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In this section we will learn about greetings, the verb to be, the days of the week, and the weather.
Part I:
Les salutations
Greetings
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Here is a formal dialog.
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Comment allez-vous?
Trs bien, merci, et vous?
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Salut! Hi!
Comment tappelles-tu? Whats your name?
Comment a va? How are you doing?
a va, et toi? OK, and you?
A bientt. See you soon.
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Part II
Le verbe TRE
The verb to be
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je suis I am
tu es you are (familiar)
il est he is
elle est she is
nous sommes we are
vous tes you are (plural or formal)
ils sont they are (masculine)
elles sont they are (feminine)
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Ecoutez:
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Part III
Les jours de la semaine
The days of the week
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Part IV
Le temps
The weather
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Rptez:
Repeat:
Paris in Paris
New York in New York
Miami in Miami
Rptez:
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en France in France
en Italie in Italy
en Espagne in Spain
Rptez:
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au Canada in Canada
au Maroc in Morocco
aux Etats-Unis in the United States
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Ecoutez:
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Est-ce quil fait beau Bordeaux?
Oui, lt il fait trs beau.
Et lhiver, quel temps fait-il?
En hiver il fait froid. Et Paris, quel temps fait-il?
Il fait trs chaud.
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A Monaco, est-ce quil fait beau, ou est-ce quil ne fait pas beau?
A Monaco il fait beau.
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Quest que cest en anglais? What is it in English?
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Quest-ce que cest en franais? What is it in French?
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Part V
Les articles dfinis
The definite article
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LE - the (masculine)
le restaurant the restaurant
le bureau the office
lhtel the hotel
lhomme the man
LA - the (feminine)
la rservation the reservation
la femme the woman
la chambre the bedroom
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In French, the gender of the noun is not always predictable. However, the ending of certain nouns can
indicate the gender.
Masculin masculine
le bureau the desk
le manteau the coat
le chapeau the hat
le capitalisme capitalism
le romantisme romanticism
le monument the monument
le fragment the fragment
le mouvement the movement
Fminin feminine
la diffrence the difference
lassurance the insurance
la raction the reaction
linstitution the institution
la pression the pressure
luniversit the university
la libert the liberty, the freedom
lutilit the use
la biologie biology
la philosophie philosophy
la gographie geography
la lecture the reading
la voiture the car
la temprature the temperature
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un a (masculine)
une a (feminine)
des some
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Il y a une fille dans votre famille. There is a girl in your family.
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Ecoutez:
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Part VI
Le possessif
The possessive
In French, in order to indicate the possessive, use DE plus the definite article, such as DE LA, followed by a
feminine noun, DES followed by the plural. Attention: in the masculine case, DE mixed with LE becomes DU.
For example: le prix du vin (the price of the wine).
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Quest-ce que cest en franais? Ecoutez et traduisez.
Translate and repeat the correct answer, dont forget the articles!
diplomacy la diplomatie
biology la biologie
the desk le bureau
the coat le manteau
the university luniversit
the unity lunit
Its the price of the wine. Cest le prix du vin.
Its the price of the drinks. Cest le prix des consommations.
Its the friend of Stephanie. Cest lami de Stphanie.
Its the brother of Alain. Cest le frre dAlain.
Its the sister of Stephanie. Cest la sur de Stphanie.
Its the restaurant of the hotel. Cest le restaurant de lhtel.
Its the capitol of France. Cest la capitale de la France.
a bedroom une chambre
a restaurant un restaurant
the children les enfants
children, or some children des enfants
the adults les adultes
adults, or some adults des adultes
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