Saturday – le samedi

(Pronounced sam-dee)

To remember that Saturday is pronounced sam-dee (samedi) in French, use the following mnemonic:

On Saturday they sat in their boat as they sailed in the harbour, but their sampan got caught in an eddy (samedi) and they were swept out to sea.

On Saturday they always sat in their boat as they sailed in the harbour, but their sampan got caught in an eddy (samedi) and they were swept out to sea.

Note: Mammoth Memory remembers Saturday as the day you sat down.

The days of the week in French are all masculine, so it’s le lundi, le mardi, le mercredi, le jeudi, le vendredi, le samedi and le dimanche.

Imagine one of the early learner’s first lessons is the days of the week:

The days of the week in French are all masculine, so it would be le lundi, le mardi, le mercredi, le jeudi, le vendredi, le samedi and le dimanche. However, in practice, the “le” is rarely used before the name of a day.