French Notes

Introduction to French

  •  The country is also called as  “L’Hexagone” because it is roughly hexagonal in shape
  • 547,030 km2
  • Border countries : Andorra,Belgium, Germany, Italy,Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain& Switzerland
  • 66 million people
  • Eiffel Tower was built by bridge engineer Gustave Eiffel in 1889 
  • Eiffel Tower is 300m tall,the tallest building in the world till 1930

Le Drapeau Tricolore

  •  A vertical tricolour flag of blue (bleu), white (blanc) and red (rouge)
  • These colours date from the Revolution
  • Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris while white is the ancient French  colour that represents the King and the royalty

DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS AND DATES

  • Lundi - Monday
  • Mardi - Tuesday
  • Mercredi - Wednesday
  • Jeudi - Thursday
  • Vendredi - Friday
  • Samedi - Saturday
  • Dimanche - Sunday
  • Jour de semaine - Weekday
  • Week-end - Weekend

Time of the day

  • Aujourd’hui - Today
  • Ce matin - This morning
  • Cet après-midi - This afternoon
  • Ce soir - Tonight, this evening
  • Cette nuit - Tonight, this coming night
  • Demain - Tomorrow
  • Demain matin - Tomorrow morning
  • Demain midi - Tomorrow lunchtime
  • Demain après-midi - Tomorrow afternoon
  • Demain soir - Tomorrow evening