Talking About the Days of the Week in French: Weekly Schedule & Dialogue 🗓️

Learn the French days of the week with an easy-to-follow story. This lesson covers pronunciation, usage, and key phrases to talk about your schedule in French.

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Chloé and Léo

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Ever get your days mixed up? You’re not alone! In this lesson, join Léo as his friend Chloé teaches him the seven days of the week in French. You’ll learn the name for each day, practice your pronunciation, and see how to use them in a real conversation to make plans.


💬 Video Transcript

Léo: Salut Chloé !
(Léo: Hi Chloé!)

Chloé: Salut Léo ! Ça va ?
(Chloé: Hi Léo! How’s it going?)

Léo: Ça va bien, merci. Et toi ?
(Léo: I’m well, thanks. And you?)

Chloé: Ça va très bien. Dis-moi, Léo, quel jour sommes-nous aujourd’hui ?
(Chloé: I’m very well. Tell me, Léo, what day is it today?)

Léo: Euh… Aujourd’hui… C’est… je ne sais pas.
(Léo: Uh… Today… It’s… I don’t know.)

Chloé: Tu ne sais pas ? Vraiment ?
(Chloé: You don’t know? Really?)

Léo: Non. C’est lundi ? Ou c’est mardi ? C’est difficile pour moi.
(Léo: No. Is it Monday? Or is it Tuesday? It’s difficult for me.)

Chloé: Ah, Léo ! Mais non, c’est facile. Je vais t’aider. On va apprendre les jours de la semaine ensemble.
(Chloé: Ah, Léo! But no, it’s easy. I’m going to help you. We’re going to learn the days of the week together.)

Léo: Oh oui ! C’est une super idée ! Une leçon avec Chloé !
(Léo: Oh yes! That’s a great idea! A lesson with Chloé!)

Chloé: Exactement ! Alors, écoute bien. Le premier jour, c’est lundi.
(Chloé: Exactly! So, listen carefully. The first day is Monday.)

Léo: Lundi. D’accord. Lundi.
(Léo: Monday. Okay. Monday.)

Chloé: Très bien. Après lundi, c’est mardi.
(Chloé: Very good. After Monday, it’s Tuesday.)

Léo: Mardi. Lundi, mardi. C’est ça ?
(Léo: Tuesday. Monday, Tuesday. Is that right?)

Chloé: Oui, c’est parfait ! Après mardi, c’est mercredi.
(Chloé: Yes, that’s perfect! After Tuesday, it’s Wednesday.)

Léo: Mer-cre-di. C’est un mot un peu long, mercredi.
(Léo: Wed-nes-day. It’s a bit of a long word, Wednesday.)

Chloé: Oui. Répète avec moi : Mer-cre-di.
(Chloé: Yes. Repeat with me: Wed-nes-day.)

Léo: Mer… cre… di. Mercredi ! D’accord !
(Léo: Wed… nes… day. Wednesday! Okay!)

Chloé: Super ! On répète depuis le début. Lundi…
(Chloé: Great! Let’s repeat from the beginning. Monday…)

Léo: Lundi…
(Léo: Monday…)

Chloé: Mardi…
(Chloé: Tuesday…)

Léo: Mardi…
(Léo: Tuesday…)

Chloé: Mercredi…
(Chloé: Wednesday…)

Léo: Mercredi ! J’aime bien le mot mercredi.
(Léo: Wednesday! I like the word Wednesday.)

Chloé: D’accord. Alors, après mercredi, c’est jeudi.
(Chloé: Okay. So, after Wednesday, it’s Thursday.)

Léo: Jeudi. C’est facile. Jeudi.
(Léo: Thursday. That’s easy. Thursday.)

Chloé: Oui ! Très facile. Et après jeudi, c’est vendredi.
(Chloé: Yes! Very easy. And after Thursday, it’s Friday.)

Léo: Vendredi ! Ah oui ! J’aime beaucoup le vendredi.
(Léo: Friday! Ah yes! I really like Friday.)

Chloé: Moi aussi, j’adore le vendredi ! On recommence tout. Lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi.
(Chloé: Me too, I love Friday! Let’s start over. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.)

Léo: Lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi. C’est bon, j’ai les cinq jours !
(Léo: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Okay, I’ve got the five days!)

Chloé: Tu es un très bon élève, Léo ! Il reste seulement deux jours. Le week-end.
(Chloé: You’re a very good student, Léo! There are only two days left. The weekend.)

Léo: Le week-end ! Super ! C’est quoi les jours ?
(Léo: The weekend! Great! What are the days?)

Chloé: C’est samedi… et dimanche.
(Chloé: It’s Saturday… and Sunday.)

Léo: Samedi… et dimanche. D’accord.
(Léo: Saturday… and Sunday. Okay.)

Chloé: Répète après moi : Samedi.
(Chloé: Repeat after me: Saturday.)

Léo: Samedi.
(Léo: Saturday.)

Chloé: Et maintenant : Dimanche.
(Chloé: And now: Sunday.)

Léo: Dimanche.
(Léo: Sunday.)

Chloé: Parfait ! Tu connais tous les jours ! On fait la liste complète ? Tu es prêt ?
(Chloé: Perfect! You know all the days! Shall we do the complete list? Are you ready?)

Léo: Oui ! Je suis prêt !
(Léo: Yes! I’m ready!)

Chloé: Alors, c’est parti. Lundi.
(Chloé: Then, let’s go. Monday.)

Léo: Lundi.
(Léo: Monday.)

Chloé: Mardi.
(Chloé: Tuesday.)

Léo: Mardi.
(Léo: Tuesday.)

Chloé: Mercredi.
(Chloé: Wednesday.)

Léo: Mercredi.
(Léo: Wednesday.)

Chloé: Jeudi.
(Chloé: Thursday.)

