VOCABULARY AND PHRASES FOR TIME CONCEPTS
Is it early where you are? Or late? How regularly do you floss? Sometimes? All the time? From time to time? The following phrases and vocabulary illustrate some of these “time concepts”.
Quelquefois je mange trop
Sometimes I eat too much
Je mange tout le temps du fromage
I eat cheese all the time
De temps en temps je mange des lentilles
From time to time I eat lentils
Je me suis réveillé très tôt, ce matin
I woke up very early this morning
Je ne suis jamais en avance à la gare
I am never early to the station
It’s late (i.e., getting on)
Il est tard, je vais dormir
It’s late, I’m going to sleep
Late (i.e., running late)
J’étais en retard à la gare
I was late to the station