Published December 11, 2023 • Updated June 15, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Aujourd’hui — Meaning and Pronunciation
Aujourd’hui means “today” in French and refers to the current day. It’s one of the most common time expressions and is used to talk about events happening now or on the present day. For example: Aujourd’hui, je travaille à la maison. (Today, I’m working from home.)
IPA pronunciation of aujourd’hui is /o.ʒuʁ.dɥi/, which sounds approximately like “oh-zhoor-dwee”.
NOTE: Don’t pronounce au like the “aw” in awful. It should sound like “oh“: “oh-zhoor-dwee.“
Example Sentences
Est-ce que vous partez en vacances aujourd’hui ?
Are you going on vacation today?
Aujourd’hui c’est mon anniversaire ! Tu m’invites au restaurant ?
Today’s my birthday! Are you treating me to dinner?
La Coupe du Monde, c’est aujourd’hui ou demain ?
Is the World Cup today or tomorrow?
Je ne mange plus de sucre à partir d’aujourd’hui !
I’m not eating sugar anymore starting today!
Quelle est la date d’aujourd’hui ?
What is the date today?
C’est pour aujourd’hui ou pour demain !
S*** or get off the pot! / What are you waiting for? Christmas?
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📜 Aujourd’hui word origin
Aujourd’hui ultimately comes from the Latin hodie, meaning “today.” Over time, Old French hui (today) was combined with au jour de (on the day of), producing the modern form aujourd’hui, which literally means “on the day of today.”
Related words and expressions
- demain — tomorrow
- maintenant — now
- actuellement — currently
- hier — yesterday
- ce matin — this morning
- cet après-midi — this afternoon
- ce soir — this evening / tonight
- à partir d’aujourd’hui — starting today
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