samedi
/sam.di/masculine
Saturday in French is samedi.
samedi is a masculine noun used to refer to the day of the week. You can also use it as an adverb to mean on Saturday. For example, you can say samedi soir to mean Saturday evening.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When you want to refer to a specific Saturday, you use samedi alone, which functions like the English phrase on Saturday. If you wish to express that something happens habitually or every week, you add the definite article to form le samedi, meaning on Saturdays.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables: /sam.di/.
Did you know?
- While English speakers name the day after the planet Saturn, the French name for samedi is a direct descendant of the Hebrew word for the Sabbath.
- While samedi is the day of the week, the French word sabbat refers to a witches' gathering or a ritualistic meeting.
- The French language uses samedi without a capital letter unless it begins a sentence, unlike the English 'Saturday'.
Examples in context
- Que fais-tu samedi ?What are you doing on Saturday?This is useful for asking about plans for a specific samedi.Tatoeba #7777024 by felix63, translation #13807990 by tieguy
- Est-ce demain samedi ?Is tomorrow Saturday?This shows how to confirm if a specific day is samedi.Tatoeba #8731397 by Julien_PDC, translation #1163476 by Zifre
- Il pleut depuis samedi.It's been raining since Saturday.This demonstrates using samedi to indicate a starting point in time.Tatoeba #12205314 by Orange, translation #12205611 by Miktsoanit
- Le rendez-vous est fixé pour samedi .The appointment is set for Saturday.
- 133 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their weekend plans.
- ChloéTu es libre samedi ?Are you free Saturday?
- GabrielOui, je n'ai rien de prévu ce samedi.Yes, I have nothing planned this Saturday.
- ChloéOn va au cinéma samedi alors ?Shall we go to the cinema on Saturday then?
- GabrielBonne idée, Chloé !Good idea, Chloé!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Saturday” translations and entries samedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries samedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
