CIAFE LANGUAGE

CENTRE: FRENCH
FOR BEGINNERS
Table of Contents

WEEK 1: INTRODUCE YOURSELF

1. GREETINGS
2. NATIONALITIES
3. ALPHABET
4. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
5. VERB TO HAVE: AVOIR
6. VERB TO BE: ÊTRE
7. JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

WEEK 2: FASHION VOCABULARY

1. GENDER AND NUMBER OF FRENCH NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

2. DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES
3. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
4. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
5. CLOTHING VOCABULARY
6. COLOURS

WEEK 3: GOING SHOPPING

1. INTERROGATIVE STRUCTURES
2. NEGATIVE STRUCTURES
3. PREPOSITIONS
4. SHOPPING VOCABULARY

WEEK 4

1. COMPARATIVE
2. SUPERLATIVE
3. REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS, TENSE & MOOD
4. VOCABULARY: NUMBERS
5. SEASONS
6. CURRENCY

RESOURCES

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Week 1: Introduce Yourself

1. Greetings

Meeting someone
Questions
§ Morning: Bonjour
§ Evening: Bonsoir
§ Informa question: Ça va?
§ Informal: Salut
§ Informal answer: ça va,
Merci. Et toi?
Leaving
§ Formal question: Comment
allez-vous?
§ Morning: Au revoir
§ Formal answer: Ça va,
§ Evening: Bonsoir
Merci. Et vous?
§ Informal: Salut

2. Nationalities

General rule

§ Adjectives and nationalities change according to gender

§ an -e is added to turn an adjective into the feminine
§ This might affect pronunciation!
§ In French, adjectives and nationalities are not written with capital letters.

Practice

§ Africa – africain - africain

§ Nigeria – nigérian – nigériane
§ Ghana – ghanéen – ghanéenne
§ Afrique du Sud – sud- Africain – sud-africaine

Bonjour, je m’appelle Pierre ! Je suis français. Et toi, quelle est ta nationalité?

Bonjour, Pierre! Je m’appelle Jenny. Je suis anglaise.

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 3. Alphabet

Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaOVHdpRAK8&t=77s

4. Subject pronouns

Person Singular Plural

1st Je (I) Nous (we)
2nd Tu (you) Vous (You)
3rd Il (he, it) Ils (they)
Elle (she,it) Elles (They)
On (one, you, we, they)

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 5. The verb to have: Avoir

French English
J’ai I have
Tu as You have
Il/Elle a He/she has
Nous avons We have
Vous avez You have
Ils/ Elles ont They have

Practice:

§ J’ai dix-huit ans. (I am eighteen.)

§ J’ai un travail. (I have a job)
§ J’ai un sac. (I have a Bag)

6. Verb to be: Être

French English
Je suis I am
Tu es You are
Il/Elle est He/she is
Nous sommes We are
Vous etes You are
Ils/ Elles sont They are

Practice:

§ Je suis Journaliste. (I am a journalist)

§ Je suis content. (I am happy)

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 7. Jobs and occupations

Masculin Féminin
Student étudiant étudiante
Employee employé employée
Designer couturier couturière
Seller vendeur vendeuse
Director directeur directrice
Artisan artisan artisane
Journalist journaliste journaliste
Architect architecte architecte

Practice:
§ Bonjour, je m'appelle Alice. Je suis congolaise et Je suis couturiére.
o Good morning, my name is alice. I am Congolese and I am a designer
§ Bonsoir, je m’appelle Pierre. Je suis éthiopien et je travailles dans les relations publique.
o Good Evening, my name is Pierre. I am Ethiopian and I work in Public
Relations.

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Week 2: Fashion Vocabulary

1. Gender and number of French nouns and adjectives

In French, all nouns and adjectives are gendered masculine or feminine. Most nouns
and adjectives also have different singular and plural forms. The form and qualities of
the noun can determine the conjugation of verbs, the form of pronouns, and article
and adjective agreement.

Nouns

§ Some obvious masculine or feminine § Some nouns can be easily changed

nouns. from one gender to another by adding
an e to the masculine form to get the
feminine form.

