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How to Say ‘Two days a week’ in French

Deux jours par semaine

d-uh zhoor par suh-MEN

[d-uh zhoor par suh-MEN]

💬 Usage Tip: Par gives you "per" for any frequency: trois fois par mois "three times a month", une fois par an "once a year".

Phrase Breakdown

Deux jours

d-uh zhoor

Two days

'Deux' has a rounded 'eu' sound. The final X is silent before a consonant.

Example

Je reste deux jours.

I'm staying two days.

Words in this phrase

Deux

[d-uh]

two

The number 2.

Example

Ils sont venus tous les deux.

They both came.

jours

[zhoor]

days

Plural of 'jour,' meaning 'days.'

Example

Tous les jours sont différents.

All days are different.

par semaine

par suh-MEN

per week

'Par' means 'per' here. 'Semaine' sounds like 'suh-men'.

Example

Trois fois par semaine.

Three times a week.

Words in this phrase

par

[par]

per

Preposition meaning by, per, or for each.

Example

Dans « Par personne. », « Par » indique un calcul pour chacun.

In "Per person.", "Par" indicates a calculation for each individual.

semaine

[suh-MEN]

week

A noun meaning week.

Example

Chaque semaine apporte de nouvelles tâches.

Each week brings new tasks.

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