Mots génials / Cool Words

1. Ça gaze, mon ami? - How's it going, homie?2. Super cool. - Cool.3. Quelle mouche l’a piqué(e)? - What’s the matter with him

(her)?4. C’est génial! - That’s great, cool.5. Quel sale gosse! - What a brat.6. Il est beau gosse. - He’s cute.7. Dégage. - Bug off.8. beurk - yuck9. miam, miam - yummy

10. chouette Chouette. - cute. That’s great.11. mec - dude12. Vas-y mollo. - Take it easy.13. Tu piges? - You get it?14. Je ne pige pas. - I don’t get it.15. C'est du gâteau ! - It's a piece of cake! 16. C'est pas vrai ! - You're kidding! 17. C'est nul ! - That stinks! 18. Oh la vache ! - Oh wow! 19. vachement - really20. À la tienne, Étienne ! - Cheers!21. Ça glisse, Alice ! - It's slippery!22. Tu parles, Charles ! - You bet!23. Tranquille, Émile ! - Calm down!24. Zut ! - Darn !25. La vache! - Fudge!26. dingue - crazy, nutty27. dinguerie - stupidity; craziness28. Je m’en fiche. - I don’t care.29. C’est pas juste. - It’s not fair !30. Oh là là ! - Wow !31. Oh là là là là ! - Uh oh! Oh dear!32. Oh mon Dieu! - Oh my God!33. Ça ne fait rien. - It doesn’t matter.34. Bof. - Whatever or Who cares.35. Tu sais. - You know.36. Pas de quoi. - No biggie.37. Pas de problème. - Not a problem.

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NAMES AND INTRODUCTIONS:

1. What’s your name? - Comment t’appelles-tu? / Tu t’appelles

comment? / Comment tu t’appelles? (familiar)

- Comment vous appelez-vous? / Vous vous appelez comment? (formal)2. My name is name. - Je m’appelle name.3. Pleased to meet you. - Enchanté. (boys say this) 4. Pleased to meet you. - Enchantée. (girls say this)5. Pleased to meet you. - Avec plaisir.6. The pleasure is mine. - C’est mon plaisir.

WHERE FROM:

1. Where are you from? (familiar) – Tu es d’où? 2. Where are you from? (formal) - Vous êtes d’où? 3. I am from capital, country. - Je suis de capital, country.

NATIONALITIES:

1. What nationality are you? (familiar) - De quelle nationalité es-tu? Quelle est ta nationalité ?

2. Where nationality are you? (formal) - De quelle nationalité êtes-vous?

Quelle est votre nationalité.

3. I am nationality. - Je suis nationality.

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FRENCH COMMANDS

1. Lève-toi. - Stand up. Levez-vous.2. Tourne-toi. - Turn around. Tournez-vous.3. Assieds-toi. - Sit down. Asseyez-vous.4. Lève la main. - Raise your hand.

Levez les mains.5. Baisse la main. - Put your hand down. Baissez les mains.6. Écoute. - Listen.

Écoutez.7. Répète. - Repeat. Répétez.8. Ouvre le livre. - Open your book. Ouvrez les livres.9. Ferme le livre. - Close your book.

Fermez les livres.10. Regarde. - Look. Regardez.11. Écris. - Write.

Écrivez.12. Lis. - Read.

Lisez. 13. Prends une feuille de papier. - Take out a sheet of paper.

Prenez une feuille de papier. 14. Prends un crayon ou un stylo. - Take out a pencil or pen.

Prenez un crayon ou un stylo.15. Silence, s’il te plaît. - Be quiet. Silence, s’il vous plaît.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH ALPHABET (L’ALPHABET FRANÇAIS)

Question - How do you spell ____.? - Comment est-ce

qu’on écrit ____?

Answer - Spell word. – Spell word.

A – ah N – ennB – bay O – ohC – say P – payD – day Q – koo (key, lips rounded)E – uh R – airrrF – eff S – essG – zhay T – tayH – ahsh U – oo (ee, lips rounded)I – ee V – vayJ – zhee W – doohbluh vayK – kah X – eeksL – ell Y – eegrekM – emm Z – zed

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH ALPHABET (L’ALPHABET FRANÇAIS)

Question - How do you spell ____.? - Comment est-ce

qu’on écrit ____?

Answer - Spell word. – Spell word.

A – a N – enneB – bé O – oC – cé P – péD – dé Q – kuE – e R – erreF – effe S - esse G – gé T – téH – hache U – uI – i V – véJ – ji W – double véK – ka X – ixeL – elle Y – i grecM – emme Z – zède

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French Accents

There are four French accents for vowels and one accent for a consonant. For specific information on what the accents do to change the pronunciation of the letters they modify, please see the appropriate letter pages.

The accent aigu ´ (acute accent) can only be on an E. At the beginning of a word, it often indicates that an S used to follow that vowel, e.g., étudiant.

