“Jours de la Semaine” — Days of the Week Song in French for Kids
In “Jours de la Semaine” (Days of the Week), kids sing key French words like lundi, mardi, semaine and aujourd'hui, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:16 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Jours et Mois
- ⏱ 2:16
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“Jours de la Semaine” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| What day is it? | Quel jour sommes-nous? |
| Quel jour sommes-nous? | What day is it? |
| Let’s play and learn together! | Jouons et apprenons ensemble ! |
| On joue, on apprend! | We play, we learn! |
| Monday! | Lundi! |
| Lundi! | Monday! |
| Monday is today! | Lundi, c’est aujourd’hui! |
| Lundi, c’est aujourd’hui! | Monday is today! |
| Tuesday! | Mardi! |
| Mardi! | Tuesday! |
| Tuesday comes next! | Mardi, c’est après! |
| Mardi, c’est après! | Tuesday comes next! |
| Monday, lundi, say it again! | |
| Lundi, Monday, tell a friend! | |
| Tuesday, mardi, clap along! | |
| Mardi, Tuesday, sing the song! | |
| Days of the week, days of the week! | Les jours de la semaine, les jours de la semaine ! |
| Les jours de la semaine, répète avec moi! | Days of the week, repeat after me! |
| Monday, lundi! Tuesday, mardi! | |
| Aujourd’hui, aujourd’hui! | Today, today! |
| What is “week”? | |
| La semaine! | The week! |
| A week has seven days! | Une semaine, sept jours! |
| Une semaine, sept jours! | A week has seven days! |
| What is “today”? | |
| Aujourd’hui! | Today, today! |
| Today, I learn and play! | Aujourd'hui, j'apprends et je joue ! |
| Aujourd’hui, j’apprends et je joue! | Today, I learn and play! |
| Monday! | Lundi! |
| Lundi! | Monday! |
| Tuesday! | Mardi! |
| Mardi! | Tuesday! |
| The week! | La semaine! |
| La semaine! | The week! |
| Today! | Aujourd’hui! |
| Aujourd’hui! | Today! |
| Lundi! | Monday! |
| Monday, let’s begin! | Lundi, on commence ! |
| Mardi! | Tuesday! |
| Tuesday, join in! | Mardi, viens avec nous ! |
| Aujourd’hui! | Today, today! |
| Today is full of fun! | Aujourd'hui, on s'amuse ! |
| La semaine! | The week! |
| Seven days for everyone! | Sept jours pour tout le monde ! |
| Monday, lundi, say it again! | |
| Lundi, Monday, tell a friend! | |
| Tuesday, mardi, clap along! | |
| Mardi, Tuesday, sing the song! | |
| Days of the week, days of the week! | Les jours de la semaine, les jours de la semaine ! |
| Les jours de la semaine, répète avec moi! | Days of the week, repeat after me! |
| Monday, lundi! Tuesday, mardi! | |
| Aujourd’hui, aujourd’hui! | Today, today! |
| Monday, lundi! | |
| Tuesday, mardi! | |
| La semaine! | The week! |
| Aujourd’hui! | Today, today! |
Key French words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| lundi | Monday |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| semaine | week |
| aujourd'hui | today |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “aujourd'hui” the word of the day
This song repeats “aujourd'hui” (today) on 8 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the French ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:16, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ask “what day is it?” in French every morning and let your child answer.
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