

    @ankitanand143

    4 жыл бұрын

    Somvar means moon day सोम means moon

  • @trivikrama8699

    @trivikrama8699

    4 жыл бұрын

    soma is not just means shiva shiva had the name soma .. as he is associated with chandra-the moon soma means moon and mangal var is not lucky day no auspicious rituals carried out on mangal/angkara/guja vara it is forbidden for any subhkaryas on mangalvar valour deities worshipped to protect humans from miseries eg.durga, hanuman, bairav, vinayaka, naga..etc thursday is guruvar

  • @user-uh7tm9wk4w

    @user-uh7tm9wk4w

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@trivikrama8699 Someshwar is Shiva and somvaari is done by Shiva devotees. Mangal as lucky is my own making as mangalkaaran is lord Ganesha. Thursday is Guruvar.

  • @trivikrama8699

    @trivikrama8699

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-uh7tm9wk4w someshwar is shiva because shiva adorn soma(chandra) hence he is known as someshwar, somashekar, chandrashekar, chandramouli, somanath, somaskanda, somasundar...etc but soma is not shiva soma means chandra-moon, soma-plant used for somayagna, soma-elixir juice, soma-demigod, also means amirthakala-immortal lusture read some puranas why devotees observing somavar vratha... it is the day soma-the moon got rid of his curse of losing its radiant by worshipping uma-parameswar, shiva pleased with soma's prayers and granted him the lusture and adorn him on his matted hair, this is the day moon had its radiant back and become a complete moon, hence shiva granted the boon that who ever worship shiva on somavar will get the same benefits. mangalavar is not a lucky day or an auspicious day, no subhakarya will be conducted on mangalavar. the name mangala doesn't mean it is an auspicious day. It means lohit - red, he is bhoomikaraka born out of rudra's sweat-blood, hence he is fierce and valour as rudra, other names of mangala: lohitaanga - red angkaarka - fierce red, anger he holds trishula alike shiva his vahana is a ram which is symbol of arrogance, stubborn.. this mangala vara day is considered very unauspicious hence it is appropriated for devatha preethi only. no vivaha, no gruha pravesha, no karya praramba.... etc will be carried out. ask any learned vedic, sanskrit and jothisa pundits. do some background studies

  • @user-uh7tm9wk4w

    @user-uh7tm9wk4w

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@trivikrama8699 Ok thanks for this explanation I will remember it. I have a question for you: Q. Out of these 7 heavenly bodies ( Ravi,Soma, Mangal,Budh, Brihaspati,Shukra & Shani) only 2 ( Ravi & Soma) are visible to human eye as big distinct objects in the sky , Venus( Shukra graha) looks like a star but rest are invisible . So how come ancient Vedic people gave these planets names if they were not visible to human eye?

  • @oliveolive4362
    @oliveolive43622 жыл бұрын

    In portuguese monday to friday it's linked to market : second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth ( segunda, terça, quarta quinta, sexta ). Saturday it's sábado ( sabbath), and sunday it's domingo ( day of the lord ). AND I JUST LEARNED THAT GREEK TOO.

  • @fasttwitchmedia149
    @fasttwitchmedia1492 жыл бұрын

    62 year old English speaking guy here in the U.S. and I never knew this until now. I love your presentations. You are awesome and lovely.

  • @mirirudnik900
    @mirirudnik9003 жыл бұрын

    I'm an English teacher in Israel and your videos are fantastic! Thank you so much!

  • @YELENA-rh6jo
    @YELENA-rh6jo7 жыл бұрын

    You're one of the best english teachers of the world ! And thank you very much for your vídeos ! Greetings from Venezuela!

  • @behmog
    @behmog2 жыл бұрын

    So nice to see an original and genuinely natural teacher. Surprisingly, whatever you teach is perfectly stored in my mind as a person whose life has been full of digitalized contents. I appreciate your teachings and please keep going on with new lessons for us.

  • @rahulagarwal8718
    @rahulagarwal87182 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly the kind of teacher one would need during their childhood.... Explanatory, logical and confident...

  • @nicolaobr
    @nicolaobr3 жыл бұрын

    I´m a teacher of English in Brazil and I simply learn a lot with you Gill. You are GREAT.

