How to Form the Plural in French – Part 4 of 4
Some French words, like the English word deer, don’t change in the plural. Words that have these endings in the singular are the same in the plural: s x z For example: le corps = body les corps = bodies…
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 3 of 4
Words that end in al use aux to form the plural. animal – animal animaux – animals cheval – horse chevaux – horses hôpital – hospital hôpitaux – hospitals Follow the series: How to Form the Plural in French –…
Personal Pronouns in French
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 2 of 4
Those who grow up speaking English have it fairly easy when it comes to forming the plural of words (talking about more than one of a certain thing). Most of the time we just add s. There are exceptions, though,…
How to Form the Plural in French – Part 1 of 4
Thankfully for those English speakers who are trying to learn French, the most common way to form the plural (showing more than one of something) in French is also the easiest! It is the same as in English, just add…
Forming the Negative in French – ne…pas
To form the negative in French, we usually use two little words, ne and pas. We place ne in front of the verb and pas after the verb. English mostly gets by with one word, not. For example: French –…
French Adjectives – Agreement in Colour Words
French colour words, like other adjectives, must change their forms depending on whether the nouns they are describing are masculine (le/un words) or feminine (la/une words) and singular or plural. Eg. le crayon noir (the black pencil) les crayons noirs…
Expressions with AVOIR – peur de
avoir peur de = to be afraid of The French phrase avoir peur de is another example of a French expression that uses avoir, to have, where English uses to be. Eg.: Robert a peur des araignées. = Robert is…
Expressions with AVOIR – faim
j’ai faim (zhay* FEH)** = I am hungry In English, we use the phrase “I am hungry” to let someone know we need food. In this sentence “am,” the being word, is used. To make the same statement in French,…
Expressions with AVOIR – age
French uses the verb avoir to tell how old someone is. How old are you? Quel âge as-tu? (kel ahzh* ah tyoo)** I am ten years old. J’ai dix ans. (zhay* deez ah)**Read the question, then answer in French. Quel…