Telling time is important in any language. This chapter will focus on the days of the week, the months in a year, and expressions involving time.
Vocabulary
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French |
English
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Aujourd'hui |
today
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Hier |
Yesterday
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Demain |
Tomorrow
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Le matin |
Morning
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Le midi |
Noon
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La nuit |
Night
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Le soir |
Evening
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L'après-midi |
Afternoon
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La semaine |
Week
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Le mois |
Month
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L'année (feminine) |
Year
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Asteur |
Now (right now)
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Un élan |
A while
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T'à l'heure |
A while ago
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Les Jours de la Semaine
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French |
English
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dimanche |
Sunday
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lundi |
Monday
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mardi |
Tuesday
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mercredi |
Wednesday
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jeudi |
Thursday
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vendredi |
Friday
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samedi |
Saturday
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Note that the days of the week are not capitalized in French. Also, all days are masculine (le, un). Sometimes expressions involving the days are translated similarly as in English.
Expressions Involving the Days of the Week (Like English)
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French |
English
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tout la journée mardi |
all day Tuesday
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tous les dimanche |
all Sunday / every Sunday
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However, some are not as easily translated.
Expressions Involving the Days of the Week (Unlike English)
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French |
English
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lundi passé |
last Monday
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mardi en huit |
next Tuesday
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vendredi en quinze |
two weeks from Friday
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De bonne heure samedi matin |
early Saturday morning
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When saying an event occurs or has occurred on a certain, be sure to put le in front of it.
Event Occuring on a Day
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French |
English
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Le lundi, j'aime aller à la pêche. |
On Mondays, I like to go fishing.
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Le dimanche, on va à l'église. |
On Sundays, we go to church.
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Le mardi, j'ai vendu mon char. |
On Tuesday, I sold my car.
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Les mois de l'année
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French |
English
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janvier |
January
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février |
February
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mars |
March
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avril |
April
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mai |
May
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juin |
June
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juillet |
July
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août |
August
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septembre |
September
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octobre |
October
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novembre |
November
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décembre |
December
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Also, note that the months of the year are masculine.
Les saisons de l'année
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French |
English
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Le printemps |
Spring
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L'été |
Summer
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L'automne |
Autumn/Fall
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L'hiver |
Winter
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Again, note that the seasons are masculine. When we talk about events occuring during a month, it is a little different than days of the week.
Event Occuring on a Day
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French |
English
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En été, l'équipe pratique beaucoup. |
During Summer, the team practices a lot.
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Au printemps, ma mère passe du temps dans le jardin. |
In the spring, my mother spends her time in the garden.
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En hiver, on aime voyager. |
In winter, we like to travel.
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En automne, les enfants commence l'école. |
In Fall, the children start school.
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See that spring (printemps) is different from the rest of the seasons. It will use au instead of en.