à lundi
The English phrase "see you on Monday" is translated into French as à lundi.
À lundi is a parting expression used when you have a meeting or an appointment specifically set for the upcoming Monday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is literally to Monday, where the preposition à is used to indicate a scheduled time for a future meeting.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase à lundi, the preposition à functions to indicate the scheduled time of the meeting.
Did you know?
- The word lundi is a direct descendant of the Latin phrase for 'day of the moon'.
- In French, the days of the week like lundi are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. This differs from the English requirement to always capitalize 'Monday'.
- In France, saying à lundi is common, but in some professional settings, people might say bon courage if they know the other person is facing a stressful start to the week.
Examples in context
- À lundi !See you on Monday!This example shows how to use the phrase à lundi as a parting expression.Tatoeba #9820902 by Micsmithel, translation #9820913 by Ricardo14
- Bon week-end, à lundi !Have a good weekend, see you on Monday!
- On se voit demain, et puis à lundi.We'll see each other tomorrow, and then see you on Monday.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are leaving their office at the end of the week.
- ChloéSalut Nathan, passe un bon week-end !Bye Nathan, have a good weekend!
- NathanMerci Chloé, toi aussi !Thanks Chloé, you too!
- ChloéÀ lundi !See you on Monday!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lundi, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
