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Time zone

Time zone: CET (Central Europe Time)

UTC/GMT +1 hour

  Current time in Angers

Currency

Since 2002 the sole currency of France has been the Euro.

More information about currency rates can be found at the  XE Website 

 

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.


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.


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
 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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