Jour après jour

Part of Level 2 | French Vocabulary Lists

Practice saying day expressions in French, ‘the day before’, ‘day in and day out’ and more.

Je fais le ménage jour après jour et c’est toujours à recommencer.

I clean the house day in and day out, and it’s never over.

* l’avant-veille = the day before the day before, the day before that, 2 days before

* la veille = the day before

* le jour même = this day

* ce jour-là = that day

* le lendemain = the day after, the next day, 2 days after

* le surlendemain = the day after the day after

* jour après jour, tous les jours, constamment = day in and day out

 

* avant-hier = the day before yesterday

* hier = yesterday

* aujourd’hui = today

* demain = tomorrow

* après-demain = the day after tomorrow

Exercice – Practice

Translate the sentences from one column to another. From French to English (la version) is easier, from English to French (la thèse) a bit more challenging.

Français

Aujourd’hui, nous sommes le 14 juillet. Hier, nous étions le 13 et avant-hier le 12. Demain, nous serons le 15 et après-demain le 16 juillet.

Ce jour-là, nous étions le 14 juillet. La veille, nous étions le 13 et l’avant-veille le 12. Le lendemain, nous étions le 15 et le surlendemain le 16 juillet.

English

Today, it’s July 14. Yesterday, it was the 13 and the day before, the 12. Tomorrow, it will be the 15 and the day after tomorrow, July 16.

That day, it was July 14. The day before, it was the 13 and the day before the day before, the 12. The next day, it will be the 15 and the day after the next day, July 16.

 

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