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How to Say ‘Sports at lunchtime’ in French

Du sport le midi

dyu SPOR luh mee-DEE

[dyu SPOR luh mee-DEE]

💬 Usage Tip: Le midi means "at lunchtime" in general, not only exactly 12:00. Du is used because "sport" here is an amount of activity, as in du yoga or du foot.

Phrase Breakdown

Du sport

dyu SPOR

Some sport

'Du' is the partitive article ('some'). The final T of 'sport' is silent: 'du spor'.

Example

Je fais du sport.

I do sport.

Words in this phrase

[dyu]

some

Partitive article used with an uncountable noun.

Example

Du trafic a ralenti notre trajet.

Some traffic slowed down our trip.

sport

[SPOR]

sport / exercise

Physical activity; 'faire du sport' means to exercise.

Example

Je fais du sport le matin.

I exercise in the morning.

le midi

luh mee-DEE

at lunchtime

'Le midi' means 'at noon' or 'at lunchtime' as a habit. Say 'luh mee-dee'.

Example

Je mange tôt le midi.

I eat early at lunchtime.

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.

midi

[mee-DEE]

noon / midday

Twelve o'clock in the daytime.

Example

On mange à midi.

We eat at noon.

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