1. Notes le 3 mai
Les dates en français

2. Dates in French are expressed as follows:
le 25 décembre
le premier avril
Note that the months are not capitalized.

3. The day comes before the month
The day comes before the month. The first day of the month is expressed using premier (first). All other days use numbers.
le premier juin
le 16 septembre

4. Informally, people will often leave off le with dates.
(le) 14 juillet

5. When using numbers to express dates remember to put the day before the month
19.08 = le 19 août
06.07 = le 6 juillet
= le 24 mars 2015

6. Years are expressed as follows:
1900 = mille neuf cents
1999 = mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
2000 = deux mille
2016 = deux mille seize

7. Elle est née = She was born Il est né = He was born
Je suis né(e) = I was born
Je suis né le 15 janvier 2001
I was born on January 15th, 2001
Taylor Swift est née le 13 décembre 1989.
Taylor Swift was born on December 13th, 1989
Robert Downey Jr. est né le 4 avril 1965.
Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4th, 1965

8. C’est quand ton anniversaire?
When is your birthday?
- C’est le 9 mai.
- It’s May 9th.
Quand es-tu né(e)?
When were you born?
-Je suis né(e) le premier février 2001.
-I was born on February 1st, 2001.