Talking about dates
Talking about dates
Key Words & Phrases
Hier
Aujourd’hui
Demain
La semaine dernière
L’année prochaine
Quel jour sommes-nous, aujourd’hui ?
Quelle est ta date de naissance ?
Learn
Quel/quels/quelle/quelles
Tell the date in French
Numbers from 100 to 10000
Write and say dates in French
Dummies.com: When to use “quel” in a question
Lawless French: Dates
Babbel: Pronunciation of days and months
WikiHow: Write the date in French
Watch
YouLearnFrench: Numbers from 100 to 1000
Comme une Française: Numbers from 100-10000 (start at 09.00)
Madame Beckwith: Dates in French
GILIAN: How to say the date in French
Read
BBC Bitesize: Interrogative adjective Quel
French Today: “le” or no “le” in front of dates
Cliffsnotes: Days and dates
Talk in French: French calendar vocabulary
Practice
Learn French with Alexa: Practice your French big numbers
Language City: Listening comprehension on dates
BBC Bitesize: Practice dates
BBC Bitesize: Write dates
You Learn French: practice days, months, and seasons
Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.
Answer the following questions. Try to write down all the numbers in letters.
- Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire ?
- A quelle date fête-t-on Noël ?
- Quelle est la date d’anniversaire de ___________ (insert name of relative, friend or pet) ?
- Quand les Français fêtent-ils la Fête Nationale (“Bastille day”) ?
You can check parts of your answer thanks to this useful tool: Numbers to French letters converter
Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.
Partner Speaking Exercise:
- With a partner, have a look at a calendar and discuss important dates for yourselves and your country/ies.
Ask your partner questions using “quelle est la date de”.
Independent Speaking Exercise:
- Practice saying the dates by reading out the 10 key dates of France history from this French website.
- Find 5 meaningful dates for you (historical, religious, or personal) and practice saying them out loud.
Don’t forget you can check you are saying the year correctly by using this date converter.
You can find instructions and a download link in our flashcards module.
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