Le premier janvier
January first
Language note: Ordinal numbers in dates follow a similar pattern: 'premier' for first, 'deuxième' for second.
Culture note: New Year's Day, or 'Jour de l'An', is often celebrated with family and a special meal.
Context: Jean is organizing a New Year’s celebration.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Le
[luh]
The
A definite article used to refer to a specific noun.
Le chat est noir.
The cat is black.
premier
[pruh-myair]
first
Indicating the starting point or earliest in order of something.
Je suis arrivé le premier.
I arrived first.
janvier
[zhah-nyay]
January
The first month of the Gregorian calendar, known for New Year's celebrations.
L'année commence en janvier.
The year starts in January.
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