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EditV: The days of the week.
The Days of the Week. | Les jours de la semaine>| #|| French | Pronunciation | English | Origin |
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| 1 | lundi | luhndee | Monday | Moon |
| 2 | mardi | mahrdee | Tuesday | Mars |
| 3 | mercredi | maircruhdee | Wednesday | Mercury |
| 4 | jeudi | juhdee | Thursday | Jupiter |
| 5 | vendredi | vahndruhdee | Friday | Venus |
| 6 | samedi | sahmdee | Saturday | Saturn |
| 7 | dimanche | deemahnsh | Sunday | Sun |
Notes:
- What day is it today? is equivalent to Quel jour sommes nous aujourd'hui?, Quel jour est on aujourd'hui? or On est quel jour aujourd'hui? (last one is less formal but more common)
- Quel jour sommes nous aujourd'hui? can be answered with Aujourd'hui c'est..., C'est... or Nous sommes ... / On est...
- Nous sommes... is not used with hier, aujourd’hui, or demain. C'était (past) or C'est (present/future) must be used accordingly.
- The days of the week are not capitalized in French.
Asking For The Day|Demander le jour>| 1a | Aujourd'hui on est quel jour? | Today is what day? | ojzoordwee on ay kell jzoor |
| 1b | Aujourd'hui on est jour. | Today is day. |
| 2a | Demain c'est quel jour ? | Tomorrow is what day? | Duhman ceh kell jzoor |
| 2b | Demain c'est jour. | Tomorrow is day. |
Relative Days | Les jours relatifs>| avant-hier | the day before yesterday |
| hier | yesterday |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| ce soir | tonight |
| demain | tomorrow |
| après-demain | the day after tomorrow |
EditV: The months of the year
The Months of the Year|Les mois de l'année>| # | French | Pronounced | English |
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| 01 | janvier | jzahnvyay | January |
| 02 | février | fayvryay | February |
| 03 | mars | mahrse | March |
| 04 | avril | ahvrill | April |
| 05 | mai | maye|| May |
| 06 | juin | jzwan | June |
| 07 | juillet | jzuyay | July |
| 08 | août | oot/oo | August |
| 09 | septembre | septahmbruh | September |
| 10 | octobre | oktuhbr | October |
| 11 | novembre | novahmbr | November |
| 12 | décembre | daysahmbr | December |
Asking For The Date|Demander la date> Quelle est la date (d'aujourd'hui)? | What is the date (today)? | kell ay lah daht |
| C'est le month. | It's month . | say leuh...'' |
EditV: Seasons
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