FRENCH
Monsieur –
Gentleman
Madmoiselle
– Young Lady
Madame –
Lady
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Monday
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lundi (luhn-DEE)
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Tuesday
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mardi (mahr-DEE)
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Wednesday
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mercredi (mehr-kruh-DEE)
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Thursday
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jeudi (juh-DEE)
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Friday
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vendredi (vahn-druh-DEE)
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Saturday
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samedi (sahm-DEE)
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Sunday
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dimanche (dee-MAHNSH)
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today
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aujourd'hui (aw-zhoor-DWEE)
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yesterday
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hier (YEHR)
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tomorrow
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demain (duh-MANG)
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this week
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cette semaine (set SMEN)
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last week
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la semaine dernière (lah SMEN dehr-NYEHR)
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next week
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la semaine prochaine (lah SMEN proh-SHEN)
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MONTHS OF THE YEAR
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January
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janvier (zhahng-VYAY)
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February
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février (fay-VRYAY)
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March
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mars (mahrs)
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April
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avril (ah-VREEL)
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May
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mai (meh)
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June
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juin (zhwang)
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July
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juillet (zhwee-YAY)
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August
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août (oot)
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September
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septembre (set-TAHMBR)
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October
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octobre (ock-TOHBR)
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November
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novembre (noh-VAHMBR)
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December
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décembre (day-SAHMBR)
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French Numbers
French numbers just like
their English counterparts come in two flavors: cardinal (e.g. un, deux, trois… / one, two, three…) and ordinal (e.g. premier, deuxième, troisième… / first, second, third…). The good thing
is that, apart from premier / first,ordinal numbers use their cardinal cousins as roots, in most cases merely adding a -ième ending to them.
1. Cardinal Numbers:
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Unique
Cardinal Numbers (0-16)
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zéro
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0
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six
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6
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douze
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12
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un
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1
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sept
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7
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treize
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13
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deux
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2
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huit
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8
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quatorze
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14
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trois
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3
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neuf
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9
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quinze
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15
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quatre
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4
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dix
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10
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seize
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16
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cinq
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5
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onze
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11
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Other
Unique Cardinal Numbers
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vingt
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20
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† cinquante
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50
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mille
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1000
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trente
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30
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† * soixante
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60
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million
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million
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† quarante
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40
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cent
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100
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milliard
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billion
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Numbers built on Combinations of other Numbers:
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dix-sept
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17
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ten-seven
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dix-huit
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18
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ten-eight
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dix-neuf
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19
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ten-nine
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2. Ordinal Numbers:
As previously stated at
the beginning of this lesson, ordinal numbers build on the root of their cardinal cousins by adding a –ième ending. The only exception is premier / first which doesn’t follow the rule at
all. Beyond this, you need to keep track of only three things:
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Ordinal
Numbers
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premier
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first
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deuxième
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second
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troisième
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third
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quatrième
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fourth
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cinquième
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fifth
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Ordinal
Numbers
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sixième
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sixth
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septième
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seventh
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huitième
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eighth
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neuvième
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ninth
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dixième
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tenth
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Ordinal
Numbers
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onzième
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Eleventh
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douzième
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Twelfth
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vingtième
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twentieth
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cinquantième
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fiftieth
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centième
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hundredth
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Greetings in French:
bonjour!
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hello!, good morning!
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bonsoir!
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hello!, good evening!
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s'il vous plaît
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please (formal version)*
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pardon!
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excuse me!, sorry!
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merci!
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thank you!
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excusez-moi!
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excuse me, can I get past
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pardon?
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excuse me?, sorry?
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au revoir!
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bye!
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