Lundi 30 août 2021

LEÇON DE FRANÇAIS NUMÉRO 7

Au restaurant
(at the restaurant)

La brigade (The staff)

Le chef Le sous- Le Le Le chef Le Le La Le

chef sommelier rôtisseur pâtissier commis serveur serveuse barman

The chef The sous- The cellar The The The clerk The The The
chef man roaster pastry waiter waitress barman
chef

Personal pronouns

Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles

I You He She We You They (male They

(several only, or (female
people or male only)
formal) +female)

The verb « to be » in French

Je suis I am

Tu es You are

Il / Elle est He / She is

Nous sommes We are

Vous êtes You are

Ils / Elles sont They are

=> « Vous êtes » means « You are » either for several people or for one person that you
address yourself to in a formal way.
Exercise: Translate these sentences to French.

1. I am the cellarman.
2. You are the clerk.
3. He is the waiter.
4. She is the waitress.
5. You (formal) are the pastry chef.
6. I am the barman.
7. He is the roaster.

In French, « THE » can be translated by « LE », « LA » or « LES »

• LE when the name following is male. Example: Le sommelier

• LA when the name following is female. Example: La serveuse
• LES when the name following is plural. Example: Les serveurs (The waiters)

Like in English, when a name is plural, it takes an S at the end.

Example: le serveur (the waiter)
les serveurs (the waiters)

Exercise: Translate these sentences to French.

1. We are the barmans.

2. You (several people) are the waiters.
3. They (female only) are the waitresses.
4. We are the clerks.
5. They (male + female) are the pastry chefs.