samedi

Saturday

noun sahm-DEE Less Common

Usage Note

Samedi derives from the Latin sabbati dies ('day of the Sabbath'). In French, days of the week are not capitalised. Le samedi (with the article) means 'on Saturdays' as a habitual action, while samedi alone refers to a specific coming or past Saturday. The weekend in French is le week-end (borrowed) or la fin de semaine (more formal).

Examples

"On se retrouve samedi matin?"

Natural Translation

Shall we meet Saturday morning?

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