§ Some words are always masculine or feminine, despite the gender of the
person referred to:
• un chef (a chef, a leader, a head)
• un docteur (a doctor)
• un écrivain (a writer)
• un mannequin (a model)
• un professeur (a teacher)
• une personne (a person)
• une star (a star)

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 § Some endings that determine the gender

Adjectives

Adjectives describe a noun, and all French adjectives agree with the noun
in gender and number.

§ The general rule is that for feminine nouns, add -

e, for masculine plural nouns, add -s, and for feminine plural nouns,
addresses.

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

English
singular singular plural plural
petit petite petits petites small

grand grande grands grandes big

vert verte verts vertes green

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 § If the masculine ends in any other vowel, or in -ent, -ant, an -e is added to
form the feminine:

o passé, passée - ravi, ravie - intéressant, intéressante

§ Adjectives ending in “vowel + l, n, s, or t” generally double the consonant

and add an -e:
§ Other common changes in endings are as follows:

o gentil, gentile - gros, grosse - ancien, ancienne

§ Other common changes in endings are as follows:

o -eux —> -euse: heureux, heureuse
o -oux —> -ouse: jaloux, jalouse
o -eur —> -euse: menteur, menteuse
(except: meilleur, intérieur, extérieur, etc.)
o -teur —> -trice: conservateur, conservatrice
o -er —> -ère: régulier, régulière
o -f —> -ve: veuf, veuve

§ Some adjectives are irregular:

o beau, belle - nouveau, nouvelle - mou, mole - Fou, folle - vieux,
vieille - blanc, blanche - sec, sèche - public, publique.

§ Certain adjectives and colors, especially compound adjectives are invariable:

o Orange, Marron , bleu foncé, Super , Chic , Extra.

Practice:
§ J’ai les yeux marron. I have brown eyes.
§ Elle aime les chaussettes orange. She likes orange socks.
§ Tes chaussures sont chic. Your shoes are chic.

2. Definite and indefinite articles

ARTICLES

French articles are singular or plural, depending upon whether the noun that follows
is singular or plural. French singular articles may vary depending upon whether the
following noun is masculine or feminine, or whether it starts with a vowel or
consonant. Four French definite articles express the English word “the;” three
French indefinite articles express “a,” “an,” and “one;” and five partitive
articles express “some” or “any”.

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 Indefinite articles refer to persons and objects not specifically identified: a girl, a
vase, or some boys. Use different indefinite articles based on whether the noun that
follows is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural.

o Une fille: a girl

o Un vase: a vase
o Des garçons: some boys

Definite article, which expresses the English word “the,” indicates a specific person
or thing: the family. The singular definite articles le and la become l'. The masculine or
feminine gender of the noun, so easily recognizable when le(masculine)
or la (feminine) is used, becomes a problem when the noun that follows requires the
use of l', which represents either gender noun before a vowel. All plural nouns require
the one plural definite article (les), so you cannot determine the gender of the noun
by the article.

o le livre: les livres books

o la voiture: les voitures cars
o l’animal: les animaux animals
o L’ arbre: les arbres trees

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 Partitive Articles: Although the definite article (le, la, l', les) is used with nouns in a
general sense, the partitive is used to express some or part of something: Some’ and
‘any’ are partitive articles and are used to refer to an unknown quantity of
something. In French, the partitive article is formed with de (‘of’) and the definite
article (‘the’.)

before a vowel or
masculine feminine plural
silent h
de + le → du de la de l’ de + les → des

o J'adore le chocolat. (I love chocolate.)

o Donne-moi du chocolat. (Give me some chocolate.)

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 3. Demonstrative adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives indicate or point out the person, place, or thing referred
to. Singular demonstrative adjectives can mean either “this” or “that.”Plural
demonstrative adjectives can mean either “these” or “those.”

§ The masculine singular demonstrative adjective cet is used before a masculine

singular noun that begins with a vowel or vowel sound to prevent a clash of
vowel sounds.
o cet hotel (this/that hotel)
o cette actrice (this/that actress).
o cet appartement et cette maison (this appartment and that house)
o ces hommes et ces femmes (these men and women or these men and
those women)

4. Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify
(the person or item that is possessed) and not with the subject (the person
possessing them).

