French Time Vocabulary
The 36 beginner words (A1–A2) for time, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 36 beginner words (A1–A2) for time, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | après-midi | noun | A1 |
| again | encore | adv | A1 |
| already | déjà | adv | A1 |
| day | jour | noun | A1 |
| early | en avance | adv | A1 |
| evening | soir | noun | A1 |
| late | en retard | adj | A1 |
| morning | matin | noun | A1 |
| night | nuit | noun | A1 |
| soon | bientôt | adv | A1 |
| today | aujourd'hui | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | demain | adv | A1 |
| week | semaine | noun | A1 |
| yesterday | hier | adv | A1 |
| now | maintenant | adv | A2 |
| still | toujours | adv | A2 |
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | vendredi | noun | A1 |
| Monday | lundi | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | jeudi | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | mardi | noun | A1 |
| Wednesday | mercredi | noun | A1 |
| hour | heure | noun | A1 |
| minute | minute | noun | A1 |
| moment | moment | noun | A1 |
| month | mois | noun | A1 |
| year | année | noun | A1 |
| gradually | progressivement | adv | A2 |
| midday | midi | noun | A2 |
| midnight | minuit | noun | A2 |
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| appointment | rendez-vous | noun | A2 |
| instant | instant | noun | A2 |
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | automne | noun | A1 |
| spring | printemps | noun | A1 |
| summer | été | noun | A1 |
| winter | hiver | noun | A1 |
| noon | midi | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The time packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
