DELF A1Vocabulary5 min read
DELF A1 vocabulary: your day, from morning to evening
Describe your routine, say the time and arrange a simple meeting.
By the Worlex teamUpdated September 26, 2026
In short
8 words and phrases with examples, and a 3-question quiz.
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Morning and work
ExampleJe me lève à sept heures.I get up at seven.
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Another situationElle se lève tôt le lundi.She gets up early on Mondays.
In conversationTu te lèves à quelle heure ?What time do you get up?
Change the small pronoun too: je me lève, tu te lèves, elle se lève.
02prendre le petit-déjeuner
to have breakfast
ExampleJe prends le petit-déjeuner chez moi.I have breakfast at home.
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Another situationNous prenons le petit-déjeuner à huit heures.We have breakfast at eight.
In conversationTu prends le petit-déjeuner avant de partir ?Do you have breakfast before leaving?
Use prendre for having a meal; le petit-déjeuner means breakfast.
03aller au travail
to go to work
ExampleJe vais au travail en bus.I go to work by bus.
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Another situationElle va au travail à pied.She walks to work.
In conversationNous allons au travail à neuf heures.We go to work at nine.
À + le becomes au. For a means of transport: en bus; for walking: à pied.
Time and days
ExampleLe cours commence à dix heures.The class starts at ten.
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Another situationIl est dix heures et demie.It’s half past ten.
In conversationOn se retrouve à midi ?Shall we meet at noon?
Use à for the time of an activity. Il est introduces the current time.
05le lundi / lundi
on Mondays / on Monday
ExampleLe lundi, je travaille à la maison.On Mondays, I work at home.
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Another situationLundi, je vais à la banque.On Monday, I’m going to the bank.
In conversationLe dimanche, les enfants jouent au parc.On Sundays, the children play in the park.
Le lundi usually describes a repeated habit. Lundi names a particular Monday.
06avant / après
before / after
ExampleJe mange avant le cours.I eat before class.
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Another situationAprès le travail, je fais les courses.After work, I do the shopping.
In conversationTu es libre après le déjeuner ?Are you free after lunch?
Put a noun after these words in these simple patterns: avant le cours, après le travail.
Evening
07rentrer chez soi
to go home
ExampleJe rentre chez moi à dix-huit heures.I go home at six in the evening.
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Another situationElle rentre chez elle après le cours.She goes home after class.
In conversationVous rentrez chez vous en métro ?Do you go home by metro?
Change the person: chez moi, chez toi, chez elle, chez nous.
ExampleJe me couche vers vingt-trois heures.I go to bed at around eleven at night.
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Another situationLes enfants se couchent tôt.The children go to bed early.
In conversationTu te couches tard le samedi ?Do you go to bed late on Saturdays?
This is going to bed, not necessarily falling asleep.
Quick practice
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Question 1 of 3
You do this every Monday. Which sentence fits?
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Describe a normal weekday.
- Say when you get up.
- Name two activities in order.
- Finish with your evening routine.
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Je me lève à sept heures et je prends le petit-déjeuner.I get up at seven and have breakfast.
Je vais au travail en bus. Après le travail, je rentre chez moi.I go to work by bus. After work, I go home.
Je me couche vers vingt-deux heures.I go to bed at around ten at night.
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Use this in a lesson
- Read the examplesRead together, then hide the English for recall.
- Work in pairsOne learner describes their day. Their partner draws a short timetable, then checks two times aloud.
- Check togetherCompare answers and discuss why they fit.
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