Gap-fill
Jour or journée: practise “every day” and “all day”
Choose jour or journée in a short French gap-fill story. Compare calendar days, time spent, tous les jours, toute la journée and Bonne journée.
- A2
- 8 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Jour usually counts or locates a day: trois jours, quel jour ?, tous les jours. Journée presents the time spent or experienced: une journée chargée, toute la journée. When leaving, wish someone Bonne journée !
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| French | English | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| dans trois jours | in three days | counting an interval |
| Quel jour sommes-nous ? | What day is it? | the calendar |
| tous les jours | every day | repetition |
| toute la journée | all day | one stretch of time |
| une journée de formation | a training day | the activities filling the day |
| Bonne journée ! | Have a good day! | a wish on parting |
What is the difference between jour and journée?
Jour is masculine: un jour, ce jour-là, tous les jours. Journée is feminine: une journée, cette journée, toute la journée. In the story, use the noun with the right number. The hints tell you whether the gap asks for a calendar unit or time spent.
Nous avons trois journées de formation cette semaine.
We have three training days this week.
You can count journées too. Here, each day is presented as a training session.
Un jour, je travaillerai à mon compte.
One day, I’ll work for myself.
Un jour also means an unspecified day in the future.
Une semaine de formation
Lundi matin, Lina demande : « Quel (calendar day) sommes-nous ? » Son collègue répond : « Lundi ! La formation commence dans deux (two calendar units). » Lina vérifie son agenda. Elle a prévu une (a period filled with activity) de préparation mardi.
Pendant la formation, Lina prend des notes tous les (every day). Mercredi, elle travaille toute la (all day) avec ses collègues. Le soir, elle dit : « Quelle belle (the day she has experienced) ! Nous avons beaucoup appris. »
Vendredi matin, l’accueil ouvre à neuf heures, comme chaque (each day). À midi, Lina termine sa dernière activité. En partant, elle dit à la formatrice : « Merci et bonne (a farewell wish) ! »
Read it in English
On Monday morning, Lina asks, “What day is it?” Her colleague replies, “Monday! The training starts in two days.” Lina checks her diary. She has planned a day of preparation on Tuesday.
During the training, Lina takes notes every day. On Wednesday, she works all day with her colleagues. In the evening, she says, “What a lovely day! We’ve learnt a lot.”
On Friday morning, reception opens at nine, as it does each day. At midday, Lina finishes her last activity. As she leaves, she says to the trainer, “Thank you, and have a good day!”
One long activity or a repeated habit?
Elle révise tous les jours, mais jamais très longtemps.
She revises every day, but never for very long.
The activity repeats; each session can be short.
Aujourd’hui, elle révise du matin au soir.
Today, she revises from morning until evening.
This sentence describes one long stretch on a particular day.