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How to Say ‘I work in the morning.’ in French

Le matin, je travaille.

luh ma-TAN zhuh trah-VY

[luh ma-TAN zhuh trah-VY]

Phrase Breakdown

Le matin,

luh ma-TAN

In the morning,

'Le matin' means 'in the morning' as a habit. Say 'leu ma-tan' with a nasal end.

Example

Le matin, je bois du café.

In the morning, I drink coffee.

Words in this phrase

Le

[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.

matin

[ma-TAN]

morning

With 'le', it means in the morning, as a habit.

Example

Le matin, je bois du café.

In the morning, I drink coffee.

je travaille.

zhuh trah-VY

I work.

Say 'zheu tra-vaï'. The 'ill' sounds like 'eye'.

Example

Je travaille à Paris.

I work in Paris.

Words in this phrase

je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

travaille

[trah-VY]

work

From the verb travailler; used to say where or in what field you work.

Example

Je travaille avec des équipes internationales au quotidien.

I work with international teams every day.

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