| A | B |
|---|
| et | 21,31,41,51,61,71 |
| - (hyphen) | all except 21,31,41,51,61,71 |
| have an s | cent & 80 by themselves |
| no s | cent and 80 followed by a noun |
| cent and mille | no "a" or "the" in front |
| une | before feminine noun |
| mille in plural | does not add s |
| mille | becomes mil in dates |
| English periods | French commas |
| French periods | English commas |
| moins | minus |
| fois | times |
| divisé par | divided by |
| font | equals |
| une dizaine | about 10 |
| une douzaine | about 12 |
| une quinzaine | about 15 |
| une cinquantaine | about 50 |
| une centaine | about 100 |
| une centaine de vaches | about 100 cows |
| formed by adding ième | all EXCEPT premier and second |
| add u | cinquième |
| change f to v | neuvième |
| second(e) not deuxième | when only counting 2 items |
| 16(e) | seizième |
| half | la moitié/un demi |
| au printemps | in the spring |
| en automne | in the fall |
| en étè | in the summer |
| en hiver | in the winter |
| C'est aujourd'hui vendredi. | Today is Friday. |
| Quel jour est-ce que aujourd'hui. | What day (of the week) is it? |
| Quelle est la date aujourd'hui? | What is today's date? |
| en dix-neuf cent quatre-vingt quinze | in 1995 |
| le quatre juillet dix-sept cent soixante-seize | July 4th, 1776 |
| June 1st | le premier juin |
| July 5th | le cinq juillet |
| January 2nd | le deux janvier |
| verbs ending in -cer | add cedilla on nous form ( before "ons") |
| verbs ending in -ger | add "e" in nous form (before "ons") |
| verbs ending in -yer | change y to i EXCEPT nous and vous forms |
| if mute "e" in syllable before -er | change e to é EXCEPT nous and vous forms |
| if é in the syllable before -er | change é to è EXCEPT nous and vous forms |
