What are the days of the week in French with Pronunciation?
Topics
- How do you say the days of the week in French?
- Common vocabulary
- What are the days of the week in French with Pronunciation?
- Days of the week in French meaning
- What’s the first day of the week in France?
- French days of the week abbreviations
French Vocabulary List: How do you say the days of the week in French?
So you’re a random dude in France (let’s just say you’re called John Wick)… you are in class, happily listening away and suddenly your French professor says, “John Wick, we are going to have an examination on Monday! ” OH NO!!! The only problem is that he has said the sentence not in English but in French. You caught that there’s an exam as everyone is shocked. You do not know the names of the different days of the week in French! OH NO!!!! For once, John Wick is screwed!
More common scenarios are:
- You need to call your doctor and set up an appointment
- You need to visit your friend
- Your girlfriend says that she’ll marry you only if you know the days of the week ——— OK FINE! This one is very unlikely or borderline impossible. If it happens, I’m a god for predicting this!
So I’m guessing, by know you know that you absolutely need to know the vocabulary of different days the week in French and you also need to pronounce them correctly. So in this lesson, we will learn about the seven days of the week in French and how to pronounce them.
What are the days of the week in French?
In this section, we are will learn about the vocabulary for Monday to Sunday in French. We will also learn about the different associated vocabulary for days of the week. If you wanna get to even super basic French fluency, the word list for the different days of the week in French is a good point to start with.
English | French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
Monday | lundi | On Monday, I visited my friends. | Lundi, j’ai rendu visite à mes amis. |
Tuesday | mardi | I hate Tuesday. | Je déteste le mardi. |
Wednesday | mercredi | Wednesday is a holiday | Mercredi est un jour férié |
Thursday | jeudi | Thursday is the fourth day of the week. | Le jeudi est le quatrième jour de la semaine. |
Friday | vendredi | I am getting married on Friday. | Je me marie vendredi. |
Saturday | samedi | We will go for a hike on Saturday. | Nous irons faire une randonnée samedi. |
Sunday | dimanche | I like to rest on Sunday. | J’aime me reposer le dimanche. |
What other wordlists should I study after this?
What day of the week is it?
Here’s another important set which will help you learn a lot about the days of the week in French. Basically it teaches about the order of the days of the week!
English | French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
Monday | lundi | Monday is the first day of the week. | Le lundi est le premier jour de la semaine. |
Tuesday | mardi | Tuesday is the second day of the week. | Le mardi est le deuxième jour de la semaine. |
Wednesday | mercredi | Wednesday is the third day of the week. | Le mercredi est le troisième jour de la semaine. |
Thursday | jeudi | Thursday is the fourth day of the week. | Le jeudi est le quatrième jour de la semaine. |
Friday | vendredi | Friday is the fifth day of the week. | Le vendredi est le cinquième jour de la semaine. |
Saturday | samedi | Saturday is the sixth day of the week. | Le samedi est le sixième jour de la semaine. |
Sunday | dimanche | Sunday is the seventh day of the week. | Le dimanche est le septième jour de la semaine. |
What are the common vocabulary related days of the week in French?
In this section, we are will learn about the associated common vocabulary for days of the week in French.
English | French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
Days of week | Jours de la semaine | What day of the week is today? | Quel jour de la semaine est aujourd’hui ? |
Day | Jour | Monday is my favorite day. | Le lundi est mon jour préféré. |
Week | La semaine | This is the third week. | C’est la troisième semaine. |
Month | Mois | January is a month. | Janvier est un mois. |
Year | Année | She is three years old. | Elle a trois ans. |
Weekday | Jour de la semaine | Tuesday is a weekday | Le mardi est un jour de semaine |
Weekend | Fin de semaine or week-end | On the Weekend, we are going to France. | Le week-end, nous allons en France. |
day before yesterday | Avant-hier | Day before yesterday, I went to the zoo. | Avant-hier, je suis allé au zoo. |
Yesterday | Hier | We met yesterday. | Nous nous sommes rencontrés hier. |
Today | Aujourd’hui | Today I will eat chicken. | Aujourd’hui, je vais manger du poulet. |
Tomorrow | Demain | Shall we meet tomorrow? | On se retrouve demain ? |
Day after tomorrow | Après demain | Day after tomorrow, we have an examination. | Après-demain, nous avons un examen. |
last week | La semaine dernière | Did you see her last week? | Vous l’avez vue la semaine dernière ? |
next week | la semaine prochaine | I have an appointment next week. | J’ai rendez-vous la semaine prochaine. |
What is the Gender of days of the week in French?
