bon week-end
The French phrase for "happy weekend" is bon week-end.
bon week-end is used functionally to mean "have a good weekend". It is a way to wish someone a pleasant Saturday and Sunday.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the masculine adjective bon because week-end is a masculine noun in French.
Did you know?
- Although bon week-end is used everywhere, the official French government agency for language once tried to replace it with fin de semaine to protect the language from English influence.
- In Quebec and other French-speaking parts of Canada, you will almost always hear fin de semaine instead of week-end.
- The word week-end is a direct borrow from English, but French spelling rules often require a hyphen between the two words, unlike the single word 'weekend' used in English.
Examples in context
- Je vous souhaite un agréable weekend rempli de détente et de bonheur.I wish you a pleasant weekend filled with relaxation and happiness
- Bon weekend à vous et à votre famille.Happy weekend to you and your family
- Bon weekend à tous les copains! On se retrouve lundi!Happy weekend to all my friends! See you on Monday!
- Bon weekend et bon mariage!Have a great weekend and enjoy the wedding!
- Bon week-end à tous !Have a good weekend, everyone!
- Je vous souhaite un bon week-end.I wish you a good weekend.
- Allez, bon week-end !Anyway, have a good weekend!
Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are leaving the office on a Friday afternoon.
- LucasÀ lundi, Léa !See you Monday, Léa!
- LéaOui, bon week-end Lucas !Yes, have a good weekend Lucas!
- LucasMerci, toi aussi.Thanks, you too.
- LéaSalut !Bye!
