French/Vocabulary/Dates, time, and numbers

Days of the week French Pronunciation English Origin lundi /lœ̃di/ luh(n)-dee Monday (Moon) mardi /maʁdi/ mahr-dee Tuesday (Mars) mercredi /mɛʁkʁədi/ mehr-kruh-dee Wednesday (Mercury) jeudi /ʒødi/ zhew-dee Thursday (Jupiter) vendredi /vɑ̃dʁədi/ vah(n)-druh-dee Friday (Venus) samedi /samdi/ sahm-dee Saturday (Saturn) dimanche /dimɑ̃ʃ/ dee-mah(n)sh Sunday (Dies Solis, Sun's day) The days of the week are not capitalized in French. The calendar starts on Monday For phrases relating to the day of the week, see the phrasebook. The Months of the Year French Pron. English janvier /ʒɑ̃vje/ zhah(n)-vyay January février /fevʁije/ fay-vree-yay February mars /maʁs/ mahrs March avril /avʁil/ ahv-reel April mai /mɛ/ meh May juin /ʒɥɛ̃/ zhoo-a(n) June juillet /ʒɥijɛ/ zhwee-yeh July août /ut/ /u/ oot/oo August septembre /sɛptɑ̃bʁ/ sehp-tah(n)-br September octobre /ɔktɔbʁ/ ohk-toh-br October novembre /nɔvɑ̃bʁ/ noh-vah(n)-br November décembre /desɑ̃bʁ/ day-sah(n)-br December The months of the year are not capitalized in French. For phrases relating to the months of the year, see the phrasebook The Seasons la saison /la sɛ.zɔ̃/ lah seh-zoh(n) season le printemps /lə pʁɛ̃.tɑ̃/ luh pra(n)-tah(n) Fr-printemps.ogg Spring l'été (m) /le.te/ lay-tay Fr-été-fr CA.ogg Summer l'automne (m) /lo.tɔn/ loh-tohn Fr-automne.ogg Autumn l'hiver (m) /li.vɛʁ/ lee-vehr Fr-hiver-fr FR-Paris.ogg Winter Les nombres (adjectifs numéraux cardinaux et ordinaux) Cardinal Numbers 001-019Ordinal Numbers 001-010Cardinal Numbers 020 - 069#FrenchPron.English#FrenchPronunciationAbbr.English#FrenchPronunciationEnglish000zérozairozero 020vingtvahntwenty001unuhnone1stpremier(ère)prem me ay (air)1erfirst021vingt et unvahntay uhntwenty-one002deuxdeuhtwo2nddeuxièmedeuhzee ehm2ièmesecondNumbers twenty-two to twenty-nine areconfigured in the form of vingt-[02-09].For example twenty-two is vingt-deux.003troistrwahthree3rdtroisièmetrawhzee ehm3ièmethird004quatrecatrfour4thquatrièmecatree ehm4ièmefourth030trentetrahntthirty005cinqsankfive5thcinquièmesankee ehm5ièmefifth031trente et untrahntay uhnthirty-one006sixseesesix6thsixièmeseesee ehm6ièmesixthNumbers thirty-two to thirty-nine areconfigured in the form of trente-[02-09].For example thirty-three is trente-trois.007septsetseven7thseptièmesetee ehm7ièmeseventh008huitweeteight8thhuitièmeweetee ehm8ièmeeighth040quarantecahrahntforty009neufneuhfnine9thneuvièmeneuhvee ehm9ièmeninth041quarante et uncahrahntay uhnforty-one010dixdeeseten10thdixièmedeezee ehm10ièmetenthNumbers forty-two to forty-nine areconfigured in the form of quarante-[02-09].For example forty-four is quarante-quatre.011onzeohneleven 012douzedooztweleve 050cinquantesankauntefifty013treizetrehzthirteen 051cinquante et unsankauntay uhnfifty-one014quatorzecatorzfourteen Numbers fifty-two to fifty-nine areconfigured in the form of cinquante-[02-09].For example fifty-five is cinquante-cinq.015quinzecanzfifteen 016seizesehzsixteen 060soixanteswahsahntsixty017dix-septdeesetseventeen 061soixante et unswahsahntay uhnsixty-one018dix-huitdeezweeteighteen Numbers sixty-two to sixty-nine areconfigured in the form of soixante-[02-09].For example sixty-six is soixante-six.019dix-neufdeeznufnineteen This pattern changes slightly after the sixties: Numbers seventy to seventy-nine are configured in the form of soixante-[10-19]. For example seventy is soixante-dix (60-10), seventy-three is soixante-treize (60-13), and seventy-seven is soixante-dix-sept (60-10-7). Number eighty is configured in the form of quatre-vingts (4 - 20's) || catr vahn || eighty Numbers eighty-one to ninety-nine are configured in the form of quatre-vingt-[01-19]. For example eighty-one is quatre-vingt-un (4*20-one), ninety is quatre-vingt-dix (4*20-10), and ninety-four is quatre-vingt-quatorze(4*20-14). une dizaine (one ten) une douzaine (one dozen) cent 100 une centaine (one hundred) [deux - neuf] cents 200-900 mille 1.000 un millier (one thousand) (un) million 1.000.000 (un) milliard 1.000.000.000 The French commonly use '.' instead of ',' to separate thousands. For 70-79, it builds upon "soixante" but past that it builds upon a combination of terms for 80-99. Only the first (21,31,41,51,etc.) have "et un"; but past this it is simply both words consecutively (vingt-six, trente-trois, etc). For 100-199, it looks much like this list already save that "cent" is added before the rest of the number; this continues up to 1000 and onward. The Time French Pron. Englishl'heure (f)?time, (one) hour, o'clockune demi-heure?half-hour (half an hour)le matin?morningle midi?noonl'après-midi (m)?afternoonle soir?nightle minuit?midnightla journée?daytime Use heure in between the hour and the minutes when telling the time, e.g., Il est cinq heures dix Note that there is no "a.m." or "p.m." in French. Use du matin, de l'après midi, and du soir to disambiguate a given time. "Il est sept heures du soir" makes it clear that it is 7 o'clock at night, and not in the morning. Alternatively, you could use the 24-hour system: "Il est dix-neuf heures" has no ambiguity; time is often expressed in this fashion, particularly in professional/commercial settings. Midi and minuit can be used without an article when telling the time: "Il est midi." (It is noon.)