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Quelle heure est-il?Quelle heure est-il?Pronounce: Pronounce: [kail ur ay teel][kail ur ay teel]What time is it?What time is it?
Answer with:Answer with:
Il est… heure(s).Il est… heure(s).
It is … o’clock.It is … o’clock.
NOTES
Quelle heure est-il?Quelle heure est-il?
Il est 2 heures.Il est 2 heures.
Il est 3 heures.Il est 3 heures.
Il est 4 heures.Il est 4 heures.
Il est 8 heures.Il est 8 heures.
Il est 9 heures.Il est 9 heures.
Il est 10 heures.Il est 10 heures.
Il est 11 heures.Il est 11 heures.
Il est midi/minuit.Il est midi/minuit.
It’s 2 o’clock.It’s 2 o’clock.
It’s 3 o’clock.It’s 3 o’clock.
It’s 4 o’clock.It’s 4 o’clock.
It’s 8 o’clock.It’s 8 o’clock.
It’s 9 o’clock.It’s 9 o’clock.
It’s 10 o’clock.It’s 10 o’clock.
It’s 11 o’clock.It’s 11 o’clock.
It’s noon/midnight.It’s noon/midnight.
NOTES
To add minutes:
Simply say the minutes! Quatre heures douze = 4h12
The French use h instead of :4 h 12 = 4:12
NOTES
To distinguish between A.M. and P.M.
Du matin = in the morning
[doo mah tahh]
De l’après-midi= in the afternoon
[duh lah pray mih dee]
Du soir = in the evening
[doo swahr]
NOTES
Et quart[ay car] Remember – 15
minutes is a quarter (or ¼) of an hour.
2:15, in French, is deux heures et quart
NOTES
Et demie[ay dehmee] This is the half hour (remember
demie mean half in French)
So 2:30 is “deux heures et demie”
NOTES
Moins le quart[mwah luh car]
This is like saying “15 minutes ‘til the hour”
Use the NEXT hour then “moins le quart”
so 2:45 becomes trois heures moins le quart
NOTES
Pour communiquer
How to ask at what time something is scheduled:
À quelle heure est …? [ah kell err ay …]
At what time is …? —À quelle heure est le
concert? At what time is the concert?
NOTES
Pour communiquer
To Answer when something is:
—Le concert est à huit heures. The concert is at eight. [luh konsair ay ah ooweat err]
À = at (make sure you have the accent)
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Pour communiquer
To say you have a date or an appointment:
J’ai un rendez-vous à [zjay un rond-day voo ah…]
I have a meeting/date at…
NOTES
Other words/phrases to know:
Avec [ah veck] = with À bientôt [ah bee yah toe] = see
you soon Ça va [sah vah] = that’s okay
(remember, this means other things as well…)
Nous avons le temps [new zavoh luh tohm] = we have time
NOTES
Les Jours de la SemaineThe Days of the week
lundi [luhn dee] Monday
mardi [mar dee] Tuesday
mercredi [mare cruh dee] Wednesday
jeudi [ju dee] Thursday
vendredi [voh dreh dee] Friday
samedi [ som dee] Saturday
dimanche [dee manshe] Sunday
notes
• French does not capitalize days,months, or holidays!
to talk about general days
• Aujourd’hui [oh zjoor dwee]– Today
• hier [yahr]– yesterday
• demain [duh mah] (nasal)– tomorrow
notes
to talk about days of the week• Quel jour est-ce? [kell zjoor ess]
– What day is it?
• C’est… EX: C’est mardi– It is … It is Tuesday
• À + day name = See you (day)– Example:
– À jeudi = see you Thrusday
notes
Les mois[lay mwah]the months
notes
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
They go in the same order as our months.
They are not capitalized (except at the beginning of a sentence).
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre
to talk about the date:• Quelle est la date? [kell ay lah daht]
– What is the date?
• C’est… EX: C’est le 12 novembre.– It is … It is November 12 th.
• TO SAY THE FIRST OF A MONTH:– le premier
– C’est le premier juin. It is the first of June.
notes
La date: remember the DAY goes first!!!
We say February 14th, 2012.
French speakers say:
Le 14 février 2012.
Or 14/2/2012
We say October 31st, 2011.
French speakers say:
Le 31 octobre 2011.
Or 31/10/2011
notes
Day/ Month/ Year
C’est quand, ton anniversaire?<say kah, tah ann ee ver sair>
Mon anniversaire est le (insert date)!
notes
Les saisons [lay say soh]
NOTES
L'hiver
[lee vair] Winter (think of Shiver)
To say “in winter” → en hiver
NOTES
Le printemps
[luh prah tohm] (nasal) Spring
Think of floral “PRINTS”
To say “in Spring” → au printemps
NOTES
L'été
[lay tay] Summer Think of iced tea (le thé)
To say “in Summer” → en été
NOTES
L'automne
[low tum] Autumn (or Fall) Looks similar in English
To say “in Autumn” → en automne
NOTES
Some other words to know:
Regarde [ray gard] Look! Le pique-nique [peek neek] picnic Écoute [eh koot] Listen Ça n’a pas d’importance It doesn’t
matter. [sah nah pah dam poor tahns]
Pour quoi? [poor kwah] Why? Parce que [pars kuh] because
NOTES
To talk about the weather:
Quel temps fait-il?
[kell tohm fet-eel]
How’s the weather?
** be careful do not confuse temps with TIME
NOTES
Le temps: (the weather)
NOTES
Il fait beau. [eel fay bow]
The weather is beautiful.
Il fait bon. [eel fay boh]
The weather is nice.
Il fait chaud. [eel fay show]
The weather is hot.
Le temps: (the weather)
NOTES
Il fait froid. [eel fay fwah] NOT FREUD.
The weather is cold.
Il fait frais. [eel fay fray]
The weather is cool/breezy.
Il fait mauvais. [eel fay moe vay]
The weather is nasty/yucky.
Le temps: (the weather)
NOTES
Il pleut. [eel pluh]
It is raining.
Il neige. [eel nehzj]
It is snowing.
NOTE: There is not “fait” on these two.
As a general rule, if there is precipitation, you will not use “fait”.