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Monday, May 10, 2010

la petite aiguille, la grande aiguille

the little hand, the big hand

À cinq heures, la petite aiguille indique le 5 et la grande aiguille indique le 12.
At 5 o’ clock, the little hand is at 5 and the big hand is at 12.

THIS WEEK
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Vocabulary Section: Time and Calendar, Word of the Day