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 ¡ Son and sa can mean either his or her because the possessive adjective agrees
with the noun it modifies and not with the possessor.
o Sa mère, therefore, could mean either his or her mother,
because sa agrees with the word mother, which is feminine.
o Similarly, son père can mean either his or her father because son agrees
with the word père, which is masculine. The true meaning of the word
can be determined only by the context of the conversation.

o J'aime mon père, ma mère, et mes sœurs. (I love my father, my mother,

and my sisters.)

¡ The forms mon, ton, and son are used instead of ma, ta, and sa before a
feminine singular noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound. This allows the
words to flow smoothly.
o mon adresse (my address)
o ton hôtesse (your hostess)
o son amie (his/her friend)

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 5. Clothing vocabulary
Women clothing
o dress une robe
o skirt une jupe
o women’s jacket une jaquette
o women’s suit un tailleur
o blouse un chemisier
o dressing gown un peignoir
o nighdress une chemise de nuit
o bra un soutien-gorge
o panties un slip
o Tights des bas
o Women clothing
o dress une robe
o skirt une jupe
o women’s jacket une jaquette
o women’s suit un tailleur
o blouse un chemisier
o dressing gown un peignoir
o nighdress une chemise de nuit
o bra un soutien-gorge
o panties un slip
o Tights des bas
o Men Clothing
o Tuxedo Un Smoking
o men’s suit un costume, complet
o men’s jacket un veston
o A shirt une chemise
o boxers un caleçon, boxer
o sports jacket une veste de sport
o bow tie un noeud papillon
o tie une cravate
o Shoes
o Tennis shoes, runners. Des baskets
o Socks Des chaussettes
o Sandals des sandales
o shoelaces des lacets
o Sole une semelle
o Leather boots des bottes en cuir
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o High-heel boots des bottes à talons
o Ballerinas des ballerines
o Flat-heel shoes des chaussures
plates
o High-heel shoes des chaussures à
talons
o Platform shoes des chaussures à
plateformes
o Classic high-heel shoes des
escarpins
o High-heels des talons hauts
o Wedge shoes des talons compensés
o Accessories
o A watch une montre
o Cap une casquette
o Gloves des gants
o Umbrella un parapluie
o Belt une ceinture
o Handbag un sac à main
o Scarf un foulard
o Accessories
o A watch une montre
o Cap une casquette
o Gloves des gants
o Umbrella un parapluie
o Belt une ceinture
o Handbag un sac à main
o Scarf un foulard
o Materials
o cotton le coton
o polyester le polyester
o fabric le tissu
o silk la soie
o leather le cuir
o wool la laine
o nylon le nylon
 6. Colours

ENGLISH MASCULINE FEMININE MASCULINE FEMININE

SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL PLURAL

black noir noire noirs noires

blue bleu bleue bleus bleues

brown marron marron marron marron

dark blue bleu foncé bleu foncée bleu foncés bleu foncées

green vert verte verts vertes

grey gris grise gris grises

light blue bleu clair bleu claire bleu claires bleu claires

orange orange orange orange orange

pink rose rose roses roses

purple violet violette violets violettes

red rouge rouge rouges rouges

white blanc blanche blancs blanches

yellow jaune jaune jaunes jaunes

Practice:
o Une robe bleu A blue dress
o Chaussettes roses Pink socks
o Une veste grise A gray jacket
o Un pantalon noir A pair of black
pants
o Une montre marron A brown watch
o une écharpe en soie a silk scarf
o un t-shirt en coton a cotton t-shirt
o Bottes en cuir Leather boots
o un pull en laine a wool sweater
o je porte une veste blanche: I'm
wearing a white jacket
o Tu portes un pantalon blanc: You
wear white pants
o Il porte une belle montre : He
wears a beautiful watch
o Elle porte des belles chaussures:
She wears nice shoes
o Nous portons des vêtements
orange: We wear orange clothes
o Vous portez des foulards: You
wear scarves
o Ils portent des talons hauts: They
wear high heels

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Week 3: Going Shopping
1. Interrogative structures

There are different ways to ask questions:

§ Keep the word order the same as a statement and add a question mark. For
example:
o Tu aimes aller aux concerts? - Do you like going to concerts?
o Vous allez regarder le match ce soir? - Are you going to watch the match
this evening?

