How to Say ‘Busy day’ in French
Journée chargée
zhoor-NAY shar-ZHAY
[zhoor-NAY shar-ZHAY]
💬 Usage Tip: Chargée literally means loaded, and for a day or schedule it means busy. Describing words usually come after the noun in French, as in journée calme "calm day".
Phrase Breakdown
Journée
[zhoor-NAY]
day
Feminine noun for the whole day, seen as a span of time.
Quelle longue journée !
What a long day!
chargée
[shar-ZHAY]
busy, loaded
Feminine of 'chargé'; describes a full, hectic schedule.
J'ai une semaine chargée.
I have a busy week.
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