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How to Say ‘Twice a week’ in French

Deux fois par semaine

d-uh fwah par suh-men

[d-uh fwah par suh-men]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern fois par lets you give any frequency. For example, trois fois par mois "three times a month".

Phrase Breakdown

Deux fois

d-uh fwah

Twice

'Fois' means 'time(s)', as in occurrences. It sounds like 'fwah'.

Example

Je l'ai vu deux fois.

I saw him twice.

Words in this phrase

Deux

[d-uh]

two

The number 2.

Example

Ils sont venus tous les deux.

They both came.

fois

[fwah]

times

Used to count how many times an action happened.

Example

Je l’ai redémarré deux fois.

I restarted it twice.

par semaine

par suh-men

a week

'Par' means 'per'. 'Semaine' often sounds like 'smen' in speech.

Example

Trois heures par semaine.

Three hours a week.

Words in this phrase

par

[par]

per

Preposition meaning by, per, or for each.

Example

Dans « Par personne. », « Par » indique un calcul pour chacun.

In "Per person.", "Par" indicates a calculation for each individual.

semaine

[suh-men]

week

The French word for “week.”

Example

Je m'entraîne chaque semaine au roller.

I train every week in rollerblading.

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