{"id":56,"date":"2026-09-30T15:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leweb2ks.dev\/vitrine-vocadial\/fr\/ressources\/date-en-anglais\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:25:38","slug":"date-en-anglais","status":"publish","type":"vd_ressource","link":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/ressources\/date-en-anglais\/","title":{"rendered":"La date en anglais : l&rsquo;\u00e9crire et la dire, en anglais britannique et am\u00e9ricain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deux-ordres-britannique-et-americain\">Deux ordres : britannique et am\u00e9ricain<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&rsquo;est la difficult\u00e9 principale : l&rsquo;anglais britannique et l&rsquo;anglais am\u00e9ricain ne placent pas le jour au m\u00eame endroit.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Usage<\/th><th>Lecture<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>30th September 2026<\/td><td>britannique, \u00e9crit<\/td><td>the thirtieth of September, twenty twenty-six<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 September 2026<\/td><td>britannique, \u00e9crit formel<\/td><td>the thirtieth of September, twenty twenty-six<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 30, 2026<\/td><td>am\u00e9ricain, \u00e9crit<\/td><td>September thirtieth, twenty twenty-six<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wednesday 30th September<\/td><td>britannique, avec le jour<\/td><td>Wednesday the thirtieth of September<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l&rsquo;oral britannique, on ajoute <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">of<\/span> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the thirtieth of September<\/span>. On entend aussi <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">September the thirtieth<\/span>. \u00c0 l&rsquo;oral am\u00e9ricain, on dit simplement <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">September thirtieth<\/span>, sans article ni pr\u00e9position.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list rules-list\"><li><strong>Le jour est un ordinal.<\/strong> On dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the third of May<\/span>, jamais \u00ab the three of May \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>Le mois prend une majuscule.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">May<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">September<\/span>, comme les jours.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab On \u00bb devant une date.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I was born on 3rd May.<\/span> (Je suis n\u00e9 le 3 mai.)<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab In \u00bb devant le mois ou l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e seuls.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in May<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in 2012<\/span>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-ordinaux-de-1-a-31\">Les ordinaux de 1 \u00e0 31<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;abr\u00e9viation s&rsquo;\u00e9crit avec les deux derni\u00e8res lettres du mot : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">first<\/span> \u2192 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">1st<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">second<\/span> \u2192 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">2nd<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">third<\/span> \u2192 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">3rd<\/span>, et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">th<\/span> pour les autres.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Abr\u00e9g\u00e9<\/th><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Abr\u00e9g\u00e9<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>first<\/td><td>1st<\/td><td>eleventh<\/td><td>11th<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>second<\/td><td>2nd<\/td><td>twelfth<\/td><td>12th<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>third<\/td><td>3rd<\/td><td>thirteenth<\/td><td>13th<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fourth<\/td><td>4th<\/td><td>twentieth<\/td><td>20th<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fifth<\/td><td>5th<\/td><td>twenty-first<\/td><td>21st<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sixth<\/td><td>6th<\/td><td>twenty-second<\/td><td>22nd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>seventh<\/td><td>7th<\/td><td>twenty-third<\/td><td>23rd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>eighth<\/td><td>8th<\/td><td>thirtieth<\/td><td>30th<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ninth<\/td><td>9th<\/td><td>thirty-first<\/td><td>31st<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attention aux formes irr\u00e9guli\u00e8res : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">fifth<\/span> (et non \u00ab fiveth \u00bb), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">eighth<\/span> (un seul t), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">ninth<\/span> (sans e), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twelfth<\/span>, et les dizaines en <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">-ieth<\/span> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twentieth<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">thirtieth<\/span>. <strong>11th, 12th, 13th<\/strong> prennent <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">th<\/span>, alors que 21st, 22nd, 23rd suivent 1st, 2nd, 3rd.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ecrire-la-date-en-chiffres\">\u00c9crire la date en chiffres<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&rsquo;est la source de malentendus la plus s\u00e9rieuse :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Royaume-Uni<\/strong> : jour \/ mois \/ ann\u00e9e, comme en France : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">30\/09\/2026<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> : mois \/ jour \/ ann\u00e9e : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">09\/30\/2026<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">9\/30\/26<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Format international<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">2026-09-30<\/span>, sans ambigu\u00eft\u00e9.