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How to Say ‘Saturday evening around eight’ in French

Samedi soir vers vingt heures

sahm-DEE swahr vair van UR

[sahm-DEE swahr vair van UR]

🇫🇷 In France: Restaurants in France take bookings on the 24-hour clock, and 8 pm is the peak dinner slot, the first one to fill up.

Phrase Breakdown

Samedi soir

sahm-DEE swahr

Saturday evening

No article is needed before a day when you mean 'this coming Saturday'. 'Soir' sounds like 'swar'.

Example

On sort samedi soir.

We're going out Saturday evening.

Words in this phrase

Samedi

[sahm-DEE]

Saturday

Day of the week; no capital needed in French mid-sentence.

Example

On dîne samedi.

We're having dinner on Saturday.

soir

[swahr]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.

Example

Ce soir, je vous envoie un message de remerciement.

This evening, I am sending you a thank-you message.

vers vingt heures

vair van UR

around 8 p.m.

Link 'vingt heures' as 'vin-teur'.

Example

Le film commence vers vingt heures.

The film starts around 8 p.m.

Words in this phrase

vers

[vair]

around / towards

Used before a time to mean approximately.

Example

J'arrive vers midi.

I'm arriving around noon.

vingt

[van]

twenty

The number 20; '20 heures' means 8 pm.

Example

Vingt euros par personne.

Twenty euros per person.

heures

[UR]

o'clock

Used after a number to tell the time of day.

Example

Le dîner est à huit heures.

Dinner is at eight o'clock.

Guides for French learners

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