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 Occurring 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
|
| 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 occurring during a month, it is a little different than days of the week.
| Event Occurring on a Day
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| French |
English
|
| 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.