  • @markovanstein
    @markovanstein2 жыл бұрын

    it also works for Spanish: Lunes (Monday) - Luna = Moon; Martes (Tuesday) - Marte = Mars; Miércoles (Wednesday) - Mercurio = Mercury; Jueves (Thursday) - Júpiter = Jove; Viernes (Friday) - Venus = Venus.

  • @dr.weedington2305

    @dr.weedington2305

    2 жыл бұрын

    Domingo(sunday) comes from the Latin dies dominca wish means lords day

  • @toomanyjstoomanyrs1705
    @toomanyjstoomanyrs17052 жыл бұрын

    As a Spanish speaker (native language, and living in the USA, English second language) i find this fascinating. I had 2 years of high school German so, I appreciate the link between it and English. On the Spanish side: DOMINGO, LUNES, MARTES, MIERCOLES, JUEVES, VIERNES, SABADO. You can see the correlation between the names.

  • @lemonlimeoof3238
    @lemonlimeoof32384 жыл бұрын

    Saturday, the final day of the week, was originally known as Laugardag (formed from Loki's name, but it translates to wash-day). When adapted to English, the day did in fact maintain its connection to Loki. The word Saturday is based on Sataere (the thief in ambush

  • @ilonakatalindako-tolman5545
    @ilonakatalindako-tolman55452 жыл бұрын

    I loved meeting you🥰 my 1st English teacher in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the English Culture school was with my very loving teacher who looked just like you do and in a very large classroom with all kinds of pictures and names and so much more. But the most touching way was her very loving way, smile face and who looked at me in such loving way that I just loved learning. English became my loving companion in such a way that in a wonderful surprise I was invited to teach just as I finished my program ...and I still do...50 years 💫🥰💝

  • @CyrilMalka
    @CyrilMalka4 жыл бұрын

    "Woden" in nordic language corresponds to Odin... and Wednesday in Danish, is: Onsdag (Odin's day).

  • @cbriceno82

    @cbriceno82

    4 жыл бұрын

    In German that definition was lost somewhere in time, Germans use Mittwoch (middle of the week)

  • @ositabebe6122

    @ositabebe6122

    4 жыл бұрын

    In norwegian as well Onsdag

  • @mutebanshee

    @mutebanshee

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Dutch it's Woensdag, Wodan (Odin) Donderdag (Donar/Thor 's day. and Vrijdag (Freya's day) Tyr/Tiu is Dinsdag :) Though that may be from 'Ding/Ting's day potentially)) Really fun to see how they evolved!

  • @CyrilMalka

    @CyrilMalka

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ositabebe6122 Yes, and Saturday is "Lørdag" (in Danish/Norwegian/Swedish) and that comes from løverdag, in old-nordic "laugardagr" which is a word put together of two other words: "laug" which meant "bath" and "dagr" meaning "day". This weekday meant: "Bath Day". Old vikings actually took (at least) one bath a week, which was quite impressive compared to what the rest of Europe was doing :)

  • @NekTLT

    @NekTLT

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cyril Malka by the way in Russia Saturday is a bath/sauna day for ages. Perhaps it's adopted Norse tradition because the first Rus konungs were Norsemen.

  • @florasantos3204
    @florasantos32046 жыл бұрын

    Teacher My name is Florentina. I'm Brazilian and I learn a lot with your classes .... You are wonderful. .congratulations

  • @chrizsixty6777
    @chrizsixty67772 жыл бұрын

    At her age she never stops sharing. Such a great lady❤

  • @georgekiilu
    @georgekiilu2 жыл бұрын

    I love your quiet spirit. Makes me want to listen all day.

  • @aditichaudhury4834
    @aditichaudhury48342 жыл бұрын

    This is a wonderful and informative video!!!❤️❤️❤️ Just wanted to add that, in India🇮🇳, the names of the days in various languages originated from Sanskrit, the names retain their meaning the same as here! Loved the video ❤️

  • @jean-lucmartin3017
    @jean-lucmartin30174 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gill. I'm an English learner from the south of France. I adore your accent. Your lessons are so interesting. Congratulations and thank you very much.

