{"id":117,"date":"2024-02-21T18:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=117"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:59:39","slug":"2-5-le-calendrier","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/chapter\/2-5-le-calendrier\/","title":{"raw":"2.5: Le calendrier","rendered":"2.5: Le calendrier"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"lt-human-104290\">In this section, you will learn how to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talk about the days of the week<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talk about calendar dates<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<section class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\r\nListen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table mt-table-big\"><caption>Calendrier du mois d'octobre<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">lundi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">mardi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">mercredi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">jeudi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">vendredi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">samedi<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">dimanche<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">1<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">2<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">3<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">4<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">5<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">6<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">7<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">8<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">9<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">10<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">11<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">12<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">13<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">14<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">15<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">16<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">17<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">18<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">19<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">20<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">21<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">22<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">23<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">24<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">25<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">26<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">27<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">28<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">29<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">30<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">31<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div id=\"section_2\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Les jours et les mois<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Les jours (the days)<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">lundi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Monday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mardi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Tuesday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mercredi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Wednesday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">jeudi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Thursday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">vendredi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Friday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">samedi<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Saturday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">dimanche<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Sunday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Watch this video to practice pronouncing\u00a0the days of the week: <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y96iyB-RoCk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y96iyB-RoCk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">les jours de la semaine<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Explore <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/expressions\/jour-journee-expressions\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/expressions\/jour-journee-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">jour expressions<\/a> too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Les mois (the months)<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">janvier<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">January<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">f\u00e9vrier<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">February<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mars<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">March<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">avril<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">April<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mai<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">May<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">juin<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">June<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">juillet<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">July<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ao\u00fbt<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">August<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">septembre<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">September<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">octobre<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">October<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">novembre<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">November<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">d\u00e9cembre<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">December<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\r\nWatch this video to\u00a0practice pronouncing and spelling\u00a0the months of the year:\u00a0<a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CrX86g3IooQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CrX86g3IooQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">les mois de l'ann\u00e9e<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talking about the days of the week:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Vocabulaire<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quel jour sommes-nous ?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it? What day are we?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">On est quel jour aujourd'hui ?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it? What day are we?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C'est quel jour...?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it (on) [not today] ?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C'est un lundi, mardi, etc.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">It's on a Monday, Tuesday,...<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Aujourd'hui c'est lundi.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Today is Monday.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Demain c'est mardi.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Tomorrow is Tuesday.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Vocabulaire<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">semaine (f.)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">week<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ce week-end<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this weekend<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">cette semaine<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this week<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">le week-end<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">on the weekend, on week-ends<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">la semaine prochaine<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">next week<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">le week-end dernier<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">last weekend<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">la semaine derni\u00e8re<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">last week<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">aujourd'hui<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">today<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ann\u00e9e (f.)