Why “8 days” means 1 week in Colombia 🇨🇴

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]is something that will confuse you in Colombia.

[00:00:03]When someone says, "Nos vemos en ocho días."

[00:00:07]you think, "Okay, in ocho días?"

[00:00:11]But that's not what it means over here.

[00:00:14]In Colombia, ocho días actually means 1 week.

[00:00:19]Yes, 1 week.

[00:00:22]Because they count today as day one.

[00:00:26]So if today is Monday, day two is Tuesday, day three is Wednesday, day four is Thursday, day five is Friday, day six is Saturday, day seven is Sunday, and day o- day ocho is Monday again, lunes.

[00:00:45]So yes, for us Europeans, it's 7 days, right? As a Belgian living in Bogota, this was really confusing for me in the beginning. And I really got like, "Mm, nos vemos en ocho, okay, yeah, good. I see you next Tuesday if today is Monday, no?"

[00:01:02]It's very important when you have a doctor's appointment, a meeting, or some other important things.

[00:01:09]So you might think that you have more time, but no. Just just make it work in your head that nos vemos en ocho is actually next week Monday, then. Okay? Welcome to Colombia, guys, and let me know in the comments if this confused you or if it's okay for you guys. Let me know. I'm really curious about your way of thinking about it. Thank