“Quel jour sommes-nous ?” — What Day Is It Song in French for Kids
In “Quel jour sommes-nous ?” (What Day Is It?), kids sing key French words like quel jour sommes-nous ?, week-end, dimanche and vendredi, 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, 2:30 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Jours et Mois
- ⏱ 2:30
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“Quel jour sommes-nous ?” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hey, petit ami, are you ready? | |
| Oui, oui, I’m ready! | |
| What day is it? Quel jour sommes-nous ? | |
| What day is it? Quel jour sommes-nous ? | |
| Monday? Lundi! | |
| Tuesday? Mardi! | |
| Wednesday? Mercredi! | |
| Thursday? Jeudi! | |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? What day is it? | |
| Tell me, tell me, say it quick! | Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-le vite ! |
| Vendredi, Friday! Say it again! | |
| Vendredi, Friday! Tell a friend! | |
| Friday, vendredi—school is done? | |
| Oui, vendredi! Let’s have fun! | |
| Weekend? Week-end! | |
| Weekend? Week-end! | |
| Saturday? Samedi! | |
| Sunday? Dimanche! | |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? What day is it? | |
| Tell me, tell me, say it quick! | Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-le vite ! |
| Dimanche, Sunday! Say it again! | |
| Dimanche, Sunday! Tell a friend! | |
| Is it Monday? C’est lundi ? | |
| No, it’s Sunday! C’est dimanche ! | |
| Is it Friday? C’est vendredi ? | |
| Yes, vendredi! Week-end, oui! | |
| What day is it? Quel jour sommes-nous ? | |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? What day is it? | |
| Weekend! Week-end! | |
| Sunday! Dimanche! | |
| Friday! Vendredi! | |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? What day is it? | |
| Tell me, tell me, say it quick! | Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-le vite ! |
| Vendredi, Friday! Dimanche, Sunday! | |
| Week-end, weekend—sing it together! | |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? What day is it? | |
| Now you know it—oui, c’est super! | |
| Friday, vendredi! | |
| Sunday, dimanche! | |
| Weekend, week-end! | |
| À bientôt, friends! | |
Key French words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| quel jour sommes-nous ? | what day is it? |
| week-end | weekend |
| dimanche | Sunday |
| vendredi | Friday |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “quel jour sommes-nous” the word of the day
This song repeats “quel jour sommes-nous” (what day is it?) 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 2:30, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Follow along on a real calendar, pointing to each day or month as it's sung.
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