aujourd'hui
/oʒuʁdɥi/
1.
adverb
today
nowadays
at present
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).
