Saturday in French

The word for “Saturday” in French is:

samedi

Pronounced: [sam.di]


Gender and Article

  • le samediSaturday / on Saturdays

  • samedi — Saturday (used without an article in dates or schedules)

Example:
Je travaille samedi.
I’m working on Saturday.


Days of the Week in French

English French
Monday lundi
Tuesday mardi
Wednesday mercredi
Thursday jeudi
Friday vendredi
Saturday samedi
Sunday dimanche

Related Vocabulary

  • le week-end — the weekend

  • samedi soir — Saturday evening

  • samedi matin — Saturday morning

  • samedi après-midi — Saturday afternoon

  • ce samedi — this Saturday

  • tous les samedis — every Saturday


10 usage examples with translations

  1. Je pars en vacances samedi.
    I’m leaving on vacation Saturday.

  2. Les magasins sont ouverts le samedi.
    Stores are open on Saturdays.

  3. Samedi, on va au cinéma.
    We’re going to the movies on Saturday.

  4. Il y a un marché tous les samedis matin.
    There’s a market every Saturday morning.

  5. Nous avons une fête samedi soir.
    We have a party Saturday night.

  6. Elle travaille seulement le samedi.
    She only works on Saturdays.

  7. Tu es libre ce samedi ?
    Are you free this Saturday?

  8. Samedi prochain, c’est mon anniversaire.
    Next Saturday is my birthday.

  9. Ils jouent au football le samedi après-midi.
    They play soccer on Saturday afternoons.

  10. Le samedi, je fais la grasse matinée.
    On Saturdays, I sleep in.