§ Add Est-ce que to the start of the question and keep the word order the
same as a statement.

o Est-ce que vous avez mangé ? – Have you eaten?

o Est-ce qu’on va aller au supermarché ? – Are we going to go to the
supermarket?

§ Switch the verb and the subject at the start of the question.

o Faites-vous vos devoirs ce soir? – Are you doing your homework tonight?
o A-t-il une nouvelle voiture? – Does he have a new car?
 § Use of QUI, QUE, QUAND, ETC.

Qui? Who?
Que… ?/ Qu'est-ce que… ? What…?
Quand ? When?
Où ? Where?
Pourquoi ? Why?
Comment ? How?
Combien (de)? How much/How many?
À quelle heure ? (At) what time?
Combien de temps ? How long?

Où est-ce que tu travailles? Where

Qui parle français ici? Who speaks
French here?
Qui est-ce qui parle français
ici? Who speaks French here?
Qu’est-ce que tu manges? What
are you eating?
Que fait Jacques? What is Jacques
doing?
C’est combien? How much is it?
Comment allez-vous? How are
you?
Comment est-ce que tu écris ton
prénom? How do you write your
name?
do you work?
Où habitez-vous? Where do you
live?
Pourquoi est-ce que tu joues du
violin? Why do you play the violin?
Pourquoi aimes-tu faire du
ski? Why do you like to ski?
Interrogative structure : Quand
Quand arrivez-vous dans les
montagnes? When are you arriving
in the mountains?
Quel livre est-ce que tu lis? Which
book are you reading?
Quelle voiture choisis-tu? Which
are are you choosing?

Example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvsr7nb/revision/1

2. Negative structures

The most basic negation structure in a French is: ne + verb + pas. French has many
more negation expressions including ne…jamais (never), ne…rien (nothing)
and ne…personne (nobody).

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 § To say ‘not’, use ne and pas, on either side of
the conjugated verb. Use n’ before a vowel or ‘h’. In the present
tense, they are placed around the main verb in the sentence:

o Je ne veux pas aller à la plage. – I don’t want to go to the beach.

o Il ne joue pas au foot. – He isn’t playing football /He doesn’t play football.

Negative form English Example

Mon grand-père ne travaille plus. -

ne … plus no longer, not any more My grandfather doesn’t work any
more.

Elle n’a rien bu. - She didn’t drink

ne … rien nothing
anything.

Nous n’allons jamais fumer. -

ne … jamais never
We’re never going to smoke.

Ils n’ont qu’un petit peu d’argent. -

ne … que only They only have a little bit of
money.

Tu ne manges ni viande ni poisson

ne … ni … ni neither … nor ? - Do you eat neither meat nor
fish?

§ To say ‘nobody’, ‘no one’ or ‘not … anyone’, use ne … personne. It can be

used in the same way as the negative structures above:

o Je ne connais personne ici. - I don’t know anyone here.

o Il n’y a personne à la banque. – There isn’t anyone at the bank.
o Personne n’est allé au concert hier. – No one went to the concert
yesterday.

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 3. Prepositions

§ Prepositions: time

après after

avant before

depuis since, for

jusqu’à up to, until

pendant for, during

pour for (future plans)

o J’habite en France depuis cinq ans. – I’ve lived in France for five years.
o J’ai habité en France pendant trois mois. – I lived in France for three
months.
o Je vais habiter en France pour six mois. – I’m going to live in France for
six months.

§ Other common prepositions

o Avec with Je dîne avec Marc. I’m having dinner with Marc.
o Chez at, with Il habite chez moi. He lives at my place.
o Dans in Nous partons dans une heure. We’re leaving in one hour.
o De from, of Je viens de la plage. I’m coming from the beach.
o Durant during Il neige durant les vacances. It’s snowing during the vacation.
o Entre between Ils habitent entre Nice et Marseille. They live between Nice
and Marseille.
o Pendant during, for Je fais du ski pendant les vacances. I ski during
vacation.
o En in Ils habitent en France. They live in France.
o pour for Je travaille pour Monsieur Dubois. I work for Mr. Dubois.
o Sans without Je prends mon café sans sucre. I have my coffee without sugar.
o Sauf except J’aime tous les fruits sauf les bananes. I like all fruit except
bananas.
o Devant in front of La voiture est stationée devant la maison. The car is
parked in front of the house.

