Question

French Mini-Tutorial: Days of the Week, Months, & Seasons

Answer 1

As a general rule of thumb, days of the week, months, and seasons are lowercase.

\({\bf{Days~of~the~Week}}\)

Les jours (days) de la semaine (week)

lundi: Monday
mardi: Tuesday
mercredi: Wednesday
jeudi: Thursday
vendredi: Friday
samedi: Saturday
dimanche: Sunday

What day is it?: "Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui?" or "C'est quel jour aujourd'hui?"

It is (day): "Nous sommes __day__" or "C'est __day__"

special note: when talking about a specific day, omit the definite article. however, if you are referring to an action/event/etc. performed *every* Monday/Tuesday, etc. then use the definite article to specify this.

Ex: Le lundi, je vais à la gym. (On Mondays, I go to the gym. This does *not* refer to a specific Monday)

Answer 2

\({\bf{Months}}\)

Les mois (months) de l'année (year)

janvier: January
février: February
mars: March
avril: April
mai: May
juin: June
juillet: July
août: August
septembre: September
octobre: October
novembre: November
décembre: December

in front of months, use either "en" or "au mois de/d'" except after c'est

What month is it? Quel mois sommes-nous?
It is... month Nous sommes en __month__. Or C'est __month__.

ex:
Halloween est en octobre.
Je vais à l'école au mois d'août.

Answer 3

\({\bf{Seasons}}\)

Les saisons

le printemps: spring
l'été: summer
l'automne: autumn
l'hiver: winter

use the definite article; en; or, with printemps, au

ex:
Le printemps est le meilleur saison.
En été, on va a la plage.
Au printemps, tu vois des fleurs.

Answer 4

\({\bf{References:}}\)

Rochester, Myrna B. Easy French Step-by-Step, United States, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009, 42-44.

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/vocabulary/calendar/

CollinsDictionary for French and English translations

Forvo (https://forvo.com/), a French pronunciation database with samples from native French speakers