Léo: Jeudi.
(Léo: Thursday.)

Chloé: Vendredi.
(Chloé: Friday.)

Léo: Vendredi.
(Léo: Friday.)

Chloé: Samedi.
(Chloé: Saturday.)

Léo: Samedi.
(Léo: Saturday.)

Chloé: Et le dernier…
(Chloé: And the last one…)

Léo: Dimanche !
(Léo: Sunday!)

Chloé: Bravo Léo ! C’est excellent ! Tu connais les sept jours de la semaine.
(Chloé: Bravo Léo! That’s excellent! You know the seven days of the week.)

Léo: Oui ! Lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche. Ce n’est pas difficile, en fait.
(Léo: Yes! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. It’s not difficult, actually.)

Chloé: Non, ce n’est pas difficile. Alors… ma question du début. Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd’hui ?
(Chloé: No, it’s not difficult. So… my question from the beginning. What day is it today?)

Léo: Hum… Aujourd’hui… c’est… mercredi ?
(Léo: Um… Today… it’s… Wednesday?)

Chloé: Non, pas tout à fait. Aujourd’hui, c’est mardi.
(Chloé: No, not quite. Today is Tuesday.)

Léo: Ah ! Mardi ! D’accord. Aujourd’hui, c’est mardi.
(Léo: Ah! Tuesday! Okay. Today is Tuesday.)

Chloé: Oui. Et demain, c’est quel jour ?
(Chloé: Yes. And what day is it tomorrow?)

Léo: Demain… Après mardi, c’est… mercredi !
(Léo: Tomorrow… After Tuesday, it’s… Wednesday!)

Chloé: Exactement ! Tu as tout compris.
(Chloé: Exactly! You’ve understood everything.)

Léo: Merci beaucoup, Chloé. Tu es un professeur fantastique.
(Léo: Thank you very much, Chloé. You are a fantastic teacher.)

Chloé: De rien, Léo. C’est amusant avec toi.
(Chloé: You’re welcome, Léo. It’s fun with you.)

Léo: Alors, Chloé… Qu’est-ce que tu fais samedi ?
(Léo: So, Chloé… What are you doing on Saturday?)

Chloé: Samedi ? Hum, rien de spécial. On peut aller au parc ?
(Chloé: Saturday? Hmm, nothing special. We could go to the park?)

Léo: Oui ! C’est une très bonne idée. Samedi, au parc.
(Léo: Yes! That’s a very good idea. Saturday, at the park.)

Chloé: D’accord. À samedi, alors !
(Chloé: Okay. See you Saturday, then!)

Léo: Super ! Et à demain, mercredi !
(Léo: Great! And see you tomorrow, Wednesday!)

Chloé: Haha, oui Léo. À demain !
(Chloé: Haha, yes Léo. See you tomorrow!)


📝 Essential Vocabulary

Here are the key words and phrases from Léo and Chloé’s conversation. Listen to the pronunciation carefully and repeat them out loud.

Target LanguageEnglish TranslationPronunciation
LundiMonday
MardiTuesday
MercrediWednesday
JeudiThursday
VendrediFriday
SamediSaturday
DimancheSunday
Aujourd’huiToday
DemainTomorrow
Le week-endThe weekend

🔍 Grammar Focus

Let’s look at two simple but essential patterns from the dialogue for talking about time.

1. Asking and Stating the Day

To ask what day it is, Chloé uses a very common phrase. Notice the structure:

  • Question: Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui ? (What day are we today?)

When Léo and Chloé state what day it is, they use a simple formula: C'est [day] or Aujourd'hui, c'est [day].

  • Example 1: Aujourd'hui, c'est mardi. (Today is Tuesday.)
  • Example 2: Après lundi, c'est mardi. (After Monday, it’s Tuesday.)

2. Using “Aujourd’hui” and “Demain”

These two words are fundamental for talking about your immediate schedule. Aujourd'hui means “today,” and demain means “tomorrow.” You can place them at the beginning of a sentence to establish the time frame.

  • Example from script: Et demain, c'est quel jour ? (And what day is it tomorrow?)
  • Example from script: Demain… Après mardi, c'est… mercredi ! (Tomorrow… After Tuesday, it’s… Wednesday!)

🌍 Cultural Tip

In France, the names of the days from Monday to Friday have Roman origins, named after celestial bodies and gods: Lundi (the Moon), Mardi (Mars), Mercredi (Mercury), Jeudi (Jupiter), and Vendredi (Venus). Saturday (Samedi) and Sunday (Dimanche) have Judeo-Christian roots, referring to the Sabbath and the Lord’s Day, respectively.

🃏 Flip & Learn

Test your memory of the new vocabulary with these flashcards.

Monday

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Lundi

Tuesday

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Mardi

Wednesday

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Mercredi

Today

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Aujourd'hui

Tomorrow

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Demain


💡 Key Takeaways

Here are the most important points to remember from this lesson:

  • The seven days of the week in French are: lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
  • To ask “What day is it?”, you can say: Quel jour sommes-nous ?
  • To state the current day, use the structure: Aujourd'hui, c'est [jour]. (e.g., Aujourd'hui, c'est mardi.)
  • Key vocabulary for time includes aujourd'hui (today), demain (tomorrow), and le week-end (the weekend).

🎯 Practice Quiz

Check your understanding with a few quick questions.

Question
Listen to the audio. What is the correct response?
Question
How would Léo say ‘Today is Tuesday’?
Question
What does ‘demain’ mean in English?

✍️ Fill in the Blanks

Let’s test your spelling and memory! Fill in the missing words below. Use correct spelling.

Fill in the blank
Aujourd'hui, c'est .
Translation: Today is Tuesday.
Fill in the blank
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ?
Translation: What are you doing on Saturday?

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