French II – Days, Months, Seasons & School System

Vocabulary flashcards covering French days of the week, time expressions, seasons, and the structure of the French school system.

lundi

Monday (French days of the week are NOT capitalized).

mardi

Tuesday (no preposition 'on'; simply say mardi to mean ‘on Tuesday’).

mercredi

Wednesday.

jeudi

Thursday.

vendredi

Friday.

samedi

Saturday.

dimanche

Sunday. Use “Le dimanche” to say “On Sundays / every Sunday.”

Le + day of the week

Placed before a day to express a repeated action (e.g., Le lundi = on Mondays).

le jour

day (as a single unit of 24 hours).

la journée

day (emphasizing the duration of the whole day).

la semaine

week.

le mois

month.

l’an / l’année

year (an = calendar year; année = duration or whole year).

la saison

season.

le printemps

spring (masculine in French).

l’été

summer (masculine).

l’automne

autumn / fall (masculine).

l’hiver

winter (masculine).

prochain(e)

next (commonly placed after the noun but often used like a BANGS adjective in spoken French).

dernier / dernière

last (position similar to ‘prochain’).

l’école primaire

primary school in France (ages 6–10).

le primaire

Term referring to the primary‐school level.

le collège

Middle school / junior high in France (ages 11–15).

sixième

First year of collège (≈ 6th grade U.S., age 11–12).

cinquième

Second year of collège (≈ 7th grade U.S., age 12–13).

quatrième

Third year of collège (≈ 8th grade U.S., age 13–14).

troisième

Fourth year of collège (≈ 9th grade U.S., age 14–15).

le lycée

High school in France (ages 15–18).

seconde

First year of lycée (≈ 10th grade U.S., age 15–16).

première

Second year of lycée (≈ 11th grade U.S., age 16–17).

terminale

Final year of lycée (≈ 12th grade U.S., age 17–18).

le Baccalauréat (le bac)

Rigorous exam taken in terminale; required for university entrance, with about 65 % pass rate.