How to Say "Month" in French - How To Say Guide

mois

/mwa/masculine

The French word for month is mois.

mois is a noun used to refer to a period into which a year is divided.

Meaning: period into which a year is divided (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /mwa/.

The Latin root mēnsis did not just mean a period of time, but specifically referred to the measurement of time through the lunar cycle.
While English uses 'months' as a plural, the French mois looks identical in both its singular and plural forms, meaning you must rely on the article to tell them apart.
If a French speaker refers to le mois dernier, they mean 'last month'. However, if they say le mois passé, they are using a slightly more formal or regional phrasing for the same period.

Ça fait un mois.
It's been a month.
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Ça a mis un mois.
It took a month.
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Le mois prend fin.
The month is drawing to an end.
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Nous avons besoin d'un délai de deux mois pour finaliser le projet.
We need a two-month extension to finalize the project.
La réunion est prévue pour le mois de mars.
The meeting is scheduled for March.
On se retrouve dans 2 mois ?
Shall we meet in 2 months?
J'adore le mois de juillet.
I love the month of July.
Attends, je vais prendre un mois de congé.
Wait, I'm going to take a month off.
Aujourd'hui, c'est le premier jour du mois.
Today is the first day of the month.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “month” translations and entries mois, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries mois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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