French Lesson 02
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Vocabulary
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| à | at |
| de | from, of |
| maintenant | now |
| plus tard | later |
| le matin | morning |
| le midi | midday |
| l'après-midi | afternoon |
| la soirée | evening |
| demain | tomorrow |
| à huit le matin | at eight in the morning |
| le déjuner | breakfast |
| le dîner | supper |
| les parents | parents |
| le pére | father |
| la mére | mother |
| les enfants | children |
| le fils | son |
| la fille | daughter |
| le mari | husband |
| l'épouse | wife |
| le frère | brother |
| la soeur | sister |
| le chien | dog |
| le chat | cat |
| grand(e) | tall |
| petit(e) | short |
| assez | pretty |
| laid | ugly |
| mince | thin |
| gros | fat |
| cher | expensive |
| content(e), heureux(-se) | happy |
| bon | good |
| beau | handsome |
| brunette | brunette |
| blond | blond |
| roux | red-head |
| gentil | nice |
| l'homme | man |
| la femme | woman |
| il y a | there is, there are |
| qui? | who? |
| que? | what? |
| óu? | where? |
| quand? | when? |
| porquoi? | why? |
| comment? | how? |
| quel? | which? |
| combien? | how many? |
| aller | to go |
| avoir | to have |
| vouloir | to want |
| dans | in |
| C'est ici ...? | Is this ...? |
| Qu'est-ce que c'est? | What is it? |
Present Indicative of the Verb Aller
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| je vais | I go |
| tu vas | you go |
| il va | he goes |
| elle va | she goes |
| on va | one goes |
| nous allons | we go |
| vous allez | you go (pl./form.) |
| ils vont | they go (masc. pl.) |
| elles vont | they go (fem. pl.) |
Present Indicative of the Verb Avoir
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| j'ai | I have |
| tu as | you have |
| il a | he has |
| elle a | she has |
| on a | one has |
| nous avons | we have |
| vous avez | you have (pl./form.) |
| ils ont | they have (masc. pl.) |
| elles ont | they have (fem. pl.) |
Present Indicative of the Verb Vouloir
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| je veux | I want |
| tu veux | you want |
| il veut | he wants |
| elle veut | she wants |
| on veut | one wants |
| nous voulons | we want |
| vous voulez | you want (pl./form.) |
| ils veulent | they want (masc. pl.) |
| elles veulent | they want (fem. pl.) |
Negation
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| In French, negation is performed by surrounding the verb with ne and pas. If the verb begins in a vowel, be certain to abbreviate ne to n'. | |
| Je ne suis pas content. | I am not happy. |
| Tu n'es pas content. | You are not happy. |
| Il n'est pas content. | He is not happy. |
| Elle n'est pas contente. | She is not happy. |
| Nous ne sommes pas content(e)s. | We are not happy. |
| Vous n'êtes pas content(e)s. | You are not happy. (form./pl.) |
| Ils ne sont pas contents. | They are not happy. (masc. pl.) |
| Elles ne sont pas contentes. | They are not happy. (fem. pl.) |
| Je n'ai pas faim. | I am not hungry. |
| Tu n'as pas soif. | You are not thirsty. |
| Il n'a pas chaud. | He is not hot. |
| Elle n'a pas froid. | She is not cold. |
| Nous n'avons pas faim. | We are not hungry. |
| Vous n'avez pas soif. | You are not thirsty. (form./pl.) |
| Ils n'ont pas chaud. | They are not hot. (masc. pl.) |
| Elles n'ont pas froid. | They are not cold. (fem. pl.) |
| Je ne vais pas à Montreal. | I am not going to Montreal. |
| Tu ne vas pas à Paris. | You are not going to Paris. |
| Il ne va pas à Nice. | He is not going to Nice. |
| Elle ne va pas à Toronto. | She is not going to Toronto. |
| Nous n'allons pas à Quebec. | We are not going to Quebec. |
| Vous n'allez pas à Canada. | You are not going to Canada. (form./pl.) |
| Ils ne vont pas à Paris. | They are not going to Paris. (masc. pl.) |
| Elles ne vont pas à Toronto. | They are not going to Toronto. (fem. pl.) |
| Je ne veux pas aller au magasin. | I don't want to go to the store. |
| Tu ne veux pas y aller en novembre. | You don't want to go there in November. |
| Il ne veut pas aller à Paris. | He doesn't want to go to Paris. |
| Elle ne veut pas aller au magasin. | She doesn't want to go to the store. |
| Vous ne voulons pas aller à Toronto. | You don't want to go to Toronto. (form./pl.) |
Asking Questions
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| In french one asks questions by reversing the order of the verb and subject, much
as in English. (You are happy. versus Are you happy?) In fact, this isn't the only way
of asking questions, but is a very popular way.
Note that some verbs require the addition of -t- between the subject and verb. This is simply because otherwise, vowels would be beside each other, making the question difficult to pronounce. French has many tricks to prevent vowels from becoming new neighbors. |
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| Es-tu content? | Are you happy? |
| Est-il content? | Is he happy? |
| Est-elle contente? | Is she happy? |
| Sommes-nous content(e)s? | Are we happy? |
| Êtes-vous content(e)s? | Are you happy? (form./pl.) |
| Sont-ils contents? | Are they happy? (masc. pl.) |
| Sont-elles contentes? | Are they happy? (fem. pl.) |
| As-tu faim? | Are you hungry? |
| A-t-il soif? | Is he thirsty? |
| A-t-elle chaud? | Is she hot? |
| Avons-nous froid? | Are we cold? |
| Avez-vous faim? | Are you hungry? (form./pl.) |
| Ont-ils soif? | Are they thirsty? (masc. pl.) |
| Ont-elles chaud? | Are they hot? (fem. pl.) |
| Vas-tu en avion? | Are you going by plane? |
| Va-t-il en bateau? | Is he going by boat? |
| Va-t-elle en autobus? | Is she going by bus? |
| Allons-nous en vélo? | Are we going by bicycle? |
| Allez-vous avec la metro? | Are you going on the metro? (form./pl.) |
| Vont-ils en auto? | Are they going by car? (masc. pl.) |
| Vont-elles par metro? | Are they going by metro? (fem. pl.) |
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