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How to Say ‘For Saturday evening, at 8 pm.’ in French

Pour samedi soir, à vingt heures.

poor sam-duh-DEE swahr ah van uhr

[poor sam-duh-DEE swahr ah van uhr]

💬 Usage Tip: Times are usually said on the 24-hour clock, so 8 pm is vingt heures "twenty hours". Heures always follows the number, even where English would say "o'clock" or nothing.

Phrase Breakdown

Pour samedi soir,

poor sam-duh-DEE swahr

For Saturday evening,

Names the day and part of the day. Say 'poor sam-DEE SWAHR'.

Example

On sort samedi soir ?

Shall we go out Saturday evening?

Words in this phrase

Pour

[poor]

for

Indicating purpose or reason.

Example

C'est pour toi.

It's for you.

samedi

[sam-duh-DEE]

Saturday

The day of the week Saturday, often used when booking a table.

Example

Dans « Pour samedi », « samedi » précise le jour de la réservation.

In “Pour samedi,” “samedi” specifies the day of the reservation.

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.

à vingt heures.

ah van uhr

at 8 p.m.

French uses the 24-hour clock. With the liaison, 'vingt heures' sounds like 'van-TEUR'.

Example

Le film commence à vingt heures.

The film starts at 8 p.m.

Words in this phrase

à

[ah]

at

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

vingt

[van]

twenty

The number twenty; in time expressions it helps form 20:00.

Example

Vingt heures est une heure courante pour dîner en France.

Eight p.m. is a common time for dinner in France.

heures

[uhr]

o'clock / hours

Used after a number to tell the time in French.

Example

Dans « Pour 20 heures. », « heures » indique qu'on parle de l'heure.

In “Pour 20 heures.”, “heures” shows that we are talking about time.

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