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How to Say ‘Friday, March 14th’ in French

Le vendredi 14 mars

luh vahn-druh-DEE ka-TORZ marss

[luh vahn-druh-DEE ka-TORZ marss]

💬 Usage Tip: French dates go le + day + number + month, with no capital letters and no "th". So it's le samedi 3 mai "Saturday, May 3rd".

Phrase Breakdown

Le vendredi

luh vahn-druh-DEE

Friday

French puts "le" before the day when giving a full date. Say it as "luh van-druh-DI".

Example

Le vendredi soir, je sors.

On Friday evenings, I go out.

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.

vendredi

[vahn-druh-DEE]

Friday

Day of the week, not capitalized in French.

Example

On se voit vendredi.

See you Friday.

14 mars

ka-TORZ marss

March 14th

"14" is said "quatorze" (ka-TORZ). Pronounce the s in "mars": "MARSS". The day number comes before the month.

Example

Mon anniversaire est le 14 mars.

My birthday is March 14th.

Words in this phrase

[ka-TORZ]

fourteen

The number 14, read 'quatorze'.

Example

Le 14 juillet est férié.

July 14th is a holiday.

mars

[marss]

March

The third month of the year; months are not capitalized in French.

Example

Il fait froid en mars.

It is cold in March.

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