How to Say ‘August eighth’ in French
Le huitième août
💬 Usage Tip: 'Huitième', like other ordinals, pairs with months simply as 'the [ordinal] of [month]'.
🇫🇷 In France: August is popular for vacations and the eight is nondescript but sandwiched between summer celebrations.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Le
[luh]
The
A definite article used to refer to a specific noun.
Le vin est bon.
The wine is good.
huitième
[weet-yem]
eighth
A sequence indicator following the seventh.
Il court le huitième tour.
He is running the eighth lap.
août
[oot]
August
The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Nous retournons travailler le huitième août.
We return to work on the eighth of August.
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