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How to Say ‘We don't offer it on Saturdays.’ in French

Le samedi, on ne la propose pas.

luh sam-DEE on nuh lah pro-POHZ pah

[luh sam-DEE on nuh lah pro-POHZ pah]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting le before a day makes it mean "every" that day: le samedi is "on Saturdays". Plain samedi means this coming Saturday.

Phrase Breakdown

Le samedi,

luh sam-DEE

On Saturdays,

'Le' with a day of the week means 'every' (on Saturdays). Say 'luh sam-DEE'.

Example

Le samedi, je fais les courses.

On Saturdays, I go shopping.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

on (with days)

Before a weekday, 'le' means every such day, i.e. on Wednesdays.

Example

Le lundi, j'ai sport.

On Mondays, I have sport.

samedi

[sam-DEE]

Saturday

With 'le', it means on Saturdays in general.

Example

Le samedi, nous sommes ouverts tard.

On Saturdays, we are open late.

on ne la propose pas.

on nuh lah pro-POHZ pah

we don't offer it.

In casual speech, 'ne' often sounds like a quick 'n': 'ohn n'la pro-POHZ pah'.

Example

Cette formule, on ne la propose pas.

We don't offer this set menu.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

[nuh]

not

Used to make a negative.

Example

Je ne sais pas.

I do not know.

[lah]

Feminine object pronoun replacing a feminine noun.

Example

Cette table, je la réserve.

This table, I'm reserving it.

propose

[pro-POHZ]

offer

Form of 'proposer', to offer or suggest.

Example

On propose un menu enfant.

We offer a children's menu.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

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