L’Alliance Française Présente:
« Bilingual Burlington »
La troisième classe
jeudi, le 10 février, 2011
6 :30 – 8 :00
Hôtel de ville - Salle numéro 12
Invitée : Islane Louis
Révision : Directions
Conversation (jaune):
Les expressions de survivance
Grammaire (bleu):
Definite and Indefinite Articles
The “BAGS” adjectives
Vocabulaire (rose)
Plus de directions
Verbes (vert)
-ER verbs
-RE verbs
-IR verbs
Pratique : Directions
Révision :
Comment ça va ?
Comment vous appelez-vous ? Comment
t’appelles-tu ?
Où est… ?
Où se trouve … ?
Pouvez-vous me diriger vers… ?
Conversation : Les expressions de survivance
Je ne parle1 qu’un peu de français.
I only speak a little French.
J’apprends le français.
I’m learning French.
Je comprends pas.
I don’t understand.
J’ai pas compris.
I didn’t understand.
Comment ? What ?
Pardon ?
Pardon ?
Attendez2, s.v.p. Wait, please.
Pouvez-vous répéter ? Can you repeat that ?
Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement ?
Can you speak more slowly ?
Plus lentement, s.v.p.
More slowly, please.
Pour accueillir les francophones…
To welcome francophones…
Bienvenue au Vermont ! Welcome to Vermont !
Bienvenue à Burlington ! Welcome to Burlington !
D’où venez-vous ? Where are you from ?
Vous êtes de …Québec ? Montréal ? France ?
You’re from… ?
Où habitez-vous ? Where do you live ?
Où demeurez-vous ? Where are you staying ?
Vous êtes ici pour combien de temps ?
How long are you here for ?
(Tongue Twister)
Trois gros rats gris
Rôtis3 dans la grosse graisse grasse.
1
Regular –ER verb
2
Regular –RE verb
3
Regular –IR verb
French Nautical Terms
http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~kjt/sailing/eng-fraf.html
Le Québecois
http://dictionary.sensagent.com/quebec+french
+lexicon/en-en/
Grammaire
Complete French Grammar (PDF)
http://www.4shared.com/document/dwQKoBmY
/Complete_French_Grammar.html
Definite and Indefinite Articles
The “BAGS” adjectives
Les Articles définis et indéfinis
I.
Definite articles.
In French, the definite articles are used to refer to
something specific. There are four different forms
of the definite article: le, la, l’ and les (the)
Masculine singular:
Feminine singular :
le bureau
la chaise
the desk
the chair
Masculine or feminine singular before a vowel:
l’élève (m)
the student
l’école (f)
the school
Masculine or feminine plural:
les élèves (m)
les chaises (f)
II.
the students
the chairs
Indefinite articles.
In French, the indefinite articles are used to refer to
something general.
There are three different forms of the indefinite
article: un, une, and des
(a, an, and some)
Masculine singular:
Feminine singular :
un bureau
une chaise
Masculine or feminine plural :
des élèves (m)
des chaises (f)
a desk
a chair
some students
some chairs
Masculine Feminine Masculine
singular singular or
feminine
singular
before a
vowel
le
la
l’
Definite
article
Indefinite un
article
une
un, une
Masculine English
or
translation
feminine
plural
les
the
des
a, and,
some
The “BAGS” Adjectives
1. Most adjectives come after the noun in
French.
Example :
La maison blanche (the white house)
noun adjective
The “BAGS” adjectives are an exception to this
rule.
Example :
La jolie
fille (the pretty girl)
adjective noun
2. ALL adjectives must agree with the nouns
they describe in number and gender.
Example :
le bon garçon (the good boy)
les bonnes filles (the good girls)
B – Beauty
A – Age
G – Goodness
S – Size
Vocabulaire : Plus de directions
Ça prend combien de temps d’aller à…
How long does it take to get to …
Où êtes-vous stationné ?
Where are you parked ?
Vous êtes à pied ou en voiture ?
Vous y allez à pied ou en voiture ?
You are (you are going) on foot or by car ?
Est-ce que vous connaissez…
Vous connaissez…
Are you familiar with…
Savez-vous… Do you know …
(Vous) prenez le premier (deuxième) gauche.
(You) take the first (second) left.
Avant (après) le feu rouge…
Before (after) the light…
En haut de… At the top of…
En bas de … At the bottom of…
Le chemin de fer
The railroad
Autoroute
Rout
Le centre commercial The mall
La carte
The map
Les Verbes en –er
In order to conjugate (change) –er verbes in French
you must:
1. drop the –er from the infinitive (the simplest form of
the verb, the form which ends in –er);
2. add the following endings to go with the subject (the
person doing the actions.):
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
-e
- es
-e
- ons
- ez
- ent
parler – to talk, to speak
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
parle parles parle parlons parlez parlent -
I talk, I am talking, I do talk
you talk, you are talking, you do talk
he/she talks, he/she is talking, he/she does talk
we talk, we are talking, we do talk
you talk, you are talking, you do talk
they talk, they are talking, they do talk
habiter - to live, to inhabit
j’
habite
tu
habites
il/elle habite
nous habitons
I live, I am living, I do live
you live, you are living, you do live
s/he lives, s/he is living, s/he does live
we live, we are living, we do live
vous habitez
ils/elles habitent
you live, you are living, you do live
they live, they are living, they do live
porter – to carry, to wear
je
porte I wear, I am wearing, I do wear
tu
portes you wear, you are wearing, you do wear
il/elle porte s/he wears, s/he is wearing, s/he does wear
nous portons we wear, we are wearing, you do wear
vous portez you wear, you are wearing, you do wear
ils/elles portent they wear, they are wearing, they do wear
Other - ER verbes
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Les Verbes en –re
In order to conjugate (change) –re verbes in French
you must:
3. drop the –re from the infinitive (the simplest form of
the verb, the form which ends in –re);
4. add the following endings to go with the subject (the
person doing the actions.):
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
-s
-s
---- ons
- ez
- ent
vendre – to sell
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
vends - I sell, I am selling, I do sell
vends - you sell, you are selling, you do sell
vend - he/she sells, he/she is selling, he/she does sell
vendons - we sell, we are selling, we do sell
vendez - you sell, you are selling, you do sell
vendent - they sell, they are selling, they do sell
attendre - to wait
j’
attends
I wait, I am waiting, I do wait
tu
attends
you wait, you are waiting, you do wait
il/elle attend
s/he waits, s/he is waiting, s/he does wait
nous attendons
we wait, we are waiting, we do wait
vous attendez
you wait, you are waiting, you do wait
ils/elles attendent they wait, they are waiting, they do wait
Other verbs conjugated like vendre and attendre
perdre répondre descendre défendre entendre rendre -
to lose
to answer or respond
to go down or descend
to defend
to hear
to give back
Les verbes en –ir
Choisir (to choose)
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
choisis
choisis
choisit
choisissons
choisissez
choisissent
Finir (to finish) -ir
finis
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
Verbes comme choisir et finir :
bâtir - to build
salir - to soil
punir - to punish
obéir - to obey
rougir - to blush
chérir - to cherish
-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent