# French Study Sheet # Vocabulary > |Word In French|Meaning| > |:-------------|:------| > |Sentiments|Feeling| > |Faiblesses|Challenges/weaknesses| > |Envers|Towards| > |Presque|Nearly| > |Suivant|Following| > |Croyanes|Beliefs| > |Debutant|Beginner| > |Remue-meniges|Brain-storming| > |Traduction|Translation| > |concurrentielle|Competitive| > |J'espere|I Hope| # Revision de petits mots > | |masculin|feminin|masc. pluriel|fem. pluriel| > |:-|:-------|:------|:------------|:-----------| > |a |un|une|des|des| > |the|le|la|les|les > |some|du|de la|des|des| > |which|quel|quelle|quels|quelles| > |my|mon|ma|mes|mes| > |your (sing.)|ton|ta|tes|tes| > |his/her|son|sa|ses|ses| > |our|notre|notre|nos|nos > |your (plur.)|votre|votre|vos|vos| > |their|leur|leur|leurs|leurs| > ## Regle > --------------- > - ### Eg. 1 > - A girl = une fille --> use ```une``` because ```fille``` is ```feminine```, ```singular``` > - Some milk = du lait --> use ```du``` because ```lait``` is ```masculine```, ```singular``` > - His dogs = ses chiens --> use ```ses``` because ```chiens``` is ```masculine```, ```plural``` > - ### Eg. 2 > - Both Tomy and Betty have a sister. When referring to their sisters, they will both say **```ma soeur```** because ```sister``` is a **```feminine, singular```** word. Furthermore, if they are referring to their fathers. they will both say **```mon père```** because ```father``` is a **``` masculine, singular```** word. > - **Point:** Their gender doesn't matter! It's the gender and number of the thing(noun) we're referring to that determines what little word you use # Le Present > ## Les verbes reguliers >> | |Parler|Finir|Repondre| >> |:-|:-----|:----|:-------| >> |Je|Parle|Finis|Réponds| >> |Tu|Parles|Finis|Réponds| >> |Il/elle/on|Parle|Finit|Répond| >> |Nous|Parlons|Finissons|Répondons| >> |Vous|Parlez|Finissez|Répondez| >> |Ils/elles|Parlent|Finissent|Répondent| > ## Les verbes irreguliers >> | |Être (To be)|Avoir (To have)|Aller (To go)|Faire (To make)| >> |:-|:---|:----|:----|:----| >> |Je|Suis|Ai|Vais|Fais| >> |Tu|Es|As|Vas|Fais| >> |Il/elle/on|Est|A|Va|Fait| >> |Nous|Sommes|Avons|Allons|Faisons| >> |Vous|Êtes|Avez|Allez|Faites| >> |Ils/elles|Sont|Ont|Vont|Font| >> | |Vouloir (To want)|Pouvoir (To can)|Venir (To come)|Devoir (To need)| >> |:-|:---|:----|:----|:----| >> |Je|veux|peux|viens|dois| >> |Tu|veux|peux|viens|dois| >> |Il/elle/on|veut|peut|vient|doit| >> |Nous|voulons|pouvons|vienons|devions| >> |Vous|voulez|pouvez|vienez|devez| >> |Ils/elles|voulent|pouvent|viennent|doivent| >> | |Sortir (To leave)|Ecrire (To write)|Lire (To read)|Voir (To see)| >> |:-|:-----|:-----|:---|:---| >> |Je|sors|écris|lis|vois| >> |Tu|sors|écris|lis|vois| >> |Il/elle/on|sort|écrit|lit|voit| >> |Nous|sortons|écrivons|lisons|voyons| >> |Vous|sortez|écrivez|lisez|voyez| >> |Ils/elles|sortent|écrivent|lisent|voient| >> | |Mettre (To put)|Prendre (To take)|Boire (To drink)|Acheter (To buy)| >> |:-|:-----|:------|:----|:------| >> |Je|mets|prends|bois|achète| >> |Tu|mets|prends|bois|achètes| >> |Il/elle/on|met|prend|boit|achète| >> |Nous|mettons|prenons|buvons|achetons| >> |Vous|mettez|prenez|buvez|achetez| >> |Ils/elles|mettent|prennent|boivent|achètent| > On --> One, we, you in general > Tu --> Peers, people younger than you, your parents > Vous --> You (plural), older than you, don't know well, formal or respectitive > |Pronoun|Persepective|English| > |:------|:-----------|:------| > |Je|Moi|Me| > |Tu|Toi|You| > |Il|Lui|Him| > |Elle|Elle|Her| > |On|Sui|Oneself| > |Nous|Nous|Us| > |Vous|Vous|You| > |Ils|eux|Them| > |Elles|Elles|Them| # Accents > ## accent aigu ```é``` > - The same sound as ```er``` > - parl```er``` has the same sound as parl```é``` > ## accent grave ```è``` > - used to differentiate words > - E.g ```à``` and ```a``` > ## accent circonflexe ```ê``` > - indicates that there was an ```s``` before > - French derived from latin > - Conosant sounds > - ```L'hôpital``` --> ```L'hospital``` > ## accent cedille ```ç``` > - tells us to pronounce it as a ```s``` > - fran```çais``` --> pronounce as fran```sais``` > - **```Don't put```** if its preceeding an **```a, o, u```** > ## accent trema ```ï``` > - isolating the sound > - ha```ï```ti --> pronounce the ```i``` clearly # Les expressions avec Avoir > |French|Meanning| > |:-----|:-------| > |Avoir soif|To be thirsty| > |Avoir froid|To be cold| > |Avoir chaud|To be hot| > |Avoir faim|To be hungry| > |Avoir de la change|To be lucky| > |Avoir...ans|To be old| > |Avoir mal à...|To have pain in...| > |Avoir envie de...|To be jealous...| > |Avoir tort|To be wrong| > |Avoir raison|To be reasonable| > |Avoir honte de...|To be ashamed of...| > |Avoir l'air de...|To seem like...| > |Avoir sommeil|To be sleepy| > |Avoir peur de...|To be scared of...| > |Avoir l'habitude de...|To have the habit of...| > |Avoir du mal à|To be bad at| > |Avoir lieu|To take place| > |Avoir le droit de...|To have the right to...| > |Avoir le mal de mer|To be sea sick| # Verbe > Je parle have different meanings > 1. I talk > 2. I am talking > 3. I do talk > ## Never translate word for word from English! # Passe Compose - Past - tense in french - Je parle --> Je parlé > I talk --> I talked - Most verbes are conjugated with ```avoir```, with ```14``` excepetions that conjugate with ```etre``` ## Conjugation |Verb Type|Rule| |:---------|:---| |Verbes that end with ```ER```|Cut the ```er``` ending and change it to ```é```| |Verbes that end with ```IR```|Cut the ```ir``` ending and change it to ```i```| |Some Verbes that end with ```RE```|Cut the ```re``` ending and change it to ```u```| ### Etre |Verb in Infinitive|Conjugation| |:-----------------|:----------| # Imparfait letters : è, é ê É Ê À, à Ô ô Ç or ç ï