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French Lesson 6
Vocabulary
Tu connais…? Do you know…?
Il est… He is…
Elle est… She is…
Comment s’appelle…? What’s the name of…?
Il s’appelle… His name is…
Elle s’appelle…
là‐bas over there
Quelle coïncidence What a coincidence!
C’est qui? Who is it?
Quebécois from Quebec l’homme the man
Tu connais Patrice? Do you know Patrice?
Il est français. He is French.
Elle est française. She is French.
Comment s’appelle le garçon? What’s the boy’s name?
Comment s’appelle la fille? What’s the girl’s name?
Il s’appelle George. His name is George.
Elle s’appelle Françoise. Her name is Françoise.
Il est là‐bas/Elle est là‐bas He’s over there/She’s over there.
Dialogue 1: Do you know the boy over there?
A: Tu connais le garçon là‐bas?
Do you know the boy over there?
B: Non. Qui est‐ce?
No. Who is it?
A: C’est un copain. Il s’appelle Jean‐Luc.
It’s a male friend. His name is Jean‐Luc.
B: Il est américain?
Is he American?
A: Non. Il est Canadien. Il est de Montréal.
No. He’s Canadian. He’s from Montreal.
B: Mon cousin est de Montréal aussi! Quelle coïncidence!
My cousin is also from Montreal! What a coincidence!
Dialogue 2: Do you know the girl over there?
A: Tu connais la fille là‐bas?
Do you know the girl over there?
B: Non. C’est qui?
No. Who is it?
A: C’est une copine. Elle s’appelle Sarah.
It’s a female friend. Her name is Sarah.
B: Elle est française?
Is she French?
A: Non. Sarah est anglaise. Elle est de Londres.
No. She’s English. She is from London.
B: Mon prof de comptabilité est de Londres aussi!
Quelle coïncidence!
My accounting teacher is also from London! What a coincidence!
Dialogue 3: Do you know the teacher over there?
A: Tu connais l’homme là‐bas?
Do you know the man over there?
B: Non. C’est qui?
No. Who is it?
A: C’est le prof de français. Il s’appelle Monsieur Bertrand!
It’s the French teacher. His name is Mr. Bertrand!
B: Il est quebécois?
Is he Quebécois?
A: Non. Il est français. Il est de Paris.
No. He’s French. He’s from Paris!
B: Ah, d’accord. C’est génial!
Ah, okay. Great!
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Grammar: Definite Articles
The French equivalent for the is le and la. “Le” is used before masculine nouns and “la” is used before feminine nouns. Examples:
Le garçon the boy Le copain the male friend
La fillethe girl
La copine the female friend
Both “le” and “la” become l’ before a vowel AND words starting with H. Examples:
l’ami (the male friend) and l’amie (the female friend) l’homme (the man), l’homard (the lobster), l’hôtel, l’hôpital Exercise 1: Ask who the following people are using le, la or l’.
Un prof Qui est le prof?
(Who is the teacher?)
Un monsieur Une fille Un prof Une amie
Une dame Un garçon Un ami Un danceur
Exercise 2: Do you know…?
Ask your friend if he/she knows the following people:
Example: A: Tu connais la fille? B: Oui, elle s’appelle Anne.
Un prof / Monsieur Dupont Un garçon / Jacques Une fille / Anne
Une dame / Madamoiselle Dupuis Une prof / Madamoiselle Dubois Un homme / Monsieur Lapin
Exercise 3: Ask the names of the following people using the words “le garçon” and “la fille”.
Example: A: Comment s’appelle la fille? B: Elle s’appelle Justine.
Marc Sarah Étienne Jean
Stéphanie Guillaume Anne George
Numbers 80‐100
The numbers 80‐99 can be very difficult in the beginning. To say 80 you say “quatre‐vingts” or (4x20 or four twenty’s). For 81‐89 you just add “Un, deux, trois, etc). Then, for 90 you say “quatre‐vingt‐dix” or (4x20+10 or four twenty’s plus ten). Then, for 91‐99 add the numbers for 11‐19: onze, douze, treize, quatorze, etc.
80 quatre‐vingts 90 quatre‐vingt‐dix
81 quatre‐vingt‐un 86 quatre‐vingt six 91 quatre‐vingt‐onze 96 quatre‐vingt seize 82 quatre‐vingt‐deux 87 quatre‐vingt sept 92 quatre‐vingt‐douze 97 quatre‐vingt‐dix‐sept 83 quatre‐vingt‐trois 88 quatre‐vingt huit 93 quatre‐vingt‐treize 98 quatre‐vingt‐dix‐huit 84 quatre‐vingt‐quatre 89 quatre‐vingt neuf 94 quatre‐vingt‐quatorze 99 quatre‐vingt‐dix neuf 85 quatre‐vingt‐cinq 95 quatre‐vingt‐quinze 100 cent
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Practice saying the following numbers
Practice asking and saying the following telephone numbers. Examples:
A: Quel est votre numéro de téléphone s’il vous plaît? B: Mon numéro de telephone est le…
05‐23‐88‐68‐12 05‐23‐56‐78‐99 09‐13‐82‐95‐11 03‐22‐77‐93‐12 03‐45‐15‐98‐75 05‐29‐85‐89‐90 03‐29‐69‐12‐35 08‐56‐76‐23‐11 01‐35‐92‐76‐69 03‐88‐94‐21‐73 09‐94‐67‐78‐91 02‐79‐64‐89‐99
Pronunciation Exercise
French pronunciation can be a bit tricky. This is because a lot of the sounds are produced with the nose and you don’t pronounce all the letters you see. Don’t pronounce these letters:
“in” cinq, quinze, vingt, vingt‐cinq, quatre‐vingt‐quinze.
“ain” américain, Alain, copain
“(i)en” bien, canadien, tiens
“un” u, brun
Tiens! Voilà Alain. Il est américain. Et Julien? Il est canadien.
