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"What a beautiful day!" in French: Quelle belle journée !

Quelle belle journée !

Say it: kell bell zhoor-NAYphrase/kɛl bɛl ʒuʁ.ne/

What a beautiful day in French is Quelle belle journée ! Use it under sun or for a lovely outing. Belle agrees with journée (feminine).

Opening the shutters

Regarde dehorsquelle belle journée !
Look outside—what a beautiful day!
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How to pronounce Quelle belle journée !

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kell bell zhoor-NAY

/kɛl bɛl ʒuʁ.ne/

Quelle: kell. Belle: bell. Journée: zhoor-NAY. Bright rise on NAY.

"What a beautiful day!" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
Quelle belle journée !What a beautiful day!

Default exclamation.

quelle belle journée pour marcherwhat a beautiful day for walking

Adding a purpose.

c'est une belle journéeit's a beautiful day

Statement cousin.

belle journée, non ?beautiful day, right?

Short chat opener.

How to use Quelle belle journée ! in real life

  1. 1Opening the shutters

    Regarde dehorsquelle belle journée !

    Look outside—what a beautiful day!

    Full phrase.

  2. 2Park picnic

    Quelle belle journée pour un pique-nique.

    What a beautiful day for a picnic.

    Purpose added.

  3. 3Morning text

    Quelle belle journée ! On se voit à midi ?

    What a beautiful day! See you at noon?

    Invite.

Mistakes English speakers make with Quelle belle journée !

Incorrect: Quel beau journée !

Correct: Quelle belle journée !

Journée is feminine: quelle belle.

Incorrect: Quelle belle jour !

Correct: Quelle belle journée !

Use journée for the lived day, not jour here.

Good to know

French loves weather small talk. Quelle belle journée ! often opens a walk or terrace coffee. Journée stresses the day as you live it; jour is the calendar unit.

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Meeting for a morning walk

  1. ChatPal

    Quelle belle journée !

    What a beautiful day!

  2. You

    Ouiquelle belle journée pour sortir.

    Yes—what a beautiful day to go out.

  3. ChatPal

    Quelle belle journée aussi pour les photos.

    What a beautiful day for photos too.

  4. You

    J'apporte mon appareil.

    I'll bring my camera.

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FAQ

Common questions about "What a beautiful day!" in French

How do you say what a beautiful day in French?

Quelle belle journée !

Why belle not beau?

Journée is feminine.

Can I add a purpose?

Yes: quelle belle journée pour marcher.

How do you pronounce journée?

zhoor-NAY.

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