Louisiana French/Time

Telling time is important in any language. This chapter will focus on the days of the week, the months in a year, and expressions involving time.

Basic Vocabulary

Vocabulary
French	English
Aujourd'hui	today
Hier	Yesterday
Demain	Tomorrow
Le matin	Morning
Le midi	Noon
La nuit	Night
Le soir	Evening
L'après-midi	Afternoon
La semaine	Week
Le mois	Month
L'année (feminine)	Year
Asteur	Now (right now)
Un élan	A while
T'à l'heure	A while ago

Days in the Week

Les Jours de la Semaine
French	English
dimanche	Sunday
lundi	Monday
mardi	Tuesday
mercredi	Wednesday
jeudi	Thursday
vendredi	Friday
samedi	Saturday

Note that the days of the week are not capitalized in French. Also, all days are masculine (le, un). Sometimes expressions involving the days are translated similarly as in English.

Expressions Involving the Days of the Week (Like English)
French	English
tout la journée mardi	all day Tuesday
tous les dimanche	all Sunday / every Sunday

However, some are not as easily translated.

Expressions Involving the Days of the Week (Unlike English)
French	English
lundi passé	last Monday
mardi en huit	next Tuesday
vendredi en quinze	two weeks from Friday
De bonne heure samedi matin	early Saturday morning

When saying an event occurs or has occurred on a certain, be sure to put le in front of it.

Event Occurring on a Day
French	English
Le lundi, j'aime aller à la pêche.	On Mondays, I like to go fishing.
Le dimanche, on va à l'église.	On Sundays, we go to church.
Le mardi, j'ai vendu mon char.	On Tuesday, I sold my car.

Months in a year

Les mois de l'année
French	English
janvier	January
février	February
mars	March
avril	April
mai	May
juin	June
juillet	July
août	August
septembre	September
octobre	October
novembre	November
décembre	December

Also, note that the months of the year are masculine.

Seasons

Les saisons de l'année
French	English
Le printemps	Spring
L'été	Summer
L'automne	Autumn/Fall
L'hiver	Winter

Again, note that the seasons are masculine. When we talk about events occurring during a month, it is a little different than days of the week.

Event Occurring on a Day
French	English
En été, l'équipe pratique beaucoup.	During Summer, the team practices a lot.
Au printemps, ma mère passe du temps dans le jardin.	In the spring, my mother spends her time in the garden.
En hiver, on aime voyager.	In winter, we like to travel.
En automne, les enfants commence l'école.	In Fall, the children start school.

See that spring (printemps) is different from the rest of the seasons. It will use au instead of en.

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