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How to Say ‘And the afternoon, was it calmer?’ in French

Et l'après-midi, c'était plus calme ?

eh l' ah-preh-mee-dee suh ay-TAY ploo kalm

[eh l' ah-preh-mee-dee suh ay-TAY ploo kalm]

Phrase Breakdown

Et l'après-midi,

eh l' ah-preh-mee-dee

And the afternoon,

'L'après-midi' = the afternoon. The t in 'Et' is silent, so say 'é la-prè-mi-di'.

Example

Je travaille l'après-midi.

I work in the afternoon.

Words in this phrase

Et

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

l'

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

après-midi

[ah-preh-mee-dee]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon.

Example

L'après-midi, il sera peut-être disponible, après-midi inclus.

In the afternoon, he may be available, afternoon included.

c'était plus calme ?

suh ay-TAY ploo kalm

was it calmer?

'C'était' is the imperfect. 'Plus' + adjective = 'more ...'. The s in 'plus' is silent.

Example

Le soir, c'était plus calme.

In the evening, it was calmer.

Words in this phrase

c'

[suh]

It

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

était

[ay-TAY]

was

Imperfect form of 'être' meaning 'was' or 'used to be.'

Example

C'était un moment agréable pour parler de nos projets.

It was a pleasant moment to talk about our projects.

plus

[ploo]

more

Means more; in plus de it means more than.

Example

Dans « Si vous avez plus de quinze minutes de retard. », « plus » marque une quantité supérieure.

In "If you are more than fifteen minutes late.", "plus" marks a greater amount.

calme

[kalm]

calm / quiet

Describes a peaceful, quiet, or relaxed atmosphere.

Example

Le studio reste calme pendant la séance.

The studio stays calm during the session.

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