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How to Say ‘Yes, two days a week.’ in French

Oui, deux jours par semaine.

wee d-uh zhoor pahr suh-MEN

[wee d-uh zhoor pahr suh-MEN]

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, deux jours

wee d-uh zhoor

Yes, two days

'Oui' sounds like 'wee'. In 'deux', round your lips for the French 'eu' sound: 'duh'.

Example

Oui, deux jours seulement.

Yes, only two days.

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

deux

[d-uh]

two

The number 2.

Example

Ils sont venus tous les deux.

They both came.

jours

[zhoor]

days

Plural of 'jour', day.

Example

Je reste deux jours.

I'm staying two days.

par semaine.

pahr suh-MEN

per week

Say 'par suh-MEN'. The 'e' in 'semaine' is very light.

Example

Je fais du sport trois fois par semaine.

I exercise three times a week.

Words in this phrase

par

[pahr]

per

Used for rates: per person, per day.

Example

Dix euros par jour.

Ten euros per day.

semaine

[suh-MEN]

week

Feminine noun for a period of seven days.

Example

Je fais du yoga deux fois par semaine.

I do yoga twice a week.

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