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Days, Months & Time

Tell the time and talk about days of the week and months of the year.

Lesson

Days of the week (les jours de la semaine):

lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche

Note: Days are NOT capitalized in French!

Months (les mois):

janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre

Telling time:

Vocabulary

FrenchEnglishExample
lundi Monday Le cours est le lundi.
samedi Saturday Je travaille le samedi.
aujourd'hui today Aujourd'hui, c'est mercredi.
demain tomorrow Demain, je vais à Paris.
hier yesterday Hier, j'ai mangé une pizza.
maintenant now Je mange maintenant.

Pronunciation

WordPhoneticTip
mercredimair-kruh-DEEStress on the last syllable
aoûtootThe "ao" and "û" combine into a simple "oo" sound
heureurLike "err" in English

Grammar tip

On + day: Use "le" before a day to mean "every [day]": le lundi = every Monday. Without "le", it means a specific day: lundi = this/next Monday.

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