French days of the week

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Know the days of the week in French

and other useful expressions of time

A short guide to the expressing days of the week in French and other common expressions related to them. The pronunciations indicated are an appproximation of the French pronunciation for learners or travellers who do not master French phonetics. The combination [zh] is pronounced like the s in the middle of the English word leisure. [eu] is pronounced to rhyme with the English words fur or stir, but without pronouncing the rinal [r].

English	French	Pronounced
Monday	lundi	lun-dee
Tuesday	mardi	mar dee
Wednesday	mercredi	mare creu dee
Thursday	jeudi	zheu dee
Friday	vendredi	von-drer- dee
Saturday	samedi	sam-dee
Sunday	dimanche	dee-monsh
Other phrases
Today	aujourd'hui	oh-zhoor dwee
Yesterday	hier	ee-air
Tomorrow	demain	deu-ma
The day before yesterday	avant-hier	avon-tee-air
The day after tomorrow	après-demain	appray- deur-ma
In three days time	dans trois jours	don trwar zhoor
Four days ago	il y a quatre jours	eel ee are katr zhoor
The next day	le lendemain	leu londer man
The previous day	la veille	la vaye
A week	une semaine	une sir-main
A fortnight - two weeks	quinze jours	cans-zhoor

Some more useful expressions of time :

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What day is it today?
On est quel jour aujourd'hui? on ay kel zhoor oh-zhoor-dwee

Twenty-four hours a day
Vingt-quatre heures par jour. Van-katr-eur pa zhoor

As soon as possible
Dès que possible day keu poss-eeb-leu
au plus vite oh plu veet

Whenever you like
Quand vous voudrez con voo voudray

Not yet
pas encore parse oncor

Soon
Bientôt bjann tow

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