Language/Fon/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week

Fon - Days of the Week

In today's lesson, we will learn about the days of the week in Fon. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

The following table contains the main terms used to talk about the days of the week in Fon.

Word in Fon	Pronunciation	Translation in English
Kpɔ́ŋ	kpong	Monday
Wùŋ	wung	Tuesday
Tɔ́ŋ	tong	Wednesday
Fɔ́ŋ	fong	Thursday
Sɔ́ŋ	song	Friday
Nɔ́ŋ	nong	Saturday
Mɔ́ŋ	mong	Sunday

Dialogue

Let's practice the words we just learned. Here is a dialogue between two people talking about the days of the week in Fon.

• Kpɔ́ŋ gbɛ́?

Monday what?

• Kpɔ́ŋ gbɛ́ nɔ́ŋ.

Monday is Saturday.

• Wùŋ gbɛ́?

Tuesday what?

• Wùŋ gbɛ́ tɔ́ŋ.

Tuesday is Wednesday.

• Fɔ́ŋ gbɛ́?

Thursday what?

• Fɔ́ŋ gbɛ́ sɔ́ŋ.

Thursday is Friday.

• Nɔ́ŋ gbɛ́?

Saturday what?

• Nɔ́ŋ gbɛ́ mɔ́ŋ.

Saturday is Sunday.

Related lessons

Here are some related lessons from Polyglot Club:

• Animals
• Colors
• Foods
• Numbers
• Time

Sources

Here are some sources used to create this lesson:

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/fon.htm

This webpage provides information about the Fon language and its writing system.

• https://www.ethnologue.com/language/fon

This webpage provides information about the Fon language and its dialects.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xh6yKjUqzQ

This video provides an introduction to the Fon language.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m5Y9G4LJ8I

This video provides an introduction to the days of the week in Fon.