The accent grave ` (grave accent) can be found on an A, E, or U. On the A and U, it usually serves to distinguish between words that would otherwise be homographs; e.g., ou (or) vs où (where).

The accent circonflexe ^ (circumflex) can be on an A, E, I, O, or U. The circonflexe usually indicates that an s used to follow that vowel, e.g., forêt. It also serves to distinguish between homographs; e.g., du (contraction of de + le) vs dû (past participle of devoir).

The accent tréma ¨ (dieresis or umlaut) can be on an E, I, or U. It is used when two vowels are next to each other and both must be pronounced, e.g., naïve, Saül.

The cédille ¸ (cedilla) is found only on the letter C. It changes a hard C sound (like K) into a soft C sound (like S), e.g., garçon. The cedilla is never placed in front of E or I, because C always sounds like an S in front of these vowels.

It is essential to put accents in their proper places - an incorrect or missing accent is a spelling mistake just as an incorrect or missing letter would be. The only exception to this is capital letters, which are often left unaccented.

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French Accent Homographs

Think accents don't matter when writing in French? Think again!

a - third person singular of avoir (to have)à - (preposition) to, at, in

acre - acreâcre - (adjective) acrid, pungent

âge - ageâgé - (adjective) old

aie - first person singular subjunctive and second person singular imperative of avoiraïe - (interjection) ouch

arriéré - (adjective) overdue, backward; (noun) backlog, arrearsarrière - back, stern, rear, aft

bronze - bronze objectbronzé - past participle of bronzer (to tan, bronze)

ça - (indefinite demonstrative pronoun) that, itçà et là - here and there

colle - gluecollé - past participle of coller (to glue)

congres - eelscongrès - conference, congress

cote - quotation, quoted value, ratingcôte - rib, slope, coastline côté - side; past participle of côter (to be highly rated)

cure - cure, treatmentcuré - priest; past participle of curer (to clean out)

crêpe - crepe (thin pancake), crepe papercrêpé - past participle of crêper (to backcomb, crimp)

de - (preposition) of, fromdé - thimble, die

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des - (indefinite article, partitive article) some; contraction of de + lesdès - (preposition) from

French Pronunciation TableFrench Vowels

There is quite a bit of difference between French and English vowel sounds. For example, many words like 'non' have a light nasal sound. To practice this, gently squeeze your nose with your thumb and forefinger, and say noh. You will hear the 'n' sound emerge.

French Vowel Sounds Vowel Usage Sounda, à, ha chat 'sha' â,as château 'sha-toh' e le 'leh' eu, oeu,heu,oe boeuf,acte

ur 'buf','ak-tur' eu,eux heureux 'uruh' é,éé,hé,er,es,ez,et café 'ca-fay' ê,è,e,ai,ais,ait,ei,aî,ë tête,frais 'tett','frey' i,ie,is,î,hi,y,ï Paris 'paree' o,au,eau,aux,eaux,os,ô,hô beau 'bo' as in 'go' o,ho,hô comme 'com' as in 'comet' u,û,hu nue 'new' an maman 'ma-mah' with nose

pinch on ton 'toh' with nose pinch in pain 'pah' with nose pinch un lundi 'leh-dee' with nose

pinch i,y,il,ill ciel 'see-yel' oi,oî,ou soir 'swar' ui,hui n'uiit 'nwee'

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Nasal VowelsNasal vowels are distinguished by being followed by a single n or m which is not followed by another vowel. There are four nasal vowel sounds in French: /ã/, /i~/, /õ/, /u~/, and a nasal diphthong /wi~/. (Because of limitations of the character set, there is no way to put the tildes on i or u.) These sounds are written as follows: /ã/ an, am, en, em /i~/ in, im, ain, aim, ein, eim /õ/ on, om /u~/ un, um /wi~/ oin, oim Pronouncing nasal vowels can be a little tricky for Americans since they don't really have any analogous sounds in any English words. However, we do occasionally use nasal vowel sounds. Most commonly, this can be seen in the colloquially response to something not understood: Speaker 1: [mumble, mumble, mumble] Speaker 2: "Huh?" The sound of the "u" in "huh" is usually nasalized by American speakers of English and corresponds to the French /u~/ sound. Variations on this colloquial sound: "Hanh?" "Heh?" resemble the French /ã/ and /i~/ sounds. The diphthong /wi~/ sounds a bit like the nasalized proverbial whining sound waa (which is not the same sound as the wa of "watt"). Others have suggested that the French nasals resemble English vowels followed by n or ng. This is somewhat true for /ã/ which sounds a bit like the ong in "long" (though not among speakers

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who say "lawng"); /õ/ which sounds like the o of "loan"; and /u~/ which sounds like the o in "among" or "tongue". The /i~/ sound is similar to the a of "can't", but not among speakers who extend the vowel out to "caint" or who pronounce it to rhyme with "font".

