les quatre saisons en français
On this page you will learn the French seasons of the year. All four seasons are masculine take the preposition en, with the exception of le printemps (spring), which takes au. The following table offers the names of the seasons as well as their respective dates.
SEASON NAME + PREPOSITION | WHAT SEASON IS IT? | DATES | |
SPRING | au printemps in the springtime | c'est le printemps it's springtime | du 21 mars au 20 juin from March 21 through June 20 |
SUMMER | en été in/during the summer | c'est l'été (m) it's the summer | du 21 juin au 20 septembre from June 21 through Sept. 21 |
AUTUMN | en automne in/during the fall | c'est l'automne (m) it's fall/autumn | du september 21 au 20 décembre from Septembre 21 through Dec. 20 |
WINTER | en hiver in/during the winter | c'est l'hiver (m) it's winter | du 21 décembre au 20 mars from Dec. 21 through March 20 |
sample sentences
- En hiver j’aime faire du ski. I ski during the winter.
- En été j’aime aller à la plage. During the summer I like to go to the beach.
- En autumne il commence à faire frais. In autumn the weather starts to be cool.
- Au printemps il pleut souvent. In the spring it rains often.
expressions with seasons
- l’été de la Saint-Martin – Indian summer
- passaer à l’heure d’été – to switch to summer time
- été comme hiver – all year round
- être habillé pour l’hiver – to be given an earful, a roasting
- habiller qqn pour l’hiver – to criticize somebody
- passer à l’heure d’hiver – to switch to winter time
- collection automne hiver – fall/winter collection (fashion)
- le ménage (or nettoyage) de printemps – spring cleaning
- une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps – One swallow does not make a summer (proverb)
les saisons de l’année – video lesson
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- How to talk about the seasons in French (Frenchtoday.com)
- French seasons with audio (ielanguages.com)
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