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Après le déjeuner, je travaille.

Après le déjeuner, je travaille.
After lunch, I work.
From Lesson 41:Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)·French

Breakdown of Après le déjeuner, je travaille.

travailler
to work
le déjeuner
the lunch
après
after

Questions & Answers about Après le déjeuner, je travaille.

If I wanted to ask a question to get this sentence as an answer, would I use quand or à quelle heure?
You would use quand (when). You use quand to ask about general timeframes, like parts of the day or after an event (après le déjeuner). You only use à quelle heure (at what time) when you want a specific clock time, like à midi (at noon).
Why is there a le before déjeuner? In English, we just say 'After lunch.'
In French, nouns almost always need an article like le (the) or un (a) in front of them. For routines, general concepts, and meals, French uses the definite article. So 'after lunch' translates to après le déjeuner (literally: 'after the lunch').
I thought déjeuner was a verb meaning 'to eat lunch'. Is it a noun here?
Yes, in this sentence it is a noun meaning 'lunch'. You can easily tell because it has the article le (the) right in front of it. French uses the exact same word for the meal itself and the action of eating that meal.
Can je travaille also mean 'I am working'?
Yes! French does not have a separate tense for actions happening right now. Je travaille can translate to 'I work' (as a routine) or 'I am working' (right at this moment), depending on the context.

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