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 4. Shopping Vocabulary
Plan Shopping
§ I’m going shopping on Saturday,
want to come?
Je vais faire du shopping
samedi, tu viens avec moi ?
§ I’m going to see the sales this
weekend, interested?
Je fais les soldes ce weekend, ça
te dit ?
§ We’re going to see what’s at
Galeries Lafayette.
On va faire un tour aux
Galeries Lafayette.
Looking for items
¡ A sales clerk, or vendeur, vendeuse,
might ask you if you need help.
Est-ce que je peux vous aider?
¡ Or if you’re looking for something
in particular.
Vous cherchez quelque chose en
particulier ?
¡ You can say that you’re just
looking.
Non merci, je ne fais que
regarder. (No thank you, I’m only
looking.)
Non merci, je regarde tout
simplement. (No thank you, I’m
simply looking.)
¡ Or that you’re looking for a green
sweater.
Oui, je cherche un pull vert.
Paying and asking prices
¡ How much is it?
C’est combien ?
Combien ça coûte ?
¡ Can I pay by card?
Est-ce que je peux payer par
carte bancaire ?
Je peux régler par carte ?
¡ I’m going to pay in cash.
Je vais payer en liquide.
Sizes and colors
¡ Do you have this in a small?
Est-ce que vous l’avez en S ?
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¡ I’m looking for these jeans in a 37.
Je cherche ce jean en taille 37.
¡ Do you have other sizes?
Est-ce que vous avez d’autres
tailles ?
¡ I would like to see this dress but in
black.
Je voudrais voir cette robe mais
en noir.
¡ Do you have this in other colors?
Est-ce que vous l’avez en
d’autres couleurs ?
Try things on
¡ Where are the dressing rooms?
Où sont les cabines ?
¡ Is there a mirror?
Est-ce qu’il y a un miroir ?
¡ I’m going to try on these pants.
Je vais essayer ce pantalon.
¡ It’s too tight!
C’est trop serré !
¡ It’s a bit short, don’t you think?
C’est un peu court, n’est-ce pas ?
¡ That’s way too big on you.
C’est beaucoup trop large pour
vous.
Making your choice
¡ I like this shirt a lot.
Cette chemise me plaît beaucoup.
¡ This color doesn’t look good on
me.
Cette couleur ne me va pas très
bien.
¡ It’s very elegant, very chic.
C’est très élégant, très chic.
¡ I love these shoes, I’m going to get
them.
J’adore ces chaussures, je vais les
prendre.
¡ What time do you close?
Vous fermez à quelle heure ?
¡ Are you open on Sundays?
Vous êtes ouvert les dimanches?
Week 4
1. Comparative

In French comparisons are generally constructed with plus…que (more

than), moins…que (less than) and aussi…que (as…as).

§ To compare adjectives use the following constructions: plus + adjective

que (more than), moins + adjective + que (less than) and aussi + adjective
+ que (as adjective as).
o Je suis plus grand que toi. I’m taller than you.
o Je suis aussi grand que toi. I’m as tall as you.
o Je suis moins grand que toi. I’m shorter than you.
§ To compare nouns put plus de + noun and moins de + noun for more than
or less than, respectively. Use autant de + noun for as much or many as.
o J’ai plus d’argent que toi. I have more money than you.
o J’ai moins d’argent que toi. I have less money than you.
o J’ai autant d’argent que toi. I have as much money as you.

§ There are two ways of expressing better than.:

o bon (good, attached to nouns) -> meilleur que better than
Mon fromage est bon. Mon fromage est meilleur que ton
fromage. My cheese is good. My cheese is better than your cheese

o bien (well, attached to verbs)-> mieux que better than

Tu chantes bien mais je chante mieux que toi. You sing well but I sing
better than you.

§ Use pire que when describing worse than for nouns. Mauvais means bad.
o Mon vélo est mauvais. Mon velo est pire que to vélo. My bike is bad.
My bike is worse than your bike.

