le jour et la date
In French, "the day and date" is expressed as le jour et la date.
This phrase refers to the specific day of the week and the calendar date. To express a specific date formally, you use the structure Le [day] [month] [year]. For your reference, the days of the week are Lundi (Monday), Mardi (Tuesday), Mercredi (Wednesday), Jeudi (Thursday), Vendredi (Friday), Samedi (Saturday) and Dimanche (Sunday).
Did you know?
- In French, une date refers almost exclusively to the calendar. To describe a romantic outing, you must use the phrase un rendez-vous.
- In Old French, the word et was frequently written simply as e. The modern spelling with a 't' was a deliberate choice by scholars in the 12th century to mimic Latin.
- While le jour means 'the day', it is the root of the English word 'journal', which originally described a record kept on a daily basis.
Examples in context
- Mercredi est mon jour préféré.Wednesday is my favorite day.
- Aujourd'hui, nous sommes le premier juin.Today is the first of June.
- Le dix septembre, je vais en France.On the tenth of September, I am going to France.
- Demain, c'est le vingt.Tomorrow is the twentieth.
- Vérifiez le jour et la date sur votre billet.Check the day and the date on your ticket.
- Le jour et la date sont inscrits en haut.The day and the date are written at the top.
Example conversation
Chloé is helping Nathan confirm an appointment in his planner.
- ChloéNathan, as-tu vérifié le jour et la date de l'examen ?Nathan, did you check the day and the date of the exam?
- NathanNon, je dois regarder mon agenda.No, I need to look at my planner.
- ChloéC'est important de ne pas se tromper.It is important not to make a mistake.
- NathanTu as raison, je vérifie tout de suite.You're right, I'll check right now.
