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Vocabulary
Tu es de + Place Name? Are you from…? Tu es de Toronto? Tu es de Bangkok? Tu es de Moscou?
Tu es du Canada? Are you from Canada?
Tu es des États‐Unis? Are you from the United States?
Tu es de la Russie? Are you from Russia Tu es de quel état? Which state are you from?
Tu es de quelle ville? Which city are you from?
Tu es de quel pays? Which country are you from?
Tu es de la France? Are you from France?
Je suis de + City I am from… Je suis de Moscou.
Je viens de + Country. Je viens de la France. I’m from France
Tu es…? Are you…? Tu es français? (Are you French?) Je suis… I am… Je suis français (I am French)
French: français( m )/française ( f ) Russian: russe (m) / russe (f)
Ukrainian: ukrainien (m) ukrainienne (f) English: anglais ( m )/anglaise ( f )
American: américain ( m )/américaine ( f ) Canadian: canadien ( m )/canadienne ( f ) African: africain (m) / africaine (f) Québécois: québécois (m) / québécois(e) Bienvenue! Welcome!
Chez moi my place, country, etc.
à côté de next to il pleut it rains souvent often
et and, ou or, aussi also
Dialogues – Where Are You From
A: Tu es français?
Are you French?
B: Oui. Je suis français. Je suis de Paris. Et toi, tu es française aussi?
Yes. I am French. I’m from Paris. And you? Are you also French?
A: Non. Je ne suis pas française. Je suis russe.
No. I’m not French. I am Russian.
B: Tu es de quelle ville?
Which city are you from?
A: Je suis de Moscou! Bienvenue chez moi!
I’m from Moscow! Welcome to my place!
A: Bonjour. Comment t’appelles‐tu?
Hello. What is your name?
B: Je m’appelle___.
My name is ___.
A: Tu es américain ou canadien?
Are you American or Canadian?
B: Je suis américain.
I am American.
A: Tu es de quel état?
Which state are you from?
B: Je suis de New Hampshire. C’est à côté de Boston.
I’m from New Hampshire. It’s next to Boston.
A: Bonjour! Tu es français ou québécois?
Hello! Are you French or Quebecois?
B: Je suis québécois.
I am Quebecois.
A: Tu es de quelle ville?
Which city are you from?
B: Je viens de Montréal! Bienvenue!
I’m from Montreal! Welcome!
A: Bonjour! Tu es française ou anglaise?
Hello. Are you French or English?
B: Je suis anglaise mais je parle français.
I’m English but I speak French.
A: Tu es de Londres?
Are you from London?
B: Je suis de Londres. Il pleut souvent chez moi!
I’m from London. It rains often at my place!
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Counting 1‐20
French numbers can be difficult and boring to learn and use. But, if you learn them well in the beginning you’ll have a much easier time communicating in French speaking culture. Listen and repeat after me:
Un 1 Onze 11
Deux 2 Douze 12
Trois 3 Treize 13
Quatre 4 Quatorze 14
Cinq 5 Quinze 15
Six 6 Seize 16
Sept 7 Dix‐sept 17
Huit 8 Dix‐huit 18
Neuf 9 Dix‐neuf 19
Dix 10 Vingt 20
Numbers 1‐20 exercise
Now let’s practice saying these numbers aloud as if they were telephone numbers. To say zero say, “zéro”.
First you be A and ask me. Then, I’ll be A and ask you. That way you can hear me first. Exercise example:
A: Quel est ton numéro de téléphone, s’il te plaît? (What’s your phone number?) B: Mon numéro de téléphone est le… (My telephone number is…)
03‐05‐11‐15‐20 05‐09‐16‐20‐01 03‐15‐19‐20‐01 08‐20‐18‐10‐09 02‐17‐15‐19‐11 05‐17‐20‐01‐13 09‐15‐12‐01‐09 06‐02‐20‐18‐04 04‐20‐11‐02‐06 05‐15‐19‐09‐12 03‐15‐19‐11‐09 01‐19‐15‐03‐02 09‐05‐19‐13‐12 09‐03‐19‐17‐03 07‐13‐17‐14‐15
Counting 20‐59
Vingt 20 Trente 30 Quarante 40 Cinquante 50
Vingt et un 21 Trente et un 31 Quarante et un 41 Cinquante et un 51 Vingt‐deux 22 Trente‐deux 32 Quarante‐deux 42 Cinquante‐deux 52 Vingt‐trois 23 Trente‐trois 33 Quarante‐trois 43 Cinqante‐trois 53 Vingt‐quatre 24 Trente‐quatre 34 Quarante‐quatre 44 Cinquante‐quatre 54 Vingt‐cinq 25 Trente‐cinq 35 Quarante‐cinq 45 Cinquante‐cinq 55 Vingt‐six 26 Trente‐six 36 Quarante‐six 46 Cinquante‐six 56 Vingt‐sept 27 Trente‐sept 37 Quarante‐sept 47 Cinquante‐sept 57 Vingt‐huit 28 Trente‐huit 38 Quarante‐huit 48 Cinquante‐huit 58 Vingt‐neuf 29 Trente‐neuf 39 Quarante‐neuf 49 Cinquante‐neuf 59
Number Exercise 0‐59
Let’s do the same exercise again with the following numbers:
05‐15‐25‐34‐02 06‐45‐52‐41‐15 03‐23‐30‐42‐12 02‐12‐32‐45‐29 09‐56‐47‐33‐01 05‐33‐49‐19‐03 08‐29‐43‐57‐19 09‐45‐53‐19‐03 04‐42‐55‐29‐58 02‐42‐29‐33‐12 09‐49‐58‐32‐29 03‐29‐45‐55‐14
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French Accents
French writing uses accents a lot. The most common accent is “l'accent aigu”. It looks like this: ´. It’s most commonly appears over an é to make the e an “ay” sound, as in Céline Dion.
