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The French expression "À un de ces jours"

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Translation in English

How to pronounce it

Slow pronunciation

Normal pronunciation

What does it mean?

Definition

“À un de ces jours” is the French way to say “See you later” or “See you around“. It’s useful when you don’t know exactly when you will see the person again. If it’s not the case, other expressions are more appropriate. More on that in the next section…

How to use it

Every time you are leaving someone, you have to think of when will be the next time you will see this person again. The answer to this question will affect how to say goodbye.

If the next time you will see the person is not defined, you can use:

À un de ces quatre → Later (Undefined)
À un de ces jours → Later (Undefined)
À plus tard / À plus / A+ → Later (Undefined)
À la prochaine → Next time (Undefined)
Au revoir / Salut → Goodbye / Bye

And here are the ones you can use if you know when you will see the person again:

À tout de suite / À toute / Je reviens tout de suite → 1 to 30 minutes*
À tout à l’heure / À toute / Je reviens → 30 minutes to later today*
À ce soir → This evening
À demain → Tomorrow
À lundi / mardi / mercredi… → Next Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday…
À la semaine prochaine → Next week

*The time frames aren’t fixed, but being too far from it might cause some misunderstandings.

Synonyms and similarities

Reminder: most of them are not “full synonyms“. Please check the “How to use” section above for more details.

À plus tard → See you (Informal)
À plus → See you (Informal)
A+ → See ya (Texting version of “À plus“)
À la prochaine → Until next time
À un de ces quatre → See you later
À bientôt → See you soon
À tout de suite / À toute → See you in few minutes
À tout à l’heure / À toute → See you later (today)
Je reviens → I will be back
Je reviens tout de suite → I will be right back

Example in a story with translation

Now, let’s see a complete example of this idiom in a story with slow French audio and the English translation below.

Le mobilier

The furniture

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Alice: Alors, tu es content de ton nouvel appartement ?

So, are you happy with your new apartment?

Jacques: Très content ! J’ai acheté un fauteuil et une table basse.

Very happy! I bought an armchair and a coffee table.

Alice: Je vois ! C’est joli !

I see! It’s pretty!

Jacques: Merci. Et j’ai aussi acheté des assiettes, fourchettes, couteaux et cuillères.

Thank you. And I also bought plates, forks, knives and spoons.

Alice: Où ?

Where?

Jacques: Ikea.

Ikea.

Alice: Bon choix !

Good choice!

Jacques: Merci.

Thank you.

Alice: Mais ça reste un peu vide.

But it’s still a bit empty.

Jacques: Ouais, je trouve aussi, mais je ne sais pas quoi acheter.

Yeah, I think so too, but I don’t know what to buy.

Alice: Je te recommande un tapis.

I recommend a rug.