Course Objectives (Objectifs du Cours) 
À la fin de ce cours, l’apprenant pourra :
- Lire et écrire les nombres en anglais).
(Read/write numbers in English)
- Comprendre la logique des nombres anglais (différences français/anglais).
(Understand the logic of English numbers (vs. French/English))
- Dire l’heure (formel et familier).
((Tell time formally & informally.)
- Éviter les erreurs courantes des francophones.
(Avoid common French-speaker mistakes.)
- LES NOMBRES / NUMBERS
I. Numbers 1–20
1= One (“wun”)
2= Two (“too”)
3= Three (“thri”≠ tree “trii”)
4= Four (“for”)
5= Five (“faïv”)
6= Six (“siks”)
7=Seven (“sè-ven”)
8= eight (“eït”→ le “gh” est silencieux)
9= Nine (“naïn”)
10= Ten (“tèn”)
11= Eleven (“i-lè-ven”)
12= Twelve (“twèlv”)
13= Thirteen (“thèr-tiin”) (soft “th”)
14= Fourteen (“for-tiin”)
15= Fifteen (“fif-tiin”)
16= Sixteen (“siks-tiin”)
17= Seventeen (“sè-ven-tiin”)
- = Eighteen (“eï-tiin”)
19= Nineteen (“naïn-tiin”)
20= Twenty (“twèn-ti”)
Notes:
11–19: Se terminent par -teen (thirteen, fifteen).
20–90: Se terminent par -ty (thirty, fifty).
II. Grands Nombres
100 = one hundred (“wun hun-dred”)
1,000 = one thousand (“wun thou-zand”)
1,000,000 = one million (“wun mil-yun”)
Notes:
21+: Unité + dizaine (twenty-one, thirty-four).
Tirets: Obligatoires (forty-two, sixty-eight).
III. Nombres Ordinaux
|
Nombre |
Pronunciation |
Examples for Dates |
Examples for Positions |
|
first |
fèrst |
January 1st (January the first) |
First place (“fèrst place”) |
|
sè-cond |
sè-cond |
February 2nd (February the second) |
Second floor (“sè-cond floor”) |
|
third |
thèrd |
March 3rd (March the third) |
Third prize (“thèrd prize”) |
|
fourth |
forth |
April 4th (April the fourth) |
Fourth position (“forth position”) |
|
fifth |
fifth |
May 5th (May the fifth) |
Fifth attempt (“fifth attempt”) |
|
sixth |
siksth |
June 6th (June the sixth) |
Sixth runner (“siksth runner”) |
|
seventh |
sè-venth |
July 7th (July the seventh) |
Seventh inning (“sè-venth inning”) |
|
eighth |
eïtth |
August 8th (August the eighth) |
Eighth chapter (“eïtth chapter”) |
|
ninth |
naïnth |
September 9th (September the ninth”) |
Ninth grade (“naïnth grade”) |
|
tenth |
tènth |
October 10th (October the tenth) |
Tenth anniversary |
|
eleventh |
i-lè-venth |
November 11th(November eleventh) |
Eleventh hour |
|
twelfth |
twèlfth |
December 12th (December twelfth) |
Twelfth man |
|
thirteenth |
thèr-tiinth |
January 13th (January thirteenth) |
Thirteenth floor |
|
fourteenth |
for-tiinth |
February 14th (February fourteenth) |
Fourteenth amendment |
|
fifteenth |
fif-tiinth |
March 15th (March fifteenth) |
Fifteenth century |
|
sixteenth |
siks-tiinth |
April 16th (April sixteenth) |
Sixteenth birthday |
|
seventeenth |
sè-ven-tiinth |
May 17th (May seventeenth) |
Seventh president |
|
eighteenth |
eï-tiinth |
June 18th (June eighteenth) |
Eighteenth hole Go |
|
nineteenth |
naïn-tiinth |
July 19th (July nineteenth) |
Nineteenth-century |
|
twentieth |
twèn-ti-eth |
August 20th (August twentieth) |
Twentieth episode |
Dates: En anglais, on utilise les ordinaux (ex: May 1st = May the first).
