Monday is “day two”

In Armenian, four days of the week are numbers.

Monday is yerkushapti: “yerku” means two. Tuesday starts with three, Wednesday with four and Thursday with five.

The count starts on Sunday, so Monday is the second day of the week.

Did you know? Saturday is shapat, like “Sabbath”. The same word also means “week”.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
yerkushapti	երկուշաբթի	Monday
yerku	երկու	two
shapat	շաբաթ	Saturday, and also week
kiraki	կիրակի	Sunday

Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).