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 curriculum for your school or homeschool. Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about L’Art de … Read more

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 website: Nallenart.com

Days of the Week

Les jours de la semaine Sunday – dimancheMonday – lundiTuesday – mardiWednesday – mercrediThursday – jeudiFriday – vendrediSaturday – samedi Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized in French as they are in English. Take the days of the week quiz. Visit Nallenart for more! Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about … Read more

Au clair de la lune

Maybe you have heard this French folk song. Au clair de la lune,mon ami Pierrot,prête-moi ta plumepour écrire un mot.Ma chandell’ est morte;je n’ai plus de feu.Ouvre-moi ta portepour l’amour de Dieu. By the light of the moon, the singer asks his friend Pierrot to lend him a pen so that he can write. He … Read more

Using Colour Words

In French the colour words come after the nouns that they describe. For example:une pomme rouge = a red apple (an apple, red) See if you can translate the following phrases: une tomate rougeun chien brunune banane jauneune carotte orangele céleri vert Try our Colour Wordsearch and Colour Crossword Puzzles. Visit our sponsor Nallenart for … Read more

Pronouns

Instead of having a separate pronoun such as it to refer to things, French uses il (he, it) to replace masculine nouns and elle (she, it) to replace feminine nouns. The book is black. It is black.Le livre est noir. Il est noir. The tomato is red. It is red.La tomate est rouge. Elle est … Read more

What colour is it?

To ask what colour something is, use the phrase “De quelle couleur…?” What colour is the book?De quelle couleur est le livre? The book is red.Le livre est rouge. What colour is the cat?De quelle couleur est le chat? The cat is black.Le chat est noir. Try our Colour Wordsearch and Colour Crossword Puzzles. Visit … Read more

More Than One

Most French nouns form the plural by adding “s” at the end, just like in English. Because this final “s” is not usually pronounced in French, The plural must also be indicated by the accompanying article. le or la becomes les (the) un or une becomes des (often translated as some) For example: le chien … Read more

Paris

Paris (pa-REE) is the capital city of France and home to many famous French landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and the renowned art museum, the Louvre. These attractions and its many lovely gardens and historic buildings combine to make the city of Paris one of the most popular tourist destinations in the … Read more

Asking Questions 4: Use Question Words

Another way to ask a question is to use one of these words or phrases: Qui = whoQu’est-ce que = whatOù = whereCombien de = how much, how manyQuand = whenComment = howPourquoi = why Visit Nallenart for more! http://www.nallenart.com Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about L’Art de lire and other products, visit our … Read more