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Days of the Week in French

The seven days of the week in French are lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, and dimanche.

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All seven days in French

French weekdays with their English meanings.
WordEnglish
lundiMonday
mardiTuesday
mercrediWednesday
jeudiThursday
vendrediFriday
samediSaturday
dimancheSunday

How to use French weekdays

  • French weekdays stay lowercase inside a sentence.
  • lundi or le lundi can mean on Monday. le lundi also means on Mondays.
  • A date keeps the month in lowercase, as in le 14 août.

Common mistakes

  • Capitalizing every weekday the way English does.
  • Using en lundi for on Monday. French uses lundi or le lundi.

Common questions

Are French weekdays capitalized?
No. Write lundi, not Lundi, inside a sentence.
How do you say on Monday in French?
lundi or le lundi.

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lundi

Monday

mardi

Tuesday

mercredi

Wednesday

jeudi

Thursday

vendredi

Friday

samedi

Saturday

dimanche

Sunday

aujourd'hui

today

demain

tomorrow

hier

yesterday

avant-hier

the day before yesterday

après-demain

the day after tomorrow

le jour

day

la semaine

week

le week-end

weekend

la date

date

la semaine prochaine

next week

la semaine dernière

last week

cette semaine

this week

le jour de semaine

weekday

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