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 afraid of spiders. See if you can translate the following sentences. J’ai peur de ton … Read more
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, avoir (the having word) is used. The French phrase for “I am hungry,” j’ai faim, … Read more
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 âge as-tu?
J’ai…
* zh sounds like “g” in beige or “s” in measure.
** Please keep in mind that these pronunciation guides give only a
crude approximation of the actual French sounds.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
LA TOUR EIFFEL (pronounced la TOOR ay-FELL) The French word TOUR means tower. A great landmark, and one of the world’s most famous towers, is the Eiffel Tower in the city of Paris, France. The 300 metre (984 ft) high tower was designed and built by the French civil engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the … Read more