Non-nasal Vowelsa and â are between the a in "cat" (American) and in "father". Examples: gateau /ga to/, pâté /pa tay/ ai 1. within words, is pronounced as a short e like in "bed" 2. at the end of words, is pronounced as a long a like in "late" Examples: aime /em/, j'ai /zhay/ au, aux, aulx, eau, and eaux are pronounced as a clipped long o Examples: beau /bo/, aux /o/, châteaux /sha to/, eau /o/ e 1. is pronounced as a short e before two or more consonants 2. is pronounced as a schwa (represented here by @) before a

single consonant followed by a vowel 3. is pronounced as a long a before "r" at the end of a word 4. is silent at the end of a word Examples: dette /det/, tenu /t@ nü/, aimer /em ay/ é is pronounced as a long a Examples: donné /dun nay/, écu /ay kY/ è is pronounced as a short e Examples: très /treh/, mère /mehr/ ei is pronounced as a short e like in "bed" Examples: reine /ren/, Seine /sen/

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eil is pronounced as a long a like in "late" Examples: pareil /pa ray/, vieil /vyay/ eu and eux are pronounced as a German ö or English er without the "r" Examples: feu /fö/, leur /lör/ euil, euille, ueil, and ueille are pronounced as a palatalized German ö but are well approximated by an English oyExamples: fauteuil /fo toy/, accueil /ak koy/ i is pronounced between a short i and a long e Examples: mille /meel/, vie /vee/ o and ô are pronounced between an short u and a long o Examples: comment /kum mã/, hôte /oht/ oi and oix are pronounced as wah Examples: oie /wah/, soit /swah/ ou, où, and oux are pronounced between as a long u or oo Examples: sou /soo/, roux /roo/ u is pronounced as a German ü, like an English long e said with pursed lips Examples: du /dü/, aperçu /a payr sü/ ui is pronounced as a diphthong between German ü and English long e, but may be approximated by we Examples: lui /lüi/, huit /üeet/

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French Consonants

Consonants in French are pronounced as in English with the following few exceptions.

French Consonant Exceptions Consonant Usage Sound h(aspiré) à

l'hotel 'ah-lotel', h is not pronounced

r,rr,rh rhum 'rrroom' with a roll from the throat

c,qu,q,cc,k,ck facteur 'fak-tur' c with e/i, ç cinq 'sank' g,gu,gg guard 'guard' g+e/i gen 'zjoh' with noze pinch v,w wagon 'vag-oh' with nose pinch w in foreign words web 'web'

ch,sh chateau 'shah-toh'

th theatre 'tay-a-trah' gn ligne 'leenyeh'

The greatest difficulty in pronouncing French is knowing which letters not to pronounce. Many French "silent" letters are facultative, being

used only to indicate sounds that are pronounced under certain circumstances.

Consonants

As mentioned above, many French consonants are not pronounced. However, certain generalizations can be made about how they are pronounced when they are. The following is a list of default sounds made by various French letter combinations: b, d, f, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, y, and z are pronounced generally as in English. c

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1. is pronounced as s before e, i, y 2. is pronounced as k before a, o, u Examples: cette /set/, café /ka fe/ ç is pronounced as s and only occurs before a, o, u. Examples: ça /sa/, garçon /gar sõ/ ch is pronounced as sh Examples: chaud /sho/, riche /reesh/ tch is pronounced as ch Examples: tchèque /chek/, Tchad /chad/ g 1. is pronounced as the s in "vision" before e, i, y 2. is pronounced as a hard g like "garter" before a, o, u Examples: gendarme /zhã darm/, gaulois /go lwa/ h is never pronounced. (See aspirated "h"s.) j is pronounced as the s in "vision" Examples: joli /zho lee/, janvier /zhã vee ay/ ille is usually pronounced as y Examples: bille /bee/, caille /kigh/ Exceptions: Gilles /zheel/, ville /vil/, mille /meel/ ph is pronounced as f Examples: téléphone /tay lay fohn/, phare /far/ qu is pronounced as k Examples: quart /kar/, pique /peek/

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r is pronounced on the uvula (the narrow flap which hangs down in the back of your mouth). The French will forgive you if you use a weakly rolled "r" instead. Remember not to blend your "r" with other consonants (e.g. "tr" is never pronounced as the "tr" in "truck"); you may care to add a schwa (unaccented syllable) before the "r" to avoid blending them.

