Build Your French Vocabulary Colors and Days of the Week

Build Your French Vocabulary Colors and Days of the Week Suzy S. Ready to start learning to speak French? Colors and days of the week are great vocabulary to get you started. Colors and days of the week are some of the easiest words to master when youre first learning French. If you know any other romance languages, like Spanish or Italian, you are going to see that the  French words for colors and days of the week are very similar. Colors in French As you may know already, adjectives in French take on the gender of the word that they are describing.  In addition, the color comes after the word that it is describing. For example, if you wanted to say “The  purple house”, you would say “La maison violette”. Here you are using the feminine form of purple  because “La maison” is feminine. Another rule in the French language is if the noun that the adjective is  describing is plural, the adjective is pural. Therefore, if you wanted to say “the purple houses”, you  would say “Des maisons violettes”. Due to this, I will give you the all genders and the plural form of the  colors. Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Masculine Plural Feminine Plural Red Rouge Rouge Rouges Rouges Orange Orange Orange Oranges Oranges Yellow Jaune Jaune Jaunes Jaunes Green Vert Verte Verts Vertes Blue Bleu Bleue Bleus Bleues Purple Violet Violette Violets Violettes Pink Rose Rose Roses Roses Brown Marron Marron Marron Marron White Blanc Blanche Blancs Blanches Grey Gris Grise Gris Grises Black Noir Noire Noirs Noires Here is a helpful video tutorial for how to pronounce some of the most common colors in French. Days of the Week The days of the week are much simpler. The days of the week in French are not capitalized, like in  English, and all days of the week are masculine. In addition, the American week starts on Sundays, but  the French week starts on Monday. Monday Lundi Tuesday Mardi Wednesday Mercredi Thursday Jeudi Friday Vendredi Saturday Samedi Sunday Dimanche Need help pronouncing this new vocabulary? Check out the video lesson below. There are many phrases that one should know relating to the days of the week. These phrases apply to  all days of the week, but I will only give you the specific example for Monday. Monday  Lundi Mondays  Les lundis On Mondays  Le lundi This Monday  Ce lundi Last Monday  Lundi dernier Next Monday  Lundi prochain Monday the 15th  Lundi 15 Monday the 15th of January  Le lundi 15 janvier It’s Monday  C’est lundi On Monday evening  Lundi soir Every Monday  Tous les lundis Yesterday  Hier Today  Aujourd’hui Tomorrow  Demain Next day  Le lendemain Day after tomorrow  Après-demain Day before yesterday  Avant-hier These very basic French words can greatly increase your French vocabulary. This is something that you  have to learn for every basic French class. There are many ways to study language; some of the best are  group study and flash cards. For everyone, practicing speaking the language with others will help a lot. Working with a French tutor is another great way to make progress in your studies. Have fun studying and bonne chance! Anna M. is an academic tutor in Tampa, FL. She is currently studying chemistry at the University of South Florida, and she has been tutoring for one year. Learn more about Anna. Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by Capture Queen