1. La Date Writing the date in French

2. Quelle est la date? What is the date? What is the date? –Quelle est la date aujourdhui? What is the date today? What is the date today? –Quelle est la date demain? What is the date tomorrow? What is the date tomorrow?

3. Pattern: C est le # (day)mois. C est le # (day)mois. Its the # (of) month. Its the # (of) month.

4. Examples: Its September 28. Its September 28. Cest le 28 septembre. Cest le 28 septembre. Tomorrow, its Sept 29. Tomorrow, its Sept 29. Demain, cest le 29 septembre. Demain, cest le 29 septembre. Saturday, its October 1. Saturday, its October 1. Samedi, cest le premier octobre. Samedi, cest le premier octobre.

5. Samedi, cest le premier octobre. Notes: 1. S amedi is capitalized b/c its 1st word of sentence. 2. W hen giving 1st of a month, the number 1 cant be used 3. W rite out the word PREMIER

6. Abbreviations: How do we abbreviate Sept. 29, 2008 9/29/08 How do the French abbreviate the following: –C–C–C–Cest le 29 septembre 2008 2 29/9/08

7. Vocabulaire aujourdhui = today aujourdhui = today demain = tomorrow demain = tomorrow hier = yesterday hier = yesterday la date = the date la date = the date premier = first (of month) premier = first (of month)

8. Vocabulaire À demain = see you tomorrow À demain = see you tomorrow À mardi = see you Tuesday À mardi = see you Tuesday À toute à lheure = see you later À toute à lheure = see you later À bientôt = see you soon À bientôt = see you soon