  • @goharikjones7387
    @goharikjones73872 жыл бұрын

    She is absolutely brilliant teacher and a bit of history lesson too.

  • @ofuturocomecaraaqui6108
    @ofuturocomecaraaqui61082 жыл бұрын

    Sonntag Montag Dienstag Mittwoch Donnerstag Freitag Samstag. Hierbei sind alle Namen der Tagen einer Woche auf Deutsch. These are all names of the days of the Week in German. What an amazing video. I love her KZread channel as well as all themes she posts here. God bless her. ❤❤❤

  • @silence-humility-calmness

    @silence-humility-calmness

    11 ай бұрын

    zintig moontig deenstig midvuch dunnershtig freitig shobbos days names in Yiddish

  • @pasqualemuzzupappa1991
    @pasqualemuzzupappa19917 жыл бұрын

    Ms Jill, Thank you for your kindness and skillfulness in teaching

  • @elianorkhoury508
    @elianorkhoury5084 жыл бұрын

    How interesting! I've always wondered to myself about the origin and reason behind every day's name. Now I've got the answer, thanks to you Gill 🙏

  • @angelocampoalvarez
    @angelocampoalvarez4 жыл бұрын

    In the Spanish language you can find as well:"lunes" (Monday) comes from 'luna" (moon); "martes" (Tuesday) comes from "marte" (Mars); "miércoles" (Wednesday) comes from "mercurio" (Mercury); "Jueves" (Thursday) comes from "Júpiter" (Jupiter); "Viernes" (Friday) comes from Venus (Venus); "sábado" comes from "Saturno" (Saturn) and "domingo" comes from latin "dominus", the day of sir, the owner who domain.

  • @annabakulin7142
    @annabakulin71422 жыл бұрын

    Perfect English, perfect information accompanied by perfect explanation, how can it be a dislike?

  • @rapizarro
    @rapizarro5 жыл бұрын

    Hay maestros y maestros, pero usted es una artesana de la enseñanza , es un gusto aprender con usted. Doy las gracias ; no la tuteo porque usted merece el mayor de los respeto y ademas es de otra raza 🙏🏻 es brillante como un sol

  • @beatrizoviedo6452
    @beatrizoviedo64522 жыл бұрын

    This is an excellent lesson! Not only learning English but also an interesting part of the history. Thanks Gill for your effort. I love your videos and your special way to teach 🍀 You speak very clear and slow, so I can understand you. Thank you very much and great cheers from Argentina 🍀💐

  • @johnhaller7017
    @johnhaller70174 жыл бұрын

    The names of the days of the week and their meanings, fills me with wonder. There, right under our noses.

  • @grammarwisetv8470
    @grammarwisetv84702 жыл бұрын

    I love the way she pronouces words. What a teacher!!!

  • @lakshmithasridhar3175
    @lakshmithasridhar31754 жыл бұрын

    In Tamil too it is like, Nyayiru ( Sunday) - Sun Thingal(Monday) - Moon Chevvaai(Tuesday) - Mars Bhudhan(Wednesday) - Mercury Vyaazhan or Vyaalan (Thursday) - Jupiter Velli (Friday) - Venus Sani (Saturday) - Saturn

  • @gabbiebarnard7580

    @gabbiebarnard7580

    2 жыл бұрын

    This really makes sense, we're all the same and connected by the same beliefs and traditions.

  • @LukaszSzatkowski
    @LukaszSzatkowski4 жыл бұрын

    I knew that week’s days names comes from the names of the ancient gods etc but didnt know which ones 😜 Thank you Gill for explaination. I could listen to your voice all day hehe. So relaxin. Thanks for this lesson. Much love from Poland ❤️

  • @damianos.2954
    @damianos.29542 жыл бұрын

    I've found this lesson randomly. But it was very intresting and useful. Thanks!

  • @prasadsmr4464
    @prasadsmr44644 жыл бұрын

    Each planet corresponds to a specific vibratory frequency, color, subtle element, geometrical form and even a personality type with its own likes and dislikes, friendships and enmities. Each individual person is made of a specific and unique combination of the energies of these planets that determines his characteristics, likes and dislikes, personality and behavior.

