French from the Beginning: Days of the Week 📅🇫🇷

If you’re just starting to learn French, one of the first vocabulary lists you’ll need is the days of the week in French.

These words are used every day — for making plans, talking about your schedule, or simply saying what day it is.

This beginner-friendly guide shows you the French days of the week, how to pronounce them, and how to use them in simple sentences.

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📌 The Days of the Week in French

• Lundi – Monday

• Mardi – Tuesday

• Mercredi – Wednesday

• Jeudi – Thursday

• Vendredi – Friday

• Samedi – Saturday

• Dimanche – Sunday

👉 Example: Aujourd’hui, c’est lundi.
(Today is Monday.)

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📝 Important Notes

1. Days of the week in French are not capitalized (unlike in English), unless they begin a sentence.

   • Jeudi prochain → next Thursday

2. All days are masculine: le lundi, le mardi, le mercredi…

3. To talk about something you do regularly on a certain day, use “le” + day:

   • Le dimanche, je vais au marché. → On Sundays, I go to the market.

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💬 Useful Phrases

• Quel jour sommes-nous ? – What day is it?

• Nous sommes mardi. – It’s Tuesday.

• Je travaille du lundi au vendredi. – I work from Monday to Friday.

• Samedi soir, je sors avec mes amis. – Saturday night, I go out with my friends.

• Dimanche, je me repose. – On Sunday, I rest.

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🎯 Practice Activity

👉 Try writing 3 sentences in French using different days of the week. For example:

• Mercredi, j’ai un cours de français.

• Le samedi, nous allons au cinéma.

• Vendredi, je dîne avec ma famille.

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✅ Conclusion

By learning the days of the week in French, beginners can start planning, organizing their schedule, and having real conversations. This simple vocabulary list is one of the building blocks of everyday French.

If you enjoyed this, check out more of our French for Beginners vocabulary lists to keep improving step by step!