This is the 134th most frequent French word.
mai
"Mai" means "May," the fifth month of the year.
Indicates the calendar month of May.
En mai, le printemps est pleinement arrivé.
In May, spring has fully arrived.
Refers again to the specific month of May with detailed attributes.
À cette période, le mois de mai est souvent pluvieux.
During this time, the month of May is often rainy.
Used as a typo example of 'mais', which means 'but' (explaining its presence by teaching common misspellings).