Now you know how to say the time, the day, the month, the year, and the date in French! Let's think of other ways you keep track of time.

You might look out the window at the light in the sky and decide it's time to get up. Or you feel a chill in the air and think it's going to snow. Sometimes you feel sleepy and you know it's time to go to bed. In fact, we can tell time not only by the clock, but also by what we notice and how we feel.

Morning and Night — Le matin et le soir

There are names for different parts of the day and night. Often, the names have something to do with the place of the sun in the sky. Every language has a word for “noon.” In French, it's midi.

Here are some time words in French that you'll find useful for talking about time: