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1. lingoculture.com › blog › vocabDays of the week in French: La semaine et le week-end!

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   We’ll learn the names for each of the French days of the week, some quirky grammar differences that can be tricky for English speakers when using French days, and how to write a date using the days in French. Let’s get started!

2. www.lawlessfrench.com › mot-du-jour › week-endle week-end - Lawless French

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   The official French equivalent is la fin de semaine, though if you hear this in France, it’s more likely to mean "the end of the workweek" (Thursday / Friday) than "the weekend" (Saturday / Sunday). Even in formal contexts, the French are more likely to say le week-end if they’re referring to Satuday and Sunday.

3. forum.wordreference.com › threads › week-end-fin-deweek-end / fin de semaine - WordReference Forums

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   May 21, 2008 · Fin de semaine = around thursay/friday. Week-end = saturday/sunday [...] I remember reading somewhere the explanation of the adoption of "week-end" in French (probably around the time that it was still spelt with a hyphen in English).

4. www.woodwardfrench.com › lesson › days-of-the-weekDays of the Week in French

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   Samedi et dimanche = le weekend (yes, it’s borrowed from English). It is sometimes written as le week-end which is also considered correct. You may see the official la fin de semaine but you will almost never hear it outside of Quebec.

5. frenchtogether.com › french-daysThe Ultimate Guide to the French Days of the Week – With Audio

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   Apr 17, 2020 · le week-end/la fin de semaine – the weekend. Note that most French people say le week-end , but some old-fashioned people or those who are being formal will opt for la fin de semaine . In Canada, however, where English words are kept out of French, it’s always la fin de semaine .

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › frenchEnglish translation of 'le week-end' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   [wikɛnd ] masculine noun. weekend. ce week-end this weekend. le week-end prochain next weekend. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Browse Collins French collocations. week-end d'ouverture. Examples of 'week-end' in a sentence. week-end. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.

7. www.reddit.com › r › explainlikeimfiveELI5: Why does French use "Le Weekend" instead of ... - Reddit

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   The word is seen in English as far back as the 1600s, but merely meaning the end of the week. We don't see it referring to leisure time until the late 1800s, and only with Henry Ford's reforms in the 1920s did it start to solidly mean the entirety of Saturday and Sunday.

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   What does week end mean in French?

   • Even in formal contexts, the French are more likely to say le week-end if they’re referring to Satuday and Sunday. In Québec, la fin de semaine meaning "the weekend" is much more common, though week-end may be used as well.

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   What does 'fin de week' mean in French?

   • The official French equivalent is la fin de semaine, though if you hear this in France, it’s more likely to mean "the end of the workweek" (Thursday / Friday) than "the weekend" (Saturday / Sunday). Even in formal contexts, the French are more likely to say le week-end if they’re referring to Satuday and Sunday.

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   Is there a difference between 'En Fin de semaine' and 'Fin de week'?

   • We say "en fin de semaine" in France, but le week-end is very common too. Yes, but in French from France, " en fin de semaine " means the end of the working week, so that's " Friday ". Bonjour! I'm just wondering if there's a regional or national difference between the use of 'week-end- and 'fin de semaine' in French?

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   What is the abbreviation for a week in French?

   • It is sometimes written as le week-end which is also considered correct. You may see the official la fin de semaine but you will almost never hear it outside of Quebec. The abbreviations for the days of the week in French are: lun. mar. mer. jeu. ven. sam. dim. You will notice that the abbreviation of each is just its first three letters.

   Days of the Week in French

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   Do French days of the week start with a capital letter?

   • The French days of the week do NOT start with a capital letter as in English. Notice how the “work” days of the week all end in di. En France, le premier jour de la semaine est le lundi. Some other words that are associated with days of the week include: And everyone’s favorite… Samedi et dimanche = le weekend (yes, it’s borrowed from English).

   Days of the Week in French

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   How many days in a week in French?

   • In addition to knowing how to name each of the seven days of the week in French, there are several other essential vocabulary words for talking about different parts of the French week. Il y a sept jours dans la semaine. – There are seven days in the week. Dimanche est un jour de week-end et lundi est un jour de semaine.

   Days of the week in French: La semaine et le week-end! - LingoCulture

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