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 -
parler 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 - français –> pronounce as
fransais - Don't put if its
preceeding an a, o, u ## accent trema
ï - isolating the sound - haïti –>
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 has different meanings
- I talk
- I am talking
- I do talk ** Never translate word for word from English!**
Passe Compose
- Use it for specific things that happened at a specfic time.
- eg. I broke my arm last night
- 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 |
| Devenir |
Devenu |
| Revenir |
Revenu |
| Monter |
Monte |
| Rester |
Reste |
| Sortir |
Sorti |
| Venir |
Venu |
| Arriver |
Arrive |
| Naitre |
Ne |
| Descendre |
Descendu |
| Entrer |
Entre |
| Retourner |
Retourne |
| Tomber |
Tombe |
| Aller |
Alle |
| Mourir |
Mort |
| Partir |
Parti |
Imparfait
- expresses or describes continued, repeated, habitual actions or
incomplete actions, situations, or events in the past. The imperfect
describes what was going on at an indefinite time in the past or what
used to happen.
- eg. I walked the dog everyday
Vocabularie
| Evenements specifiques |
English |
| un soir |
one evening |
| mardi |
Tuesday |
| un mardi |
one Tuesday |
| un jour |
one day |
| le 4 mai |
on May 4 |
| une fois |
once |
| deux fois |
twice |
| plusieurs fois |
several times |
| Evenements habituels |
English |
| les soir |
in the evening |
| tous les soirs |
every evening |
| le mardi |
on Tuesdays |
| tous les mardis |
every Tuesday |
| chaque jour |
every day |
| tous le jours |
every day |
| d’habitude |
usually |
| habituellement |
usually |
| autrefois |
in the past |
| parfois |
sometimes |
letters : è, é ê É Ê À, à Ô ô Ç or ç ï