| 20.3 Days of the week |
Days of the week are masculine (le lundi, le mardi etc. )
| The seven days of the week |
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lundi | Monday |
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mardi | Tuesday |
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mercredi | Wednesday |
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jeudi | Thursday |
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vendredi | Friday |
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samedi | Saturday |
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dimanche | Sunday |
Often we use also the weekday to tell the date:
| Example |
| He arrives on Sunday May 1, 2004. She stays until Monday June 3, 2005. |
In French there is no preposition before the weekday:
| Example |
Les personnes qui ne se sont pas encore inscrites peuvent toujours le faire jusqu’au jeudi 2 octobre 2003. |
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| Les examens auront lieu à partir de lundi prochain, le 31 mars, jusqu’au jeudi 2 avril. = The exam will take place starting next Monday, March 31 and last until Wednesday, April 2. |
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| Le football français est en trève à partir du jeudi 2 janvier. = The French soccer is on holidays starting Thursday, January 2. |
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| Du mardi 17 octobre au jeudi 2 novembre 2000, des œuvres d’art seront présentées à la «maison des cultures». = Starting Tuesday, October 17, 2000 until Thursday, November 2 arts and crafts are exhibited in the "houses of cultures". |
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