jour de la semaine
The English phrase "day of the week" is translated into French as jour de la semaine.
The phrase jour de la semaine refers to any one of the seven named days in a week. When you want to ask for a specific day, you can use the phrase quel jour de la semaine to mean "which day of the week".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of jour (day), de la (of the) and semaine (week).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to the days of the week in the plural, change jour to jours to form les jours de la semaine.
Did you know?
- The word semaine shares an ancient root with the English word 'septet', as both stem from the Latin 'septimānus' meaning 'relating to the seventh'.
- Unlike in English, French days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
- In France, the first jour de la semaine on a calendar is Monday, not Sunday.
Examples in context
- On est quel jour de la semaine ?What day of the week is it?This sentence is useful for asking what the current jour de la semaine is.Tatoeba #10783066 by lbdx, translation #2878461 by CK
- Mercredi est un jour de la semaine.Wednesday is a day of the week.This sentence shows an example of a specific day being a jour de la semaine.Tatoeba #10637876 by AutoBot, translation #13221747 by rul
- Le dimanche est le dernier jour de la semaine.Sunday is the last day of the week.This sentence describes Sunday as the final jour de la semaine.Tatoeba #474710 by sacredceltic, translation #281873 by Zifre
- On se voit samedi pour déjeuner ?Shall we meet on Saturday for lunch?
- Qu'est-ce que tu fais dimanche ?What are you doing on Sunday?
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are discussing their weekly schedule.
- ManonQuel est ton jour de la semaine préféré ?What is your favorite day of the week?
- GabrielJ'aime beaucoup le vendredi.I really like Friday.
- ManonMoi aussi, c'est le meilleur jour de la semaine.Me too, it's the best day of the week.
- GabrielOui, car le week-end commence bientôt !Yes, because the weekend starts soon!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, jour, la, semaine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