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">year<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">hier<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">yesterday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">cette ann\u00e9e<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this year<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">avant-hier<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">the day before yesterday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">an (m.)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">year<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">demain<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">tomorrow<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">par semaine<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">per week<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">lendemain<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">the next day, day after<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">week-end (m.)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">weekend<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_3\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Lundi ou le lundi ?<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">In most situations,you will use the definite article <strong>le<\/strong> before the day (<strong>le<\/strong> mercredi, <strong>le<\/strong> jeudi, etc.), but there are exceptions. Read <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-le-with-days-of-the-week-weekend\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-le-with-days-of-the-week-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Using le with the days of the week + weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Comment dit-on les phrases suivantes en fran\u00e7ais ?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">On Fridays, we eat at a restaurant. <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">I am studying with Anne on Friday. <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">When talking about something\u00a0that happens\u00a0on a certain day \u2013 a one-time event \u2013 you do not need the definite article <strong>le<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Nous sommes <strong>samedi<\/strong>. It\u2019s Saturday.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">On peut aller au cin\u00e9 <strong>vendredi<\/strong>. We could go to the movies on Friday.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je ne travaille pas <strong>lundi<\/strong>. I\u2019m not working (this) Monday.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">However, when referring to something that regularly happens on the same day of the week, you do need the article:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">On va au cin\u00e9 <strong>le vendredi<\/strong>. We go to the movies on Fridays.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je ne travaille pas <strong>le lundi<\/strong>. I don\u2019t work on Mondays.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_4\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Ann\u00e9e ou an ?<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">A common source of confusion for French learners is understanding the following distinctions:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">year: <strong>un an une ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">day: <strong>un jour une journ\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">morning: <strong>un matin une matin\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">evening: <strong>un soir une soir\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Sometimes these quasi-synonyms are more or less interchangeable: for example <strong>l'an dernier<\/strong> (last year) and <strong>l'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re<\/strong> (last year). In most cases, however, these words are used in specific contexts, for example:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">En quelle <strong>ann\u00e9e<\/strong> es-tu n\u00e9(e) ? In what year were you born?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">J'ai quatre <strong>ans<\/strong>. I am four years old.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><strong>Bonjour\u00a0<\/strong>! Hello or Good day<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Bonne <strong>journ\u00e9e\u00a0<\/strong>! Have a nice day!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">This is why you must learn how to use words in context, i.e., in fixed expressions, certain types of situations, etc. Read more about <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/vocabulary\/an-jour-matin-soir-vs-annee-journee-matinee-soiree\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/vocabulary\/an-jour-matin-soir-vs-annee-journee-matinee-soiree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">how to distinguish these words<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_5\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"lt-human-107965 editable\">Quelle est la date ?<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(a) To ask what the date is, you say, <strong>Quelle est la date ?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(b) To answer, you begin with <strong>C'est<\/strong> followed by the date, which is usually presented as follows:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><strong>le [num\u00e9ro] [mois] <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 10 octobre<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 5 mars<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 30 juin<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u2014 Quelle est la date ? \u2014 What is the date ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u2014 C'est le quatorze septembre. \u2014 It's September 14th.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">For the first day of every month, we use the ordinal number <strong>premier<\/strong> (first) instead of <strong>un<\/strong> (one):<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">C'est le premier novembre.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">It's the first of November. It's November first.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">For every other day after the first, you simply use the number: <strong>le deux novembre, le trois novembre, etc<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">If you want to include the year in the date, simply add the year afterward:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">C'est le 26 mars 2022<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(b) When the date is written out in numbers it follows the same order as the formula above: <strong>day, month, year<\/strong> (or DD\/MM\/Year), not month\/day\/year (MM\/DD\/Year) as we do in English. Thus February 17, 2020 in French would be: 17\/02\/2020<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-107965 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Note<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">In French, birthday is <strong>anniversaire<\/strong>, while the more official sounding date of birth would be <strong>date de naissance<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(d) To say in which year something occurs, we use the preposition <strong>en<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je suis n\u00e9 <strong>en<\/strong> 2002 I was born <strong>in<\/strong> 2002<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je vais acheter une maison <strong>en<\/strong> 2028 I am going to buy a house in 2028<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Parler des dates<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est la date ?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is the date?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est la date de... ?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is the date of....<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C'est le...<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">It's...<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C'est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Anglais\">When is your birthday?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est ta date de naissance ?