Published September 18, 2025 • Updated June 15, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
The French days of the week are: lundi (Monday), mardi (Tuesday), mercredi (Wednesday), jeudi (Thursday), vendredi (Friday), samedi (Saturday), and dimanche (Sunday).
📅 French Days of the Week
| lundi Monday | |
| mardi Tuesday | |
| mercredi Wednesday | |
| jeudi Thursday | |
| vendredi Friday | |
| samedi Saturday | |
| dimanche Sunday |
👉 Note: Unlike English, the names of the days are not capitalized in French unless they begin a sentence.
🗣️ How to Use French Days of the Week
French days work a little differently from English. Here are the most useful patterns:
1. Single day (no article) = “on [day] this week”
Mon frère arrive lundi.
My brother is arriving on Monday.
L’école commence lundi.
School starts on Monday.
2. “Le + day” = talking about a day in general
Le samedi est mon jour préféré.
Saturday is my favorite day.
3. “Le + day” = part of a regular schedule
Le mardi, je joue au football.
On Tuesdays, I play soccer.
Le vendredi, nous mangeons au restaurant.
On Fridays, we eat at the restaurant.
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More Ways to Use French Days of the Week
✅ Next / last with prochain or dernier
Je pars lundi prochain.
I’m leaving next Monday.
Nous sommes allés au restaurant vendredi dernier.
We went to the restaurant last Friday.
👉 See also: Partir conjugation chart (to leave) »
✅ Talking about “every [day]” with tous les
Elle va à l’église tous les dimanches.
She goes to church every Sunday.
👉 Note: In French, you can say chaque dimanche (every Sunday), but tous les + [day] is the go-to expression in everyday spoken French, while chaque sounds a bit more formal.
✅ From one day to another (spans)
Le magasin est ouvert du lundi au vendredi.
The store is open from Monday to Friday.
✅ During the week / on weekdays
Je travaille en semaine.
I work on weekdays.
✅ Weekend expressions
Qu’est-ce que tu fais le week-end ?
What do you do on weekends?
Bon week-end ! / Bonne fin de semaine ! (Canada)
Have a good weekend!
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