This is a list of 12 common words for talking about days of the week in French, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Days of the week in French: lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche. The table below gives all 12 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| lundi /lœ̃di/ | Monday | Je travaille lundi matin au bureau. I work at the office on Monday morning. |
| mardi /maʁdi/ | Tuesday | Nous avons français mardi après le déjeuner. We have French on Tuesday after lunch. |
| mercredi /mɛʁkʁədi/ | Wednesday | Elle joue au tennis mercredi avec ses amis. She plays tennis on Wednesday with her friends. |
| jeudi /ʒødi/ | Thursday | Le cours commence jeudi à neuf heures. The class starts at nine o'clock on Thursday. |
| vendredi /vɑ̃dʁədi/ | Friday | Ils sortent vendredi soir avec leurs collègues. They go out on Friday evening with their colleagues. |
| samedi /samdi/ | Saturday | Je fais les courses samedi au marché. I do the shopping at the market on Saturday. |
| dimanche /dimɑ̃ʃ/ | Sunday | Nous déjeunons ensemble dimanche chez mes parents. We have lunch together at my parents' house on Sunday. |
| un jour de semaine /œ̃ ʒuʁ də səmɛn/ | weekday | Je prends le bus chaque jour de semaine. I take the bus every weekday. |
| le week-end | weekend | Nous visitons souvent nos amis le week-end. We often visit our friends on the weekend. |
| aujourd'hui /oʒuʁdyi/ | today | Aujourd'hui, je travaille à la maison. Today, I work at home. |
| demain /dəmɛ̃/ | tomorrow | Demain, nous allons au cinéma après le travail. Tomorrow, we are going to the movies after work. |
| hier /jɛʁ/ | yesterday | Hier, elle a téléphoné à sa sœur. Yesterday, she called her sister. |
The list on this page has 12 words. The first ones are lundi (Monday), mardi (Tuesday), mercredi (Wednesday). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
Take the quiz on this page, then download the list for Anki or Quizlet and review a few words every day. In Lingo7 you can read books in French with a translation under every sentence and meet the same words in context.
Press the play button next to a word or an example sentence to hear it. The IPA under each word shows the sounds too: lundi is pronounced /lœ̃di/.