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 Module 2 Numbers, Date, Time and Weather  Counting 1-100 A. French Numbers 1-10 Here are French numbers from 1 to 10. Mastering them is a matter of practice and memorization. After you’re done reading through, if you want to hear the audio...

 Module 2 Numbers, Date, Time and Weather  Counting 1-100 A. French Numbers 1-10 Here are French numbers from 1 to 10. Mastering them is a matter of practice and memorization. After you’re done reading through, if you want to hear the audio, press play on the player below the chart. # English French O zero 1 one une 2 two deux 3 three trois 4 four quatre 5 five cinq 6 six six 7 seven sept 8 eight huit 9 nine neuf 10 ten dix B. French numbers 11-19 You’ll need to memorize 11 to 16. But, from 17 to 19, a bit of simple math is used. Seventeen is ten plus seven, or “dix-sept.” Eighteen is ten plus eight or “dix-huit.” Nineteen is ten plus nine or “dix-neuf.” # English French 11 Eleven onze 12 Twelve douze 13 thirteen treize 14 fourteen quatorze 15 Fifteen quinze 16 sixteen seize 17 seventeen dix-sept 18 eighteen dix-huit 19 nineteen dix-neuf  C. Numbers 20-29 First, you need to know “twenty” which is “vingt.” Then, for 21, you add a “et” (meaning “and) and add the “un.” Then, for 22 to 29, you follow the vingt +. # English French 20 twenty vingt 21 twenty-one vingt et un 22 twenty-two vingt-deux 23 twenty-three vingt trois 24 twenty-four vingt quatre 25 twenty-five vingt cinq 26 twenty-six vingt-six 27 twenty-seven vingt sept 28 twenty-eight vingt-huit 29 twenty-nine vingt-neuf D. Numbers 31-39 The French thirties follow the same format as the twenties. Remember the “et un.” # English French 30 thirty trente 31 thirty-one trente et un 32 thirty-two trente deux 33 thirty-three trente-trois 34 thirty-four trente quatre 35 thirty-five trente cinq 36 thirty-six trente-six 37 thirty-seven trente sept 38 thirty-eight trente-huit 39 thirty-nine trente neuf E. Numbers 41-49 The forties follow the same pattern as the twenties and the thirties. Remember the “et un?” Of course you do. # English French 40 forty quarante 41 forty-one quarante-et-un 42 forty-two quarante-deux 43 forty-three quarante trois 44 forty-four quarante-quatre 45 forty-five quarante cinq 46 forty-six quarante-six 47 forty-seven quarante-sept 48 forty-eight quarante huit 49 forty-nine quarante-neuf F. Numbers 51-59 50 is cinquante. At this point, you should be a pro at counting from 20 to 59. Again, same rules. Add “Et” to the 51 and the rest are the same # English French 50 fifty cinquante 51 fifty-one cinquante et un 52 fifty-two cinquante-deux 53 fifty-three cinquante trois 54 fifty-four cinquante quatre 55 fifty-five cinquante cinq 56 fifty-six cinquante six 57 fifty-seven cinquante sept 58 fifty-eight cinquante huit 59 fifty-nine cinquante neuf G. Numbers 61-69 60 is soixante. Again, same rules. Add “Et” to the 61 and the rest are the same. You should be a French numbers pro now. # English French 60 sixty soixante 61 sixty-one soixante-et-un 62 sixty-two soixante-deux 63 sixty-three soixante trois 64 sixty-four soixante-quatre 65 sixty-five soixante-cinq 66 sixty-six soixante six 67 sixty-seven soixante-sept 68 sixty-eight soixante-huit 69 sixty-nine soixante neuf  H. Numbers 71-79 Seventy in French is “sixty + 10” or as you learned “soixante” and dix.” For 71 to 76, you take the sixty (soixante) and use the numbers 11-16 (from part B), as if you’re adding them. For 77 to 79, you’re back to the “sixty” “ten” and you’re adding in the numbers 7-9 (that you learned in part A). # English French 70 seventy soixante-dix 71 seventy-one soixante-et-onze 72 seventy-two soixante-douze 73 seventy-three soixante-treize 74 seventy-four soixante quatorze 75 seventy-five soixante-quinze 76 seventy-six soixante seize 77 seventy-seven soixante-dix sept 78 seventy-eight soixante dix huit 79 seventy-nine soixante-dix-neuf  I. Numbers 81-89 Eighty also doesn’t have a word in French. Instead, they say “quatre” and “vingts.” You already learned these words; they mean “four” and “twenties.” So, in French, 80 is literally said as “four twenties.” Then, to say the number 81 to 89, you just add the numbers 1 to 9 (which you learned at the start) 80 in French is 4 20s (quatre vingts) For 81-89, you take “quatre vingt” and add any number from 1-9 (from “un” to “neuf”). # English French 80 eighty quatre-vingts 81 eighty-one quatre vingt un 82 eighty-two quatre-vingt deux 83 eighty-three quatre vingt trois 84 eighty-four quatre-vingt-quatre 85 eighty-five quatre-vingt-cinq 86 eighty-six quatre-vingt six 87 eighty-seven quatre-vingt sept 88 eighty-eight quatre vingt huit 89 eighty-nine quatre-vingt-neuf  J. French Numbers 99-100 Next are the 90s. Again, we do mathematical gymnastics to say this in French. So, 90 in French is 4, 20, 10 — meaning four twenties (which is 80) plus 10 (which brings you to 90.) 