7. You already know a lot of French!
Art
musique
Cuisine
adorable
impression
Information
différence
ballet
accident
énergie
question
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/french-cognates/
8. Attention!
French English
Actuellement Presently (not actually)
Aimer To like (not to aim)
Attendre To wait (not to attend)
Blesser To hurt (not to bless)
Bras Arm (not bra)
Chair Flesh (not chair)
Coin Corner (not coin)
Déception Disappointment (not deception)
Douche Shower (not the medical device or an obnoxious person)
Éventuellement Possibly (not eventually)
Habit Article of clothing (not habit)
Journée Day (not journey)
Librairie Bookstore (not library)
Location Rent (not location)
Pain Bread (not pain)
15. Pratiquer: Test et Conversation
Maintenant pratiquez les phrases que vous avez appris en
écrivant deux conversations: une formel et une informel.
Tip:
https://wordwall.net/en-us/community/salutations
17. Letter Phonetic Transcription Name of the letter
A /a/ Ah
B /be/ Beh
C /se/ Seh
D /de/ Deh
E /ə/ Uh
F /ɛf/ Ef
G /ʒe/ Zheh
H /aʃ/ Ash
I /i/ Ee
J /ʒi/ Zhee
K /ka/ Kah
L /ɛl/ El
M /ɛm/ Em
N /ɛn/ en
O /o/ oh
P /pe/ peh
Q /ky/ koo
R /ɛʁ/ err
S /ɛs/ ess
T /te/ teh
U /y/ oo
V /ve/ veh
W /dubləve/ doo-bluh-veh
X /iks/ eeks
Y /iɡrɛk/ ee-grek
Z /zɛd/ zed
Letter Phonetic Transcription Name of the letter
L’alphabet
18. La lettre “C”
- When 'C' is followed by 'a,' 'o,' 'u,' or any consonant, it's
pronounced like the 'k' in "koala." For example: "café"
(coffee), "corps" (body), "culture" (culture), "classe" (class).
- When 'C' is followed by 'e,' 'i,' or 'y,' it's pronounced like the
's' in "see." For example: "célèbre" (famous), "citron"
(lemon), and "cycle" (cycle).
*There's an exception to these rules: when 'C' is followed by 'a,'
‘o,' 'u,' and it has an accent mark called cedilla (ç), it's
pronounced like 's.'
For example: "garçon" (boy), "façade" (facade).
19. La Lettre “G”
When 'G' is followed by 'a,' 'o,' 'u,' or any consonant, it's
pronounced like the 'g' in "get." For example: "gare" (station),
"gorge" (throat), "gustatif" (gustatory), and "grande" (big).
When 'G' is followed by 'e,' 'i,' or 'y,' it's pronounced like the
'zh' as in "vision." For example: "général" (general), "girafe"
(giraffe), "gymnastique" (gymnastics).
20. La lettre "R“
At the beginning of words, 'R' is pronounced with a more
forceful roll or rasp. For example: "rue" (street), "rat" (rat).
Within or at the end of words, 'R' is often less forcefully
pronounced but still retains the guttural quality. For example:
"par" (by), "mer" (sea).
When 'R' is followed by a 'T' at the end of a word, the T is
usually silent, while the ‘R' is pronounced. For example: "fort"
(strong).
21. La lettre"S“
When 'S' is at the beginning of a word or when it's a double 'S'
(ss) within a word, it's pronounced like the 's' in "set." For
example: "soleil" (sun), "poisson" (fish).
When 'S' is located between two vowels in a word, it's
pronounced like the 'z' in "zoo." For example: "poésie"
(poetry), "maison" (house).
'S' at the end of a word is usually silent unless the following
word starts with a vowel, in which case it's pronounced like 'z,'
linking the two words. This phenomenon is known as liaison.
For example: "les amis" (the friends) would be pronounced /lez
ami/.
22. La lettre"U"
The pronunciation of the letter 'U' is challenging due to having
a unique sound. Here are the basic rules:
The French' U' is typically pronounced by shaping the lips as if
to combine the sound of 'oo' (as in English "boot") and the
sound 'ee' (as in "see"). This forms a distinct vowel sound, for
example: "tu"/tew/ (you), "lune"/leune/ (moon).
When 'U' is preceded by a 'Q,' it's usually silent. For example:
"quelque" /kelk/ (some).
If 'U' is preceded by 'G' and followed by 'I' or 'E,' the 'U' is also
silent and serves to harden the 'G' as in English "get." For
example: "guerre"/gehrr/ (war), "guider"/gee-dey/ (to guide).
23. La lettre "Y“
When 'Y' is used as a vowel and it's not preceded by another
vowel, it is typically pronounced like the 'ee' in "see." For
example: "style"/steel`/ (style).
When 'Y' is used as a vowel and is preceded by another
vowel, it often acts as a consonant and is pronounced like the
'y' in "yes." For example: "payer"/pay-yay/ (to pay).
When 'Y' is at the end of a word, it is usually pronounced like
the 'i' in "ski." For example: "pays"/peh-ee/ (country).
24. Practiquer: Épeler un nom
https://www.lingoclub.com/alter-ego-1-methode-de-francais-a1-cd-audio
25. Particularités du français
French English
accents in many words only in foreign words
agreement yes no
articles more common less common
conjugations different for each
grammatical person
different only for
third-person singular
contractions required optional and informal
gender for all nouns and
most pronouns
only for personal
pronouns
liaisons yes no
L’apostrophe
Used to replace a final vowel which is not pronounced
because the next word also starts with a vowel or silent
“h”.
The removing of a final silent vowel is called the
ELISION. In written French, elision takes place only with
the following words : ce, je, ne, me, te, se, le, la, de, que,
and si (only with “il” and “ils”).
Ce sont mes amis. (They are my friends.)
C’est mon ami. (He is my friend.)
Je suis indien. (I am Indian.)
J’habite à Kanpur. (I live in Kanpur.)
Je ne parle pas français. (I don’t speak French.)
Je n’apprends pas le français. (I don’t learn French.)
26. In French all nouns are masculine or feminine, this is called “gender” (le genre).
When a noun is masculine you have to use un (a/an) or le (the) :
Un garçon (a boy) / Le garçon (the boy) Un coq (a rooster) / Le coq (the rooster)
When a noun is feminine you have to use une (a/an) or la (the) :
Une fille (a girl) / La fille (the girl) Une poule (a hen) / La poule (the hen)
Le genre des noms
