days, months, etc.

Question 1

yesterday

Answer 1

hier

Question 2

a week

Answer 2

une semaine

Question 3

Answer 3

décembre

Question 4

Answer 4

octobre

Question 5

next Friday

Answer 5

vendredi prochain

Question 6

last night

Answer 6

hier soir

(means last night or yesterday evening)

Question 7

a year

Answer 7

un ans

or

une année

(see lawlessfrench.com for rules)

Question 8

a century

Answer 8

un siècle

note: Fin de siècle = ‘end of the century’ ≈ ‘turn of the century’ (usually used for 1890s)

Question 9

today

Answer 9

aujourd’hui

Question 10

a year and a half

Answer 10

un ans et demi

Question 11

Monday

Answer 11

lundi

Question 12

a day

Answer 12

un jour

Question 13

Thursday

Answer 13

jeudi

Question 14

a month

Answer 14

un mois

note: same if plural (ex: deux mois)

Question 15

Sunday

Answer 15

dimanche

Question 16

the following day

Answer 16

le jour suivant

ex: On the following day, I watched two films. = Le jour suivant, j’ai regardé deux films.
ex: the following Monday = le lundi suivant

Question 17

Today is Monday

Answer 17

three ways to say:

Aujourd’hui c’est lundi.

On est lundi.

C’est lundi.

Question 18

Tuesday

Answer 18

mardi

Question 19

Answer 19

janvier

Question 20

every Wednesday

Answer 20

le mercredi

ex: I have class on Wednesdays = J’ai cours le mercredi
note: article is used when it’s every [day of the week] but not if it’s a single week (ex: On se verra lundi = We’ll see each other on Monday)

Question 21

daily

Answer 21

quotidien (adj or noun) / quotidiennement (adv)

ex: a daily newspaper = un journal quotidien
ex: She walks daily = Elle marche quotidiennement

Question 22

last Friday

Answer 22

vendredi dernier

Question 23

a decade

Answer 23

une décennie

Question 24

Answer 24

août

Question 25

Saturday

Answer 25

samedi

Question 26

Answer 26

septembre

Question 27

weekly

Answer 27

**hebdomadaire** ex: a weekly newspaper = un journal hebdomadaire

Question 28

Answer 28

juin

Question 29

Answer 29

février

Question 30

Answer 30

juillet

Question 31

the day before

Answer 31

**la veille** ex: the day before Easter = la veille de Pâques ex: Christmas Eve = la veille de Noël ex: The day before, we'd discovered the truth = La veille, nous avions découvert la vérité note: cannot be used with a verb (ie, 'the day before he left'); must use a noun (ex: le veille de son départ)

Question 32

Answer 32

novembre

Question 33

Plural rules for months? Plural rules for days of week?

Answer 33

**Months: always singular (never add an 's')** ex: My brother visits us every December ≃ Mon frère nous rend toujours visite en décembre. **Days of week: can be plural** ex: The library is open every Sunday = La bibliothèque est ouverte tous les dimanches but: ex: The library is open on Sundays = La bibliothèque est ouverte le dimanche

Question 34

Answer 34

mars

Question 35

the day after

Answer 35

**le lendemain** means 'the day after' or 'the next day' ex: the day after Christmas = le lendemain de Noël ex: The next day, I read a book. = Le lendemain, j'ai lu un livre note: cannot be used with a verb (ie, 'the day after he left'); must use a noun (ex: le lendemain de son départ)

Question 36

the previous day

Answer 36

**le jour précédent** ex: I had met him for the first time the previous day = Je l'avais rencontré pour la première fois le jour précédent ex: the previous Friday = le vendredi précédent

Question 37

Answer 37

avril

Question 38

Friday

Answer 38

vendredi

Question 39

Answer 39

mai

Question 40

Wednesday

Answer 40

mercredi

Question 41

tomorrow

Answer 41

demain