2. Superlative

The superlative is used to express the extremes. For example, the best, the worst,
the tallest, the shortest.

§ For adjectives which follow nouns using the following forms: le noun le plus +
adjective for the most and le noun le moins + adjective for the least.
o Je connais la fille la plus intelligente. I know the smartest girl.
o Je connais la fille la moins intelligente. I know the least intelligent girl.

§ For adjectives which precede nouns use the following forms: le plus +
adjective + noun or le moins + adjective + noun.
o Sylvie est la plus belle fille de la classe. Sylvie is the most beautiful girl in
the class.

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 o Marie est la fille la moins belle de la classe. Marie is the least attractive
girl in the class.
§ The superlative for bon and bonne (good) is le meilleur and la meilleure,
respectively.
o Mon fromage est bon. C’est le mielleur fromage du monde! My cheese
is good. It’s the best cheese in the world.
o Ma pizze est bonne. C’est la meilleure pizza de cette ville. My pizza is
good. It’s the best pizza in this city!

3. Regular/irregular verbs, Tense & Mood

The English infinitive is “to” followed by a verb, while the French infinitive is a single word
with one of three infinitive endings (-er, –ir, or –re). These can then be further divided
into regular verbs, which follow a standard pattern of verb conjugations, and irregular
verbs, which don’t:

1. -er parler (to speak) Regular -er verbs Irregular -er verbs
2. -ir finir (to finish) Regular -ir verbs Irregular -ir verbs
3. -re vendre (to sell) Regular -re verbs Irregular -re verbs

§ The French language actually has over 20 tenses. Today we most frequently use
about 12 different verb tenses in French.
o There are three Tenses: present, past, and future – they tell
you when something happens.
o The six Moods indicate how the speaker feels about what’s happening,
whether it’s fact, supposition, command, or possibility: Indicative,
Conditional, imperative, subjunctive, infinitive, participle.

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 PAST TENSES PRESENT FUTURE
TENSES TENSES
PERSONAL MOODS
Indicative compound past present future
[ simple past ] future perfect
imperfect
pluperfect
[ past anterior ]

Subjunctive past subjunctive subjunctive ( subjunctive )

[ imperfect subj ]
[ pluperfect subj ]

Imperative past imperative imperative ( imperative )

Conditional past conditional conditional ( conditional )

[ past conditional

IMPERSONAL MOODS
Infinitive past infinitive infinitive future infinitive

Participle past participle present participle future participle

perfect participle

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Regular -er Verb Endings

Learn more : https://youtu.be/wL2uKqY7ayI

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Regular -ir Verb Endings

Learn more: https://youtu.be/nVzlp9rJQQ4

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Regular -re Verb Endings

Learn more: https://youtu.be/8KA0uuK1mms

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 4. Vocabulary: Numbers

Learn more: https://youtu.be/H2-REbL2OU0

5. seasons

o Spring/Summer: Printemps/été
o Autumn/Winter: Automne/hiver
o Pre-Fall: Pre-collection
o Resort collection: Collection croisière

6. Currency
o Dollar des États-Unis -
o United States Dollar- USD
USD o Euro - EUR
o Euro - EUR o Livre sterling - GBP
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o Swiss Franc - CHF o Franc CFA - XAF
o CFA franc- XAF o Naira nigérian - NGN
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o Ugandan shilling - UGX UGX
o South African rand - o Rand sud-africain - ZAR
ZAR

