à demain
/a d(ə).mɛ̃/
To say I will see you tomorrow in French, use à demain. It is the usual goodbye when you expect to meet again the next day.
à demain is said when parting from someone you will see again the next day, such as a colleague or classmate.
What does it mean word for word?
Word for word à demain means to tomorrow. The preposition à marks the point in time when the next meeting will happen.
Which one should you use?
Unlike the English sentence, à demain has no subject or verb. For a full sentence, say Je te verrai demain. to a friend or Je vous verrai demain. in a formal setting.
How do you pronounce it?
The IPA is /a d(ə).mɛ̃/. The middle vowel is often dropped, and the last sound is a nasal vowel.
When do people say it?
When someone says À demain!, you usually reply with the same words.
Did you know?
- The word demain shares an ancestral root with the English word 'mature', stemming from a Proto-Indo-European concept of 'ripening' or 'maturing'.
- While à demain is the standard shorthand, highly formal contexts may use au plaisir de vous revoir demain to explicitly mention the pleasure of the meeting.
- You can use the same structure to say goodbye for any time or event, such as à lundi for 'see you Monday' or à bientôt for 'see you soon'.
Examples in context
- Monsieur Dupont, ce fut un plaisir de vous rencontrer aujourd'hui. Je vous verrai demain.Mr. Dupont, it was a pleasure to meet you today. I will see you tomorrow.
- Salut Sophie, j'ai passé un super moment aujourd'hui. Je te verrai demain.Hey Sophie, I had a great time today. I will see you tomorrow.
- Merci d'avoir passé du temps avec nous aujourd'hui ! À demain !Thanks for hanging out today! See you tomorrow!
- À demain !See you tomorrow!
- Bonne soirée et à demain.Have a good evening and see you tomorrow.
- On se voit au bureau, à demain.See you at the office, see you tomorrow.
Example conversation
Manon and Hugo are leaving a coffee shop.
- ManonSalut Hugo, à demain !Bye Hugo, see you tomorrow!
- HugoD'accord, à demain Manon.Okay, see you tomorrow Manon.
- ManonBonne route.Have a safe trip.
- HugoMerci, salut !Thanks, bye!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry à demain, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries demain, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