  • @marcealadina8022
    @marcealadina80227 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting to know the etymology of the words! Thanks, Gill!!

  • @rosacasiero4250
    @rosacasiero42507 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, for this very interesting class, i didn't know anything about days' names, furthermore now i also know the meaning of the italian's names for each day of the week, which is great! 😊 I always loved watching your videos, and i will continue to do so because i find you're the best teacher ever! Many thanks! 😊

  • @GarryVC
    @GarryVC4 жыл бұрын

    Sunday: a translation of the Latin dies solis ('day of the sun'). Monday: a translation of the Latin dies lunae ('day of the moon'). Tuesday: probably named after an otherwise unknown Germanic god Thingsus, the god of the popular assembly. Another possibility is a link to a thing meaning "time for trial". In earlier times, it may have been judged on Tuesday. In Latin, Tuesday was called Dies Martis: the day of Mars, the god of war. Wednesday: named after Wodan, the Germanic supreme god. With the Romans, Wednesday was the Dies Mercurii: the day of Mercury, the god of trade and profit. Thursday: named after the Germanic god Donar (Thor), the god of thunder. Donar was identified with the Roman god of thunder, Jupiter. That is why the dies Iovis ('the day of Jupiter') was named after Donar by the Germans. Friday: named after Freya, the Germanic goddess of fertility, love and lust. Her Roman counterpart was Venus, after whom this day was named by the Romans (dies Veneris). Saturday: a translation of the Latin dies Saturni: day of Saturn, the god of agriculture. Saturday is a corruption of Saturn.

  • @eyluldogan7266

    @eyluldogan7266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this valuable information!

  • @katelee670

    @katelee670

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dude what a list I could listen to a teacher like this all day and I'm grown.. my teachers when I was in school never did any of this..

  • @carlylouis3821
    @carlylouis38212 жыл бұрын

    You remind me of all the great elder teachers I’ve had back in Boston. All of their teachings were made simplistic, articulate and engaging ❤️

  • @ahmedy.h1724
    @ahmedy.h17247 жыл бұрын

    8:30 😂😂😂 Thanks for the lesson.. You are wonderful teacher 👍

  • @machoterico69
    @machoterico695 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gill, your class is full joy, enthusiasm , and innovation.This class was a great idea for to teach and sametime give my students a bit of culture.Blessing

  • @FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist
    @FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist4 жыл бұрын

    Dear Gill, this absolutely amazing and motivating, thanks for the lesson!

  • @aforeignchinese1385
    @aforeignchinese13852 жыл бұрын

    An intriguing eye opener and never came across to be curious to realise the origin until now. Excellent way of depicting each day. Helps immensely. Thanks 🙏

  • @dberninglopes
    @dberninglopes6 жыл бұрын

    I loved this lesson! Thanks again Gill! You're the best!

  • @anandasavitri8849
    @anandasavitri88494 жыл бұрын

    She's magnificent intelligent!!! Educated, Kind, One of the Best!!! Blessed be!!

  • @TrevorLeeGodin
    @TrevorLeeGodin2 жыл бұрын

    I learned about this on my own. But I believe that you have taught it the correct way. Everyone should learn this.

  • @Editmaker148
    @Editmaker1482 жыл бұрын

    In India Sun means Suraj and is also known as Ravi nd day means vaar It means Sunday means Ravivaar Just like that Monday:- Som vaar Som means moon Tuesday :- Mangal vaar Mangal is also God of war Nd mars is also known as Mangal in India Wednesday:- Budh vaar mercury is also known as Budh in India And just like that other days ...

  • @septemberquest6393
    @septemberquest63934 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite class!!!one can never stop learning!!Ms Gill is great at instruction ..🍎🍎🍎

  • @nadiaoliviatovarresendiz7935
    @nadiaoliviatovarresendiz79354 жыл бұрын

    This is the second of her videos I watch, and I love her! Great teacher.

  • @gamerdude257
    @gamerdude2574 жыл бұрын

    Wow! just realised how strange it is that even after having so many different cultures, religions and people living all over the world for many many ages, the days of the week still have the same pattern of our solar system for almost all of us. Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn :)

  • @TripleSSS63
    @TripleSSS633 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Thanks for increasing knowledge. As I'm studying French now a days, so your lesson helped me double.

