le lever du soleil
lit: the rise of the sun
le soleil levant
rising sun.
le matin
morning
...du matin
A.M., lit: of the mornng
hier matin
yesterday morning
le midi
noon, midday
l'après-midi (m)
afternoon
le soir
evening, in the evening
...du soir
P.M. lit: of the evening
le coucher du soleil
sunset
la nuit
night
Relative Days
avant-hier
the day before yesterday
hier
yesterday
aujourd'hui
today
ce soir
tonight
demain
tomorrow
après-demain
the day after tomorrow
V: Seasons
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Seasons Les Saisons
la saison
season
le printemps
Spring
l'été (m)
Summer
l'automne (m)
Autumn
l'hiver (m)
Winter
D: A conversation between friends
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A Coversation Between Friends Une conversation entre amis
Bonjour Hervé. Comment vas-tu ?
Daniel Hello, Hervé. How are you? [lit: How go you?]
Je vais bien, merci. Et toi ça va ?
Hervé I'm good,1 thank you. And you, it goes (fine)?
Daniel Ça va bien. Est-ce que2 tu viens à mon anniversaire ? J'organise une petite fête.
It goes well. You're coming to my party? I'm organizing a little party.
C'est quand ?
Hervé When is it? [lit: It is when?]
Le 3 mars à 20h.
Daniel March 3rd at 08:00 PM.
Hervé Le 3 mars, entendu. Tu fais ça chez toi3 ?
March 3rd, agreed. You're having it at your place?
Oui c'est chez moi. J'ai invité une vingtaine d'amis. On va danser toute la nuit.
Daniel Yes, it's at my place. I have invited (a set of) twenty friends. We4 are going to dance all night.
C'est très gentil de m'inviter, merci. A bientôt.
Hervé It's very nice to invite me, thank you. So long.
A demain, bonne journée.
Daniel Until tomorrow, good day.
1 Bien is an adverb meaning well. Its adjective equivalent is bon(ne), which means good. Since je vais, meaning I go, uses an action verb, the adverb bien is used. In English, I'm good, which uses the linking verb am, is followed by an adjective rather than an adverb.
2 Est-ce que... literally means Is is that... and is often used to start questions. This is used in a similar manner to do in English.
Instead of You want it? , one can say Do you want it? Est-ce que... has no real meaning, other than signifying that a question follows.
