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How to Say ‘It's March 14th.’ in French

C'est le 14 mars.

suh eh Luh katorz marss

[suh eh Luh katorz marss]

💬 Usage Tip: French dates use the plain number with le, not "14th": le 14 mars, le 25 décembre "December 25th." The only exception is the first, which is le premier "the first."

Phrase Breakdown

C'est le

suh eh Luh

It's the

Dates in French use 'le' plus a number. Say it 'sè le'.

Example

C'est le lundi.

It's on Monday.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

14 mars.

katorz marss

14th of March.

Say 'quatorze mars'. The final 's' in 'mars' is pronounced.

Example

Il arrive le 14 mars.

He arrives on March 14th.

Words in this phrase

[katorz]

The day number in the date.

Example

Le samedi 14 juin, la table est prête.

On Saturday, June 14, the table is ready.

mars

[marss]

March

The third month of the year; months are not capitalized in French.

Example

Il fait froid en mars.

It is cold in March.

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