Days, dates and times are very important, especially if you are on a schedule and need to catch planes or trains, meet people, etc. First, let's look at the days of the week.
Day of the Week
French
Pronunciation
Monday
Lundi
Luhn dee
Tuesday
Mardi
Mar dee
Wednesday
Mercredi
Mare cra dee
Thursday
Jeudi
Juh (very soft "j")dee
Friday
Vendredi
Von druh dee
Saturday
Samedi
Sam dee
Sunday
Dimanche
Dee mahnch
You already know some French days such as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, and you also may know Father Samedi from movies that have voodoo scenes.
In French, when we ask what day it is, we say "It is which day today?". "C'est quel jour aujourd'hui?" (say kell jur (soft "j") oh jur du ee). The response is "C'est aujourd'hui lundi" (Sayt oh jur doo e luhn dee) or "C'est aujourd'hui lundi, le dix Decembre". "Today is Monday" or "Today is Monday, the 10th of December." (Sayt oh jur doo e luhn dee, luh deess day sahm bre)
Now you have to try "It's Tuesday, the 6th of June", and so forth. Here are the first 30 numbers, and the months of the year so that you can put all of these together.
Number
French
Pronunciation
Number
French
Pronunciation
One
Un
Unh
Sixteen
Seize
Sees
Two
Deux
Dooh
Seventeen
Dix-Sept
Dee set
Three
Trois
Trah
Eighteen
Dix-Huit
Deez wheat
Four
Quatre
Cat truh
Nineteen
Dix-Neuf
Deez nuf
Five
Cing
Sank
Twenty
Vingt
Vant
Six
Six
Seess
Twenty One
Vingt et un
Vant eh unh
Seven
Sept
Set
Twenty Two
Vingt deux
Vant dooh
Eight
Huit
Wheat
Twenty Three
Vingt Trois
Vant trah
Nine
Neuf
Nuf
Twenty Four
Vingt Quatre
Vant cat truh
Ten
Dix
Deess
Twenty Five
Vingt Cinq
Vant sank
Eleven
Onze
Owns
Twenty Six
Vingt Six
Vant seess
Twelve
Douze
Dues
Twenty Seven
Vingt Sept
Vant set
Thirteen
Treize
Trays
Twenty Eight
Vingt Huit
Vant wheat
Fourteen
Quatorze
Cat torz
Twenty Nine
Vingt Neuf
Vant nuf
Fifteen
Quinze
Cans
Thirty
Trente
Tront
The months of the year:
January - Janvier (john vee ay)
February - Fevrier (fev ree ay)
March - Mars (marss)
April - Avril (ah vril)
May - Mai (may)
June - Juin (ju ihn)
July - Juillet (ju yay)
August - Aout (oot)
September - Septembre (set tom bruh)
October - Octobre (oc tow bruh)
November - Novembre (no vahm bruh)
December - Decembre (day sahm bruh)
Just start out with "C'est aujourd'hui" then go to each chart and pick a day of the week, a number and a month. Let's try out "It's Tuesday the 6th of June": C'est aujourd'hui le six Juin". Now pick out different days from the calendar and try it out yourself.
What Did We Learn?
The days of the week are Lundi, Mardi, _____, Jeudi, _____ Samedi, Dimanche.
Today is Monday: C'est aujourd'hui ______.
Try this: Mon anniversaire est le __________________________. My birthday is _________________.
Mon jour favori est_______.
C'est aujourd'hui ___________.
January =_______
March =____
December=________
Un, deux, ____quatre, cinq, ___, sept, huit, ____, dix.
