Day – le jour

(Pronounced zhoor)

To remember that Day is pronounced zhoor (jour) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The day was very short (jour) on this planet – about 20 seconds long.

Jour is masculine, so it's le jour. Imagine it's the early learner's first day at nursery.

Examples of jour (day) in a sentence

Tous les jours, je prends le train.

(I take the train every day.)

Je reviendrai dans trois jours.

(I will return in three days.)

La soupe du jour est délicieuse.

(The soup of the day is delicious.)