s between vowels is pronounced as "z" at the end of words is usually silent. Examples: bise /beez/, très /tray/ ss is pronounced as s Examples: laisser /les say/, croissant /crwahs sã:/ th is pronounced as t Examples: thé /tay/, thèse /tez/ w is usually pronounced w Example: watt /wat/ (note: all "w" words are borrowed) Exceptions: "wagon" /va gõ/ and about eight other words use a v sound. x 1. before most consonants is pronounced as ks 2. before most vowels is pronounced as gz 3. before an unaccented "e" is pronounced as ks 4. at the end of words is unpronounced. Examples: exciter /ek see tay/, taxe /taks/, examen /eg za me~/, faux /fo/ Exceptions: Bruxelles, Auxerre, and several other town names use "x" pronounced as s. Aix, Aix-les-Bains, Aix-la-Chapelle are all

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pronounced ex. y as a word is pronounced "ee" or as "y" before words beginning with vowels. Examples: nous y sommes /noo zee sum/, il y a /eel ya/

LET’S SPEAK FRENCH

What are cognates?A cognate is a word whose meaning is blatantly obvious because it exactly, or very closely, resembles an equivalent English word. The only difference between the two words lies in their pronunciation. In many instances, you can immediately recognize French words because English language has appropriated them. Here, for example, are some high frequency words you should find quite useful: Take a look at the paragraph below, and note how many words are similar to those in English.Marc et Hélène sont au restaurant.  Marc désire un hamburger et Hélène désire une salade et un steak pour le dîner.  Marc est le cousin d'Hélène.  Ils ont la même grand-mère.  Leur grand-mère est très riche.  C'est un docteur.  Marc est professeur, et Hélène est biologiste.  Après le dîner, Marc et Hélène vont au cinéma pour voir le nouveau film « La vie en rose », le film biographique sur la vie d'Edith Piaf. Even if you are new to French, you not only recognize several words but you probably also know what the paragraph is about.

There are many words that are written the same way in French and in English.

l’accident le film la scènel’océan l’image le chefl’hôtel l’avenue le taxil’ingrédient le restaurant terriblele téléphone horrible la télévisionl’orange l’ambulance patient

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le concert le bracelet excellentla page la statue la rosela situation la nation le présidentle chauffeur la région la stationimpossible possible uniquele cousin le fruit intelligentle vase bizarre le puddingla températaure important la tablel’automobile le lion l’éléphantle hamburger le tennis le sportle train le sandwich la radioadorable minute la datecomfortable le sandwich l’animalla question la blouse le train

Some French words look just a little different from English.

amusant l’université la couleurrapide la famille l’hôpitall’appartement le théâtre la tomatela gasoline fantastique le monstrela bicyclette le chocolat le poèmerapide le café la céréalela lettre la musique splendidedélicieux la salade la lampele diccionaire populaire la classeextraordinaire intéressant nécessaireromantique moderne dangereuxla banane la capitale le touristel’astronaute le pilote le dentistel’aspirine ordinaire l’artiste

In French le, la and les = the. Try to figure out the meaning of the following sentences as you read them. est =is

1. L’hôtel est moderne.2. Le dentiste est important.3. Le président est populaire.4. La salade est extraordinaire.5. Le fruit est délicieux.6. Le monstre est horrible.

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7. Le chocolate est splendide.8. La télévision est intéressant.9. L’aspérine est nécessaire.

10. L’automobile est américaine.

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH GREETINGS AND EXPRESSIONS OF COURTESY (SALUTATIONS ET COURTOISIES)

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GREETINGS:

1. Good day. - Bonjour.2. Good morning. - Bonjour.3. Good evening. - Bonsoir.4. Good night. - Bonne nuit.5. Hello. - Bonjour.6. Hi. - Salut.

EXPRESSIONS OF COURTESY:

1. Please. - S’il te plaît. (familiar), S’il vous plaît. (formal)2. Thank you. - Merci.3. Thank you, very much. - Merci beaucoup.4. You’re welcome. - De rien.5. Excuse me. - Pardon. / Excusez-moi. / Pardonnez-moi.6. I’m sorry. - Je regrette. / Je suis désolé(e).

OTHERS:

1. Yes. - Oui.2. No. - Non.3. Okay. - D’accord.4. Good luck. - Bonne chance.

FORMS OF ADDRESS:

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1. Mr. – Monsieur (M.)2. Mrs. – Madame (Mme)3. Miss – Mademoiselle (Mlle)

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HEALTH:

1. How are you? - Comment vas-tu? / Comment allez-vous?

(familiar) (formal)2. How are you? - Comment ça va? / Ça va? (familiar)3. Very well. - (Je vais) Très bien.4. Okay. / Fine. - Ça va.5. So, so. - Comme ci, comme ça.6. Fine, thanks. – (Je vais) Bien, merci.7. Very well, thanks. – (Je vais) Très bien, merci.8. And you? - Et toi? (familiar) / Et vous? (formal)9. Not bad. - (Je vais) Pas mal.

