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Days & Months

Days and months in Louisiana Creole are derived from French and closely resemble Standard French pronunciation.

Days of the Week

MondayLendi
TuesdayMardi
WednesdayMèkredi
ThursdayJédi
FridayVandredi
SaturdaySamdi
SundayDimanch

Months of the Year

JanuaryJanvyé
FebruaryFévryé
MarchMars
AprilAvril
May
JuneJwen
JulyJiyé
AugustOut
SeptemberSeptanb
OctoberOktob
NovemberNovwanb
DecemberDesanb

Time Words

DayJou
NightLannwit
MorningMaten
AfternoonAprémidi
EveningSwa
TodayJodi
TomorrowDemen
Yesterday
WeekSemenn
MonthMwa
YearLanné

Example sentences

Jodi sé lendi.

Today is Monday.

Mo alé légliz dimanch.

I go to church on Sunday.

Li né mwa janvyé.

He/She was born in January.

Demen sé vandredi.

Tomorrow is Friday.