1. Les pages cinquante-six à soixante-cinq
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Les pages cinquante-six à soixante-cinq
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2. Quelle heure est-il? Pronounce: [kail ur ay teel] What time is it?
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Quelle heure est-il? Pronounce: [kail ur ay teel] What time is it?
Answer with:
Il est… heure(s).
It is … o’clock.
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Quelle heure est-il?
Il est 2 heures.
Il est 3 heures.
Il est 4 heures.
Il est 8 heures.
Il est 9 heures.
Il est 10 heures.
Il est 11 heures.
Il est midi/minuit.
It’s 2 o’clock.
It’s 3 o’clock.
It’s 4 o’clock.
It’s 8 o’clock.
It’s 9 o’clock.
It’s 10 o’clock.
It’s 11 o’clock.
It’s noon/midnight.
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4. To add minutes: Simply say the minutes! Quatre heures douze = 4h12
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To add minutes:
Simply say the minutes!
Quatre heures douze = 4h12
The French use h instead of :
4 h 12 = 4:12

5. To distinguish between A.M. and P.M.
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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]

6. 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

7. Et demie [ay dehmee]
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This is the half hour (remember demie mean half in French)
So 2:30 is “deux heures et demie”

8. Moins le quart [mwah luh car]
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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

9. Pour communiquer How to ask at what time something is scheduled:
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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?

10. Pour communiquer To Answer when something is:
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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)

11. Pour communiquer To say you have a date or an appointment:
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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…

12. Other words/phrases to know:
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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

13. French does not capitalize days,months, or holidays!
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Les Jours de la Semaine
The 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
French does not capitalize days,months, or holidays!

14. to talk about general days
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to talk about general days
Aujourd’hui [oh zjoor dwee]
Today
hier [yahr]
yesterday
demain [duh mah] (nasal)
tomorrow

15. to talk about days of the week
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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

16. Les mois [lay mwah] the months
They go in the same order as our months.
They are not capitalized (except at the beginning of a sentence).
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août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet

17. to talk about the date: Quelle est la date? [kell ay lah daht]
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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 12th.
TO SAY THE FIRST OF A MONTH:
le premier
C’est le premier juin It is the first of June.

18. La date: remember the DAY goes first!!!
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La date: remember the DAY goes first!!!
We say February 14th, 2012.
French speakers say:
Le 14 février 2012.
Or 14/2/2012
Day/ Month/ Year
We say October 31st, 2011.
French speakers say:
Le 31 octobre 2011.
Or 31/10/2011

19. C’est quand, ton anniversaire? <say kah, tah ann ee ver sair>
notes
Mon anniversaire est le (insert date)!

20. Les saisons [lay say soh]
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Les saisons [lay say soh]

21. L'hiver [lee vair] Winter (think of Shiver)
NOTES
[lee vair]
Winter
(think of Shiver)
To say “in winter” → en hiver

22. Le printemps [luh prah tohm] (nasal) Spring Think of floral “PRINTS”
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Le printemps
[luh prah tohm] (nasal)
Spring
Think of floral “PRINTS”
To say “in Spring” → au printemps

23. L'été [lay tay] Summer Think of iced tea (le thé)
NOTES
[lay tay]
Summer
Think of iced tea (le thé)
To say “in Summer” → en été

24. Looks similar in English To say “in Autumn” → en automne
NOTES
L'automne
[low tum]
Autumn (or Fall)
Looks similar in English
To say “in Autumn” → en automne

25. Some other words to know:
NOTES
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

26. To talk about the weather:
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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

27. Le temps: (the weather)
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Le temps: (the weather)
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.

28. Le temps: (the weather)
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Le temps: (the weather)
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.

29. Le temps: (the weather)
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Le temps: (the weather)
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”.