French · Real conversations
How to say “Are you free on ...?” in French
Check someone's availability before making a plan.
Tu es libre … ?
Are you free on …?
Use the complete examples to see how the day or date fits the question.
Use it in three situations
A weekend invitation
Tu es libre samedi ?
Are you free on Saturday?
An evening meetup
Tu es libre jeudi soir ?
Are you free on Thursday evening?
Planning the next week
Tu es libre lundi prochain ?
Are you free on Monday next week?
What to watch for
A word meaning 'free of charge' may not be the right way to describe available time.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine making plans. Say this in French: Are you free on Thursday evening?
Reveal a sample reply
Tu es libre jeudi soir ?
Are you free on Thursday evening?
Build a useful exchange
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
