Tuesday – le mardi

(Pronounced 'marr-dee' – rolling "r", as in Scottish pronunciation)

To remember that Tuesday is pronounced marr-dee (mardi) in French, use the following mnemonic:

On Tuesday, they always choose to hold a mardi gras carnival-style celebration.

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.

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