The days of the week

The days of the week
Note that French uses lower-case letters for the names of days ; also, French speakers normally count the week as starting on Monday.
Write the names of days in full ; do not abbreviate as in English (Tues, Sat and so on). The French only abbreviate in printed calendars, diaries etc.
Monday
= lundi
Tuesday
= mardi
Wednesday
= mercredi
Thursday
= jeudi
Friday
= vendredi
Saturday
= samedi
Sunday
= dimanche
What day is it?
(Lundi in this note stands for any day ; they all work the same way ; for more information on dates in French ⇒ Date.)
what day is it?
= quel jour sommes-nous? or (very informally) on est quel jour?
it is Monday
= nous sommes lundi
today is Monday
= c’est lundi aujourd’hui
Note the use of French le for regular occurrences, and no article for single ones. (Remember : do not translate on.)
on Monday
= lundi
on Monday, we’re going to the zoo
= lundi, on va au zoo
I’ll see you on Monday morning
= je te verrai lundi matin
but
on Mondays
= le lundi
on Mondays, we go to the zoo
= le lundi, on va au zoo
I see her on Monday mornings
= je la vois le lundi matin
Specific days
Monday afternoon
= lundi après-midi
one Monday evening
= un lundi soir
that Monday morning
= ce lundi matin-là
last Monday night
= la nuit de lundi dernier or (if evening) lundi dernier dans la soirée
early on Monday
= lundi matin de bonne heure
late on Monday
= lundi soir tard
this Monday
= ce lundi
that Monday
= ce lundi-là
that very Monday
= précisément ce lundi-là
last Monday
= lundi dernier
next Monday
= lundi prochain
the Monday before last
= l’autre lundi
a month from Monday
= dans un mois lundi
in a month from last Monday
= dans un mois à dater de lundi dernier
finish it by Monday
= termine-le avant lundi
from Monday on
= à partir de lundi
Regular events
every Monday
= tous les lundis
each Monday
= chaque lundi
every other Monday
= un lundi sur deux
every third Monday
= un lundi sur trois
Sometimes
most Mondays
= presque tous les lundis
some Mondays
= certains lundis
on the second Monday in the month
= le deuxième lundi de chaque mois
the odd Monday or the occasional Monday
= le lundi de temps en temps
Happening etc. on that day
Monday’s paper
= le journal de lundi or de ce lundi
the Monday papers
= les journaux du lundi
Monday flights
= les vols du lundi
the Monday flight
= le vol du lundi
Monday closing (of shops)
= la fermeture du lundi
Monday’s classes
= les cours de lundi or de ce lundi
Monday classes
= les cours du lundi
Monday trains
= les trains du lundi

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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