aujourd'hui

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/o.ʒuʁ.dɥi/

adverb

today (the present day)

nowadays; at present

On fait quoi aujourd'hui ?

What are we doing today?

Synonyms:aujourd'hui même, de nos jours, maintenant, actuellement

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Aujourd'hui is an adverb meaning "today". It indicates the current day on which something is happening.

USAGE

It is used to specify that an action or state occurs on the present day. For example: "Je travaille aujourd'hui." (I am working today.) or "Aujourd'hui, il fait beau." (Today, the weather is nice.)

TRAPS

Be careful with its spelling: it includes an apostrophe and a hyphen. It is often contrasted with "hier" (yesterday) and "demain" (tomorrow).