CURRENCY, MEASURES, AND WEIGHTS.
| 1 cent | Un sou; cinq centimes. |
| 10 cents | Dix sous; cinquante centimes. |
| 20 cents (about) | Un francs. |
| 1 dollar | Cinq francs. |
(The French have gold pieces of 10 francs and 20 francs; bank notes of 50 francs, 100 francs, and higher. The gold pieces are probably replaced by bank notes now.)
| 1 meter (1.0936 yards) | Un mètre. |
| 1 kilometer (0.62138 mile) | Un kilomètre. |
| 1 league (2.48552 miles) | Une lieue. |
| 1 hectare (2.4711 acres) | Un hectare. |
| 1 gram (15.43239 grain Troy) | Un gramme. |
| 1 kilogram (2.204621 pounds avoirdupois) | Un kilogramme. |
| 220.46 pounds avoirdupois | Un quintal; 100 kilos. |
| 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois | Une tonne; 1,000 kilos. |
Note.—For all ordinary purposes, the "Kilomètre" = 5/8 of a mile; the "Centimètre" = 4/10 of an inch.
(Coal is sold by the tonne; grain and hay by the quintal. Dix quintaux de blé, de foin=10 quintals of grain, of hay.)
| 1.0567 quart (liquid) | Un litre. |
| 26.417 gallons | Un hectolitre. |
| 0.9081 quart (dry) | Un litre. |
| 2.8379 bushels | Un hectolitre. |
(The litre, which is the principal unit of both fluid and dry measures, is the contents of 1 cubic décimètre (décimètre = 1/10 mètre).)
DAYS, MONTHS, AND SEASONS.
| Sunday | Dimanche. |
| Monday | Lundi. |
| Tuesday | Mardi. |
| Wednesday | Mercredi. |
| Thursday | Jeudi. |
| Friday | Vendredi. |
| Saturday | Samedi. |
| January | Janvier. |
| February | Février. |
| March | Mars. |
| April | Avril. |
| May | Mai. |
| June | Juin. |
| July | Juillet. |
| August | Août (pronounced oo). |
| September | Septembre. |
| October | Octobre. |
| November | Novembre. |
| December | Décembre. |
| The seasons | Les saisons. |
| Winter | L'hiver. |
| Spring | Le printemps. |
| Summer | L'été. |
| Fall | L'automne. |
| Year | Un an; une année. |
| Month | Un mois. |
| Week | Une semaine. |
| Day | Un jour. |
| Hour | Une heure. |
| Minute | Une minute. |
| Second | Une seconde. |