Jour Meaning in English

word

US

ˈdʒuɹ

JOOR

UK

ʒʊə

ZHOO-uh

التعريف

A French word meaning 'day', commonly seen in English phrases borrowed from French, like 'bon jour' or 'au jour le jour'.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in English within French phrases. Formal or literary contexts. Not used as an English word on its own.

• Spanish: día (francés) - jornada (francés)
• Portuguese (BR): dia (francês) - jornada (francês)
• Portuguese (PT): dia (francês) - jornada (francês)
• Chinese (Simplified): 天（法语） - 日（法语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 天（法語） - 日（法語）
• Hindi: दिन (फ्रेंच) - कार्य दिवस (फ्रेंच)
• Arabic: يوم (بالفرنسية) - نهار (بالفرنسية)
• Bengali: জুর (ফরাসি শব্দ, 'দিন' অর্থে)
• Russian: жур (французское слово, «день»)
• Japanese: ジュール（フランス語で「日」）
• Vietnamese: jour (từ tiếng Pháp, nghĩa là 'ngày')
• Korean: 주르 (프랑스어 '날')
• Turkish: jour (Fransızca 'gün' anlamında)
• Urdu: ژور (فرانسیسی لفظ: 'دن')
• Indonesian: jour (kata Prancis, berarti 'hari')

جمل نموذجية

The French word jour means 'day' in English.

basic

In 'bonjour', jour is used to say 'good day'.

basic

We learned the word jour in our French class.

basic

When someone greets you with 'Bonjour!', they're wishing you a good day.

natural

The phrase 'au jour le jour' means living day by day.

natural

Some English speakers use jour in borrowed French expressions to sound a bit sophisticated.

natural