Studies
maths
AbbreviationStandardA1Meaning
mathématiques
Mathematics, clipped and always plural: « être bon en maths », « un prof de maths ». The final s is written but not heard.
How it is said
maths
Gender and article
les maths · plural
Where you meet it
A timetable, a tuition advert, a school report.
Example
Contrôle de maths jeudi : réviser les fractions.
Maths test on Thursday: revise fractions.
In the DELF
reading A1 · listening A1
Watch out
Always with the s: les maths, en maths. « La math » is a mistake.