Letters, Words and Phraises to be remebered Flashcards
Goodbye
Au Revoir
Pronounced phonetically O-re-vwar
Ooh as in “ooh that hurts.”
The letter “E” without an accent
Pronounced similar to “uh” - tongue at bottom of the mouth- somewhat rounded lips
The U is pronounced as in “Bug.” Or imagine you were hit in the stomach
The letter “U”
Pronounced- as “ooh” that is gross
ooh as in “ooh that is gross.”
When referring to something specific (masculine) by pointing to it—This or that please
Ce_______, S’il Vous plaît- Ce is pronounced like “Suh”
The letter “X”
Pronounced- “Eeks”
The letter “Z”
Pronounced- zed
The letter é accent aigu
Pronounced- A as in the word aid
The letter- è accent grave
Pronounced - similar to the E in “egg” j
The letter ê with a hat- Accent circonflexe
Pronounced - sounds like the E in egg
A general reference to – This or that
Çà- pronounced- like “Suh”
Dish
Plat
The word “I”
Je
You
vous (formal), Tu (informal)
I want
Je veux- Pronounced like a combination of “Voo & view”
This or That When referring to something masculine and beginning with a vowel or the letter H
Cet pronounced like English word Set
This or That When referring to something feminine
Cette pronounced like English word Set
This or That When referring to something specific (masculine)
Ce pronounced- like “Suh”
These or Those masculine or feminine
Ces- pronounced like the letter “C” or the Spanish word Si’
My name is
Je’mappelle
The menu
La Carte
The dish
Le (pronounced “Lew”) Plat- Plat is masculine
The coffee
Le cafe’- Cafe’ is masculine
This or that coffee
Ce Cafe’
I want this dish
Je veux ce plat
I don’t want this dish
Je ne veux pas ce plat
Water (this is feminine)
Eau- pronounced like a short sounding english “O”
The water (feminine)
L’eau- pronounced like “low”-
The indefinite article “A” proceeding a masculine noun such as “ A coffee”
Un- pronounced like “un” as in under
And
et- pronounced like the english “A”
See you soon
‘A bientot- pronounced like “Ah bien to”
To be
Être- pronounced like “E (egg)-tra”
I am
Je suis- pronounced like “Swee”
I am American
Je Suis Américain
I am not American
Je ne suis pa Américain
You are
Tu es- pronounced like “Too A”
I like
J’aime- pronounced like “Jim”
I like food
J’aime la nourriture- Pronounced like “ Jim no-ri-ture”
I like French cusine
J’aime Cuisine française- Pronounced like” Qoo-zen”
You’re welcome
De rein- pronounced “Du re-in”
I don’t like French cuisine
Je n’aime (pronounded “ Nim”) pas la cuisine francaise
I have
J’ai- pronounced like “Jay”
I have food
J’ai de la nourriture (pronounced like “new-re-ture)
You can’t speak French
Tu ne puex (pronounced “poo”) pas parler française
Nice to meet you (short form)
Enchanté- pronounced “on- shan-tay”
The indefinite male singular article
Un- Pronounced Uh as if being hit in the stomach
The indefinite female singular article
Une- translated as “A” or “An”- pronounced like “oon”- rhymes with noon-similar to spanish word una
The indefinite plural article for plural female or male nouns
Des- translated as “Some/Any”- pronounced like the letter “D”
The definite male singular article
Le- translated as “The”- pronounced like “lew”
The definite Female singular article
La- translated as “The”
The definite article for male or female when a singular noun starts with a vowel or silent H
L’noun
The definite plural article for plural male or female nouns
Les- translated as “Some/Any pronounced like “Lee”
Pronounce the letter H
Pronounce like “Ash”
Pronounce the letter K
Pronounce like “Ka”
Pronounce the letter O
Pronounce like “Oh”
Pronounce the letter P
Pronounce like “Pay”
Pronounce the letter Q
Pronounce like “Ku”
Pronounce the letter R
Pronounce like “ Air”
Pronounce the letter V
Pronounce like “Vay”
Pronounce the letter X
Pronounce like “Eeeks”
Pronounce the letter Y
Pronounce like “Ee grek”
