French Days & Months
Interactive chart and printable reference: days of the week, months of the year, pronunciation, gender, prepositions, and date sentence builder.
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Lundi 3 août 2026
[lœ̃.di tʁwa u de mill vãt sis]
Days of the Week (Les Jours de la Semaine)
All 7 French days are masculine and never capitalized in regular text. Click any day card to hear its native pronunciation.
Months of the Year (Les Mois de l'Année)
All 12 French months are masculine and take the preposition en (e.g. en mai) or au mois de (e.g. au mois de mai). Click any month to hear it pronounced.
The 4 Seasons in French (Les Saisons)
[lə pʁɛ̃tɑ̃] • Spring
Preposition: au printemps (in spring)
"Le printemps commence en mars."
[lete] • Summer
Preposition: en été (in summer)
"J'adore nager en été."
[lotɔn] • Autumn / Fall
Preposition: en automne (in autumn)
"Les feuilles tombent en automne."
[livɛʁ] • Winter
Preposition: en hiver (in winter)
"Il neige en hiver."
Golden Rules for French Days & Months
1. No Capital Letters
Unlike English, days of the week and months are lowercase in French: lundi (not Lundi), septembre (not Septembre), unless starting a sentence.
2. All Days & Months Are Masculine
Every day and month is masculine gender. You say le lundi, un beau vendredi, un froid mois de janvier.
3. "Le" vs No Article for Days
Saying lundi means "this coming Monday". Saying le lundi means "on Mondays" (habitual action): Je fais du sport le lundi.
4. The 1st of the Month Exception
The first day of any month uses the ordinal 1er (premier): le 1er mai. All other days use standard numbers: le 2 mai, le 15 août.
Complete French Days & Months Reference Table
| Category | French Word | IPA Phonetic | English Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | lundi | [lœ̃.di] | Monday | Le lundi, je travaille à la maison. |
| Day | mardi | [maʁ.di] | Tuesday | Nous avons une réunion mardi. |
| Day | mercredi | [mɛʁ.kʁə.di] | Wednesday | Mercredi est le milieu de la semaine. |
| Day | jeudi | [ʒø.di] | Thursday | Je vais au cinéma ce jeudi. |
| Day | vendredi | [vɑ̃.dʁə.di] | Friday | Bon vendredi tout le monde ! |
| Day | samedi | [sam.di] | Saturday | Samedi soir, nous allons au restaurant. |
| Day | dimanche | [di.mɑ̃ʃ] | Sunday | Le dimanche est un jour de repos. |
| Month | janvier | [ʒɑ̃.vje] | January | Il fait très froid en janvier. |
| Month | février | [fe.vʁije] | February | La Saint-Valentin est en février. |
| Month | mars | [maʁs] | March | Le printemps commence en mars. |
| Month | avril | [a.vʁil] | April | En avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil. |
| Month | mai | [mɛ] | May | La fête du Travail est le 1er mai. |
| Month | juin | [ʒwɛ̃] | June | L'été débute au mois de juin. |
| Month | juillet | [ʒɥi.jɛ] | July | La fête nationale française est en juillet. |
| Month | août | [ut] | August | Beaucoup de Français prennent des vacances en août. |
| Month | septembre | [sɛp.tɑ̃bʁ] | September | La rentrée scolaire a lieu en septembre. |
| Month | octobre | [ɔk.tɔbʁ] | October | Halloween est célébré fin octobre. |
| Month | novembre | [nɔ.vɑ̃bʁ] | November | L'automne se termine en novembre. |
| Month | décembre | [de.sɑ̃bʁ] | December | Noël est le 25 décembre. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are days and months capitalized in French?
No. Unlike English where days (Monday) and months (January) are always capitalized, French uses lowercase letters: lundi, mardi, janvier, février. They are only capitalized when they start a sentence.
What preposition is used before months in French?
Use en directly before the month name (e.g. en mai, en octobre) or au mois de (e.g. au mois de mai). Never use "dans" or "à" for months.
How do you write the date in French?
French uses the Day-Month-Year format: le [day number] [month] [year]. Example: le 14 juillet 1789. The first day of the month is an exception: use 1er (premier), e.g. le 1er janvier.
What is the difference between "lundi" and "le lundi"?
Lundi refers to a specific coming Monday (e.g. J'ai un examen lundi = I have an exam this Monday). Le lundi refers to recurring Mondays (e.g. Le lundi, le musée est fermé = On Mondays, the museum is closed).
What are the grammatical genders of French days and months?
All 7 days of the week and all 12 months of the year are masculine in French. Any accompanying adjectives take the masculine form: un lundi pluvieux, un beau mois de mai.
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