french

Cards (22)

  • bonjour
    hello
  • je suis
    i am
  • je ne suis pas /ʒə nə sɥi pa/

    I am not.
  • There are two genders in French: the masculine and the feminine. The articles for the masculine gender are "le" (definite) and "un" (indefinite). The articles for the feminine gender are "la" (definite) and "une" (indefinite).
  • un homme - des hommes
    a man - men
  • une femme
    a woman
  • Je suis à la maison./ ʒə sɥiz‿ a lam(e)zõ./
    I'm at home.
  • Il est à la maison.
    He's at home
  • Il n'est pas à la maison/il nɛ paz‿ a lam(e)zõ./
    He's not at home
  • Je suis un homme.[ʒə sɥi œ̃ ɔm]

    I am a man
  • “C’est” is actually short for “ceci est” which means “this is”
  • i
    je
  • i call myself
    je m'appelle
  • my name is mark
    je m'appelle mark
  • nice to meet you
    enchanté/enchantée
  • "Être" means to be, and we can use it to describe emotions.
  • "Tu es" is spelled with a silent final "-s" and "il/elle est" with a silent final "-st". 
  • impatient / ɛ̃pasjɑ̃
  • Je suis un peu fatiguée.
    I'm a bit tired.
  • Tu es content ?
    Tu es contente ?
    Tout es content ?
    which one is correct ?
    Tu es content ?
  • Elle est contente mais tu es fatigué !
    She is happy but you are tired!. (In spoken French, we pronounce "elle est" like "el-è".)
    • Elle est impatiente aujourd'hui.

    She is impatient today. (In the feminine, the "-t" in "impatiente" is pronounced but the final "-e" is silent.)