<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is your date of birth?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l'anniversaire de... ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C'est quand l'anniversaire de... ?<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Anglais\">When is .....'s birthday?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Mon anniversaire c'est le...<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">My birthday is....<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-107965 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Flashcards<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Study the <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/585828811\/flashcards\" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/605657804\/flashcards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Quizlet vocabulary flashcards<\/a>. Listen and repeat the French pronunciation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG0dWF42rv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG0dWF42rv0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Apprendre les mois de l\u2019ann\u00e9e avec cette vid\u00e9o<\/a>.\r\n\r\nPractice <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.didierlatitudes.com\/exercices\/latitudes1\/unite-5-latitudes1\/inviter-et-repondre-a-une-invitation-3\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.didierlatitudes.com\/exercices\/latitudes1\/unite-5-latitudes1\/inviter-et-repondre-a-une-invitation-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">listening and writing dates<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_6\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On pratique !<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"section_7\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><span class=\"mt-color-2980b9\">Activit\u00e9 A<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Il y en a combien ? Ask each other the following questions and respond with a complete sentence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Mod\u00e8le :<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">\u2014 Il y a combien de secondes dans une minute ?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">\u2014 Il y a soixante secondes dans une minute. Il y en a soixante.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Il y a...<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de minutes dans une heure ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours dans une ann\u00e9e ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de lettres dans l'alphabet fran\u00e7ais ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours dans une semaine ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de semaines dans une ann\u00e9e ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours en octobre ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours en f\u00e9vrier ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien d'heures dans un jour ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de mois dans une saison ?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_8\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 B<\/h3>\r\nQuelle est la date ? Write out the dates of the following French holidays:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Saint-Sylvestre (December 31)\u00a0: <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Saint-Valentin (February 14) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">l\u2019Assomption (August 15) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Toussaint (November 1) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_9\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 C<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">R\u00e9pondez.\u00a0Answer the following questions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">On est quel jour aujourd\u2019hui ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l\u2019examen ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_10\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0D<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect26\/pdfs\/print3.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect26\/pdfs\/print3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Quel jour sommes-nous ?<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_11\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0E<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Les anniversaires<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_12\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0F<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print6.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Les f\u00eates en France <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_13\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0G<\/h3>\r\nC'est quand ton anniversaire ?\u00a0The three students in the video ask and answer about their birthday, their friend Alain's birthday (the one talking on the phone), and about their age.\r\n\r\nTo practice, you can listen and repeat all three dialogues.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bfc2txhD6RI[\/embed]\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : C'est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C'est le 11 octobre. Et toi ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi<span style=\"color: #c0392b\">,<\/span> c'est le 25 juin.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\">Pratiquez \u2014&gt;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : C'est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C'est le _____________ . Et toi ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, c'est le _____________ .<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_14\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 H<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : J'ai vingt ans. Et toi ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, j'ai trente et un ans.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\">Pratiquez \u2794<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : J'ai <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> ans. Et toi ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, j'ai __________ans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_15\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 I<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l'anniversaire d'Alain ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Look at the <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">people in the pictures and their birth dates<\/a>. Take turns asking when each person's birthday is and which day of the week it falls on this year:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Mod\u00e8le\u00a0:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quelle est la date de l'anniversaire d'Alain ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C'est le 21 novembre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_16\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0J<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C\u2019est quand ton anniversaire ? Find the students in your class who have birthdays in the same month as you. Ask your classmates their birthdays and group yourselves according to the month of your birth. How many students have birthdays in the same month? Does anyone have the same birthday? Report the results to your teacher.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_17\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources\u00a0to\u00a0type accents and\/or\u00a0search for words:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"Accents website\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Accents<\/a>:\u00a0\u00e7,\u00a0\u00e0,\u00a0\u00e9,\u00a0\u00e8,\u00a0\u00e2,\u00a0\u00ea,\u00a0\u00ee,\u00a0\u00f4,\u00a0\u00fb,\u00a0\u00f9,\u00a0\u00eb,\u00a0\u00ef,\u00a0\u00fc<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"French dictionary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Dictionnaire<\/a>\u00a0fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_18\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice 1\u00a0: les dates<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2322\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_19\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice\u00a02\u00a0: les anniversaires<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2320\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_20\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice\u00a03\u00a0:\u00a0les anniversaires<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2319\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"internal mt-self-link\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/02%3A_Unite_2_-_A_l'universite\/2.05%3A_Le_calendrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">2.5: Le calendrier<\/a> is shared under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by LibreTexts.