High School French: L'art d'écrire
I am excited to announce that Nallenart’s program for first year high school, L’art d’écrire, has gone to press. L’art d’écrire follows the Ontario curriculum guidelines for FSF1D, grade 9 advanced French. More than just grammar lessons, vocabulary, and exercises,…
Le Louvre
The Louvre (LOO-vruh) in the French capital city of Paris is one of the largest art museums in the world. Many famous and easily recognized paintings and sculptures are exhibited there, such as Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa and the Greek…
Lire = to read
Lire is an irregular verb meaning to read. The English words literature and literary are related to lire. je lis (zhuh LEE) = I read, I am reading, I do readtu lis (tyoo LEE) = you read, you are reading,…
Dormir
Dormir means “to sleep.” Our English words dormitory and dormant are related to dormir. Write out and memorize the present tense of dormir. je dors (zhuh DOHR) = I sleep, I am sleeping, I do sleeptu dors (tyoo DOHR) =…
More -IR Verbs
Here are some more -IR verbs. réfléchir (ray-flay-SHEER) = to think, to reflectchoisir (shwah-ZEER) = to choosebâtir (ba-TEER) = to buildpunir (pyoo-NEER) = to punishgrandir (grahn-DEER) = to growréussir (ray-yoo-SEER) = to succeed Club Mimi is sponsored by Nallenart. Sponsored…
-IR Verbs
Finir means to finish. Other verbs have similar endings. This group of verbs, -IR verbs, is the second major verb group, after -ER verbs. je finis (zhuh fee-NEE) = I finish, I am finishing, I do finishtu finis (tyoo fee-NEE)…
Expressions with avoir
Avoir (to have) is used in many common expressions in French. Some of these are quite different from English, so you must memorize them. 1. avoir chaud (a-VWAHR shoh)*- to be hot2. avoir froid (a-VWAHR frwah)- to be cold3. avoir…
Quelle est la date?
To ask, “What is the date today?” say:Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? To answer, we say:Aujourd’hui, c’est le jour numéro mois.eg.: Aujourd’hui c’est le lundi 6 février.Today is Monday, February 6. Another possibility:Aujourd’hui, c’est jour, le numéro mois.eg.: Aujourd’hui c’est…
Les Mois de l’année
Can you put the months of the year in order? Notice how the months in French are very similar to the months in English. févrieravril aoûtoctobreseptembremainovembrejanvierjuin juilletdécembremars Listen to the podcast to hear the correct pronunciation. Visit Nallenart for French…
Les jours de la semaine
Can you put the French days of the week in order? vendredimardidimanchelundisamedijeudimercredi Take the days of the week quiz. Visit Nallenart for more French resources! Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about L’Art de lire and other products, visit our…