Lesson 7

breton for beginners

Days of the Week

A common parting phrase in Breton is ‘See you on Monday’; ‘See you on Tuesday’; etc. This phrase provides a good opportunity to learn the days of the week and use them in conversation. ‘Ken’ means ‘Until’ so ‘Ken Dilun’ means ‘Until Monday’, or ‘See you Monday’.:

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Ken Dilun
See you Monday

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Ken Dimeurzh
See you Tuesday

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Ken Dimerc’her
See you Wednesday

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Ken Diryaou
See you Thursday

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Ken Digwener
See you Friday

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Ken Disadorn
See you Saturday

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Ken Disul
See you Sunday

Click on the play button to hear the pronunciation – in each case it is repeated 3 times, with enough time between repetions for you to practice the phrase yourself.

Thanks to Rafael Urien for the pronunciation and for help with all aspects of the Breton on this course.

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