Le temps The weather Quel temps fait-il? What’s the weather? Il fait beau. It’s nice. Il fait chaud. It’s hot. Il fait du soleil. / Il y a du soleil. It’s sunny. Il fait frais. It’s cool. Il fait mauvais. It’s bad. Il fait froid. It’s cold. Il fait du brouillard. / Il y a read more »

  Passe-temps et activités Pastimes and activities avoir to have avoir besoin de… to need avoir envie de… to feel like (to want to) avoir l’intention de… to intend (to) chercher to look for trouver to find (Qui cherche, trouve!) (Who looks for (searches), finds!) écouter… to listen to… de la musique music la radio read more »

Review Pourquoi…? = Why? What…? = Que/Quoi? What is it? = Que est-ce? What is it? Qu’est-ce que c’est? –>C’est une voiture Where …?= Où…? When…? = Quand…? How..? =Comment…? How much/many..? =Combien..? ======================================== Que faites-vous? [parler français] Comment allez-vous ? Où nagez-vous ? A quelle heure déjeunez-vous (midi) ? Qui chante « La Vie en Rose » ? [Edith Piaf] read more »

Possessive pronouns are the words which replace nouns modified by possessive adjectives. In French there are different forms of possessive pronouns depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. These forms are spelled out in the table at the end of this lesson. French and English possessive pronouns are very similar read more »

A) Fill the blank with the proper verb 1.         Jean et Marie, ils ______ à Paris. (habiter = to live) 2.         Lise ______ le français. (étudier = To study) 3.         Je ______ un peu. (chanter = To sing) 4.         J’______ la musique française. (adorer = to love) 5.         Nous ______ au read more »

To make a sentence in French:  Subjet + verb + complement Ex: 1) I am tall – Je suis grande (Je = subjet ; suis = verb ; grande = complement) 2) Les chaussures sont noires   Basic gender and plural forms A Un (Masculin) Une (Feminin) Des (plural) The Le La Les (plurals) Ex: Un voyage, read more »

Salutations Greetings Monsieur Sir Madame Ma’am (Mrs.) Mademoiselle Miss Bonjour, Monsieur Good day (Hello), Sir Bonsoir Good evening Au revoir Goodbye Salut! Hi! À tout à l’heure! See you in a little while. (same day) À ce soir. See you this evening. À demain. See you tomorrow. À bientôt. See you soon. (probably not on read more »

Here you are! Ready to start learning French. Whether you need to acquire the basics for a trip to Paris, finish your degree and need to take this French 101 course, or simply do it for your pleasure; getting into learning French may be intimidating! Learning and remembering new words, understanding grammar rules, trying to read more »

One of the best ways to learn French is by first learning some of the most common conversational French words and word combinations. This is especially the case if you’re traveling to France or a similar French-speaking country and need to ask for directions, order food, find a bathroom, and other necessities. You want to read more »