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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…