Published April 12, 2024 • Updated August 11, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Août Meaning
Août is a masculine French noun meaning “August.” It’s written août in the middle of sentences because months of the year are not capitalized in French. For example, “Nous partons en août” (We’re leaving in August).
Août Pronunciation
Août can be pronounced /ut/ and /u/ (IPA) but it’s most commonly pronounced with the -t as “oot”. This is an exception to the reading rule.
Example sentences
Les Français partent en vacances en août.
The French go on vacation in August.
Le 15 août est l’Assomption. C’est un jour férié en France.
August 15 is Assumption Day. It’s a public holiday in France.
Juillet et août sont les mois d’été.
July and August are the summer months.
Souvent, il fait très chaud au mois d’août en Europe.
The weather is often very hot during the month of August in Europe.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- le mois d’août — the month of August
- en août — in August
- début août — in early August
- fin août — in late August
- au mois d’août — in the month of August
- les vacances d’août — the August holidays
- les grandes vacances — summer vacation
- aoûtien / aoûtienne — August vacationer
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