How to Say "Today Is Friday" in French

aujourd'hui c'est vendredi

The English phrase "today is Friday" is translated into French as aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.

This phrase is used to identify the current day of the week as Friday.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "today it is Friday", using the contraction c'est (a combination of ce and est) to mean "it is" or "this is".

C'est vendredi aujourd'hui is an informal way to state the day, and Aujourd'hui, nous sommes vendredi is a more formal way to say it.

In French, days of the week like vendredi are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

English speakers often mistakenly capitalize the day of the week. However, you should write vendredi in lowercase in French.

The word vendredi is actually a tribute to the Roman goddess of love, Venus. It stems from the Latin Veneris diēs, meaning 'day of Venus'.
In France, the phrase C'est vendredi! is often used as an enthusiastic exclamation to signal the coming weekend, similar to 'TGIF' in English.
While English speakers use 'today is', a common way to express the same idea in French is by saying nous sommes vendredi, which translates to 'we are Friday'.

Oui, aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.
Yes, today is Friday.
This example shows how to confirm the day using aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.
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Aujourd'hui, nous sommes vendredi et nous devons terminer ce projet.
Today, it is Friday, and we need to finish this project.
C'est vendredi aujourd'hui, il est temps de se détendre et de profiter du week-end.
It is Friday today, time to relax and enjoy the weekend.
Regarde le calendrier, aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.
Look at the calendar, today is Friday.
Je suis contente, car aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.
I am happy because today is Friday.

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