| A | B |
|---|
| janvier | January |
| février | February |
| mars | March |
| avril | April |
| mai | May |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| août | August |
| septembre | September |
| octubre | October |
| novembre | November |
| décembre | December |
| mille | (one) thousand (1.000) |
| un million | one million (1.000.000) |
| deux millions (note the "s") | 2 million (2.000.000) |
| un chat | cat |
| un chien | dog |
| un oiseau | bird |
| un poisson rouge | goldfish |
| un cheval | horse |
| C'est quelle date? | What is the date? |
| Nous sommes jeudi. | It is Thursday. |
| C'est aujourd'hui jeudi | Today is Thursday. |
| C'est le 25 avril. | It is April 25. (Note the use of "le") |
| aller en vacances | to go on vacation |
| un membre | a member |
| les Huguenots | religious group persecuted until 1598, when Editc of Nantes granted them some religious freedoms. Louis XIV revoked the Edict in 1685, after which about 200,000 Huguenots fled the country. |
| Edict of Nantes | 1598; granted religious freedoms to French Protestants |
| Nantes | port city on W. coast of France |
| Martinique | French overseas department |
| Guadeloupe | French overseas department |
| kilomètre | kilometer; =.62 mile |
| caninettes | green motorcycles that clean sidewalks |
| être | to be |
| une maison de campagne | country home (summer home) |
| la mairie | city hall |
