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| Time zone Time zone: CET (Central Europe Time) UTC/GMT +1 hour | |
Current time in Angers
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Currency Since 2002 the sole currency of France has been the Euro. More information about currency rates can be found at the XE Website | |
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Climate: Angers is located in an area of France known for its mild climate, as it is located between an oceanic and a continental climate zones. Winters are usually rainy, with some frosts and snowfalls, and summers tend to be quite warm and sunny. In July the average highest temperature is 25°C and the average lower temperature is 13°C.
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Useful Phone Numbers Country Code: + 33
Angers (Northwest France) Code: +33 2
Emergency services: 112
Directory enquiries: 12
International directory enquiries: 3212
Speaking clock: 3699
Weather forecast (€0.34 per minute): 3201/3250
France Telecom English line: 01 55 78 60 56
ESEO Angers (Conference Venue): 00 332 41 86 67 67 | | |
Language French is a Romanic language, descendant of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire.
It is also the official language of 29 countries with 74 million native speakers 1.12% of the world's population.
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| English | French | Pronunciation |
| Yes/No | Oui/Non | wee/nong |
| Yes, please/No, thank you |
Oui, s'il vous plaît/Non, merci | wee, seel voo play/nong, mair-see |
| Please | S'il vous plaît | seel voo play |
| Thank you | Merci (madame/monsieur) | mair-see (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| You're welcome | Il n'y a pas de quoi | eel nyah pah der kwah |
| Here is/are | Voici... | vwah-see |
| Hello/Good morning/afternoon | Bonjour, (madame/monsieur) | bong-zhoor, (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| Hello/Good evening | Bonsoir (madame/monsieur) | bong-swahr, (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | oh rer-vwahr |
| Good night | Bonne nuit | bonn nwee |
| How are you? | Comment allez-vous? | kommahng tahlay voo |
| Very well, thanks | Très bien, merci | tray byang mair-see |
| Excuse me | Excusez-moi | ex-kewzay mwah |
| Do you speak English? | Est-ce que vous parlez anglais? | essker voo pahrlay ahng-glay |
| Can you help me? | Est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider? | essker voo poovay may-day |
| I don't understand. | Je ne comprends pas. | zher ner kong-prahng pah |
| I don't know. | Je ne sais pas. | zher ner say pah |
| Could you please write it down | Est-ce que vous pouvez l'écrire? | essker voo poovay lay-kreer |
| Sorry | Pardon/Désolé(e) | par-dawhn/day-zo-lay
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| Leave me alone! | Laissez-moi tranquille. | lay-say mwah trahng-keel |
| Where? | Où? | oo |
| When? | Quand? | kahng |
| How? | Comment? | kommahng |
| Why? | Pourquoi? | poor-kwah |
| Who? | Qui? | kee |
| Which? | Lequel?/Laquelle? | ler-kell/lah-kell |
| Where is...? | Où est...? | oo ay |
| How much?/How many? | Combien? | kong-byang |
| What's that? | Qu'est-ce que c'est? | kessker say |
| I'd like... | Je voudrais... | zher voodray |
| I want... | Je veux... | zher ver |
| I like it. | Ça me plaît. | sahm play |
| I don't like it. | Ça ne me plaît pas. | sah ner mer play pah |
| OK/Agreed. | Ça va/d'accord. | sah vah/dah-korr |
| That's fine. | C'est bien. | say byang |
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