10. Badly. – (Je vais) Mal.11. Very badly. – (Je vais) Très mal.

IN CLASS

1. I don’t know. – Je ne sais pas.2. I don’t understand. – Je ne comprends pas.3. Please repeat. – Répétez, s’il vous plaît.4. In English, please. - En anglais, s’il vous plaît.5. (On) What page? - Quelle page ?6. Again. – Encore une fois.7. Come here. – Viens (Venez) ici, s’il te (vous) plaît.8. I need…. (help) – J’ai besoin de (d’)…. (aide.)

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LANGUAGES:

1. You speak French, don’t you? - Tu parles fran ç ais , n’est-ce pas?

2. Do you speak French? - Parles-tu fran ç ais ?3. Yes, I speak French. - Oui. Je parle fran ç ais .4. No, I don’t speak French. - Non, je ne parle pas

fran ç ais .5. French - français6. Spanish - espagnol7. English - anglais8. Italian – italien9. Russian – russe

10. German – allemand11. Japanese – japonais12. Arabic – arabe13. Chinese – chinois14. Portuguese - portugais

FAREWELLS:

1. Good bye. - Au revoir.2. See you later. - À bientôt.3. See you tomorrow. - À demain.4. Good-bye. - Au revoir.5. Bye. - Salut.6. Bye. - Tchao.7. Good night. - Bonne nuit.

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J’aime / je détesteQuestion 1:

Qu’est-ce que tu aimes? - What do you like?

Answer:

J’aime ____. - I like _____ .

Question 2:

Qu’est-ce que tu détestes? - What do you hate?

Answer:

Je déteste ____. - I hate _____ .

Question 3:

Est-ce que tu aimes _____ ?- Do you like ____ ?

Answer:

1. Oui, j’aime ___. - Yes, I like _____.2. Non, je déteste ___. - No, I hate ____.

Agreement:

1. Moi, aussi. - Me, too.

disagreement:

1. Pas moi. - I don’t (like/hate it).

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1. baseball - le base-ball2. basketball - le basket-ball, le basket3. bikeriding - le vélo4. chocolate - le chocolat5. concerts - les concerts6. to dance - danser7. to do homework - faire les devoirs8. to eat - manger9. French - le français

10. French fries - les frites11. hamburgers - les hamburgers12. hot dogs - les hot-dogs13. ice cream - la glace14. to listen to music - écouter de la musique15. movies - le cinéma16. pizza - la pizza17. to read - lire18. school - l’école19. to go shopping - faire du shopping20. to sing - chanter21. skiing - le ski22. to sleep - dormir23. soccer - le football24. sports - le sport25. to study - étudier26. to talk on the phone - parler au téléphone27. tests - les examens28. vacations - les vacances 29. volleyball - le volley-ball30. to watch T.V. - regarder la télévision31. to write - écrire

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH NUMBERS (LES NOMBRES) 0-31

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Question – How much object cost? – Combien coûte object?

Answer - It costs price.- Ça coûte number (price) euros (€).

Question – How old are you? – Tu as quel âge?

Answer – I am age years old. - J’ai age ans.

0 – zéro 16 - seize1 - un 17 - dix-sept2 - deux 18 - dix-huit3 - trois 19 - dix-neuf4 - quatre 20 - vingt5 - cinq 21 - vingt et un6 - six 22 - vingt-deux7 - sept 23 - vingt-trois8 - huit 24 - vingt-quatre

9 - neuf 25 - vingt-cinq10 - dix 26 - vingt-six11 - onze 27 - vingt-sept12 - douze 28 - vingt-huit13 - treize 29 - vingt-neuf14 - quatorze 30 - trente15 - quinze 31 - trente et un

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH SCHOOL SUBJECTS

Question - What are you studying in school? – Qu’est-ce que tu

étudies dans l’école? Answer - I’m studying subject in school. – Dans l’école j’étudie

subject.

Question – Who is your school subject teacher? - Qui est ton prof / professeur de school subject?Answer - My school subject teacher is Mr./Mrs. /Ms. name.-

Mon prof / professeur de school subject est Monsieur / Madame / Mademoiselle

name.

Question - What is your school subject class like? - Comment tu trouves la classe de /d’ school subject?Answer - My school subject class is interesting / boring / difficult /easy.- Ma classe de / d’ school subject est intéressante / barbante / difficile / facile.

1. Arabic - arabe2. Chinese - chinois3. English - anglais4. French - français5. German - allemand6. Italian - italien7. Portuguese - portugais8. Russian - russe9. Spanish - espagnol

10. reading - lecture11. writing – écriture12. art - arts13. math – maths; mathématiques

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14. music - musique15. P.E. – éducation physique et sportive16. science - sciences17. social studies – histoire/géo(graphie)18. technology - informatique

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH CLASSROOM OBJECTS (LES OBJETS DE LA SALLE DE LA CLASSE)

Question - What is this? – Qu’est-ce que c’est? Answer - It’s an object. – C’est an object.

