Notes
Numbers
- 0 to 20: zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt.
- Tens: trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante. Use et un for 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 (vingt et un, soixante et onze).
- 70 = soixante-dix, 80 = quatre-vingts, 90 = quatre-vingt-dix, 100 = cent. 81 = quatre-vingt-un (no et).
Days, months and dates
- Days (not capitalized): lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche. le samedi = on Saturdays.
- Months: janvier ... décembre. Dates: le + day + month: le 14 juillet; le premier mai for the 1st.
Time and weather
- Quelle heure est-il ? Il est trois heures et quart / et demie / moins le quart. Midi and minuit. Il est une heure.
- Quel temps fait-il ? Il fait beau / chaud / froid. Il pleut. Il neige.
- Seasons: le printemps, l'été, l'automne, l'hiver: au printemps, en été / automne / hiver.
Topics in this unit
Each topic has its own short notes and practice.
Practice
95 = 80 + 15, so quatre-vingt-quinze.
Et demie means half past, so 9:30.
Tomorrow is mercredi, so the day after is jeudi.
French dates follow le + day + month.
The text says it is hot and sunny in July and rainy (il pleut) in January.
Use il est and the singular une heure.
Free response
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Free-response question
Lucas is planning a week in Québec in winter. He writes notes in French about the dates, the weather and his flight.
(a) Write the date December 1 in French, and the date December 24.
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le premier décembre ; le vingt-quatre décembre
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(b) His flight leaves at 8:45 and lands at 12:30. Write both times in French using Il est.
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Il est neuf heures moins le quart. Il est midi et demi.
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(c) Describe the weather in winter in Québec with two sentences, and say "in winter".
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En hiver, il fait froid. Il neige.
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