Basic French in 30 Days: Days and dates
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Days and dates, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 5: Days and dates
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: D. Wednesday
Mercredi is Wednesday. Lundi is Monday, mardi is Tuesday and vendredi is Friday.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. samedi
Vendredi is Friday, so the next day is samedi (Saturday).
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: B. le premier mai
For the first day of a month, French uses premier: le premier mai. Mai is masculine, so it is le premier, not la première.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. le 5 mars
The French order is le + number + month: le 5 mars.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. on Saturdays
Le + a day means every week: le samedi means 'on Saturdays'. Without le, samedi means this Saturday.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. mardi
Demain means tomorrow. The day after lundi (Monday) is mardi (Tuesday).
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: C. C'est le 10 octobre.
The question asks for the date. Answer with c'est le + number + month.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: C. August 23
Vingt-trois is 23 and août is August.
Transcript
Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: A. Friday
Marie works on Thursday (jeudi), so she suggests vendredi, which is Friday.
Transcript
Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: A. Saturdays from May to October
Tous les samedis means every Saturday, and de mai à octobre means from May to October.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer, Enter for the next question.