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French Phrase

Je vais faire du shopping tous les samedis.

/ʒə vɛ fɛʁ dy ʃɔ.pĩ tu le sɑ̃.di/
Meaning"I go shopping every Saturday."
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Meaning

I go shopping every Saturday. The sentence uses the near‑future tense to talk about a regular, repeated activity rather than a one‑off event.

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When to use

Use this phrase when you want to tell someone about a weekly habit, such as describing your weekend routine, planning a meetup, or explaining why you’re often busy on Saturdays.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Jevaisfairedushoppingtouslessamedis

1

Near Future (aller + infinitive)

The construction 'aller' + infinitive (vais faire) expresses an action that will happen soon or a planned future activity.

2

Faire du shopping

A borrowed expression meaning 'to go shopping' (usually for clothes, accessories, etc.). The partitive article 'du' is required.

3

Tous les + plural noun

Used to indicate a habitual action that occurs every instance of the time unit, e.g., 'tous les samedis' = every Saturday.

🗨In Conversation

A

Qu’est‑ce que tu fais le week‑end ?

What are you doing this weekend?

Je vais faire du shopping tous les samedis.

I go shopping every Saturday.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Je vais faire shopping tous les samedis.

    The partitive article 'du' is required before 'shopping'.

  • Je vais faire du shopping chaque les samedis.

    When you want to stress each individual Saturday, you can also say 'chaque samedi', but 'tous les samedis' is the idiomatic way for a regular habit.

  • Je fais du shopping tous les samedis.

    Do not use the simple present 'je fais du shopping' if you want to stress a planned future habit; the near future is more natural here.

↔Alternatives

  • Je fais du shopping chaque samedi.

    I go shopping each Saturday.

  • Je vais faire les courses chaque samedi.

    I go grocery‑shopping each Saturday.

  • Tous les samedis, je vais faire du shopping.

    Every Saturday, I go shopping.

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Cultural Tip

In France, 'faire du shopping' is common for buying clothes, accessories or gifts, while 'faire les courses' is used for grocery shopping. Saying 'tous les samedis' emphasizes a strict weekly habit; you’ll often hear native speakers place the time expression at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis.