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How to say a date in French



zvonka.rink
Slovenia

How to say a date in French
 
Hello dear friends,

I have a problem that I can �t solve and it is about how to say a date in French.

I �ve found the explanation for the first day of the month:
 April 1st is le 1er avril. I can �t find any examples for let �s say 2nd, 3rd., 4th.  Do they use orinal numerals or do they use cardinal and the ordinal numeral is used only for the 1st? I know they would use cardinal numeral for  April 5th --- le 5 (cinq) avril, etc. I would be really happy if somebody could help me.

I thank you in advance. i wish you a nice evening. Hug

20 Oct 2011      





Mrs S.
France

Hello!

We say: le 1er avril but then we use cardinal numbers: le 2 avril, le 3 avril....le 30 avril


20 Oct 2011     



dagn
France

hello there!
yes, we say le 1er janvier, f�vrier, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, aout, septembre, octobre, novembre and d�cembre but the rest of the year we use cardinal numbers!! i had never thought about it! french can be so complicated sometimes! english is much more practical!
bye!

20 Oct 2011     



nourelhouda1
Tunisia

Hi , 
I agree with Mrs S . We say le 1er only for the first day of the month but for the others  , we use cardinal  numbers octobre le 2O for example .
Have a great day 

21 Oct 2011