Question - What’s do you need for school subject class? – Qu’est-ce qu’il te faut pour la classe de school subject ?

Answer - For school subject class I need an object. - Pour la classe il me faut an object. 1. a wall - un mur 21. a chair - une chaise2. a map - une carte 22. a ruler - une règle3. a classroom - une salle de classe 23. a desk (student’s) - un

pupitre 4. a window - une fenêtre 24. a pen - un stylo

5. a painting - une peinture 25. a clock – une horloge6. a CD – un CD, un compact 26. a class of students –

une classe7. a pencil - un crayon 27. a computer – un ordinateur8. an eraser (pencil) - une gomme 28. a calculator – une

calculatrice9. a board - un tableau 29. a table – une table 10. an eraser (board) - une brosse 30. a DVD – un DVD

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11. chalk – craie, un batôn de craie 31. a keyboard – un clavier12. a pencil sharpener - un taille-crayon 32. a mouse – une

souris13. a flag - un drapeau 33. a screen – un écran14. a bookcase - une bibliothèque 34. a marker – un feutre15. a paper - un papier, une feuille de papier16. a notebook - un cahier 35. a printer – une

imprimante17. a book - un livre 36. a backpack – un sac à

dos18. a desk (teacher’s) - un bureau19. a wastebasket - une corbeille à papier a door – une porte20. a school – une école

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Question – Who is this? - Qui est cette personne?Answer - It’s a person. – C’est a person.

1. a female teacher - un prof2. a male teacher - une prof3. a female student - une élève 4. a male student - un élève

Question – Who is your school subject teacher? - Qui est ton prof /professeur(a) de / d’ school subject?

Answer - My school subject teacher is Mr./Mrs. /Ms. name.-Mon prof/ professeur de / d’ school subject est Monsieur / Madame / Mademoiselle name.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH COLORS (LES COULEURS)

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Question - What color is this? -De quelle couleur est-ce?

Answer - This is color.- C’est color.

Question - What is your favorite color? - Quelle est ta couleur préférée

/favorite?

Answer - My favorite color is color. - Ma couleur préférée / favorite est color.

1. orange – orange

2. pink – rose

3. grey – gris(e)

4. green – vert(e)

5. purple – violet(te)

6. black – noir(e)

7. yellow – jaune

8. white – blanc(he)

9. brown – marron, brun(e)

10. blue – bleu(e)

11. red - rouge

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH DAYS (LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE)

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Question - What day is today? – C’est quel jour aurjourd’hui?

Answer - Today is day.- Aujourd’hui, c’est day.

Question - What day is tomorrow? – C’est quel jour demain?

Answer - Tomorrow is day. – Demain, c’est day.

Question - What day was yesterday? – C’était quel jour hier?

Answer - Yesterday was day. – Hier, c’était day.

1. Monday - lundi

2. Tuesday - mardi

3. Wednesday - mercredi

4. Thursday - jeudi

5. Friday - vendredi

6. Saturday - samedi

7. Sunday - dimanche

NOTE: Monday starts the week in French-speaking countries. NOTE: The French days of the week are not capitalized.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH MONTHS (LES MOIS DE L’ANNƒE)

Question – When is your birthday? - Quel est le mois de ton anniversaire?

Answer - My birthday is in month. - C’est month.

Question – When is your birthday? - Quelle est la saison est ton anniversaire?

Answer - My birthday is in season. - C’est season.

1. January - janvier l’hiver

2. February - février

3. March - mars

4. April - avril le printemps

5. May - mai

6. June - juin

7. July - juillet l’été

8. August - août

9. September - septembre

10. October - octobre l’automne

11. November - novembre

12. December - décembre l’hiver

NOTE: The months of the year are not capitalized in French.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH DATES (LES DATES)

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Question - What is the date today? - Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

Answer – Today is date. - C’est aujourd’hui le date(#) month.

Question – What is the date tomorrow? - Quelle est la date demain?

Answer – Tomorrow is date. - C’est demain le date(#) month.

Question – When is your birthday? – C’est quand, ton anniversaire?

Answer – My birthday is date. – Mon anniversaire est le date(#) month

1. It is May first. - C’est le premier mai.

2. July 14 - le quatorze juillet

3. October 12 - le douze octobre

4. 3-17-88 - 17-3-88

Note: in French, the first = le premier

FORMULA FOR THE DATE WITH DAY: = DAY, LE +DATE (#)+ MONTH.

1. Thursday, January 1 - jeudi, le premier janvier2. Monday, March 11 - lundi, le onze mars

FORMULA FOR THE DATE WITHOUT DAY: = LE +DATE (#)+ MONTH.

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2. Tuesday, July 7 - mardi, le sept juillet

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH HOUSE (LA MAISON)

Question - Where do you live? - ¿Où habites-tu? Answer - I live in a house. – J’habite dans une maison. Answer - I live in Paris.- J’habite à Paris.

