Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in other languages. In Irish-speaking countries, the first day of the week starts with Monday, and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Irish is written as Dé Luain, and it is pronounced as “Jay LOO-in.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Irish is written as Dé Máirt, and it is pronounced as “Jay march.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Irish is written as Dé Céadaoin, and it is pronounced as “Jay KAY-deen.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Irish is written as Déardaoin, and it is pronounced as “JAY-ar-deen.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Irish is written as Dé hAoine, and it is pronounced as “Jay HEEN-yeh.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Irish is written as Dé Sathairn, and it is pronounced as “Jay SA-ha-rin.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Irish is written as Dé Domhnaigh, and it is pronounced as “Jay DOH-nee.” The names of all the days in the Irish Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Irish
| English | Irish Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | Dé Luain (First Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay LOO-in |
| Tuesday | Dé Máirt (Second Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay march |
| Wednesday | Dé Céadaoin (Third Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay KAY-deen |
| Thursday | Déardaoin (Fourth Day of the Week in Irish) | JAY-ar-deen |
| Friday | Dé hAoine (Fifth Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay HEEN-yeh |
| Saturday | Dé Sathairn (Sixth Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay SA-ha-rin |
| Sunday | Dé Domhnaigh (Seventh Day of the Week in Irish) | Jay DOH-nee |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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