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/footer>","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-human-104290\">In this section, you will learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talk about the days of the week<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talk about calendar dates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table mt-table-big\">\n<caption>Calendrier du mois d&#8217;octobre<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">lundi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">mardi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">mercredi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">jeudi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">vendredi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">samedi<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">dimanche<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">13<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">15<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">18<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"lundi\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mardi\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"mercredi\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"jeudi\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"vendredi\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"samedi\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"dimanche\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"section_2\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Les jours et les mois<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Les jours (the days)<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">lundi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Monday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mardi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mercredi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">jeudi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Thursday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">vendredi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Friday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">samedi<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">dimanche<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Watch this video to practice pronouncing\u00a0the days of the week: <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y96iyB-RoCk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y96iyB-RoCk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">les jours de la semaine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Explore <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/expressions\/jour-journee-expressions\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/expressions\/jour-journee-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">jour expressions<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Les mois (the months)<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">janvier<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">January<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">f\u00e9vrier<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">February<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mars<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">avril<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">mai<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">juin<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">juillet<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">July<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ao\u00fbt<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">August<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">septembre<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">September<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">octobre<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">October<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">novembre<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">November<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">d\u00e9cembre<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">December<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Watch this video to\u00a0practice pronouncing and spelling\u00a0the months of the year:\u00a0<a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CrX86g3IooQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CrX86g3IooQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">les mois de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Talking about the days of the week:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Vocabulaire<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quel jour sommes-nous ?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it? What day are we?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">On est quel jour aujourd&#8217;hui ?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it? What day are we?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C&#8217;est quel jour&#8230;?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What day is it (on) [not today] ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C&#8217;est un lundi, mardi, etc.<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">It&#8217;s on a Monday, Tuesday,&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Aujourd&#8217;hui c&#8217;est lundi.<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Today is Monday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Demain c&#8217;est mardi.<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">Tomorrow is Tuesday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Vocabulaire<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">semaine (f.)<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">week<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ce week-end<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">cette semaine<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this week<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">le week-end<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">on the weekend, on week-ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">la semaine prochaine<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">next week<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">le week-end dernier<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">last weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">la semaine derni\u00e8re<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">last week<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">aujourd&#8217;hui<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">today<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">ann\u00e9e (f.)<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">year<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">hier<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">yesterday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">cette ann\u00e9e<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">this year<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">avant-hier<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">the day before yesterday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">an (m.)<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">year<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">demain<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">tomorrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">par semaine<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">per week<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">lendemain<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">the next day, day after<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">week-end (m.)<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">weekend<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_3\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Lundi ou le lundi ?