1. a house – la (une) maison2. a mansion – le (un) château3. an apartment – l’ (un) appartement4. a trailer – la (une) caravane5. a condominium – un condominium6. in Aurora – à Aurora

Question - Where is the room, place? - Où est le/la room, place?

Question - Where is ___.- Où est ___?Answer – The room, place is over there. - Le/La room,

place est là-bas.1. The rooms of the house – Les pieces de la maison2. the (a) garden - le (un) jardin3. the (a) terrace, patio – la (une) terrasse4. the (a) room – la (une) pièce5. the (a) bedroom - la (une) chambre6. the (a) bathroom - la (une) salle de bains7. the (a) kitchen - la (une) cuisine8. the (a) toilet – le (un) W.-C.9. the (a) dining room – la (une) salle à manger10. the (a) living room – le (un) salon

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11. the (a) garage – la (une) garage 12. the (a) library – la (une) bibliothèque

Question - How many types of rooms are there in your house / apartment? – Il y a combien de types of

rooms dans ta maison /ton appartement?

Answer - There are # types of rooms. – Il y a # types of rooms.Answer - There are #. – Il y a #.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH FAMILY (LA FAMILLE)

MY FAMILY – MA FAMILLE

Question - Who is the man / woman? – Qui est cet homme / cette femme?Question - Who is the boy / girl? - Qui est ce garçon / cette (jeune) fille?

Answer – It is my relative. – C’est my relative.

1. my grandmother – ma grand-mère 2. my grandfather – mon grand-père3. my mother – ma mère 4. my father – mon père5. my brother – mon frère 6. my sister – ma sœur7. my aunt – ma tante 8. my uncle – mon oncle 9. my cousin (girl)- ma cousine 10. my cousin (boy) – mon cousin 11. my nephew – mon neveu 12. my niece – ma nièce 13. my husband – mon mari 14. my wife – ma femme 15. my son – mon fils16. my daughter – ma fille 17. my baby – mon bébé 18. my child – mon enfant

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19. my granddaughter – ma petite-fille20. my grandson – mon petit-fils

Note: Put beau- in front of a male relative and belle- in front of a female relative to say step-.

Question - Who are these people? – Qui sont ces personnes? Answer – They are my relatives. – Ce sont mes relatives.

21. my relatives – mes parents 22. my grandparents – mes grands-parents 23. my parents – mes parents 24. my cousins – mes cousins 25. my children – mes enfants 26. my grandchildren – mes petits-enfants

Note: Put beaux- in front of male relatives and belles- in front of female relatives to say step-.

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EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH ADJECTIVES(LES ADJECTIVES)

Question – What are you like? – Comment es-tu? Answer – I am adjective. – Je suis adjective. Question – What is person like? - Comment est person? Answer – He / She is (very) adjective. – Il / Elle est (très) adjective.

Adjective in English

man / boy woman / girl

1. annoying pénible pénible2. artistic artistique artistique

3. athleticathlétique,

sportifathlétique, sportive

4. cute beau, mignonbelle, jolie, mignonne

5. funny amusant, drôle amusante, drôle6. generous généreux généreuse7. impatient impatient impatiente8. intelligent intelligent intelligente9. interesting intéressant intéressante10. mean méchant méchante

11. nicesympathique

(sympa)sympathique

(sympa)12. patient patient patiente13. serious sérieux sérieuse14. short petit petite15. shy timide timide

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16. sincere sincère sincère17. talented doué douée18. talkative bavard bavarde19. tall grand grande

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH ANIMALS (LES ANIMAUX)

Question – Do you have a pet? – As-tu un animal domestique? Answer – I have a pet. – J’ai un/une pet. Question - What is it? – Qu’est-ce que c’est? Answer – It’s a pet. – C’est un/une pet. Question – It it big or little? – C’est grand(e) ou petit(e)?Answer – It is size. - C’est size. 1. a dog – un chien2. a cat – un chat3. a bird – un oiseau4. a parrot - un perroquet5. a rabbit – un lapin6. a fish – un poisson7. a hamster – un hamster8. a horse – un chevalQuestion - What is it? – Qu’est-ce que c’est, cet animal?Answer - It is a/an animal. – C’est un/une animal. 9. an animal – un animal10. a cow – une vache11. a duck – un canard12. a rooster – un coq13. a hen - une poule

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14. a pig – un cochon15. a donkey – un âne16. a goat – un chèvre

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH OCCUPATIONS(LES PROFESSIONS ET LES MÉTIERS)

Question – What is your profession? – Quelle est ta profession?

Answer – I am a profession. – Je suis profession. Question – What do you do for a living? – Que fais-tu? Answer – I am a profession. – Je suis profession.

