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Days of the Week
In French, the days of the week aren’t capitalized.
| Monday | lundi |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | mardi |
| Wednesday | mercredi |
| Thursday | jeudi |
| Friday | vendredi |
| Saturday | samedi |
| Sunday | dimanche |
C’est lundi
C’est lundi can mean It’s Monday (as in Today is Monday), or it can mean It’s on Monday (as in, The party is on Monday).
C'est lundi.
Today is Monday. / It's on Monday.
C’est mercredi.
Today is Wednesday. / It’s on Wednesday.
But be careful when talking about time! If you wanted to say, for example, The party is at eight, you’d need to add à.
Il est huit heures. It is eight o’clock.
C’est à huit heures. It’s at eight.
Verbs
You already know that verbs ending in ‑er (for example, préparer and manger) usually follow a similar pattern. The same is true for verbs that end in ‑ir, such as dormir and finir.
| dormir to sleep |
|
|---|---|
| je | dors sleep |
| tu | dors sleep |
| il / elle | dort sleeps |
| nous | dormons sleep |
| ils / elles | dorment sleep |