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How to Say ‘It expires next month.’ in French

Il expire le mois prochain.

eel ex-PEER luh mwah proh-SHAN

[eel ex-PEER luh mwah proh-SHAN]

🇫🇷 In France: Renewals should be requested before the permit runs out, often two to four months ahead, so saying it expires next month signals you're cutting it close.

Phrase Breakdown

Il expire

eel ex-PEER

It expires

Link 'il' to 'expire': 'ee-lex-peer'.

Example

Mon passeport expire bientôt.

My passport expires soon.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

Impersonal subject.

Example

Il faut partir.

It's necessary to leave.

expire

[ex-PEER]

expires

Form of 'expirer': to stop being valid.

Example

Mon passeport expire en mai.

My passport expires in May.

le mois prochain.

luh mwah proh-SHAN

next month.

This says when. It sounds like 'luh mwa pro-shan'.

Example

On se voit le mois prochain.

See you next month.

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.

mois

[mwah]

month

Masculine noun for a calendar month; same form in plural.

Example

Le mois dernier était calme.

Last month was quiet.

prochain

[proh-SHAN]

Adjective after a time word meaning the coming one.

Example

la semaine prochaine

next week

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