Les jours de la semaine et les mois de l’année
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lundi
“day of the moon”
first day of the week
on the French
calendar
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mardi
Day honoring Mars,
Roman god of war
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mercredi
Day honoring Mercury,
messenger of the
Roman gods
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jeudi
Day honoring Jupiter,
king of the Roman
gods
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vendredi
Day honoring Venus,
Roman goddess of
love and beauty
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samedi
Day honoring Saturn
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dimanche
From the latin,
dies solis, “sun’s day”
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Les mois de l’année
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mars
Month honoring the
Roman god of war
First month on the
Roman calendar
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avril
From latin, aperire,
“to open”
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mai
Month honoring the
Roman goddess, Maia,
goddess of increase
and growth
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juin
Month honoring Juno,
Roman goddess of
marriage
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juillet
Month honoring
Julius Caesar
Thirty-first day added
in his honor
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août
Month honoring
Emperor Augustus
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septembre
7th month on Roman
calendar
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octobre
The 8th month on the
Roman calendar
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novembre
The ninth month on
the Roman calendar
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décembre
The tenth month on the
Roman calendar
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janvier
Month honoring Janus,
god of doors and gates
He has two faces,
one forward facing,
one backward facing,
to pay homage to the
past and the future.
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février
Month named for
ancient festival,
Februariua, celebrating
the forgiveness of sins,
which lasted 29 days.
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Note the following:
The names of days of the week and months of the year are NOT capitalized in French as they are in English.
janvier
mardi
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Note the following:
To give the date for the first of the month, the French use the word premier instead of un:
le premier avril=April 1st
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Note the following:
For the rest of the days, use the number:
le 2 septembre
le 15 mars
le 27 mai
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