The next accent is “l’accent grave” and it looks like this: `. This accent appears on the following letters: è, à and ù. It doesn’t have an impact on their pronunciation.
The next accent is called “l’accent circonflexe”. It’s the little hat accent: ˆ. It often appears over the letter o for example l’hôtel and l’hôpital. In old French it would have been followed by an s, for example, “l’hostel”. It can also appear over A, E, I and U.
The next accent is called le tréma. It’s the two dots accent: ¨. It’s used to indicate that two vowels in a row are pronounced. For example, naïve and Saül.
French also has what’s called the cédille. This is the little squiggly mark under the c for: ç. It indicated that the C is pronounced like en S. For example, Français. Without the cédille this would be Francais (Frankay).
French Alphabet
Below we’ll read through the French alphabet. There are a few tricky letters: G & J. The reason they’re hard is that their pronunciation is the opposite of English.
A ah B bé C Cé D Dé E e F effe G gé H hache I i
j ji K ka L elle M emme N enne O o P pé Q ku R erre
S esse Té U u V vé
W double‐vé X ixe Y i grec Z zède
Exercise – Spelling
We’ll ask each other how to spell a list of words. Being able to understand the spelling of words is very important for communicating names, physical addresses and email addresses. Example:
A: Est‐ce que tu peux épeler FROMAGE (cheese) s'il te plaît? Can you spell FROMAGE please?
B: Oui. Je peux épeler FROMAGE: F‐R‐O‐M‐A‐G‐E.
List of words:
France Edward
Je ne sais pas (I don’t know) Guinée
l’Afrique Mississippi Pourquoi (why?) Parce que (because) Montréal
Chez moi Zhang Ziyi Marseille
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Strasbourg Aller (to go)
Les États‐Unis (United States) Parler (to speak
Toulouse Vingt
Yves Montand Noël (Christmas) Mardi Gras Édith Piaf Charles de Gaulle Zébra
Manger (to eat) Apprendre (to learn)
l’ huile essentielle (essential oil)
Vocabulary: Ça va and Salut!
Ça va? How are you? How are things? How’s it going?
Ça va! I’m fine, I’m okay, everything’s okay.
Ça va très bien. I am very well.
Ça va bien. I am well.
Comme ci, comme ça. I am so, so.
Ça va mal. I am not well. (It’s going bad)
Ça va très mal. I’m really not well (It’s going very bad) En bonne forme Doing well/feeling good.
À la prochaine! See you next time!
À plus tard!See you later!
Bonne journée! Have a good day!
Bonne soirée! Have a good evening!
Porquoi? Why?
Qu'est‐ce qui se passe? what’s going on?
Salut! Hi & bye!
fatigué (m)/ fatiguée (f) tired C’est formidable! That’s wonderful!
A: Salut! Ça va?
Hi! How’s it going?
B: Ça va mal. Je suis fatigué(e). Et toi?
I’m really not well. I’m tired. And you?
A: Je suis très fatigué(e) aussi!
I am also very tried!
B: Au revoir. À la prochaine et bonne soirée!
Good‐bye. See you next time and have a nice evening!
A: Salut. Ça va?
Hi. How are you?
B: Ça va très bien! Je suis en bonne forme!
I am very well! I am feeling well!
A: Porquoi? Qu'est‐ce qui se passe?
Why? What’s going on?
B: Je suis très heureux (heureuse) dans ma vie!
I’m very happy in my life!
A: C’est formidable! Bonne journée!
That’s wonderful! Have a good day!
B: Salut!
Bye!
