Lesson Fourteen Flashcards
ce (cet), cette, ces
this/that
(demonstrative adjective; agrees with the noun it modifies and is repeated before each noun to which it refers)
(for emphasis or contrast add -ci [ici, here] or -là [là, there])
ce garçon
this/that boy
cet homme
this/that man
cette femme
this/that woman
ces enfants
these/those children
ces homme et cette femme
this/that man and woman
J’ai emprunté ce livre-ci mais j’ai acheté ce livre-là.
I borrowed this book, but I bought that book.
ce
it/he/she/they/this/that
(invariable demonstrative pronoun, used as subject of être, followed by a proper noun, a modified noun, a pronoun, an adjective referring to ideas or things, or an adverb)
C’est Marie.
It is Mary.
Ce sont mes amis.
They are my friends.
C’est le professeur.
He is the professor.
C’est vous.
It is you.
C’est vrai.
That is true.
C’est trop.
This is too much.
une leçon de français
a French lesson
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
une robe de soie
a silk dress
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
une montre en or
a gold watch
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
un/une
1
deux
2
trois
3
quatre
4
cinq
5
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
six
6
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
sept
7
huit
8
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
neuf
9
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
dix
10
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
onze
11
douze
12
treize
13
quatorze
14
quinze
15
seize
16
dix-sept
17
dix-huit
18
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
dix-neuf
19
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
vingt
20
lire
to read
lisant
reading (present participle of lire)
lu
read (past participle of lire)
Present Indicative of Lire:
je lis I read tu lis you read il/elle lit he/she/it reads nous lisons we read vous lisez you read ils/elles lisent they read
je lis
I read
tu lis
you read
il/elle lit
he/she/it reads
nous lisons
we read
vous lisez
you read
ils lisent
they read
agréable
agreeable/pleasant
anglais
English
l’anglais
the English (language) (m.)
apprendre
to learn
le bâtiment
the building
bien
well
c’est bien
that is good
blanc (f. blanche)
white
le bureau
the writing table/desk
le camarade
the comrade/classmate
la carte de géographie
the map
le centre
the center
au centre de
in the center of
la classe
the class
la cour
the court/yard/courtyard
l’effet
the effect (m.)
en effet
in effect/indeed
l’élève
the pupil/scholar (m./f.)
enseigner
to teach
entourer (de)
to surround (by)
l’étage
the story (building) (m.)
le garçon
the boy
la grammaire
the grammar
haut
high/loud
l’histoire
the history (f.)
interroger
to question
le lycée
the secondary school
mal
badly
c’est mal
that is bad
marquer
to mark
le mot
the word
le mur
the wall
le passage
the passage
pénétrer
to penetrate/enter
la pierre
the stone
la place
the place
la porte d’entrée
the main entrance
le professeur
the professor/teacher
quelquefois
sometimes
la rangée
the row
la récréation
the recreation/play
la réponse
the reply/answer
la salle de classe
the classroom
selon
according to
le tableau noir
the blackboard
la voix
the voice
à haute voix
aloud