- In French, a day is un jour.
- It’s a masculine noun. We sometimes say la journée(= the day in a feminine form), when we want to refer to something that happens during that time.
- “la journée” can represent a long period of time when something happens and its not fixed
- “le jour” is a more fixed unit
What is the pronunciation for days of the week in French?
Now let us learn about the super core topic… learning to say things the right way or to put it into better terms, learning to pronounce the days of the week in French.
English | French | Pronounciation |
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 |
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 |
Origin of words: Meaning of the Days of the week in French
Have you ever wondered why is it called Lundi? Like what does Lundi mean? Here in this section we will learn about the origin of the different names of the days of the week in French.
Why is Monday called Lundi in French?
- Lundi which is the French translation for “Monday” comes from the French word Lune which means “the moon”.
- Therefore, Monday in French literally translates to “moon-day”.
- Basically Monday is dedicated to the moon.
- A more winded Latin explanation is: From Old French lundi, from Latin *Lūnae diēs, variant of diēs Lūnae (“day of the moon”).
Why is Tuesday called Mardi in French?
- The origin of the word Mardi which is the French translation for “Tuesday” comes from the planet Mars.
- Mardi comes from the Latin phrase Martis diēs “Mars’s day,” so named after Mars, the planet and deity of the third day of the week according to Hellenistic astrology.
- The name literally translates to “Day of Mars”.
Why is Wednesday called Mercredi in French?
- The origin of the word Mercredi which is the French translation for “Wednesday” comes from the planet Mercury.
- The name literally translates to “Day of Mercury”.
Why is Thursday called Jeudi in French?
- The origin of the word Jeudi which is the French translation for “Thursday” comes from the planet Jupiter.
- The name literally translates to “Day of Jupiter”.
- From Old French jeudi, jusdi, from Latin Jovis diēs or Iovis diēs, variant of diēs Iovis (“day of Jupiter”).
Why is Friday called Vendredi in French?
- The origin of the word Vendredi which is the French translation for “Friday” comes from the planet Venus.
- The name literally translates to “Day of Venus”.
What is the meaning of Samedi (or Saturday) in French?
- Samedi originates from the Greek word sambaton which is related to “Sabbath”.
- The name literally translates to “Day of Sabbath”.
What is the meaning of Dimanche (or Sunday) in French?
- French word dimanche comes from Latin diem, and later Latin dies Dominica (Sunday.)
- The name literally translates to “Day of God”.
What’s the first day of the week in France?
- In France, the first day of the week is Monday.
- Days are counted from Monday until Sunday.
- In a few countries, days are counted from Sunday until Saturday. Basically it means that the week starts on Sunday as opposed to Monday in France.
- In Islamic nations, days are counted from Friday until Thursday.
days of the week abbreviations in French
Easy peasy… There are two kinds of abbreviation for days of the week in French, with 2 letters and with is only the first two alphabets.
English | French | 2 letter Abbreviation | 3 letter Abbreviation |
Monday | lundi | Lu | Lu |
Tuesday | mardi | Ma | Mar |
Wednesday | mercredi | Me | Mer |
Thursday | jeudi | Je | Jeu |
Friday | vendredi | Ve | Ven |
Saturday | samedi | Sa | Sam |
Sunday | dimanche | Di | Dim |
When to Capitalise Days in French

- GREAT NEWS FOR YOU!!! The days of the week in French DO NOT HAVE capital letters.
- The same rule is extended for the names of months in French.