  • @markwilliam9143
    @markwilliam91434 жыл бұрын

    The best tutor and lecturer. Now I fully understand the days and the meaning of their names. Thanks Madam.

  • @ChiMasterMedia
    @ChiMasterMedia5 жыл бұрын

    You are the best teacher I have seen on KZread ❤🙏

  • @lnnalifelover1338

    @lnnalifelover1338

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it's true! 😀

  • @50healthandwellness26
    @50healthandwellness262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, dear Lady , for these classes. God bless you.

  • @s.matai2c155
    @s.matai2c1552 жыл бұрын

    Knowledge is truly powerful. Just came across this tidbit of knowledge and I doubt I'll ever forget this as long as I'm alive.

  • @alberthedwardneuehaus1197
    @alberthedwardneuehaus11975 жыл бұрын

    She is a very inteligent person,and teach perfect the E.Lenguage. Congratulation teacher and thanks a lot!

  • @lunanuneseo
    @lunanuneseo4 жыл бұрын

    This lesson reminded me of an english lesson I had with a teacher who was really into history and explained this subject with such passion and accuracy that I became astonished. Thank you for this video and for bringing up this lovely memory.

  • @jawanasamaan1127

    @jawanasamaan1127

    4 жыл бұрын

    M

  • @mungunimwemakilawakati1299
    @mungunimwemakilawakati12992 жыл бұрын

    She is the best English Teacher I ever seen. Big-up Mama!!!!

  • @devjanichakraborty6204
    @devjanichakraborty62042 жыл бұрын

    Ma'am Gill, You are a very polite and soft spoken person and a great source of inspiration to us ! You are a very dedicated professor of English language but absolutely free from any kind of airs and that is really a fascinating part of your personality and I love learning whatever you teach on eng.Vid ! This lesson on the days of the week had been quite interesting as I know a little bit of French on a very primary level,so it was easier for me to understand ! All my best wishes to you and keep on teaching in your innovative style ! Thank you so much,Ma'am Gill ! 😃

  • @keltinquesnel1055
    @keltinquesnel10557 жыл бұрын

    I could listen to you all day ! Awesome videos and learning experience.

  • @kansaIainen
    @kansaIainen4 жыл бұрын

    In Finnish Wednesday is "keskiviikko" = middle week and Saturday is "lauantai" = washing day .All the other days are etymologically same as in English.

  • @ingewaldjohnsson7683

    @ingewaldjohnsson7683

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Swedish/Danish/Norwegian "Lördag" = Bath day.

  • @diegodelperu409

    @diegodelperu409

    4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @hederoth7883

    @hederoth7883

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Swedish ”lördag” is short for lögaredagen, the day you take a bath. The finnish word for Wednesday seems to be related to the german word, Mittwoch which also means ”mid week”.

  • @FromRigawithLove
    @FromRigawithLove4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gill. You are the best teacher i ever met. Everything is clear and not British people can understand your lessons. I’m in love with you ♥️

  • @josemarques6971
    @josemarques69712 жыл бұрын

    Once again, Thank you Gill and have a nice Sun Day.

  • @ricnyc2759
    @ricnyc27594 жыл бұрын

    In Portuguese the names for the days are very simple, you just have to count: Monday = segunda (second) Tuesday = terca (third) Wednesday = quarta (forth) Thursday = quinta (fifth) Friday = sexta (sixth) The exceptions are Saturday (sabado) and Sunday (domingo). Sabado comes from "Shabat" (the seventh day of the week)... That's why Monday is called "second" (segunda) in Portuguese. The first day of the week is Sunday (believe it or not... It comes after the last day "shabat"/sabado). The names are not capitalized.

  • @paulogramacho866

    @paulogramacho866

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is spelled "sábado" and "terça".

  • @leah6943
    @leah69434 жыл бұрын

    I will forever call Thursday, Thor's day now.

  • @JavierRomero-ri6po
    @JavierRomero-ri6po2 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks. I mean it. Your English is golden music to my ears. And your accent is pure joy.

