Time expressions:
Seasons, year, days of the week, time of day, narrative time
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au printemps, en été, en automne, en hiver |
in spring, in summer, in automn, in winter |
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en novembre, en juillet |
in November, in July |
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l'été dernier, le printemps prochain |
last summer, next spring |
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à l'hiver 2000 |
in the winter of 2000 |
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à l'an 2001 |
in the year 2001; countable year |
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l'année prochaine, l'année dernière |
next year, last year; the year long |
2. Days of the week are not capitalized; use 'le' to indicate 'on'
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lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche |
Monday, Tuesday, etc. |
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le lundi, le mardi, etc. |
on Mondays, on Tuesdays, etc. every Monday, every Tuesday, etc. |
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mercredi prochain |
next Wednesday |
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mercredi dernier |
last Wednesday |
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dans une semaine, en huit jours |
in a week |
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d'ici en quinze |
2 weeks from now |
3. Day, time of day; 'le' means 'in'
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le jour, il y a 7 jours dans la semaine |
countable day; there are 7 days in a week |
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la journée, j'ai passé la journée à la plage |
the day long, I spend my day at the beach |
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le matin, l'après-midi, le soir, la nuit |
every morning, every afternoon, every evening, every night, at night |
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Je me brosse les dents le matin et le soir. |
I brush my teeth every morning and evening. |
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du matin, de l'après-midi, du soir |
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening |
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Tu te lèves à 7h du matin. |
You get up at 7 in the morning. |
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samedi matin |
Saturday morning |
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Elle a dormi tard samedi matin. |
She slept late Saturday morning (last Saturday). |
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Nous dormons la nuit. |
We sleep at night |
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Je suis rentrée à 1h du matin. |
I came in at 1 in the morning |
4. Narrative time
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demain, hier, aujourd'hui (adverb, no article) |
tomorrow, yesterday, today |
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hier soir |
last night |
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la veille |
the night before |
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le lendemain |
the next day |
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il y a 2 semaines |
two weeks ago |
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au prochain moment |
in the next moment |