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How to Say ‘It is March 3rd.’ in French

Nous sommes le trois mars.

noo som luh trwah mars

[noo som luh trwah mars]

🇫🇷 In France: In everyday speech most people say On est le trois mars instead. Nous sommes sounds a bit more careful or written.

Phrase Breakdown

Nous sommes

noo som

We are

French uses "nous sommes" (we are) to give the date. Say "noo SOM". The final "-es" is silent.

Example

Nous sommes en été.

It's summer.

Words in this phrase

Nous

[noo]

A pronoun used to refer to a group including yourself.

Example

'Nous' irons au cinéma ce soir.

'We' will go to the cinema tonight.

sommes

[som]

are

First person plural of the verb être, meaning are.

Example

Nous sommes ici depuis midi.

We have been here since noon.

le trois mars.

luh trwah mars

the third of March.

"Le" plus a number plus the month. The "s" of "trois" is silent, but the "s" of "mars" is pronounced.

Example

La fête est le trois mars.

The party is on March third.

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.

trois

[trwah]

Three

The number that is one more than two, representing three items.

Example

Il y a trois pommes.

There are three apples.

mars

[mars]

March

The third month of the year.

Example

Le printemps commence en mars.

Spring begins in March.

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