les jours de la semaine days of the week
lundi Monday
mardi Tuesday
mercredi Wednesday
jeudi Thursday
vendredi Friday
samedi Saturday
dimanche Sunday
Notes
- Days are not capitalized in French.
- The French week starts on Monday, rather than Sunday.
- You may or may not need to use the masculine definite article le:
- If you're talking about the day of a unique event, do not use an article:
Je l'ai vu dimanche (I saw him on Sunday)
Il va arriver mercredi (He'll arrive on Wednesday).
- When talking about something that happens repeatedly on a certain day, use the article:
Je vois Pierre le lundi (I see Pierre on Mondays)
Nous travaillions le samedi (We used to work on Saturdays).
- If you're talking about the day of a unique event, do not use an article:
les mois de l'année months of the year
janvier January
février February
mars March
avril April
mai May
juin June
juillet July
août August
septembre September
octobre October
novembre November
décembre December
Note that months are not capitalized either.
les saisons seasons
printemps spring
été summer
automne autumn/fall
hiver winter
French Practice
French Expressions
