French Phrase
Tu travailles le samedi ?
Meaning
Literally, “Do you work on Saturday?” The speaker is asking whether the listener’s job schedule includes Saturdays. It can be a casual inquiry about a regular routine or a one‑off shift.
When to use
Use this question when you want to know a friend’s or colleague’s weekly work pattern, when arranging weekend plans, or when confirming availability for a Saturday activity.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tutravailleslesamedi?
Subject pronoun (Tu)
‘Tu’ is the informal singular ‘you’, used with friends, family, or peers.
Present tense of ‘travailler’
‘Travailles’ is the 2nd‑person singular present form of the regular -er verb ‘travailler’ (to work).
Definite article ‘le’
‘Le’ marks the specific day ‘samedi’; days of the week take the definite article in French.
Day of the week – ‘samedi’
‘Samedi’ means Saturday; it is a masculine noun, hence the article ‘le’.
Yes‑no question format
Raising the intonation at the end of a statement (or adding a question mark) turns it into a spoken yes‑no question.
🗨In Conversation
Tu travailles le samedi ?
Do you work on Saturday?
Non, je suis libre le week‑end. Et toi ?
No, I’m free on the weekend. And you?
✕Common Mistakes
Tu travaille le samedi ?
‘Travaille’ is the 3rd‑person singular form; with ‘tu’ you need ‘travailles’.
Tu travailles samedi ?
Dropping the article makes the phrase sound ungrammatical; days of the week require ‘le’ (or ‘un/une’ in special contexts).
Vous travailles le samedi ?
Using ‘vous’ with a close friend sounds too formal; match the level of familiarity.
↔Alternatives
Est‑ce que tu travailles le samedi ?
Do you work on Saturday?
Tu es en service le samedi ?
Are you on duty on Saturday?
Tu bosses le samedi ?
Do you work on Saturday?
Cultural Tip
In France many shops and offices close on Saturday, especially in smaller towns, so it’s common to ask about Saturday work when planning social activities. Using the informal ‘tu’ signals familiarity; with strangers or in a professional setting you’d switch to ‘vous’: “Vous travaillez le samedi ?”.