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1
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yesterday

A

hier

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a week

A

une semaine

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décembre

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4
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octobre

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5
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next Friday

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vendredi prochain

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last night

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hier soir

(means last night or yesterday evening)

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7
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a year

A

un ans

or

une année

(see lawlessfrench.com for rules)

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a century

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un siècle

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

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9
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today

A

aujourd’hui

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10
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a year and a half

A

un ans et demi

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11
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Monday

A

lundi

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12
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a day

A

un jour

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13
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Thursday

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jeudi

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a month

A

un mois

note: same if plural (ex: deux mois)

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Sunday

A

dimanche

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16
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the following day

A

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

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17
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Today is Monday

A

three ways to say:

Aujourd’hui c’est lundi.

On est lundi.

C’est lundi.

18
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Tuesday

A

mardi

19
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A

janvier

20
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every Wednesday

A

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)

21
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daily

A

quotidien (adj or noun) / quotidiennement (adv)

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

22
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last Friday

A

vendredi dernier

23
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a decade

A

une décennie

24
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A

août

25
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Saturday

A

samedi

26
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A

septembre

27
Q

weekly

A

hebdomadaire

ex: a weekly newspaper = un journal hebdomadaire

28
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A

juin

29
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A

février

30
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A

juillet

31
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the day before

A

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)

32
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A

novembre

33
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Plural rules for months?

Plural rules for days of week?

A

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

34
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A

mars

35
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the day after

A

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)

36
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the previous day

A

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

37
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A

avril

38
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Friday

A

vendredi

39
Q
A

mai

40
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Wednesday

A

mercredi

41
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tomorrow

A

demain

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