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Identifier une langue (Identify a language)

Italien/Italienne– ITALIAN

Chinois/Chinoise – CHINESE

Polonais/Polonaise – POLISH

Francais/Francaise – FRENCH

Arabe/Arabe – ARAB

Allemand/Allemande – GERMAN

Portugais/Portugaise - PORTUGUESE

Japonais/Japonaise- JAPANESE

Anglais/Anglaise – ENGLISH

Suedois/Suedoise – SWEDISH

Mexicain/Mexicaine – MEXICAN

Americain/Americaine - AMERICAN

Autrichien/Autrichienne – AUSTRALIAN

Canadien/Canadienne – CANADIAN

Coreen/Coreenne – KOREAN

Espagnol/Espagnole – SPANISH

Russe/Russe – RUSSIAN

Grec/Greque – GREEK

Turc/Turque - TURK

Se presenter (To present oneself)

• Comment tu t’appelles?/ Tu t’appelles comment?/ Comment t’appelles-tu? ‘’what is your

name?’’ INFORMAL
• Et vous/Et toi? ‘’and you?”
• Vous vous appelez comment?/ Comment vous vous appelez?/ Comment vous appelez-vous?
‘’what is your name?’’ -- FORMAL
 Epeler son nom l’alphabet (Spell your name, the alphabet)

Dire quelle langue on parle (To say what language we speak)

Faire connaissance dire la nationalite (Get to know each other, say your nationality)

MASCULIN FEMININ Prononciation Prononciation

identique (Same) differente
(Different)
Francais - francaise - Ais - +e
Potugais – portugaise
Suedois – suedoise - Ois - +e
Chinois – chinoise
Mexicain – mexicaine - ain - +ne
Americain – americaine
Autrichien – autrichienne - Ien - +ne
Canadien – canadienne
Coreen – coreenne - Een - +ne
Allemand – allemande - And - +e
Espagnol – espagnole - Ol - +e
Russe – russe - E - RIEN
(nothing)
Grec – grecque - C - que
Turc – turque

S’appeler (TO PRESENT ONESELF) MOSTLY NAMES

- Je m’appelle Paul (My name is Paul)

- Tu t’appelle comment? (What is your name?)
- Il s’appelle Karl Rainer. (His name is Karl Rainer)
- Elle s’appelle Isabelle. (Her name is Isabelle)
- Nous nous appelons Farah et Izzat. (Their names are Farah and Izzat)
- Vous vous appelez Sofia. (Your name is Sofia)
- Ils s’appellent Haziq et Amir. (Their names (he) are Haziq and Amir)
- Elles s’appellent Amani et Atiqah. (Their names (her) are Amani and Atiqah)

Etre (BE) MOSTLY NATIONALITIES

- Je suis Canadien (I am Canadian)

- Tu es belge (You are Belgian)
- Il est allemand? (He is German?)
- Elle est francaise? (She is French?)
- Nous sommes espagnols (We are Spanish)
- Vous etes russe? (You are Russian?)
- Ils sont canadiens (They are (he) Canadians)
- Elles sont espagnoles. (They are (her) Spanish)
Connaitre les noms de pays (Know the name of countries)

Most countries whose name ends in “e” are feminine, such as la France, la Belgique, la Côte d’Ivoire (in
this one, côte is the key word).

La Réunion is feminine, because “-ion” is a feminine ending (la nation, la population, etc.)

A few countries whose name ends in “e” are masculine: Le Mexique, le Cambodge. Here are some more
masculine ones: le Portugal, le Canada, le Maroc. I think if you counted up all the country names in
French, you would find that there are more feminine ones, and most end in “e.”

These countries are plural: les Etats Unis, les Pays Bas, les Philippines. Notice that they are all plural in
English, too: the United States, the Netherlands, the Philippines.

In French, words have gender. Usually, but not always, if the word ends in “e” or “ion” then is feminine.,
thus use “La”.

If the “e” has a written accent (“é”) then is probably masculine, so use “Le”.

In regards of countries, most countries that end in “e” are feminine with only 6 exceptions:

- Belize (Le Belize)

- Mexico (Le Mexique)
- Cambodia (Le Cambodge)
- Mozambique (Le Mozambique)
- Zaire (Le Zaïre)
- Zimbabwe (Le Zimbabwe)

Also, and this is very important, if the country starts with a vowel, then use “L’” Example:

- l'Afghanistan (masculine)
- l'Argentine (feminine)
- l'Éthiopie (feminine)

Lastly, some countries do not have an article at all. Most of these countries are islands:

- Cuba
- Chypre
- Kiribati
- Madagascar

Identifier un nombre, compter (Identify a number, count)

1 Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

11 Onze, douze, Treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

21 Vingt et un…

31 Trente et un…
41 Quarante et un…

51 Cinquante et un…

61 Soixante et un…

70 Soixante-dix, soixante-onze, soixante-douze, soixante-treize, soixante-quatorze, soixante-quinze,

soixante-seize, soixante-dix-sept, soixante-dix-huit, … soixante-dix-neuf (79)

Verifier ses connaissances (Check your knowledge)

Communique en classe (communicate in class)

- Ecoutez – LISTEN
- Repetez – REPEAT
- Regardez – LOOK
- Ecrivez – WRITE
- Cochez – TICK
- Soulignez – UNDERLINE
- Ouvrez - OPEN
- Parlez - SPEAK
- Travaillez – WORK
- Fermez – CLOSE
- Lire – READ
- Pret – READY
- Epeler – SPELL
- Dire – SAY
- Demander – ASK
- Prenom – LAST NAME
- Nom - NAME