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Day and week before last and after next

What is the French for:

day before yesterday
day after tomorrow
week before last
week after next

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on May 22, 2013 at 10:24pm

day before yesterday = avant-hier
day after tomorrow = après-demain
week before last = we are week from 05/19 to 05/25. week from 05/12 to 05/18 = la semaine dernière
week after next = week from 05/26 to 06/01 = la semaine prochaine

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Permalink Reply by Annette Gates on May 22, 2013 at 10:30pm

Thank you, Chantal.

La semaine dernière = "last week"

what is the french for "week before last week"?

La semaine prochaine = "next week"

what is the french for "week after next week"?

Thanks again!

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on May 22, 2013 at 10:54pm

It needs to take precaution

what is the french for "week after next week"?

we have no specific word, we must refer to the next week and say "la suivante". If we have to speak about this week, we use to say "pas la semaine prochaine, mais la suivante" or "la semaine prochaine et la suivante"

what is the french for "week before last week"?

there is not really a specific word, there are many way :

- referring to the last week and add "la précédente" ou "celle d'avant" : "pas la semaine dernière mais la précédente" or "la semaine dernière et celle d'avant"

- la semaine avant-dernière is possible. But there is a risk in understanding : "l'avant-dernière semaine" means the week before the last one. But the last one can be the last one of a future period : "l'avant-dernière semaine de juillet" = the week before the last week in July.

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Permalink Reply by Annette Gates on May 22, 2013 at 10:59pm

Thanks again for the thorough answer.

Would it be better for me to say "two weeks ago" and "in two weeks" and, if yes, would these be correct?

Je suis allé à Paris il ya deux semaines. Je vais à Paris dans deux semaines.

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on May 22, 2013 at 11:22pm

Je suis allée à Paris il y a deux semaines, yes

but the other is "je vais à Paris dans une semaine"

because

- if you say "il y a deux semaines" or "dans deux semaines" it refers to "semaine" as 8 days, then "il y a deux semaines" = 15 days ago and "dans 2 semaines" = in 15 days.

but it's not exactly the same thing because it doesn't clarify how much days you stay in Paris.

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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on May 22, 2013 at 11:29pm

to keep the idea of "one week in paris" and "the beginning 15 days ago" I would say "il y a 15 jours, j'ai passé une semaine à Paris"

to keep the idea of "one week in paris" and "the beginning in 8 days" I would say "dans 8 jours, je vais passer une semaine à Paris"

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Permalink Reply by Annette Gates on May 22, 2013 at 11:35pm

thanks. that all makes perfect sense.

suppose i wanted to say

"i broke my arm (approximately) two weeks ago"

"i'm starting school in (approximately) two weeks"

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Permalink Reply by Vedas on May 22, 2013 at 11:45pm

Hello,

Je me suis cassé le bras il y a deux semaines.

Je commence l'école dans deux semaines

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Permalink Reply by Annette Gates on May 22, 2013 at 11:52pm

Thank you. Following that logic, if I want to say "I was in Paris (approximately) two weeks ago (without saying how long I was there), I could say "Je suis allée à Paris il y a deux semaines"

And if I wanted to say that I'm going to Paris in (approximately) two weeks (not saying how long I'm going to stay, I could say "Je vais à Paris dans deux semaines"

Would these be correct French? Thanks again!