3.1 La Date

Days of the Week

In French, the days of the week (le jours de la semaine) are not capitalized, and the week (la semaine) begins on Monday (lundi).

Vocabulary

Learn the following French terms and their English translations.

Les jours de la semaine (the days of the week)
FRENCH ENGLISH
le calendrier the calendar
le jour the day
Quels sont les jours de la semaine? What are the days of the week?
lundi Monday
mardi Tuesday
mercredi Wednesday
jeudi Thursday
vendredi Friday
samedi Saturday
dimanche Sunday
C’est quel jour? What day is it?
C’est lundi. It’s Monday.
aujourd’hui today
demain tomorrow
la semaine the week
la semaine prochaine next week
la semaine dernière last week
le week-end ou le fin de semaine the weekend

Months and Dates

In French, the months (les mois) are also not capitalized. The date (la date) is written in the following manner: le + cardinal number + month. The only exception is the first of the month, which requires the use of an ordinal number (le premier)/the first).

Vocabulary

Learn the following French terms and their English translations.

La date et les mois / the date and the months
FRENCH ENGLISH
Quelle est la date? What’s the date?
C’est le premier septembre. It’s September 1st.
C’est le deux octobre. It’s October 2nd.
C’est le 30 août. It’s August 30th.
le mois the month
Quels sont les mois de l’année? What are the months of the year?
janvier January
février February
mars March
avril April
mai May
juin June
juillet July
août August
septembre September
octobre October
novembre November
décembre December

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