This unit is about how we measure time.
Les mois (months)
- janvier
- fevrier
- mars
- avril
- mai
- juin
- juillet
- aout
- septembre
- octobre
- novembre
- decembre
- dimanche
- lundi
- mardi
- mercredi
- jeudi
- vendredi
- samedi
Notice that neither months nor days are capitalized in French like they are in English.
Here is how we measure time on the clock. Be careful--in Europe, they use the 24 hour clock, so after noon, the hours will be different than most Americans are used to.
Midnight--le minuit
1:00 a.m.--une heure or 1h (notice that heure is singular, no s, because there's only 1 hour)
2:00 a.m.--deux heures or 2h (now heure is plural, heures, because there's more than 1)
3:00 a.m.--trois heures or 3h
4:00 a.m.--quatre heures or 4h
5:00 a.m.--cinq heures or 5h
6:00 a.m.--six heures or 6h
7:00 a.m.--sept heures or 7h
8:00 a.m.--huit heures or 8h
9:00 a.m.--neuf heures or 9h
10:00 a.m.--dix heures or 10h
11:00 a.m.--onze heures or 11h
Noon--le midi
1:00 p.m.--treize heures or 13h
2:00 p.m.--quatorze heures or 14h
3:00 p.m.--quinze heures or 15h
4:00 p.m.--dix-six heures or 16h
5:00 p.m.--dix-sept heures or 17h
6:00 p.m.--dix-huit heures or 18h
7:00 p.m.--dix-neuf heures or 19h
8:00 p.m.--vingt heures or 20h
9:00 p.m.--vingt-y-un heures or 21h
10:00 p.m.--vingt-deux heures or 22h
11:00 p.m.--vingt-trois heures or 23h
Assignment:
In the comment boxes, tell us what month, day, and about what time you were born (you can round the time to the nearest hour).
Use the phrase je suis nee [day], le [#] [month], vers (about) [time].
Example: Je suis nee mardi, le 1 decembre, vers vingt heures.
(I was born Tuesday, December 1, about 8:00 p.m.)

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