Lesson Three Flashcards
à
to/at
de
of/from
à + le =
au
à + les =
aux
de + le =
du
de + les =
des
à la maison
to/at the house
de la maison
of/from the house
à l’école
to/at the school
de l’école
of/from the school
de + definite article
(unemphasized) some/any
J’ai du pain.
I have (some) bread.
A-t-il/elle de l’argent?
Has he/she/it (any) money?
Voici des fleurs.
Here are (some) flowers.
donner
to give
finir
to finish
rompre
to break
Endings of the present indicative of a first conjugation (-er) verb:
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
added to stem) (stem is found by dropping the -er of the infinitive
je donne
I give
tu donnes
you give
il/elle donne
he/she/it gives
nous donnons
we give
vous donnez
you give
ils/elles donnent
they give
Present Indicative of Donner
je donne I give tu donnes you give il/elle donne he/she/it gives nous donnons we give vous donnez you give ils/elles donnent they give
je donne
I give (/I am giving/I do give)
est-ce que
is it that
changes a statement to a question without any change in the word order
Jean parle-t-il?
Is John speaking?
Est-ce que Jean parle?
Is John speaking?
Est-ce que je parle?
Am I speaking?
in the 1st person singular est-ce que is the customary form of interrogation
à côté de
beside/next to
aimer
to like/love
l’air
the air (m.)
l’automobile
the automobile (m./f.)
avoir faim
to be hungry
avoir soif
to be thirsty
le beurre
the butter
la chambre
the room/bedroom
la cuisine
the kitchen
désirer
to desire/wish/want
en face de
opposite/opposite to/facing
entrer (dans)
to enter/go (come) into
l’escalier
the staircase/stairs (m.)
la fleur
the flower
le garage
the garage
il y a
there is/there are
il n’y a pas
there isn’t/there aren’t
y a-t-il?
is/are there?
est-ce qu’il y a?
is/are there?
le lait
the milk
la lumière
the light
mais
but
monter
to mount/go (come) up
le pain
the bread
parce que
because
la pomme
the apple
près de
near
la salle à manger
the dining room
le salon
the drawing-room, living-room
traverser
to cross
la viande
the meat
la ville
the city/town
