Seasons in French / Les Saisons en Français

Salut mes amis, (Hello my friends)

J’espère que vous allez bien! (I hope you are well)!

Apologies for my lack of posts but I’ve been busy with my online course and work got in the way. But I’m back now! We start today off with the seasons in a year.

There are 4 major seasons in a year around the world as majority of us may know. Although in Nigeria we also have wet season and dry season.

Winter: L’hiver can be pronounced as Lee-verr.

Summer: L’été can be pronounced as Lay-tay.

Spring: Le printemps can be pronounced as Low-prawn-ton.

Autumn: L’automne can be pronounced as low-tonne. Imagine saying “glutton”.

Wet season is Saison humide can be pronounced as Sayzon humide

Dry season is Saison sèche which can be pronounced as Sayzon searsh. Imagine the word ‘search’ but with and sh and not ch.

Although all the seasons are masculine in French, to translate “in+season’s name” in French, (e.g In Summer) it will change to:

1. Au printemps
2. En été
3. En automne
4. En hiver

This is done because of the vowel or silent h, which starts “été, automne, hiver”.

Examples of Sentences Using the Seasons in French

1. Quelle est votre saison préférée ? which means What’s your favorite season?
2. Ma saison préférée est l’automne. which means My favorite season is autumn.
3. En été, je porte généralement des robes courtes. which means In summer, I wear short dresses.
4. Game of Thrones me rappelle l’hiver. which means Game of Thrones reminds me of winter.
5. Le dimanche de Pâques est au printemps. which means Easter Sunday is in spring.

That’s it! Simple right? So tell me, did you find pronouncing it easier? Also, try writing out your favorite season with the example I used above and show me in the comment section! Mine is fall! I’d love to know yours as well.

Jusqu’à la prochaine fois ! (Until next time) !

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