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How to Say ‘It is Tuesday, June 10th.’ in French

Nous sommes le mardi dix juin.

noo som luh mar-DEE dees zhwan

[noo som luh mar-DEE dees zhwan]

Phrase Breakdown

Nous sommes

noo som

We are / It is

This is the standard way to start a date in French. Say "noo SOM".

Example

Nous sommes dimanche.

It's Sunday.

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 mardi

luh mar-DEE

Tuesday

"Le" plus the day of the week. Say "luh mar-DEE".

Example

C'est le mardi gras.

It's Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday).

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.

mardi

[mar-DEE]

Tuesday

The day of the week Tuesday.

Example

Mardi soir, j'ai yoga à 18 heures.

Tuesday evening, I have yoga at 6 p.m.

dix juin.

dees zhwan

the tenth of June.

Say "dee zhwan". The "x" of "dix" is silent before a consonant.

Example

L'examen est le dix juin.

The exam is on June tenth.

Words in this phrase

dix

[dees]

Ten

The number that comes after nine, signifying ten items.

Example

Ils sont dix étudiants.

They are ten students.

juin

[zhwan]

June

The month in the reservation date.

Example

Le samedi 14 juin convient très bien.

Saturday, June 14 works very well.

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