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Vocabulary · Days · Les jours
Vocabulary | |||
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| French | Pronunciation | English | Origin |
| lundi | /lœ̃di/ (luh(n)-dl and Chantal are talkee) | Monday | (Moon) |
| mardi | /maʁdi/ (mahr-dee) | Tuesday | (Mars) |
| mercredi | /mɛʁkʁədi/ (mehr-kruh-dee) | Wednesday | (Mercury) |
| jeudi | /ʒødi/ (zhew-dee) | Thursday | (Jupiter) |
| vendredi | /vɑ̃dʁədi/ (vah(n)-druh-dee) | Friday | (Venus) |
| samedi | /samdi/ (sahm-dee) | Saturday | (Saturn) |
| dimanche | /dimɑ̃ʃ/ (dee-mah(n)sh) | Sunday | (Dies Domini) |
- The days of the week are not capitalized in French.
- The calender starts on Monday, unlike the English Sunday.
Vocabulary
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| Aujourd'hui on est quel jour ? | /oʒuʁdɥi ɔ̃‿nɛ kɛl ʒuʁ/ (oh-zhoor-dewee oh(n)nay kehl zhoor) | Today is what day? |
| Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui? Quel jour est-on aujourd'hui? On est quel jour aujourd'hui? | /kɛl ʒuʁ sɔm nu oʒuʁdɥi/ (kehl zhoor sohm noo oh-zhoor-dewee) /kɛl ʒuʁ ɛ‿tɔ̃ oʒuʁdɥi/ (kehl zhoor ehtoh(n) oh-zhoor-dewee) /ɔ̃‿nɛ kɛl ʒuʁ oʒuʁdɥi/ (oh(n)eh kehl zhoor oh-zhoor-dewee) | What day is it today? |
| Aujourd'hui c'est [jour]. Aujourd'hui on est [jour]. | /oʒuʁdɥi sɛ/ (oh-zhoor-dewee seh) /oʒuʁdɥi ɔ̃‿nɛ/ (oh-zhoor-dewee oh(n)neh) | Today is [day]. |
| C'est [day]. Nous sommes [day]. On est [day]. | /sɛ/ (seh) /nu sɔm/ (noo sohm) /ɔ̃‿nɛ/ (oh(n)neh) | It is [day]. |
| Demain c'est quel jour ? | /dəmɛ̃ sɛ kɛl ʒuʁ/ (duhma(n) seh kehl zhoor) | Tomorrow is what day? |
| Demain c'est [jour]. | /dəmɛ̃ sɛ/ (duhma(n) seh) | Tomorrow is [day]. |
- ^ On est quel jour aujourd'hui? is less formal but more common.
Vocabulary
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| avant-hier | /avɑ̃‿tjɛʁ/ (ahvah(n)tyuhehr) | the day before yesterday |
| hier | /jɛʁ/ (yuhehr) | yesterday |
| aujourd'hui | /oʒuʁdɥi/ (oh-zhoor-dewee) | today |
| ce soir | /sə swaʁ/ (suh swahr) | tonight |
| demain | /dəmɛ̃/ (duhma(n)) | tomorrow |
| après-demain | /apʁɛ dəmɛ̃/ (ahpreh duhma(n)) | the day after tomorrow |
- Nous sommes... is not used with hier, aujourd’hui, or demain. C'était (past) or C'est (present/future) must be used accordingly.
Vocabulary · Months · Les mois
Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|
| French | Pron. | English |
| janvier | /ʒɑ̃vje/ (zhah(n)-vyuhay) | January |
| février | /fevʁije/, /fevʁje/ (fay-vree-yuhay / fay-vryuhay) | February |
| mars | /maʁs/ (mahrs) | March |
| avril | /avʁil/ (ahv-reel) | April |
| mai | /mɛ/ (meh) | May |
| juin | /ʒɥɛ̃/ (zhoo-a(n)) | June |
| juillet | /ʒɥijɛ/ (zhoo-ee-yuheh) | July |
| août | /ut/, /u/ (oot/oo) | August |
| septembre | /sɛptɑ̃bʁ/ (sehp-tah(n)-br) | September |
| octobre | /ɔktɔbʁ/ (ohk-toh-br) | October |
| novembre | /nɔvɑ̃bʁ/ (noh-vah(n)-br) | November |
| décembre | /desɑ̃bʁ/ (day-sah(n)-br) | December |
- The months of the year are not capitalized in French.
Vocabulary
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| Quelle est la date (d'aujourd'hui) ? | /kɛl ɛ la dat/ (kehl eh lah daht) | What is the date (today)? |
| C'est le [#] [month]. | /sɛ lə/ (seh lah) | It's [month] [#]. |
On May 5, one would say "C'est le cinq mai." However, the first of the month uses "le premier" (the first): C'est le premier août (August 1).
Dialogue · What day is it?
Vocabulary · Seasons · Les saisons
Vocabulary
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| la saison | /la sɛ.zɔ̃/ (lah seh-zoh(n)) | season |
| le printemps | /lə pʁɛ̃.tɑ̃/ (luh pra(n)-tah(n)) | Spring |
| l'été (m) |  | Summer |
| l'automne (m) | | Autumn |
| l'hiver (m) | | Winter |
Vocabulary · Age
| Quel âge as-tu ? | How old are you? | lit: You have what age? | |
| J'ai trente ans. | I'm thirty (years old). | lit: I have thirty years | |
| Quel âge avez vous ? | How old are you? (formal) | ||
| Quel âge a-t-il ? | How old is he? | ||
| Quel âge a-t-elle ? | How old is she? |
Dialogue · How old are you?
Marcel and Chantal are talking about how old they are. They are good friends.
- Chantal - Quel âge as-tu, Marcel ?
- Marcel - J'ai huit ans. Et toi ?
- Chantal - J'ai dix ans. Quel âge a-t-elle ?
- Marcel - Elle a six ans.
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