Profession in English man woman place of

work

1. actor acteur actrice un theater2. artist artiste artiste un muse3. mail carrier facteur factrice une poste

4.business person

commerçant commerçanteun bureau

5. electrician électricien électricienne des maisons

6. musician musicien musicienneune salle de

concert7. carpenter charpentier charpentière un atelier8. cook cuisinier cuisinière un restaurant9. nurse infirmier infirmière un hôpital10. farmer agriculteur agricultrice une ferme

11. mechanic mécanicienmécanicienn

eune garage

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12. doctor médecinla femme médecin

un hôpital

13. plumber plombier plombière des maisons

14.computer

programmerprogrammeu

rprogrammeu

se des bureaux

15. secretary secrétaire secrétaire un bureaux

16. teacherle

prof(esseur)la

prof(esseur)une école

EXPLORING FRENCH - FRENCH FOOD (LA NOURRITURE)

QUESTION: Are you hungry? – As-tu faim?

ANSWER: Yes. I am hungry. - Oui. J’ai faim.ANSWER: No. I am not hungry. – Non. Je n’ai pas de

faim.

QUESTION: Are you thirsty? – As-tu soif?

ANSWER: Yes. I am thirsty. - Oui. J’ai soif.ANSWER: No. I am not thirsty. - Non. Je n’ai pas de soif.

QUESTION: What do you want? – Qu’est-ce que tu prends?

ANSWER: I want ___. – Je prends ____.

QUESTION: What is there to eat / drink. – Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à manger / boire?

ANSWER : There is food / drink. - Il y a food / drink.

1. menu – la carte / le menu

a) meals – les repas

for – pour

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1. breakfast – le petit déjeuner2. lunch - le déjeuner3. dinner – le diner, le souper4. snack – le snack

b) beverages – les boissons

1. coffee – un café 2. milk - un lait3. chocolate - un chocolat4. water – eau fraîche5. mineral water – une eau minérale6. fruit juice - un jus de fruit 7. soda – un coca8. tea – un thé9. iced tea – un thé glacé

10. milkshake – un milk-shake11. lemonade – une limonade

c) breakfast food - la nourriture pour le petit-déjeuner

1. eggs – les œufs2. omelet – une omelette3. bread – le pain4. croissant – un croissant5. toast – le pain grillé6. ham - le jambon 7. sausage - le saucisson 8. steak – le biftec9. potatoes – les pommes de terre

10. (with) cheese – (avec) fromage 11. cereal – la céréale

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12. bacon – le bacon13. yogurt – le yaourt14. melon – le melon15. grapefruit – le pamplemousse

d) lunch food - la nourriture pour le déjeuner1. hamburger – un hamburger2. hot dog - un hot-dog3. pizza – la pizza4. spaghetti – les spaghetti5. French fries – des pommes frites6. soup – une soupe aux (tomates, légumes)7. sandwich – un sandwich au (jambon, fromage)8. salad – une salade

e) snack food - la nourriture pour le snack

1. cookies – les biscuits2. ice cream – la glace3. popcorn – le pop-corn4. potato chips – les chips

f) dinner food - la nourriture pour le dîner

meats – la viande

1. chicken – le poulet2. steak – le biftec3. ham – le jambon4. fish – le poisson5. meatballs – les boulettes6. turkey – la dinde

vegetables – les légumes

1. spinach - des épinards2. tomatoes - une tomates3. potato – une pomme de terre4. corn – le maïs5. carrots – des carottes6. peas – des petits-pois7. green beans – des haricots verts

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8. (with / without) onions - (avec / sans) des oignons

others

1. rice – le riz2. beans - les haricots

g) desserts – les desserts

1. chocolate mousse - mousse au chocolate 2. ice cream – la glace3. dessert pancake – une crêpe4. cake – un gâteau5. pie – une tarte

fruits – les fruits

1. orange – l’, une orange2. pear - la, une poire3. pineapple – l’, un ananas4. apple - le, un pomme5. banana - la, une banane6. strawberry – la, une fraise7. watermelon – la, une pastèque 8. grapes – les, des raisins9. peach – la, une pêche

10. lemon – le, un citron11. lima – le, un citron vert12. cherries – les, des cerises13. plum – la, une prune

h) table - la table

1. pepper – le poivre2. salt – le sel3. butter – le beurre4. cup – la, une tasse (de - of)5. saucer – la soucoupe6. napkin – la serviette7. plate – l’assiette8. sugar – le sucre9. tablecloth – la nappe

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10. fork – la fourchette11. knife – le couteau 12. spoon – la cuiller13. teaspoon - la cuiller à café14. glass – le, une verre (de – of)

e) Comments

1. Enjoy your meal. – Bon appétit!2. It’s delicious. – C’est délicieux (délicieuse)3. It’s yummy. – C’est géant(e).4. It’s gross. – C’est dégoutant(e).

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