French 1- lessons 1-10 Flashcards
Bonjour
Hello/Good Day
Je m’appelle
My name is
Et vous?
And you? (Singular formal)
Enchante/ Enchantee
Nice to meet you.
On y va
Let’s do it!
A tres vite!
See you soon!
Ca va
How is it going, good
Ca va bien, merci
I am fine, thanks
On
We (informal)
Nous- speaks to
We (group of people including speaker)
Vous- people addressing
You-multiple people or one person formally.
Ils vont tres bien
They are doing well.
Pronounce ou
- Mouth shape
- Tounge position
- How open is the mouth.
- Mouth is rounded and the lips are pushed forward to blow a candle.
- The tounge remains in the center of the mouth, not touching any other part.
- The mouth is closed.
How to pronounce u
- Mouth shape
- Tounge position
- How open is the mouth?
- Mouth rounded, like to blow.
- Tounge is at the front, touching the bottom front teeth.
- The mouth is almost closed.
Oui
Yes
Ouias
Yes (informal)
Mouais
Yes- very French
Pardon
Sorry- through a crowd
Excusez- moi
Excuse me- to get someone’s attention.
Content/contente
Happy
Ending e is..
Feminine. Doesn’t change the pronounciation if the masculine form ends in vowel but does if it ends in a consonant.
Stresse/ stressee
Stressed
Fatigue/ fatiguee
Tired
Inquiet/ inquiete
Worried
Calme/ calme
Calm
Triste/ triste
Sad
En forme
On form
Etre
What does it do?
To be
It is used to describe how we are feeling in present tense. It changes depending on pronoun.
Suis
Am
Tu Es
Are you?
Il est
He is
All the present tense forms of etre end in…
Do we pronounce them?
S or t
Don’t prnounce
Tu es
You are
On est
We are (informal)
On n’est
We are not
Nous Somme’s
We are
Vous etes
You are
Ils sont
They are
To make a negative sentence we add…
What is usually dropped in spoken French…
Ne and pas
Ne is usually dropped
Negative c’este
Ce n’est pas- it isn’t
Ce n’est pas vrai
That’s not true!
Le Pere
Father
La mere
Mother
Maman
Mum
Le fils
Son
La fille
Daughter
Les enfants
The children
Le frere
Brother
La soeur
Sister
La grand-mere
My grandmother
Le grand-pere
My grandfather
A plus
See you
Oasis
Yep
Ca va
I am well
Tu vas bien aujourd’hui
Are you okay?
En forme
On form