The days of the week

Question 1

a.

Answer 1

The days of the week are masculine. They are not capitalized. ln
France, as in most other European countries, the week starts with
Monday.

Question 2

lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche

Answer 2

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Question 3

The use of the definite article with weekdays varies according to the
meaning. The definite article is not used when a sentence implies that
an action will happen only once on a certain day.

Answer 3

Je vais à Strasbourg lundi.
I am going to Strasbourg on Monday.

Question 4

The definite article is used when it is implied that the action takes
place repeatedly on a particular day of the week.

Answer 4

Je vais à l’école de danse le mardi et le jeudi.
1 go to dance school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Question 5

Note that in French, only the first of the month takes the ordinal
number, unlike English, which uses ordinal numbers on all days.

Answer 5

Nous allons à Paris Je premier septembre.
We are going to Paris on the first of September.

Vous allez à Bruxelles le trois octobre.
You are going to Brussels on the third of October.