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How to Say ‘Starting in January’ in French

À partir de janvier

ah par-TEER duh zhahn-VYAY

[ah par-TEER duh zhahn-VYAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Months aren't capitalized in French. À partir de works for any start point, as in à partir de lundi "starting Monday".

Phrase Breakdown

À partir

ah par-TEER

Starting

'À partir de' means 'starting from'. Say it 'a par-TEER', with a soft French R.

Example

À partir d'aujourd'hui, je travaille ici.

Starting today, I work here.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

from (in 'à partir de')

Part of 'à partir de', meaning starting from.

Example

À partir de lundi, je travaille.

Starting Monday, I work.

partir

[par-TEER]

starting (in 'à partir de')

In 'à partir de' it marks a starting point in time.

Example

À partir de demain, c'est fini.

From tomorrow, it's over.

de janvier

duh zhahn-VYAY

from January

'Janvier' sounds like 'zhahn-vyay'. The 'j' is soft, like the 's' in 'measure', and the final 'r' is silent.

Example

Le contrat commence le premier de janvier.

The contract starts on the first of January.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

from (in 'à partir de')

Completes 'à partir de', linking to the start date.

Example

À partir de mars.

From March.

janvier

[zhahn-VYAY]

January

The first month of the year; not capitalised in French.

Example

Je commence en janvier.

I start in January.

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