Here you will learn how to say the days of the week in French (les jours de la semaine) and other commonly used terms that are linked to them.
They are very simple and relatively straightforward, and the pronunciation is not very difficult. Note that in French the days of the week are written in the lower case and not capitalized like in English.
English | French | Pronounced |
---|---|---|
Monday | lundi | lun-dee |
Tuesday | mardi | mar dee |
Wednesday | mercredi | mare creu dee |
Thursday | jeudi | zheu dee |
Friday | vendredi | von-drer- dee |
Saturday | samedi | sam-dee |
Sunday | dimanche | dee-monsh |
Days of the week in French pronounced
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
Other phrases linked to the days of the week in French
English | French | Pronounced |
---|---|---|
Today | aujourd’hui | oh-zhoor dwee |
Yesterday | hier | ee-air |
Tomorrow | demain | deu-ma |
The day before yesterday | avant-hier | avon-tee-air |
The day after tomorrow | après-demain | appray- deur-ma |
In three days time | dans trois jours | don trwar zhoor |
Four days ago | il y a quatre jours | eel ee are katr zhoor |
The next day | le lendemain | leu londer man |
The previous day | la veille | la vaye |
A week | une semaine | une sir-main |
A fortnight – two weeks | quinze jours | cans-zhoor |
aujourd’hui
hier
demain
avant-hier
après-demain
dans trois jours
il y a quatre jours
le lendemain
la veille
une semaine
quinze jours
Example phrases using days of the week
- What day is it? Quel jour sommes-nous ?
- Today is Sunday. Aujourd’hui, c’est dimanche.
- See you on Wednesday. On se voit mercredi.
- Tomorrow is Monday. Demain, c’est lundi.
- Thursday is a public holiday. Jeudi, c’est un jour férié.
- I rest on Saturdays. Je me repose le samdi.
- This friday is the mother’s day. Ce vendredi c’est la fête des maman.
- I work on Tuesdays. Je travaille le mardi.