Tag: foreign languages

Mot de passe

It's April 1st

To write the short form of the date in French, it is essential to remember that the date goes first, and then the month. This can be very confusing for American English speakers!

We can answer - What's the date? (say Quelle est la date ? ) in the follwoing way/ways :-

In French, the hour and minute are separated by h (for heure) where in English we use a colon :

French doesn't have words for "a.m." and "p.m."

In English, we often leave out "o'clock" - it's perfectly fine to say "It's seven" or "I'm leaving at three-thirty." Not so in French - you always have to say heure (except with midi and minuit)

Il est midi

Il est trois heures et demie

4h45