| A | B |
| Quelle heure-est il? | What time is it? |
| Il est........ heure. | It's ..... o'clock. |
| oh, là là | expression of surprise/dismay/unease |
| un rendez-vous | a date / meeting / appointment |
| du matin | in the morning (a.m.)(cultural/linguistic difference) |
| de l'après-midi | in the afternoon (p.m.)(a.m.)(cultural/linguistic difference) |
| du soir | in the evening (p.m.)(a.m.)(cultural/linguistic difference) |
| À quelle heure est...? | At what time is ......? |
| le concert | the concert |
| la classe | the class |
| Il est à ....... heures. | It's at ....... o'clock. |
| et quart | quarter past (an hour) |
| et demie | half past (an hour) |
| moins le quart | quarter to (an hour) |
| le train | the train |
| le film | the movie |
| le match de football | the soccer game |
| le match de tennis | the tennis match |
| le dîner | supper |
| pourquoi | why |
| Pourquoi pas! | Why not! |
| lundi | Monday (cultural/linguistic difference) |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| mercredi | Wednesday |
| jeudi | Thursday |
| vendredi | Friday |
| samedi | Saturday |
| dimanche | Sunday |
| la semaine | the week |
| les jours | the days |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| C'est aujourd'hui... | Today is... |
| demain | tomorrow |
| Demain sera,,, | Tomorrow will be... |
| hier | yesterday |
| Hier était... | Yesterday was.... |
| C'est vrai. | That's right/true! |
| et alor? | So (what)? |
| À demain! | See you tomorrow! |
| À mardi! | See you Tuesday! |
| À bientôt! | See you soon! |
| À tout à l'heure! | See you later! |
| Quel jour est-ce? | What day is it? |
| Quand | when |
| l'anniversaire | birthday (false cognate) |
| Quelle coïncidence! | What a coincidence! |
| Pas possible! | No way! / Impossible! |
| Quelle est la date? | What's the date? |
| C'est le...... xxxx. | It's the ...... of ...... (cultural/linguistic difference) |
| la fête | holiday |
| le Jour de l'An | New Years Day |
| la Rentrée | the first day of school |
| le Jour de l'Indépendence | Independence Day |
| janvier | January (cultural/linguistic difference) |
| février | February |
| mars | March |
| avril | April |
| mai | May |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| août | August |
| septembre | September |
| octobre | October |
| novembre | November |
| Décembre | Dicember |
| l'an / l'année | the year (as a point in time)/ (as a duration of time) |
| les mois | months |
| le temps | weather |
| Quel temps fait-il? | How's the weather? |
| il fait beau | It's beautiful |
| il fait bon | It's nice out. |
| il fait chaud | It's warm |
| il fait très chaud | It's hot |
| il fait froid | It's cold |
| il fait frais | It's cool |
| il pleut | It's raining |
| il neige | It's snowing |
| la neige | snow |
| la pluie | rain |
| il fait mauvais | It's bad out. |
| les 4 saisons de l'année | the 4 seasons of the year |
| le printemps | spring |
| l'été | summer |
| l'automne | fall/autumn |
| l'hiver | winter |
| au printemps | in the springtime |
| en été | in the summertime |
| en hiver | in the wintertime |
| en automne | in the fall/in autumn |
| Bon Anniversaire! | Happy Birthday |
| Bonne Année | Happy New Year |
| Félicitations! | Congratulations |