Le cinquième mai
May fifth
Language note: Ordinal numbers have unique forms in French, 'cinquième' being the fifth.
Culture note: On May 5th, French residents will still be recovering from Labor Day celebrations.
Context: They confirm an appointment falling on a significant date in May.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Le
[luh]
The
A definite article used to refer to a specific noun.
Le dessert était délicieux.
The dessert was delicious.
cinquième
[sank-yem]
fifth
A sequence indicator following the fourth.
Elle est arrivée le cinquième.
She arrived fifth.
mai
[may]
May
The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar.
L'événement a lieu le cinquième mai.
The event takes place on the fifth of May.
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