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Days of the week in French

The seven days of the week in French with pronunciation, translation and an example sentence each, plus weekend, today, tomorrow and yesterday.

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The seven days and the words around them

The days of the week are among the first words a learner needs: for a date, a timetable or plans with a friend. Here are the seven days with their pronunciation and an example sentence each, followed by the words that travel with them: the week, the weekend, today, tomorrow and yesterday.

The words

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le lundi[lə lœ̃di]Monday
Je travaille du lundi au vendredi.I work from Monday to Friday.
le mardi[lə maʁdi]Tuesday
Le mardi, j'ai cours de piano.On Tuesdays, I have a piano lesson.
le mercredi[lə mɛʁkʁədi]Wednesday
En France, beaucoup d'enfants n'ont pas école le mercredi après-midi.In France, many children have no school on Wednesday afternoons.
le jeudi[lə ʒødi]Thursday
On se voit jeudi ?Shall we meet on Thursday?
le vendredi[lə vɑ̃dʁədi]Friday
Vendredi soir, on va au restaurant.On Friday evening, we're going to a restaurant.
le samedi[lə samdi]Saturday
Le marché a lieu le samedi matin.The market takes place on Saturday mornings.
le dimanche[lə dimɑ̃ʃ]Sunday
Le dimanche, les magasins sont souvent fermés.On Sundays, shops are often closed.
le jour[lə ʒuʁ]day
Les jours raccourcissent en hiver.The days get shorter in winter.
la semaine[la səmɛn]week
La semaine prochaine, je pars en vacances.Next week, I'm going on holiday.
le week-end[lə wikɛnd]weekend
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ce week-end ?What are you doing this weekend?
aujourd'hui[oʒuʁdɥi]today
Aujourd'hui, il fait beau.The weather is nice today.
demain[dəmɛ̃]tomorrow
Je vais au travail demain.I'm going to work tomorrow.
hier[jɛʁ]yesterday
Hier, j'ai vu un film.Yesterday, I saw a film.
avant-hier[avɑ̃tjɛʁ]the day before yesterday
Je l'ai vu avant-hier.I saw him the day before yesterday.
après-demain[apʁɛdəmɛ̃]the day after tomorrow
Nous partons après-demain.We are leaving the day after tomorrow.

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Lowercase, and lundi or le lundi

French writes the days in lowercase, and all of them are masculine: le lundi, le dimanche. Without an article a day means the coming one, lundi is this Monday; with le, le lundi means every Monday.

Six of the seven end in di, from the Latin word for day, and dimanche begins with it. Le week-end is the usual word for the weekend in France.

Questions about these words

Which day does the week start on?: In most of Europe the week starts on Monday, and calendars print it first. In the United States, Canada, Brazil and Japan calendars usually start on Sunday. The names of the days are the same either way.
How do I learn the days quickly?: Say them in order every morning for a week, then out of order. Use them in sentences about your own plans: what you do on Monday, where you go at the weekend. Lingard turns the list into flashcards that come back just before you would forget them.

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