Monday in French
Lundi in English: Monday
Updated May 2026
lundi = lune = lunar. Reference card with native audio, IPA, Latin etymology, and naturalistic sentence examples.
Etymology
Moon / Luna
Latin: dies Lunae = “Day of the Moon”
Lundi derives from Latin dies Lunae, literally 'day of the Moon'. French lune (moon) and lundi share the same root directly, which is why the etymological bridge is among the most transparent of the seven days. The Romans assigned the first day of the week to Luna, the goddess of the night sky, and the name passed unchanged through Old French into modern French.
English cognates: lunar, lunatic, lunation
Pronunciation
The 'un' in lundi is a nasal vowel /œ̃/: lips rounded, air flowing through the nose rather than the mouth. The closest English approximation is the start of 'un' in 'understand' but with the vowel nasalised. The final 'di' is short and crisp, not the long 'dee' of English.
Common mistake
Saying LOON-dee like English 'loon' + 'dee'
Correct: luhn-dee with a nasal first vowel
Sentence Examples
Real-world usage drawn from CNRTL attested corpora and naturalistic everyday French. Tap any sentence to hear it spoken.
Je te verrai lundi.
I will see you Monday.
Specific upcoming Monday; bare day name, no article.
Le lundi, je travaille.
On Mondays, I work.
Habitual; le triggers the every-Monday reading.
A lundi !
See you Monday!
Informal sign-off when planning to meet on a specific Monday.
Lundi de Paques est ferie en France.
Easter Monday is a bank holiday in France.
Cultural: Lundi de Paques is a French statutory holiday.
Lundi de Paques
Easter Monday (Lundi de Paques) is a French statutory holiday and one of the eleven jours feries set by the Labour Code. It is also the start of the school spring vacation cycle in several academic zones. The French expression 'Faire le pont' (literally 'make the bridge') describes the common practice of taking the intervening Friday or Tuesday off to extend the long weekend.
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