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How to Say ‘I water in the morning, before the heat.’ in French

J'arrose le matin, avant la chaleur.

zhem a-ROHZ Luh mah-TAN ah-vahn lah sha-LUR

[zhem a-ROHZ Luh mah-TAN ah-vahn lah sha-LUR]

Phrase Breakdown

J'arrose le matin,

zhem a-ROHZ Luh mah-TAN

I water in the morning,

'J'arrose' links into 'zha-ROHZ'. 'Le matin' means 'in the morning', and its final 'n' is nasal.

Example

Je cours le matin.

I run in the morning.

Words in this phrase

[zhem]

I (contracted form of « je »)

« Je » becomes « J’ » before a vowel: « J’aime » = “I like/I love”. Very frequent for opinions about anime.

Example

J' aime ce studio d’animation.

I like this animation studio.

arrose

[a-ROHZ]

water (I water)

Form of 'arroser', to water plants.

Example

J'arrose les fleurs.

I water the flowers.

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

matin

[mah-TAN]

morning

The early part of the day.

Example

Et pour la prise en charge demain matin ?, pas trop tôt s'il vous plaît.

And for the pickup tomorrow morning?, not too early please.

avant la chaleur.

ah-vahn lah sha-LUR

before the heat.

Say 'ah-vahn-la-sha-LUR' smoothly, with falling intonation at the end.

Example

Je sors avant la chaleur.

I go out before the heat.

Words in this phrase

avant

[ah-vahn]

Before

Previously to the time when a certain event occurs.

Example

Il faut retirer de l'argent avant que le distributeur ne ferme.

You need to withdraw money before the ATM closes.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

chaleur

[sha-LUR]

heat

Feminine noun for warmth or hot weather.

Example

Quelle chaleur aujourd'hui !

What heat today!

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