Nouns: Easy French Ch 1 Flashcards

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le chat

A

cat

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le cinéma

A

cinema, film, movie

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le cours

A

class

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le football

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soccer

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le frère

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brother

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le garçon

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boy

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le livre

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book

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le téléphone

A

telephone

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le vin

A

wine

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la banque

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bank

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la boutique

A

store, shop

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la chemise

A

shirt

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la femme

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woman, wife

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la jeune fille

A

the girl

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la lampe

A

the lamp

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la langue

A

the language

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la sœr

A

the sister

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la table

A

the table

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la voiture

A

the car

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la chaleur

A

heat, warmth

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la croix

A

the cross

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la distraction

A

the amusement

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le fleur

A

the flower

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la fois

A

the time (occasion)

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la forêt

A

the forest

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la fourmi

A

the ant

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la main

A

the hand

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la nuit

A

the night

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la radio

A

the radio

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l’ami (m)

A

the friend (M)

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l’amie (f)

A

the friend (f)

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32
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l’anglais (m)

A

English (language)

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33
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l’architecte (m or f)

A

the architect

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l’emploi (m)

A

the job

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35
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l’énergie (f)

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energy

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l’enfant (m or f)

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the child (m or f)

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l’histoire (f)

A

the story, history

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l’homme (m)

A

the man

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l’hôtel (m)

A

The hotel

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l’île (f)

A

the island

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l’orange (f)

A

the orange (fruit)

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l’université (f)

A

the university

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l’usine (f)

A

the factory

44
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That’s (She’s) my mother’s friend.

A

C’est l’amie de ma mère.

45
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Les Français adorent le football et le cyclisme.

A

The French love soccer and cycling.

46
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la *harpe

A

the harp

47
Q

le *héros

A

the hero

48
Q

la *honte

A

shame

49
Q

le *hors-d’œuvre

A

the appetizer

50
Q

The French definite artice agrees with the noun in gender and number. What are the French definite articles?

A
Singular                 Plural
Masculine		le				les
Feminine			la				les
Masc & Fem b4	l'				les
a vowel or mute h
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le livre

A

the book

52
Q

la fenê

A

The window

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l’âge (m)

A

Age

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l’hôtel (m)

A

The hotel

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l’horloge (f)

A

the clock

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l’homme (m)

A

the man

57
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la femme (f)

A

the woman

58
Q

Which noun endings are usually masculine?

A
  • eau (le bureau, le château)
  • isme (le tourisme, l’idéalisme)
  • ment (le moment, le département)
59
Q

Which noun endings are usually feminine?

A
  • ence (la difference, l’existence) -ure (la litterature, l’ouverture)
  • ie (la tragedie, la compagnie)
  • ion (la nation, la fonction)
  • te (l’universite, la diversite)
  • ude (l’attitude, la solitude)
60
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What do these 3 exceptions to the feminine/masculine ending rule mean?
l’eau (f)
la peau
le silence

A

water
skin
silence

61
Q

In French, nouns adopted from other languages are usually ______________.

A

masculine

62
Q

le chien

A

dog

63
Q

What letter is always silent in French?

A

h

64
Q

un ami

A

a friend (m)

65
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un autobus

A

a bus

66
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un billet

A

a ticket

67
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un dictionairre

A

a dictionary

68
Q

un fauteuil

A

an easy chair

69
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un hotel*

A

a hotel

70
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un jardin

A

a garden

71
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un musée*

A

a museum

72
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un pianiste

A

a pianist

73
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un salon

A

a living room

74
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une amie

A

a friend (f)

75
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une bibliothèque

A

a library

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une heroine*

A

heroine

77
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une Hollandaise

A

Dutchwoman

78
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une lecon*

A

lesson

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une librairie

A

bookstore

80
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une mere*

A

mother

81
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une page

A

a book page

82
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une valise

A

suitcase

83
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une ville

A

a city

84
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un choix

A

a choice

85
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des choix

A

some choices (stays same in plural because it ends in x)

86
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le cours

A

the course

87
Q

les cours

A

the courses (stays same in plural because it ends in s)

88
Q

le nez

A

the nose

89
Q

les nez

A

the noses (stays same in plural because it ends in z)