How to Say "The Day After Tomorrow" in French

Après-demain

/a.pʁɛ.d(ə).mɛ̃/

The English phrase "the day after tomorrow" is translated into French as Après-demain.

Après-demain is used to refer to the specific day that comes two days after today.

What does it mean word for word?

The term is a compound of après (after) and demain (tomorrow), literally meaning "after tomorrow".

Unlike the English phrase, Après-demain is a single adverbial noun and does not require an article like le before it.

The pronunciation is /a.pʁɛ.d(ə).mɛ̃/. It consists of 4 syllables.

The structure of après-demain mirrors the English 'overmorrow', an archaic word that meant the day after tomorrow before it fell out of common use.
In very casual French, people might use the phrase le surlendemain to refer to the day after a specific date other than today.
While French has the specific word après-demain, it also has a counterpart for the day before yesterday called avant-hier.

On se voit après-demain.
I'll see you the day after tomorrow.
This sentence shows how to use Après-demain to express a future meeting.
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Ta mère arrive après-demain.
Your mother's coming the day after tomorrow.
This sentence demonstrates using Après-demain to describe someone's arrival.
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Je vous écrirai après-demain.
I'll write to you the day after tomorrow.
This sentence illustrates using Après-demain to indicate when a letter will be written.
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Je vous rencontrerai après-demain.
I will meet you the day after tomorrow.
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