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Level 18 - Numbers 21-31 / Days / Months / Dates / Birthdays
Here are the days of the week (la semaine) and the months (les mois) of the year (l'année) in French:
dimanche
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre |
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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More Numbers
To be able to give the date in French you need to know these words plus the numbers up to 31. You already know 1 to 20, so here are the rest:
vingt et un
vingt-deux
vingt-trois
vingt-quatre
vingt-cinq
vingt-six
vingt-sept
vingt-huit
vingt-neuf
trente
trente et un |
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Dates
To give the date you simply say the day, then the masculine word for 'the', which is le , followed by the number and the month.
dimanche, le six avril
lundi, le douze juin
mercredi, le dix-neuf août
jeudi, le vingt-sept octobre
vendredi, le trente décembre |
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Sunday 6th April
Monday 12th June
Wednesday 19th August
Thursday 27th October
Friday 30th December
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A special exception, though, is the first of the month.
jeudi, le premier février |
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Thursday 1st February
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Birthdays
Someone might ask you quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? which means 'what is the date of your birthday?'. You answer by saying mon anniversaire est le. then give the date.
quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?
mon anniversaire est le quatorze mai
quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?
mon anniversaire est le trente et un octobre
aujourd'hui c'est mon anniversaire
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when is your birthday?
my birthday is the 14th May
when is your birthday?
my birthday is the 31st October
today it is my birthday |
Special days
le Jour de l'An
Noël
Pâques
le quatorze juillet, Fête Nationale
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New Year's Day
Christmas
Easter
14th July, Bastille Day
(official French national holiday) |
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