90 in French is 4 20s plus 10 (quatre vingt dix) So, for 90 to 96, you take the “quatre vingt” (80) and use 11 to 16 (that you learned in Part B).From 97 to 99, you’re back to “quatre vingt dix” and add the numbers 7 to 9 ( that you learned in Part A. And 100 is French is easy. Just “cent.” # English French 90 ninety quatre vingt dix 91 ninety-one quatre vingt onze 92 ninety-two quatre-vingt douze 93 ninety-three quatre vingt treize 94 ninety-four quatre-vingt-quatorze 95 ninety-five quatre vingt quinze 96 ninety-six quatre-vingt-seize 97 ninety-seven quatre-vingt-dix-sept 98 ninety-eight quatre-vingt-dix-huit 99 ninety-nine quatre-vingt-dix-neuf 100 one hundred cent 1000 Mille  Ordinal Numbers French English Abbreviation Premier 1er Premiere First 1re Deuxième Second 2e Troisième Third 3e Quatrième Fourth Ë Cinquième Fifth Sixième Sixth Septième Seventh Huitième Eight Neuvième Ninth Dixième Tenth La troisième fois The third time  Days of the Week/Les jour de Semaine English French Pronunciation Monday Lundi - Lunar (Moon) lun-dee Tuesday Mardi -- Mars mar dee Wednesday Mercredi- Mercury mare creu dee Thursday Jeudi - Jupiter zheu dee Friday Vendredi - Venus von-drer- dee Saturday Samedi - Saturn sam-dee Sunday Dimanche – Sun /sunday dee-monsh  Months of the Year/ Les mois de l'année English French January janvier February février March mars English French April avril The month Le mois May mai One month Un mois June juin Two months Deux mois July juillet The year L'année August aout September septembre October octobre November novembre December décembre  SEASON Spring - le printemps (Luh PRañ-Tahñ) Summer - l'été (LA-TA) Autumn - l'automne (LO-Tuhñ) Winter - l'hiver (LEE-VeR) French W’s  Time Introduction This lesson will help students learn how to tell time in French. It will build on the general description of time in the French Time Expressions lesson. This lesson will start with time to the hour, to the half hour, and to the quarter hour, and it will end with time to the minute. Students will have a chance to practice during several interactive activities. Knowing how to tell time in French is essential for traveling, meeting up with friends, making appointments, and getting to work or school on time. The foundation of telling time is knowing the French numbers 1 through 24. Why not just 12? In French, time is usually based on the 24-hour clock, like military time. Instead of 1 to 11 a.m., followed by 12 to 11 p.m., the clock continues counting up from 12, so that 1 p.m. is 13, 2 p.m. is 14, all the way up to 24. Midnight can be stated as minuit, 24h00, or 0h00, but one minute later, 24 disappears: 0h01, 0h02, etc.  time l'heure this lesson… noon Midi midnight Minuit and a quarter et quart quarter to moins le quart and a half et demie in the morning du matin in the afternoon de l'après-midi in the evening du soir  The Rules for Telling Time in French Telling time in French is just a matter of knowing the French numbers and a few formulas and rules. It's different than we use in English, so here are the basics: The French word for "time," as in, "What time is it?" is l'heure, not le temps. The latter means "time" as in "I spent a lot of time there.“ In English, we often leave out "o'clock" and it's perfectly fine to say "its seven." or "I'm leaving at three-thirty." This is not so in French. You always have to say heure, except when saying midi (noon) and minuit (midnight). In French, the hour and minute are separated by h (for heure, as in 2h00) where in English we use a colon (: as in 2:00). French doesn't have words for "a.m." and "p.m." You can use du matin for a.m., de l'après- midi from noon until about 6 p.m., and du soir from 6 p.m. until midnight. However, time is usually expressed on a 24-hour clock. That means that 3 p.m. is normally expressed as quinze heures (15 hours) or 15h00, but you can also say trois heures de l'après-midi (three hours after noon).  What Time Is It? (Quelle heure est-il?) When you ask what time it is, you will receive an answer similar to this. Keep in mind that there are a few different ways to express different times within the hour, so it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with all of these. You can even practice this throughout your day and speak the time in French whenever you look at a clock. It's one o'clock Il est une heure 1h00 It's two o'clock Il est deux heures 2h00 It's 3:30 Il est trois heures et demie 3h30 Il est trois heures trente It's 4:15 Il est quatre heures et quart 4h15 Il est quatre heures quinze It's 4:45 Il est cinq heures moins le quart 4h45 Il est cinq heures moins quinze Il est quatre heures quarante-cinq It's 5:10 Il est cinq heures dix 5h10 It's 6:50 Il est sept heures moins dix 6h50 Il est six heures cinquante It's 7 a.m. Il est sept heures du matin 7h00 It's 3 p.m. Il est trois heures de l'après-midi 15h00 Il est quinze heures It's noon Il est midi 12h00 It's midnight Il est minuit 0h00  Asking the Time in French Conversations regarding what time it is will use questions and answers similar to these. If you're traveling in a French-speaking country, you'll find these very useful as you try to maintain your itinerary. What time is it? Quelle heure est-il ? Do you have the time, please? Est-ce que vous avez l'heure, s'il vous plaît ? What time is the concert? À quelle heure est le concert ? The concert is at eight o'clock in the Le concert est à huit heures du soir. evening.  