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
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