Basic French in 15 Days: Days and dates and Telling the time

1. Domanda 1 di 20

   What does 'mercredi' mean?

   • AMonday
   • BFriday
   • CTuesday
   • DWednesday
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   Risposta: D. Wednesday

   Mercredi is Wednesday. Lundi is Monday, mardi is Tuesday and vendredi is Friday.

2. Domanda 2 di 20

   Which day comes after vendredi?

   • Alundi
   • Bdimanche
   • Csamedi
   • Djeudi
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   Risposta: C. samedi

   Vendredi is Friday, so the next day is samedi (Saturday).

3. Domanda 3 di 20

   How do you say 'May 1st' in French?

   • Ale une mai
   • Ble premier mai
   • Cle un mai
   • Dla première mai
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   Risposta: 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.

4. Domanda 4 di 20

   How do you write 'March 5' in French?

   • Ale 5 mars
   • B5 de mars
   • Cle mars 5
   • Dmars le 5
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   Risposta: A. le 5 mars

   The French order is le + number + month: le 5 mars.

5. Domanda 5 di 20

   'Je travaille le samedi.' What does 'le samedi' mean here?

   • Aon Saturdays
   • Blast Saturday
   • Con Sunday
   • Donly this Saturday
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   Risposta: A. on Saturdays

   Le + a day means every week: le samedi means 'on Saturdays'. Without le, samedi means this Saturday.

6. Domanda 6 di 20

   Complete: 'Aujourd'hui, c'est lundi. Demain, c'est ___.'

   • Amardi
   • Bdimanche
   • Csamedi
   • Dmercredi
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   Risposta: A. mardi

   Demain means tomorrow. The day after lundi (Monday) is mardi (Tuesday).

7. Domanda 7 di 20

   Choose the best reply: 'Quelle est la date aujourd'hui ?'

   • AJ'ai dix ans.
   • BC'est octobre dix.
   • CC'est le 10 octobre.
   • DIl est dix heures.
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   Risposta: C. C'est le 10 octobre.

   The question asks for the date. Answer with c'est le + number + month.

8. Domanda 8 di 20

   Listen. When is the speaker's birthday?

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   Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.

   • AApril 23
   • BAugust 13
   • CAugust 23
   • DOctober 23
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   Risposta: C. August 23

   Vingt-trois is 23 and août is August.

   Trascrizione

   Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.

9. Domanda 9 di 20

   Listen. Which day does Marie suggest?

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   Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?

   • AFriday
   • BSaturday
   • CTuesday
   • DThursday
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   Risposta: A. Friday

   Marie works on Thursday (jeudi), so she suggests vendredi, which is Friday.

   Trascrizione

   Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?

10. Domanda 10 di 20

    Read the sign. When can you go to the market?

    Marché du quartier
    Tous les samedis, de mai à octobre
    Fruits, légumes et fleurs

    • ASaturdays from May to October
    • BEvery day from May to October
    • CSaturdays from March to October
    • DSundays from May to October
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    Risposta: A. Saturdays from May to October

    Tous les samedis means every Saturday, and de mai à octobre means from May to October.

11. Domanda 11 di 20

    What does 'Quelle heure est-il ?' mean?

    • AWhat time is it?
    • BWhere is it?
    • CHow old are you?
    • DWhat day is it?
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    Risposta: A. What time is it?

    Heure means hour or time. Quelle heure est-il ? asks for the time.

12. Domanda 12 di 20

    What does 'Il est midi' mean?

    • AIt's 12:00 noon.
    • BIt's 10:00 a.m.
    • CIt's 12:30 p.m.
    • DIt's 12:00 midnight.
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    Risposta: A. It's 12:00 noon.

    Midi is 12:00 in the middle of the day. Minuit is midnight.

13. Domanda 13 di 20

    How do you say 3:15?

    • AIl est trois heures et quart.
    • BIl est trois heures moins le quart.
    • CIl est quinze heures.
    • DIl est trois heures et demie.
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    Risposta: A. Il est trois heures et quart.

    Et quart means 'and a quarter', so 3:15. Et demie is 3:30 and quinze heures is 15:00 (3 p.m.).

14. Domanda 14 di 20

    What time is 'huit heures moins le quart'?

    • A7:15
    • B8:45
    • C8:15
    • D7:45
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    Risposta: D. 7:45

    Moins le quart means 'minus a quarter'. Eight o'clock minus 15 minutes is 7:45.

15. Domanda 15 di 20

    Complete 'The class starts at nine': 'Le cours commence ___ neuf heures.'

    • Aà
    • Bau
    • Cen
    • Dle
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    Risposta: A. à

    Use à for 'at' with a clock time: à neuf heures.

16. Domanda 16 di 20

    How do you say 18 h 30?

    • Adix heures et demie
    • Bdix-huit heures trente
    • Chuit heures trente
    • Dseize heures trente
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    Risposta: B. dix-huit heures trente

    18 h is dix-huit heures. With the 24-hour clock, say the minutes as a number: trente.

17. Domanda 17 di 20

    Which sentence is correct for 1:00?

    • AIl est une heure.
    • BIl est un heure.
    • CIl est une heures.
    • DIl sont une heure.
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    Risposta: A. Il est une heure.

    Heure is feminine, so say une heure. There is only one hour, so there is no s.

18. Domanda 18 di 20

    Listen. When does the pharmacy close?

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    Bonjour ! La pharmacie est ouverte de neuf heures à vingt et une heures.

    • AAt 9 p.m.
    • BAt 11 p.m.
    • CAt 8 p.m.
    • DAt 9 a.m.
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    Risposta: A. At 9 p.m.

    It is open de neuf heures à vingt et une heures. Vingt et une heures is 21 h, which is 9 p.m.

    Trascrizione

    Bonjour ! La pharmacie est ouverte de neuf heures à vingt et une heures.

19. Domanda 19 di 20

    Listen. What time is the movie?

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    Sami: Le film est à quelle heure ? Lina: À vingt heures quinze.

    • A7:45 p.m.
    • B8:15 p.m.
    • C8:50 p.m.
    • D10:15 p.m.
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    Risposta: B. 8:15 p.m.

    Vingt heures is 8 p.m. and quinze is 15, so 8:15 p.m. Fifty would be cinquante.

    Trascrizione

    Sami: Le film est à quelle heure ? Lina: À vingt heures quinze.

20. Domanda 20 di 20

    Read the bakery sign. Can you buy bread on Sunday at 2 p.m.?

    Boulangerie Saint-Jean
    Lundi : fermé
    Du mardi au vendredi : 7 h à 18 h
    Samedi et dimanche : 8 h à 13 h

    • ANo, it closes at 1 p.m.
    • BNo, it is closed all day.
    • CYes, it opens at 2 p.m.
    • DYes, it is open until 6 p.m.
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    Risposta: A. No, it closes at 1 p.m.

    On samedi et dimanche, it is open from 8 h to 13 h. 13 h is 1 p.m., so it is closed at 2 p.m.

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