Days in French
In French, months, week days and seasons are quite easy to learn. Many of these words like ( Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre....) sound almost like English. In this lesson you are going to be introduced to week days, months, seasons in French.
Les jours de la semaine/ Days of the week :
| Day | Pronunciation | In English |
| Lundi | Listen (luhn-DEE) | Monday |
| Mardi | Listen (mahr-DEE) | Tuesday |
| Mercredi | Listen (mehr-kruh-DEE) | Wednesday |
| Jeudi | Listen (juh-DEE) | Thursday |
| Vendredi | Listen (vahn-druh-DEE) | Friday |
| Samedi | Listen (sahm-DEE) | Saturday |
| Dimanche | Listen (dee-MAHNSH) | Sunday |
Examples:
- Lundi, je pars en Inde – On monday, I am travelling to India
- Mardi, elle va au cinéma – On tuesday, she goes to the movies
- Mercredi, il va à la plage – On wednesday, he goes to the beach
- Jeudi, nous allons au restaurant – On thursday we go to a restaurant
- Vendredi, vous allez boire un verre avec vos amis – On friday, you go for a drink with your friends
- Samedi, Anne fait le marché – On saturday, Anne goes to the market
- Dimanche, ils vont se promener – On sunday, they go for a walk
| In French | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| aujourd'hui | (aw-zhoor-DWEE) | today |
| hier | (YEHR) | yesterday |
| demain | (duh-MANG) | tomorrow |
| cette semaine | (set SMEN) | this week |
| la semaine dernière | (lah SMEN dehr-NYEHR) | last week |
| la semaine prochaine | (lah SMEN proh-SHEN) | next week |
Examples :
- Hier, je suis allée chez Caroline – Yesterday, I went to see Caroline.
- Aujourd’hui, je vais à la gym – Today, I am going to the gym.
- Demain, Steve va faire un cake – Tomorrow Steve will make a cake.
- La semaine prochaine, Annabelle commence son régime – Next week, Annabelle will start her diet.