Days of the Week in French
Six of the seven French days end in -di, from an older word for day. They are never capitalised, and adding le turns one Monday into every Monday.
The seven days
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lelundi
luhn-DEE
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Monday
Moon day, from lune
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lemardi
mar-DEE
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Tuesday
Mars day, as in Mardi Gras
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lemercredi
mehr-kruh-DEE
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Wednesday
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lejeudi
zhuh-DEE
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Thursday
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levendredi
von-druh-DEE
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Friday
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lesamedi
sam-DEE
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Saturday
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ledimanche
dee-MONSH
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Sunday
The only one without -di. It comes from the Lord's day
Words that go with them
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la semaine
lah suh-MEN
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the week
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le week-end
luh week-END
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the weekend
Borrowed from English, hyphen and all
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aujourd'hui
oh-zhoor-DWEE
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today
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demain
duh-MAN
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tomorrow
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hier
yehr
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yesterday
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après-demain
ah-preh duh-MAN
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the day after tomorrow
Monday, or every Monday
On its own, the day means one specific day: On se voit lundi means see you on Monday. There is no word for on.
Add le and it becomes a routine: le lundi means on Mondays, every Monday.
This is the reverse of the Spanish pattern, where the article marks the single day and the plural marks the habit. Worth noticing if you are learning both.
Days are never capitalised in French, not even at the start of a written date.
- Je pars vendredi.I'm leaving on Friday.
- Le samedi, je fais du sport.On Saturdays, I play sport.
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