Positions: Les ordinaux sont utilisés pour indiquer le rang (ex: second place).
Prononciation :
- “th” à la fin des ordinaux se prononce comme un “th” doux.
- Attention à first, second, third: ce sont des exceptions!
- L’HEURE / TELLING TIME
A.Formel (24h/12h)
|
Heure |
12h Format |
24h Format |
|
08 :00 |
8 :00 AM |
08 :00 |
|
14 :30 |
2 :30 PM |
14 : 30 |
Heures pleines:
It’s three o’clock. → 3 :00 (pas de “o’clock” après les minutes!)
- Midnight (minuit)
- Noon (midi).
Minutes:
- Past = après l’heure:
Ten past four → 4:10 (début de l’heure)
- To = avant l’heure :
Twenty to seven → 6:40 (fin de l’heure)
- Demi/Quart:
Half past two → 2:30 (toujours “half past”)
Quarter past five→ 5:15
Quarter to nine→ 8:45
Exemples :
3:20 → Twenty past three
5:50 → Ten to six
- Format Informel (Conversation quotidienne, surtout aux États-Unis)
Style digital: Dire les chiffres directement
Four ten → 4:10
Seven forty-five → 7:45
Demi/Quart:
Two thirty (au lieu de “half past two”).
Exemples:
3:20 → “Three twenty”
5 :50 → “Five fifty”
- Erreurs Fréquentes à Éviter
Oubli des ordinaux:
❌ It’s three and thirty → ✅ It’s three thirty ou Half past three.
Confusion AM/PM:
7:00 AM = matin, 7:00 PM= soir.
“O’clock:
❌ “Three twenty o’clock” → ✅ “Three twenty”.
- LES DATES (DATES)
I.Days of the Week
|
Day |
Pronunciation |
Abbreviation |
|
Monday |
Mon-dei |
Mon. |
|
Tuesday |
Tyouz-dei |
Tues. |
|
Wednesday |
Wenz-dei |
Wed. |
|
Thursday |
Thèrz-dei |
Thurs. |
|
Friday |
Fraï-dei |
Fri. |
|
Saturday |
Sah-tur-dei |
Sat. |
|
Sunday |
Sun-dei |
Sun. |
Example Sentences:
a. I work Monday to Friday.
b. Let’s meet on Thursday
II. Months of the Year
|
Month |
Pronunciation |
Abbreviation |
|
January |
Djan-you-è-ri |
Jan. |
|
February |
Fèb-you-è-ri| |
Feb. |
|
March |
March |
Mar. |
|
April |
Eï-pril |
Apr. |
|
May |
Meï |
May. |
|
June |
Djoune |
Jun. |
|
July |
Djou-laï |
Jul. |
|
August |
O-goust |
Aug. |
|
September |
Sep-tèm-bèr |
Sep. |
|
October |
Ok-tou-bèr |
Oct. |
|
November |
No-vèm-bèr |
Nov. |
|
December |
Di-sèm-bèr |
Dec. |
Example Sentences:
a. My birthday is in July.
b. Christmas is in December.
4.Writing & Reading Dates
I. Written Formats
American English: Month/Day/Year
– Example: July 4, 2024, → July fourth, twenty twenty-four
– Written: 7/4/2024 or July 4, 2024
British English: Day/Month/Year
– Example: 4 July 2024 → the fourth of July, twenty twenty-four
– Written: 4/7/2024 or 4th July 2024
II. How to Read Dates Aloud
American: July fourth, twenty twenty-four
British: The fourth of July, twenty twenty-four
Ordinal Numbers Matter!
❌ July four→ ✅ July fourth (or the fourth of July).
Examples:
January 1, 2025, → January first, twenty twenty-five (US) / The first of January, twenty twenty-five (UK)
March 15 → March fifteenth(US) / The fifteenth of March (UK)
