Wednesday – le mercredi

(Pronounced mehr-kre-dee)

To remember that Wednesday is pronounced mehr-kre-dee (mercredi) in French, use the following mnemonic:

They were getting wed on Wednesday, and so they asked if they could get a Merc ready (mercredi) to take the bride to the church.

Note: Mammoth Memory remembers Wednesday as a day you attend a wedding.

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.