  • @md.mustakim590
    @md.mustakim5902 жыл бұрын

    Gill has a heart-touching feel in her lesson.

  • @malfunction78
    @malfunction787 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, very educational. Thank you for posting!!

  • @Blackdiamond929_
    @Blackdiamond929_4 жыл бұрын

    This is soo interesting . I remember in school learning the days of the week in french with a song ☺️

  • @julioalcala5479
    @julioalcala54792 жыл бұрын

    This will definitely keep my basic students engaged when we check the days of the week. Thank you!

  • @learnurduwithsara1068
    @learnurduwithsara10682 жыл бұрын

    Such a joy to learn from her. Thank you so much Jill!

  • @michelmultimidia6543
    @michelmultimidia65433 жыл бұрын

    a lovely lesson, God bless you for being a very good teacher! 🤩😍 I love to learn more about English with your lessons!

  • @gaiamarfurtart
    @gaiamarfurtart4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I was always curious about the origin of english days! In italian we have words similar to the french ones. About Thursday, it's giovedì... and Giove is also your planet Jupiter 😊

  • @azriel8549
    @azriel85492 жыл бұрын

    Super interesting, marvelous lesson. Thank you so much, Gill!

  • @tranellmoore6591
    @tranellmoore65912 жыл бұрын

    She’s so calm and informative. Thanks

  • @cyclistRM2024
    @cyclistRM20247 жыл бұрын

    Cheers 😍 so interesting , sweet and useful information about days of the week 👌

  • @ricardo2101
    @ricardo21014 жыл бұрын

    I love your accent and the way you teach us! Greetings from Peru. 🙂

  • @chongkct
    @chongkct4 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Malaysia! It is interesting to note that I have just learned all that on a Thursday (27.02.20). Thanks for the lesson.

  • @maysullivan1433
    @maysullivan14332 жыл бұрын

    This is very educating, I like how you linked it with the German and french equivalent as well. Bravo Gill

  • @daysiravelo3666
    @daysiravelo36662 жыл бұрын

    I like this video.The teacher explained the origin of the days of the week,it's interesting to know it.

  • @thiziritighilt
    @thiziritighilt6 жыл бұрын

    You are a wonderful teacher!! I liked this video thank you so much ❤

  • @RainstormPower
    @RainstormPower2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This lesson was very interesting and useful for me, especially with the added explanations for the days in French and German.

  • @woohenry2771
    @woohenry27714 жыл бұрын

    Best English lesson I have even experienced,thank you so much !

  • @brigboss
    @brigboss3 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos, and this one is particularly interesting. I'd like to add a precision about Jove's day. Jove (Jupiter) is the god of the sky and thunder and the king of the gods in the Ancient Roman religion and mythology. So , thursday ( jeudi in french) also is named after a planet (itself named after a god).

  • @lorisoncristie4982
    @lorisoncristie49824 жыл бұрын

    She knows how to teach! I really love her classes!

  • @winsomelorainepeter6773
    @winsomelorainepeter67734 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this video! It was very interesting to learn the history behind the names of the days of the week.

  • @ivandasty277
    @ivandasty2772 жыл бұрын

    In majority of channels they order us to subscribe and hit the like button prior to watching the channels but this dear teacher at the end of her wonderful class asked us to subscribe her channel if we satisfied her work ! Very beautiful lesson for all people.

  • @likas1807
    @likas18072 жыл бұрын

    ВЫ - ЛУЧШАЯ! Вот теперь я точно запомню раз и навсегда😀👍🏻Thank you a lot. ❤️

  • @HEAVYDRINKER8702
    @HEAVYDRINKER87022 жыл бұрын

    In Spanish, Lunes, 🌙 luna Martes, Marte Miércoles, Mercurio Jueves, Júpiter Viernes, Venus Sábado, Saturno Domingo, dies domenica (the lord's Day) I prefer the sun's day though. Great lesson!

  • @agustingarcia2447
    @agustingarcia24473 жыл бұрын

    Yes, she is and excellent teacher, I love and enjoy her teaching, thanks a lot Gill

  • @taimurameer2626
    @taimurameer26262 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed it. Historical background of the days. A lot of thanks.