Days of the week in French
13-10-2021

Days of the week in French

When you are new to the French language, the days of the week are part of the first vocabulary to learn.

Names of days in French

  • Lundi - Monday
  • Mardi - Tuesday
  • Mercredi - Wednesday
  • Jeudi - Thursday
  • Vendredi - Friday
  • Samedi - Saturday
  • Dimanche - Sunday

Time markers

If knowing the days of the week is essential, time markers are just as important to make you understand and express yourself by referring to a given period or moment.

Here is a list of time markers to learn:

| French Time Marker | French Translation| | -------- | -------- | -------- | |Hier | Yesterday | |Lundi dernier | Last Monday | |Semaine dernière | Last week | |Le mois dernier| Last month | |L’année dernière| Last year | |Avant | Before | |Maintenant | Now | |En ce moment | Currently | |Aujourd'hui | Today | |Bientôt| Soon | |Demain| Tomorrow | |Dans quelques jours| In a few days | |Dans un mois| In a month | |Dans un an| In a year |

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