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Days and dates in French
Days of the week
The names of the days of the week in French are as follows:
| lundi | Monday |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| mercredi | Wednesday |
| jeudi | Thursday |
| vendredi | Friday |
| samedi | Saturday |
| dimanche | Sunday |
In the following phrases, lundi can be replaced by any of the other days:
| ce lundi | this Monday |
| je ferai ça lundi | I'll do it on Monday |
| lundi dernier | last Monday |
| lundi prochain | next Monday |
| le lundi | on Mondays |
| le lundi 20 février | Monday the 20th of February |
| lundi 20 | (on) Monday the 20th |
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Months of the year
The names of the months in French are as follows:
| janvier | January | juillet | July |
| février | February | août | August |
| mars | March | septembre | September |
| avril | April | octobre | October |
| mai | May | novembre | November |
| juin | June | décembre | December |
In the following phrases, avril can be replaced by any of the other months:
| en avril | in April |
| le mois d'avril | the month of April |
| au mois d'avril | in April, in the month of April |
| en avril dernier | last April |
| en avril prochain | next April |
| le 20 avril | the 20th of April |
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Time of the day
The following phrases relate to the time of the day:
| aujourd'hui | today |
| ce matin | this morning |
| cet après-midi | this afternoon |
| ce soir | tonight, this evening |
| cette nuit | tonight, this coming night |
| demain | tomorrow |
| demain matin | tomorrow morning |
| demain midi | tomorrow lunchtime |
| demain après-midi | tomorrow afternoon |
| demain soir | tomorrow evening |
| hier | yesterday |
| hier matin | yesterday morning |
| hier midi | yesterday lunchtime |
| hier après-midi | yesterday afternoon |
| hier soir | yesterday evening |
| le lendemain | the day after tomorrow; the next day |
| le lendemain soir | the evening after next; the next evening |
| avant-hier | the day before yesterday |
| avant-hier soir | the evening before last |
| le soir | in the evening, every evening |
| le lundi soir | on Monday evenings |
See also: telling the time in French
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