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 parlé ##
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 fransais
Don't put if its preceeding an
a, o, u ## accent trema
ï- isolating the sound
- ha
ïti –> 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