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"note wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">04\/05\/2026<\/span> d\u00e9signe le 4 mai \u00e0 Londres et le 5 avril \u00e0 New York. Dans un courrier ou un document destin\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;international, \u00e9crivez le mois en toutes lettres.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lire-l-annee\">Lire l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrairement au fran\u00e7ais, l&rsquo;anglais lit g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e <strong>par paires de chiffres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Ann\u00e9e<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>fourteen ninety-two<\/td><td>1492<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nineteen ninety-eight<\/td><td>1998<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>two thousand<\/td><td>2000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>two thousand and five<\/td><td>2005<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>twenty twenty-six<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour les ann\u00e9es 2001 \u00e0 2009, on dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">two thousand and five<\/span> au Royaume-Uni, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">two thousand five<\/span> aux \u00c9tats-Unis. \u00c0 partir de 2010, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twenty ten<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twenty twenty-six<\/span> sont devenus les plus courants, m\u00eame si <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">two thousand and twenty-six<\/span> reste correct.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les d\u00e9cennies : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the 1990s<\/span>, lu <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the nineteen nineties<\/span>, ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the nineties<\/span>. Les si\u00e8cles : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the 21st century<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the twenty-first century<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dans une lettre ou un e-mail<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En anglais britannique, l&rsquo;en-t\u00eate d&rsquo;une lettre porte la date seule, souvent sans terminaison ordinale : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">30 September 2026<\/span>. En anglais am\u00e9ricain : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">September 30, 2026<\/span>, avec une virgule avant l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e. Dans une phrase, on garde la pr\u00e9position : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">The meeting is on 5 October.<\/span>, lu <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">on the fifth of October<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les f\u00eates fixes se disent sans ordinal : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">on Christmas Day<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at Christmas<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">on New Year&rsquo;s Eve<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at Easter<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demander-et-donner-la-date\">Demander et donner la date<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">What&rsquo;s the date today? \u2014 It&rsquo;s the thirtieth of September.<\/span><small>Quelle est la date aujourd&rsquo;hui ? \u2014 Le 30 septembre.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">What&rsquo;s today&rsquo;s date? \u2014 It&rsquo;s September thirtieth.<\/span><small>Nous sommes le combien ? \u2014 Le 30 septembre. (US)<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">When&rsquo;s your birthday? \u2014 It&rsquo;s on the twelfth of March.<\/span><small>C&rsquo;est quand ton anniversaire ? \u2014 Le 12 mars.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">Today is Wednesday, the thirtieth of September.<\/span><small>Aujourd&rsquo;hui, nous sommes le mercredi 30 septembre.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ne confondez pas <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What day is it?<\/span> (quel jour de la semaine ?) et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What&rsquo;s the date?<\/span> (quelle date ?).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"en-classe-le-rituel-de-la-date\">En classe : le rituel de la date<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La date est le pilier des rituels anglais en d\u00e9but de s\u00e9ance, du CE1 \u00e0 la 3e : en une phrase, elle r\u00e9emploie les jours, les mois, les ordinaux et les nombres.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list steps-list\"><li>Affichez la date du jour en chiffres, format fran\u00e7ais : 30\/09.<\/li><li>Demandez <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What&rsquo;s the date today?<\/span> et laissez la classe construire la phrase \u00e0 l&rsquo;oral.<\/li><li>D\u00e9voilez la phrase \u00e9crite : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Today is Wednesday, 30th September.<\/span><\/li><li>Faites relire en ch\u0153ur la forme orale compl\u00e8te, avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">of<\/span>.<\/li><li>D\u00e9l\u00e9guez l&rsquo;animation \u00e0 un \u00e9l\u00e8ve, avec la date \u00e0 \u00e9crire au tableau.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&rsquo;est exactement ce que fait un rituel quotidien : la m\u00eame phrase chaque jour, un contenu qui change, et une correction imm\u00e9diate.