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">In most situations,you will use the definite article <strong>le<\/strong> before the day (<strong>le<\/strong> mercredi, <strong>le<\/strong> jeudi, etc.), but there are exceptions. Read <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-le-with-days-of-the-week-weekend\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-le-with-days-of-the-week-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Using le with the days of the week + weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Comment dit-on les phrases suivantes en fran\u00e7ais ?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">On Fridays, we eat at a restaurant. <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">I am studying with Anne on Friday. <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">When talking about something\u00a0that happens\u00a0on a certain day \u2013 a one-time event \u2013 you do not need the definite article <strong>le<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Nous sommes <strong>samedi<\/strong>. It\u2019s Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">On peut aller au cin\u00e9 <strong>vendredi<\/strong>. We could go to the movies on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je ne travaille pas <strong>lundi<\/strong>. I\u2019m not working (this) Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">However, when referring to something that regularly happens on the same day of the week, you do need the article:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">On va au cin\u00e9 <strong>le vendredi<\/strong>. We go to the movies on Fridays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je ne travaille pas <strong>le lundi<\/strong>. I don\u2019t work on Mondays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_4\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Ann\u00e9e ou an ?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">A common source of confusion for French learners is understanding the following distinctions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">year: <strong>un an une ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">day: <strong>un jour une journ\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">morning: <strong>un matin une matin\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">evening: <strong>un soir une soir\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Sometimes these quasi-synonyms are more or less interchangeable: for example <strong>l&#8217;an dernier<\/strong> (last year) and <strong>l&#8217;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re<\/strong> (last year). In most cases, however, these words are used in specific contexts, for example:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">En quelle <strong>ann\u00e9e<\/strong> es-tu n\u00e9(e) ? In what year were you born?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">J&#8217;ai quatre <strong>ans<\/strong>. I am four years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><strong>Bonjour\u00a0<\/strong>! Hello or Good day<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Bonne <strong>journ\u00e9e\u00a0<\/strong>! Have a nice day!<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">This is why you must learn how to use words in context, i.e., in fixed expressions, certain types of situations, etc. Read more about <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/vocabulary\/an-jour-matin-soir-vs-annee-journee-matinee-soiree\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/vocabulary\/an-jour-matin-soir-vs-annee-journee-matinee-soiree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">how to distinguish these words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_5\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lt-human-107965 editable\">Quelle est la date ?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(a) To ask what the date is, you say, <strong>Quelle est la date ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(b) To answer, you begin with <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> followed by the date, which is usually presented as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><strong>le [num\u00e9ro] [mois] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 10 octobre<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 5 mars<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">le 30 juin<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u2014 Quelle est la date ? \u2014 What is the date ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u2014 C&#8217;est le quatorze septembre. \u2014 It&#8217;s September 14th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">For the first day of every month, we use the ordinal number <strong>premier<\/strong> (first) instead of <strong>un<\/strong> (one):<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">C&#8217;est le premier novembre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">It&#8217;s the first of November. It&#8217;s November first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">For every other day after the first, you simply use the number: <strong>le deux novembre, le trois novembre, etc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">If you want to include the year in the date, simply add the year afterward:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">C&#8217;est le 26 mars 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(b) When the date is written out in numbers it follows the same order as the formula above: <strong>day, month, year<\/strong> (or DD\/MM\/Year), not month\/day\/year (MM\/DD\/Year) as we do in English. Thus February 17, 2020 in French would be: 17\/02\/2020<\/p>\n<div class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-107965 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Note<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">In French, birthday is <strong>anniversaire<\/strong>, while the more official sounding date of birth would be <strong>date de naissance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">(d) To say in which year something occurs, we use the preposition <strong>en<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je suis n\u00e9 <strong>en<\/strong> 2002 I was born <strong>in<\/strong> 2002<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">Je vais acheter une maison <strong>en<\/strong> 2028 I am going to buy a house in 2028<\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Parler des dates<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est la date ?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is the date?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est la date de&#8230; ?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is the date of&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">C&#8217;est le&#8230;<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">It&#8217;s&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C&#8217;est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Anglais\">When is your birthday?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Quelle est ta date de naissance ?<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">What is your date of birth?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l&#8217;anniversaire de&#8230; ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C&#8217;est quand l&#8217;anniversaire de&#8230; ?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Anglais\">When is &#8230;..&#8217;s birthday?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">Mon anniversaire c&#8217;est le&#8230;<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-107965\" data-th=\"Anglais\">My birthday is&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-107965 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Flashcards<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Study the <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/585828811\/flashcards\" href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/605657804\/flashcards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Quizlet vocabulary flashcards<\/a>. Listen and repeat the French pronunciation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG0dWF42rv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG0dWF42rv0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Apprendre les mois de l\u2019ann\u00e9e avec cette vid\u00e9o<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Practice <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.didierlatitudes.com\/exercices\/latitudes1\/unite-5-latitudes1\/inviter-et-repondre-a-une-invitation-3\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.didierlatitudes.com\/exercices\/latitudes1\/unite-5-latitudes1\/inviter-et-repondre-a-une-invitation-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">listening and writing dates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_6\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On pratique !