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How to Say ‘But not in the morning.’ in French

Mais pas le matin.

meh pah luh ma-TAN

[meh pah luh ma-TAN]

💬 Usage Tip: Le matin means "in the morning" with no word for "in". The same goes for le soir "in the evening".

Phrase Breakdown

Mais pas

meh pah

But not

'Mais' means but and sounds like 'may'. 'Pas' alone means not.

Example

Oui, mais pas maintenant.

Yes, but not now.

Words in this phrase

Mais

[meh]

But

Used to introduce a contrast.

Example

Il est petit mais fort.

He is small but strong.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

le matin.

luh ma-TAN

in the morning.

'Le matin' means the morning, or mornings in general. The final 'n' is nasal: 'ma-tan'.

Example

Je cours le matin.

I run in the morning.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

matin

[ma-TAN]

morning

The early part of the day.

Example

Je travaille le matin.

I work in the morning.

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