Learning the days of the week in French is a lot of fun!

In our pronunciation guide, we will first look at the respellings, then watch the pronunciation video, and finally practice with some example phrases in the end. We shall also discuss about the nasal sounds and the French r pronunciation.

Days French with respelling

English	French	Respelling
Monday	Lundi	lun-dee (nasal lun)
Tuesday	Mardi	mar-dee
Wednesday	Mercredi	mehr-kruh-dee
Thursday	Jeudi	zhuh-dee (soft zh)
Friday	Vendredi	vahn-druh-dee (nasal vahn)
Saturday	Samedi	sam-dee
Sunday	Dimanche	dee-mahnsh (nasal mahn, sh at end)

Important note: the respelling is a learner-friendly approximation — the French r is guttural and some vowels are nasal.

Watch this video for pronunciation practice

Phrases that include days of Week in French

French: Quel jour sommes-nous ?
English Translation: What day is it?

French: Aujourd’hui, c’est mardi.
English Translation: Today is Tuesday.

French: Demain, ce sera jeudi.
English Translation: Tomorrow will be Thursday.

French: Hier, c’était dimanche.
English Translation: Yesterday was Sunday.French: Je travaille du lundi au vendredi.
English Translation: I work Monday to Friday.

Quick pronunciation tips

• Week usually starts on lundi in French.
• For nasal sounds (lun-, vahn-, mahn-), don’t add an n — let the vowel resonate through the nose.
• If the French r is hard, use a soft English r at first — focus on vowel and nasal sounds.