All about cats Flashcards

1
Q

How would you say “a cat”

A

un chat

“chat” is masculine. It is possible to say “chatte” for a female cat, but that word can also be used offensively, so it’s probably best to stick with “le chat”, but then use the female pronoun “elle”.

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2
Q

How about “kitten”

A

un chaton

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3
Q

the cats and the kittens

A

les chats et les chatons

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4
Q

what colors can a cat be?

A

blanc, noir, gris, brun, jaune

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5
Q

parts of the body you already know:
the head, eyes, ears, nose,
mouth, teeth, tongue

A

la tete, les yeux, les oreilles, le nez,

la bouche, les dents, la langue

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6
Q

whiskers

A

les moustaches

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7
Q

tail

A

la queue

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8
Q

claws

A

les griffes

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9
Q

legs

A

les pattes

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10
Q

Combien de pattes a un chat?

A

quatre pattes? trois pattes?

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11
Q

Combien de queues a ton chat?

A

seulement une queue

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12
Q

What can a cat do?

she runs, walks, eats, drinks, sleeps

A

elle court, marche, mange, boit, dort

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13
Q

she scratches

A

elle gratte

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14
Q

Avec quoi gratte le chat?

A

avec ses griffes

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15
Q

she licks

A

elle lèche

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16
Q

How do you say “she licks me”

A

elle me lèche

In French, the object pronoun (me) goes BEFORE the verb. If you translated word for word, it would be

“she me licks”

17
Q

How do you say “she licks herself”

A

elle se lèche

“se” means “self” (herself, himself, or themselves)

“She herself licks”

18
Q

she jumps

A

elle saute

19
Q

cute or pretty

A

joli - jolie

20
Q

soft or sweet

A

doux - douce

21
Q

fur

A

le poil

22
Q

soft fur

A

le poil doux

23
Q

sharp

A

pointu - pointue

24
Q

sharp claws

A

les griffes pointues

25
Q

she lays down

A

elle se pose

26
Q

Why is the word “se” in “elle se pose”?

A

“se” means “herself”.

She lays herself down.

27
Q

on the bed

A

sur le lit

28
Q

on the table

A

sur la table

29
Q

on me

A

sur moi

30
Q

Her name is…

A

Elle s’appele…

31
Q

What does “s’appele” mean?

A

she calls herself

The “s” is short for “se”.

32
Q

She is … years old

A

Elle a …. ans