How to Say "Tonight" in French

ce soir

The French word for tonight is ce soir. Wiktionary also lists au soir and à soir.

Meaning: during today's evening (adv)

Ways to say it

ce soir is used as an adverb to mean during today's evening.

The phrase ce soir literally translates to this evening.

While English uses tonight to cover the whole night, French uses ce soir to refer to the period from the end of the workday until bedtime.

au soir is a regional variation used in Belgium, and à soir is a regional variation used in Quebec.

French has a specific distinction between le soir (the evening) and la nuit (the night), meaning you cannot use ce soir to describe a dream that happened at 3 AM.
The word ce in ce soir is a descendant of the Vulgar Latin ecce ille, which literally means 'behold that one'.
In France, if you invite someone ce soir, it usually implies a time after 6 PM, whereas in Quebec, à soir can feel more flexible depending on the social context.

À ce soir !
See you tonight!
This sentence is useful for saying goodbye when you will see someone later today with ce soir.
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Je pars ce soir.
I'm leaving tonight.
This sentence is useful for stating when you are leaving with ce soir.
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Sois là ce soir.
Be there tonight.
This sentence is useful for telling someone to be present at a location with ce soir.
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Ce soir, nous avons une réunion importante.
Tonight, we have an important meeting.
On va se retrouver ce soir chez moi.
We're meeting up at my place tonight.
Ce soir, nous devons finaliser notre projet.
Tonight, we have to finalize our project.
Je vous rejoindrai à l'événement de ce soir.
I will meet you at tonight's event.
La conférence commence à 19 heures ce soir.
The conference starts at 7 p.m. tonight.
On fait un barbecue chez moi ce soir.
We're having a barbecue at my place tonight.
Tu veux aller au cinéma ce soir?
Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?
Cette nuit, on va faire la fête jusqu'au matin.
Tonight, we're going to party until morning.
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Two friends are planning their evening at a cafe.

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