CIAFE: FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS

 PRACTICE : DIALOGUES
¡ Personne A : Bonjour, Comment ça va ?
¡ Personne B : Bonjour je vais bien. Je m'appelle Jean, et
vous ?
¡ Personne A : Enchantée de vous rencontrer Jean. Je
m'appelle Alice. D'où venez vous ?
¡ Personne B : Je suis senegalais, mais j'habites à paris
où je travaille dans la mode et vous ?
¡ Personne A: Tres interessant, je ne suis jamais aller à
paris. Je suis Kenyane et j'habites à Nairobi !
¡ Personne B : Nairobi ! C'est une très belle ville.
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¡ Personne A : Salut Patrick !
¡ Personne B : Salut Nafisa, J'aime beaucoup ta tenue
¡ Personne A : Merci beaucoup Patrick. C'est une robe
de Tongoro
¡ Personne B : Ahhh oui , la marque sénégalaise. J'adore
les couleurs et les mélanges du vert, brun et bleu.
¡ Personne A : Merci beaucoup. Que penses-tu de
cette chemise et pantalon ? j'aimerais l'offrir à mon
frère.
¡ Personne B : Je préfère les couleurs simples. Mais cet
ensemble est très élégant.
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¡ Person A: Hello, How are you?
¡ Person B: Hello, I'm fine. My name is Jean, and you?
¡ Person A: Nice to meet you Jean. My name is Alice.
¡ Where are you from ?
¡ Person B: I am Senegalese, but I live in Paris where I
work in fashion and you?
¡ Person A: Very interesting, I never went to Paris. I am
Kenyan and I live in Nairobi!
¡ Person B: Nairobi! It is a very pretty town.
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¡ Person A: Hi Patrick!
¡ Person B: Hi Nafisa, I really like your outfit
¡ Person A: Thank you very much Patrick. It's a Tongoro
dress
¡ Person B: Ahhh yes, the Senegalese brand. I love the
colors and the combination of green, brown and blue.
¡ Person A: Thank you very much. What do you think of
this shirt and pants? I would like to offer it to my
brother.
¡ Person B: I prefer simple colors. But this set is very
elegant
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 PRACTICE : DIALOGUES
¡ Personne A : Bonjour, Comment ça va ?
¡ Personne B : Bonjour je vais bien. Je m'appelle Jean, et
vous ?
¡ Personne A : Enchantée de vous rencontrer Jean. Je
m'appelle Alice. D'où venez vous ?
¡ Personne B : Je suis senegalais, mais j'habites à paris
où je travaille dans la mode et vous ?
¡ Personne A: Tres interessant, je ne suis jamais aller à
paris. Je suis Kenyane et j'habites à Nairobi !
¡ Personne B : Nairobi ! C'est une très belle ville.
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¡ Personne A: J'aime beacoup la jupe que tu portais
hier.
¡ Personne B : Vraiment ? Tu ne préfère pas celle la
¡ Personne A : Non, j'aime plus l'autre. Tu l'as acheté où
?
¡ Personne B : Le nouveau magasin en ville. Je te
montrerais quand on'y ira ce soir.
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¡ Person A: Hello, How are you?
¡ Person B: Hello, I'm fine. My name is Jean, and you?
¡ Person A: Nice to meet you Jean. My name is Alice.
¡ Where are you from ?
¡ Person B: I am Senegalese, but I live in Paris where I
work in fashion and you?
¡ Person A: Very interesting, I never went to Paris. I am
Kenyan and I live in Nairobi!
¡ Person B: Nairobi! It is a very pretty town.
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¡ Person A: I really like the skirt you wore yesterday.
¡ Person B: Really? Don’t you prefer this one ?
¡ Person A: No, I like the other one more. Where did
you buy it ?
¡ Person B: The new store in town. I'll show you when
we go there tonight.
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Resources
§ Books

o Bescherelle: Grammar, vocabulary, Spelling.

§ youtube

o Greetings : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0_GZHHWeE&t=96s
o Alphabet : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaOVHdpRAK8
o Countries/ Nationalities : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exsc1Gw55m0
o Occupations : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApOpvOmQU9U
o Clothes vocabularyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRJ0tCmOVfA&t=88s
o Shopping
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8upu9xg4mA&t=131s
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_keqDr3WO6Q
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2hZLF9mDY&t=16s
o Superlative & Comparative :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAaHU1_i5uY
o Tenses : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIue3yaykYc
§ Tenses Group 1 French verbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL2uKqY7ayI
§ Tenses Group 2 French verbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVzlp9rJQQ4
§ Tenses Group 3 French verbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KA0uuK1mms

§ Website
o https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/welcome
o https://bescherelle.com
o https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z43cjxs

§ Movies/TV shows
o Yves Saint Laurent, Untouchable, Le dîner de cons, Kirikou et la Sorcière, Un
long Dimanche de fiançailles, Le jeu, Emilie in Paris, etc,

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