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au primaire (cycles 2 et 3)<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Le calendrier affich\u00e9<\/strong> : chaque matin, un \u00e9l\u00e8ve d\u00e9place le rep\u00e8re et lit la date.<\/li><li><strong>Le jour et la m\u00e9t\u00e9o<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Today is Monday. It&rsquo;s sunny.<\/span> Au cycle 2, on peut se limiter au jour et au mois.<\/li><li><strong>Les ordinaux en ligne<\/strong> : les \u00e9l\u00e8ves se rangent et annoncent leur place (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m first! I&rsquo;m second!<\/span>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au coll\u00e8ge<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Les dates d&rsquo;anniversaire<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">My birthday is on the 12th of March.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Les dates historiques et f\u00eates<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Bonfire Night is on the 5th of November<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Independence Day is on July 4th.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adapter au niveau de la classe<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list levels-list\"><li><b>A1<\/b>Sans l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Today is Wednesday, 30th September.<\/span><\/li><li><b>A2<\/b>Avec l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e lue par paires : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twenty twenty-six<\/span>.<\/li><li><b>B1<\/b>Hier et demain : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday was\u2026, tomorrow will be\u2026<\/span> et le format am\u00e9ricain.<\/li><li><b>B2<\/b>La saison, le num\u00e9ro de la semaine et une phrase sur un \u00e9v\u00e9nement de la date.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-erreurs-typiques-des-eleves-francophones\">Les erreurs typiques des \u00e9l\u00e8ves francophones<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u00ab The 3 of May \u00bb<\/strong> : le cardinal \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise. Il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">the third of May<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>La minuscule au mois<\/strong> : \u00ab 3rd may \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab 11st \u00bb, \u00ab 12nd \u00bb, \u00ab 13rd \u00bb<\/strong> : il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">11th<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">12th<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">13th<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>La pr\u00e9position oubli\u00e9e<\/strong> : \u00ab I was born the 3rd May \u00bb au lieu de <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">on the 3rd of May<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab In 3rd May \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in<\/span> pour le mois, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">on<\/span> pour la date.<\/li><li><strong>L&rsquo;ann\u00e9e lue \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> : \u00ab two thousand twenty-six \u00bb n&rsquo;est pas faux, mais <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">twenty twenty-six<\/span> est plus naturel.<\/li><li><strong>Le format am\u00e9ricain mal lu<\/strong> : 09\/10 compris comme le 9 octobre.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 30th of September ou September 30th ? \u00c9crire et dire la date en anglais, avec les ordinaux et les diff\u00e9rences UK \/ US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"La date en anglais : \u00e9crire et dire la date | VocaDial","_seopress_titles_desc":"\u00c9crire et dire la date en anglais : ordinaux (1st, 2nd, 3rd), ordre UK et US, format 30\/09 ou 09\/30, lecture de l'ann\u00e9e et rituel de classe.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_vd_topic":"date","_vd_target":"en","_vd_module":"fecha","_vd_level":"A1","_vd_minutes":"7","_vd_card_word":"30th September","_vd_answer":"En anglais britannique, on \u00e9crit 30th September 2026 et on dit \u00ab the thirtieth of September, twenty twenty-six \u00bb. En anglais am\u00e9ricain, on \u00e9crit September 30, 2026 et on dit \u00ab September thirtieth \u00bb. Le jour se dit toujours avec un nombre ordinal et le mois prend une majuscule.","_vd_faq":"[{\"q\":\"Comment \u00e9crire la date en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"En anglais britannique : 30th September 2026 (ou 30\\\/09\\\/2026). En anglais am\u00e9ricain : September 30, 2026 (ou 09\\\/30\\\/2026).\"},{\"q\":\"Comment dit-on la date \u00e0 l'oral en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Avec un ordinal : the thirtieth of September en anglais britannique, September thirtieth en anglais am\u00e9ricain.\"},{\"q\":\"Faut-il \u00e9crire 1st, 2nd, 3rd ?\",\"a\":\"Oui : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, puis 4th, 5th\u2026 Attention : 11th, 12th et 13th prennent th, alors que 21st, 22nd et 23rd suivent 1st, 2nd et 3rd.\"},{\"q\":\"Comment dit-on 2026 en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Twenty twenty-six, le plus souvent. Two thousand and twenty-six (UK) ou two thousand twenty-six (US) sont aussi corrects.\"},{\"q\":\"Pourquoi les Am\u00e9ricains \u00e9crivent-ils le mois avant le jour ?\",\"a\":\"C'est simplement leur convention : mois, jour, ann\u00e9e (09\\\/30\\\/2026). Au Royaume-Uni, on \u00e9crit le jour d'abord, comme en France.\"},{\"q\":\"Comment demander la date en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"What's the date today? ou What's today's date? \u00c0 ne pas confondre avec What day is it today?, qui demande le jour de la semaine.\"}]","_vd_key":"date-en","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","vd_ressource","type-vd_ressource","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vd_ressource"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/56\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}