French School Supplies Vocabulary

• The English translation of "un crayon" is "a pencil".
• The English translation of "une règle" is "a ruler".
• The English translation of "un stylo" is "a pen".
• The English translation of "un cahier" is "a notebook".
• The English translation of "une gomme" is "an eraser".
• The English translation of "un carnet" is "a note book".
• The English translation of "des ciseaux" is "scissors".
• The English translation of "un manuel scolaire" is "a text book".
• The English translation of "une trousse" is "a pencil case".
• The English translation of "un sac d'école" is "a school bag".
• The English translation of "un dossier" is "a folder".
• The English translation of "un dictionnaire" is "a dictionary".
• The English translation of "un taille-crayon" is "a sharpener".
• The English translation of "une calculatrice" is "a calculator".
• The English translation of "des feutres" is "felt tip pens".
• The English translation of "des crayons de couleur" is "color pencils".
• The English translation of "un bâton de colle" is "glue stick".

Subjects at School

• "Mathematics" translates to "Mathématiques".
• "English Language" translates to "Anglais".
• "Science" translates to "Sciences".
• "History" translates to "Histoire".
• "Geography" translates to "Géographie".
• "Art" translates to "Arts plastiques".
• "Music" translates to "Musique".
• "Physical Education (PE)" translates to "Éducation physique et sportive (EPS)".
• "Biology" translates to "Biologie".
• "Chemistry" translates to "Chimie".
• "Physics" translates to "Physique".
• "Computer Science" translates to "Informatique".
• "Economics" translates to "Économie".
• "Literature" translates to "Littérature".
• "Religious Studies" translates to "Études religieuses".
• "Social Studies" translates to "Sciences sociales".

Numbers 1 to 60 in French

• 1: un
• 2: deux
• 3: trois
• 4: quatre
• 5: cinq
• 6: six
• 7: sept
• 8: huit
• 9: neuf
• 10: dix
• 11: onze
• 12: douze
• 13: treize
• 14: quatorze
• 15: quinze
• 16: seize
• 17: dix-sept
• 18: dix-huit
• 19: dix-neuf
• 20: vingt
• 21: vingt et un
• 22: vingt-deux
• 23: vingt-trois
• 24: vingt-quatre
• 25: vingt-cinq
• 26: vingt-six
• 27: vingt-sept
• 28: vingt-huit
• 29: vingt-neuf
• 30: trente
• 31: trente et un
• 32: trente-deux
• 33: trente-trois
• 34: trente-quatre
• 35: trente-cinq
• 36: trente-six
• 37: trente-sept
• 38: trente-huit
• 39: trente-neuf
• 40: quarante
• 41: quarante et un
• 42: quarante-deux
• 43: quarante-trois
• 44: quarante-quatre
• 45: quarante-cinq
• 46: quarante-six
• 47: quarante-sept
• 48: quarante-huit
• 49: quarante-neuf
• 50: cinquante
• 51: cinquante et un
• 52: cinquante-deux
• 53: cinquante-trois
• 54: cinquante-quatre
• 55: cinquante-cinq
• 56: cinquante-six
• 57: cinquante-sept
• 58: cinquante-huit
• 59: cinquante-neuf
• 60: soixante

Telling the Time in French

12-hour format

• To tell time, use "heures" (hours) and simply add the minutes after the hour.
• 3:15 translates to "Trois heures quinze".
• 7:30 translates to "Sept heures trente".
• 11:45 translates to "Onze heures quarante-cinq".
• For morning (AM), add "du matin". As an example, 8:00 AM translates to "Huit heures du matin".
• For afternoon/evening (PM), add "de l'après-midi" (afternoon) or "du soir" (evening). As an example, 8:00 PM translates to "Huit heures du soir".

24-hour format

• The 24-hour system uses only the numbers.
• 13:00 (1:00 PM) translates to "Treize heures".
• 18:45 (6:45 PM) translates to "Dix-huit heures quarante-cinq".
• 00:30 (12:30 AM) translates to "Zéro heure trente".