<\/h2>\n<div id=\"section_7\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><span class=\"mt-color-2980b9\">Activit\u00e9 A<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Il y en a combien ? Ask each other the following questions and respond with a complete sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Mod\u00e8le :<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">\u2014 Il y a combien de secondes dans une minute ?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">\u2014 Il y a soixante secondes dans une minute. Il y en a soixante.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">Il y a&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de minutes dans une heure ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours dans une ann\u00e9e ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de lettres dans l&#8217;alphabet fran\u00e7ais ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours dans une semaine ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de semaines dans une ann\u00e9e ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours en octobre ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de jours en f\u00e9vrier ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien d&#8217;heures dans un jour ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\"><span class=\"mt-color-000000\">combien de mois dans une saison ?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_8\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 B<\/h3>\n<p>Quelle est la date ? Write out the dates of the following French holidays:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Saint-Sylvestre (December 31)\u00a0: <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Saint-Valentin (February 14) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">l\u2019Assomption (August 15) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">la Toussaint (November 1) : <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_9\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 C<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">R\u00e9pondez.\u00a0Answer the following questions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">On est quel jour aujourd\u2019hui ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l\u2019examen ?<span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_10\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0D<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect26\/pdfs\/print3.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect26\/pdfs\/print3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Quel jour sommes-nous ?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_11\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0E<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Les anniversaires<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_12\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0F<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\"><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print6.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Les f\u00eates en France <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_13\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0G<\/h3>\n<p>C&#8217;est quand ton anniversaire ?\u00a0The three students in the video ask and answer about their birthday, their friend Alain&#8217;s birthday (the one talking on the phone), and about their age.<\/p>\n<p>To practice, you can listen and repeat all three dialogues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"2.4 C&#39;est quand ton anniversaire ?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bfc2txhD6RI?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : C&#8217;est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C&#8217;est le 11 octobre. Et toi ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi<span style=\"color: #c0392b\">,<\/span> c&#8217;est le 25 juin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\">Pratiquez \u2014&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : C&#8217;est quand ton anniversaire ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C&#8217;est le _____________ . Et toi ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, c&#8217;est le _____________ .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_14\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 H<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : J&#8217;ai vingt ans. Et toi ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, j&#8217;ai trente et un ans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-2 lt-human-107965\">Pratiquez \u2794<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : J&#8217;ai <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> ans. Et toi ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Moi, j&#8217;ai __________ans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_15\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9 I<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Quelle est la date de l&#8217;anniversaire d&#8217;Alain ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Look at the <a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/languagesonline\/french\/sect27\/pdfs\/print2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">people in the pictures and their birth dates<\/a>. Take turns asking when each person&#8217;s birthday is and which day of the week it falls on this year:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">Mod\u00e8le\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 1 : Quelle est la date de l&#8217;anniversaire d&#8217;Alain ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-107965\">\u00c9tudiant(e) 2 : C&#8217;est le 21 novembre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_16\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0J<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-107965\">C\u2019est quand ton anniversaire ? Find the students in your class who have birthdays in the same month as you. Ask your classmates their birthdays and group yourselves according to the month of your birth. How many students have birthdays in the same month? Does anyone have the same birthday? Report the results to your teacher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_17\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources\u00a0to\u00a0type accents and\/or\u00a0search for words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"Accents website\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Accents<\/a>:\u00a0\u00e7,\u00a0\u00e0,\u00a0\u00e9,\u00a0\u00e8,\u00a0\u00e2,\u00a0\u00ea,\u00a0\u00ee,\u00a0\u00f4,\u00a0\u00fb,\u00a0\u00f9,\u00a0\u00eb,\u00a0\u00ef,\u00a0\u00fc<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"French dictionary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Dictionnaire<\/a>\u00a0fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_18\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice 1\u00a0: les dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2322\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2322\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_19\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice\u00a02\u00a0: les anniversaires<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2320\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2320\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_20\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice\u00a03\u00a0:\u00a0les anniversaires<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2319\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2319\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\n<p><a class=\"internal mt-self-link\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/02%3A_Unite_2_-_A_l'universite\/2.05%3A_Le_calendrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">2.5: Le calendrier<\/a> is shared under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by LibreTexts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"author":2250,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-117","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":101,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2250"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/117\/revisions\/119"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/101"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/117\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}