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Definite articles
SINGULAR PLURAL
MASCULINE le les
FEMININE la les
MASCULINE/FEMININE (BEFORE VOWEL SOUND) l’ les
Notez he deinite article appears more frequently in French than in English
before a noun, for example, in abstractions and generalizations as in the following
sentences.
Christophe étudie l’histoire. Christophe studies history.
Sophie adore les romans. Sophie loves novels.
VOCABULAIRE
EXERCICE
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Traduisez! (Translate!)
1. the father
2. the mother
3
3. the parents
4. the fathers
5. the mothers
6. the boy
7. the girl
8. the boys
9. the girls
10. the son
11. the daughters
12. the brothers
13. the grandmother
14. the cousins (f.)
15. the grandson
16. the granddaughter
17. the niece
18. the nephew
19. the stepfather
20. the stepmother
EXERCICE
1·2
Les familles célèbres! (Famous families!) Match the famous person on the left
with the correct family relationship on the right.
Everyday words
my mon (m.)/ma (f.)/mes (pl.) is/are est/sont
your ton (m.)/ta (f.)/tes (pl.) from/of de
EXERCICE
1·3
Écrivez! (Write!) In this exercise, use the familiar your (ton, ta, tes) throughout.
Indefinite articles
SINGULAR PLURAL
MASCULINE un des
FEMININE une des
Notez he plural indeinite article appears more frequently in French than in
English where it is oten omitted and implied as in:
J’ai des frères et des sœurs. I have (some) brothers and sisters.
VOCABULAIRE
EXERCICE
2·1
Traduisez! (Translate!)
1. a bedroom
2. a house
3. a yard
6
4. a garden
5. a bathroom
6. a restroom
7. a shower
8. an entrance
9. an attic
10. a basement
11. a kitchen
12. a living room
13. some bedrooms
14. some closets
15. a hall
16. an oice
17. some windows
18. some doors
19. a garage
20. some stairs
EXERCICE
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La maison (The house) Match each part of the house named on the left with the item
you would likely ind in it on the right. You may have to igure out what some items are by
their similarity with their English equivalent.
1. le salon a. la calculatrice
2. le W.C. b. la bicyclette
3. la cuisine c. le sofa
4. le garage d. la porte
5. la salle de bains e. la baignoire
6. le jardin f. le papier hygiénique
7. le bureau g. les plantes
8. le couloir h. le réfrigérateur
Everyday words
one un (m.)/une (f.) four quatre
two deux ive cinq
three trois six six
has a does not have n’a pas
Notez he phrase n’a pas is followed by de or d’ instead of un/une/des (a/some) as in:
La maison n’a pas de garage. he house does not have a garage.
EXERCICE
2·3
Écrivez! (Write!)