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> SlowTrav > France > Instructions for Visitors > Language Lessons French Language Lessons: Time TalkDavid Ronis This lesson covers basics of time – telling time, days, months, seasons. You can listen to the lesson. Notes on PronunciationFrench words tend to be accented lightly on the last syllable or the last syllable of a group of words. In rare instances for emphasis or where this is not the case, an accented syllable will be indicated by ALL CAPS. Liaisons are indicated by red, italicized initial consonants (e.g. "Puis-je vous aider?" pronounced as "pwee-zhuh voo zeh-day"). See Guide to Transliteration for more information. What time is it?Telling time in France is much the same as it is in the US with a couple of variations. A time between the half-hour mark and the next hour can be expressed in two ways: as the hour plus the number of minutes past it, or the next hour minus the number of minutes until that hour is reached. France also uses the 24-hour clock, so frequently time will be expressed that way.
* Reminder: "kaz", "mwa" and "va" rhyme with "cat" and "kahr" rhymes with the first syllable in "father". ** In this context, the "f" in "dix-neuf" changes to a "v" sound. Days of the WeekNeither the days of the week or months of the year are capitalized in French.
Months of the YearNeither the days of the week or months of the year are capitalized in French.
*août is sometimes pronounced with a final t Seasons of the YearThe names of the seasons are usually found with their direct articles.
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