Periods of Time in French ` Now that we have the basics of telling time covered, expand your French vocabulary by studying the words for periods of time. From seconds to millennium, this shortlist of words covers the entire expanse of time. a second une seconde a minute une minute an hour une heure a day / a whole day un jour, une journée a week une semaine a month un mois a year / a whole year un an, une année a decade une décennie a century un siècle a millennium un millénaire  Points in Time in French Each day has various points in time that you might need to describe in French. For instance, you might want to talk about a beautiful sunset or let someone know what you're doing at night. Commit these words to memory and you'll have no problem doing just that. sunrise le lever de soleil dawn l'aube (f) morning le matin afternoon l'après-midi noon Midi evening le soir dusk le crépuscule, entre chien et loup sunset le coucher de soleil night la nuit midnight le minuit  Temporal Prepositions As you begin to formulate sentences with your new French time vocabulary, you will find it useful to know these temporal prepositions. These short words are used to further define when something is taking place. since depuis during pendant at à in en in dans for pour  Relative Time in French yesterday Hier today aujourd'hui now Maintenant tomorrow Demain the day before yesterday avant-hier the day after tomorrow l'après-demain the day before, the eve of la veille de the day after, the next day le lendemain last week la semaine passée/dernière the final week la dernière semaine (Notice how dernier is in a different position in "last week" and "the final week." That subtle change has a significant impact on the meaning.) next week la semaine prochaine days of the week les jours de la semaine months of the year les mois de l'année the calendar le​ calendrier the four seasons les quatre saisons winter came early / late l'hiver fut précoce / tardif spring came early / late le printemps fut précoce / tardif summer came early / late l'ete fut précoce / tardif autumn came early / late l'automne fut précoce / tardif last winter l'hiver dernier last spring le printemps dernier last summer l'ete dernier last autumn l'automne dernier next winter l'hiver prochain next spring le printemps prochain next summer l'ete prochain next autumn l'automne prochain a little while ago, in a little while tout à l'heure right away tout de suite within a week d'ici une semaine for, since Depuis ago (depuis versus il y a) il y a on time à l'heure in time à temps at that time à l'époque early en avance late en retard  Temporal Adverbs As you become even more fluent in French, consider adding a few temporal adverbs to your vocabulary. Once again, they can be used to further define when something is taking place. Currently actuellement Then alors After après Today aujourd'hui previously, beforehand auparavant Before avant Soon bientôt Meanwhile cependant afterwards, meanwhile ensuite for a long time longtemps Now maintenant Anytime n'importe quand Then puis Recently récemment Late tard all of a sudden, suddenly tout à coup in a little while, a little while ago tout à l'heure  Frequency in French There will also be times when you need to speak about the frequency of an event. Whether it only happens once or reoccurs on a weekly or monthly basis, this short vocabulary list will help you achieve that. once une fois once a week une fois par semaine daily Quotidien every day tous les jours every other day tous les deux jours weekly hebdomadaire every week toutes les semaines monthly Mensuel yearly Annuel  Adverbs of Frequency Are just as important and you'll find yourself using this quite often as your French studies progress. again Encore one more time encore une fois never, ever Jamais sometimes Parfois sometimes quelquefois rarely Rarement often Souvent always Toujours  Time Itself: Le Temps Le temps refers broadly either to the weather or a duration of time, indeterminate or specific. Because it is such a basic concept that surrounds us every day, many French idiomatic expressions have evolved using temps. Here are a few common ones that you might need to know. a little while ago il y a peu de temps in a little while dans un moment, dans quelque temps at the same time en même temps at the same time as au même temps que cooking / preparation time temps de cuisson / préparation cuisine a part-time job un temps partiel a full-time job un temps plein ou plein temps to work part-time être ou travailler à temps partiel to work full-time être ou travailler à plein temps ou à temps plein to work full-time travailler à temps complet to work 30 hours per week faire un trois quarts (de) temps time to think le temps de la réflexion to reduce working hours diminuer le temps de travail to have some spare time / free time avoir du temps libre in one's spare time, in a spare moment à temps perdu in times past, in the old days au temps jadis with the passing of time avec le temps all the time, always tout le temps in music, a strong beat / figuratively, a high point or a highlight temps fort in sports, a time-out / figuratively, a lull or a slack period temps mort