V: Asking for the day/date/time
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Asking For The Day, Date, Time Demander le jour, la date, le temps
Asking for the day.
1a Quel jour c'est Aujourd'hui ? What day is today ?
kell jzoor say ojzoordwee
1b c'est [ jour].
Today is [ day].
2a Quel jour c'est demain ?
What day is tomorrow ? kell jzoor say duhman
2b Demain c'est [ jour].
Tomorrow is [ day].
Asking for the date.
Quelle est la date
What is the date
3a
kell ay lah daht
(aujourd'hui) ?
(today) ?
3b C'est le [#] [month].
It's [month] [#].
Asking for the time.
4a Quelle heure est-il ?
kell er ayteel
What hour/time is it ?
4b Il est quelle heure ?
eel ay kell er
5 Il est [nombre] heure(s).
It is [ number] hours.
eelay [nombre] er
V: Time
In French, ?il est? is used to express the time; though it would literally translate as ?he is?, it is actually, in this case, equivalent to ?it is? (unpersonal "il"). Unlike in English, it is always important to use ?heures?
(?hours?) when referring to the time. In English, it is OK to say, ?It?s nine,? but this wouldn?t make sense in French. The French time system traditionally uses a 24 hour scale. Shorthand for writing times in French follows the format "17h30", which would represent 5:30PM in English.
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Time Le temps
Quelle heure est-il ?
What time is it?
Il est une heure.
It is one o?clock.
Il est trois heures.
It is three o?clock.
Il est dix heures.
It is ten o?clock.
Il est midi.
It is noon.
Il est minuit.
It is midnight.
Il est quatre heures cinq.
It is five past four.
Il est quatre heures et quart.
It is a quarter past four.
Il est quatre heures quinze.
It is four fifteen.
Il est quatre heures et demie.
It is half past four.
Il est dix-neuf heures moins le quart. It is a quarter to seven, or six forty-five.
Il est quatre heures trente.
It is four thirty.
Il est cinq heures moins vingt.
It is twenty to five.
Il est quatre heures quarante.
It is four forty.
V: The days of the week.
Les jours de la semaine [lay jzoor duh lah suhmen]
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The Days of the Week. Les jours de la semaine.
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FrenchPronunciation
English
Origin
1 lundi
luhndee
Monday
Moon
2 mardi
