French Vocab: Chapter 4 Flashcards
What languages do you speak?
Tu parles quelles langues?
to speak
parler
I speak
Je parle
You speak/Do you speak?
Tu parles?
He/She speaks
Il/Elle parle
French
francais
English
anglais
Portugese
portugais
Spanish
espagnol
What is the fem/masc rule about languages?
All languages are in the masc. form
France
la France
Switzerland
la Suisse
Brazil
le Bresil
United States
les États-Unis
Portugal
le portugal
China
le chine
The Netherlands
les Pays-Bas
England
l’Angleterre
Germany
l’Allemagne
fem/masc/plural/vowel
la/le/les/l’
to come
venir
Where do you come from?
Tu viens d’où?
I come from…
Je viens du…
He/She comes from…
It/Elle vient…
We come
Nous venons
You (all) come
Vous venez
They come
It/Elle viennent
fem/masc/plural/vowel
de/du/des/d’
We are from Turkey
Nous venons de Turquie
Are you from England?
Vous venez d’Angleterre?
They(fem) are from Brazil.
Elles viennent de Brasil.
What can be added before a sentence to make it a question?
est-ce-que
What is the pronunciation difference between “ou” and “u”?
“Ou” is pronounced with your tongue touching nothing, and “u” is pronounced with your tongue touching your bottom front teeth.
Words with “ou”
Bonjour, vous, rous, tout
Words with “u”
Salut, vue, tu, rue,
When is “tu” used?
When speaking to family, friends, a colleague(of same rank), and children/teenager.
When is “vous” used?
When speaking to strangers, a colleage of higher rank(boss/client), uknown adults.
Tu or vous: Speaking to the cashier at a grocery store
Vous
Tu or vous: Talking to your nephew about their school
Tu
Tu or vous: Discussing your promotion with your boss
Vous
Why is it important to know the difference between the two?
If used incorrectly, the person you’re speaking to can be offended and will be interpreted as disrespectful.
TIP
Use “vous” first if you are not sure which one to use!
