French terms
In France, the time is based on the ____________ clock.
24 hour military clock
je
I
Il fait chaud
I'm hot
J'ai faim. Et toi ?
I'm hungry, are you?
How would you let someone know you're hungry?
J'ai faim
To order food or a drink in a café or restaurant, you would say..
Je voudrais
How would you ask your waiter for the check?
L'addition, s'il vous plaît
lundi
Monday
what is the capital city in France?
Paris
If a waiter asks, ___ he/she wants to know what you'd like to order.
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez commander?
dimanche
Saturday
jeudi
Thursday
un, une
a
une
a (feminine)
un
a (masculine)
cedille
accent only used of c, changes c from "ka" to a "sa", never placed in front of a, e, or i because c already sounds like it is in front of these vowel.
grave
accent used on e to indicate the next symbol is mute, on a and u distinguishes between homographs
aigu
accent used only for the letter e, makes e pronounce like aay
circonflex
accent used to indicate that there is an "s" to follow the vowel, can appear on any vowel
Je ___ Sophie et Anne.
aime
Vous ___ au cinéma ?
allez
Nous ___ chez nous.
allons
Et comme dessert ?
and for dessert?
On va au café ?
are you going to coffee
Ça va ?
are you ok?
C'est la rentrée means _________
back to school
How would you greet a lady?
bonjour madame
A ___ is a word that looks similar in two languages and means the same thing.
cognate
Qu'est-ce que tu manges au fast-food?
do you eat at fast food
Tu aimes aller au café ou au fast-food ? .
do you like going to get coffee or fast food
Vous désirez une crêpe ?
do you want a pancake
Philippe ___ danser ?
e
dix-huit
eighteen
Anne et Alex ___ chanter.
ent
Tu ___ la télé ?
es
The ___ is the basic unit of money in France.
euro
Vous ___ bien au foot.
ez
l'automne
fall
French calendars traditionally begin with Sunday. t/f
false
Notre Dame is famous what for architectural advancement?_____________
flying butress
A francophone is a _______
french speaking population
vendredi
friday
il
he
Bonjour
hello
Haute Couture means ___________
high fashion
Il fait froid
i'm cold
J'ai soif. Et toi ?
i'm thirsty, are you?
The most basic form a verb is called a ____________
infinitive
Il fait mauvais
it is bad
Il pleut
it is raining
Il neige
it is snowing
How would you tell someone you love them?
je t'aime
un
one
Nous ___ de la pizza ?
ons
What is the capital city of France?____________
paris
S'il vous plaît
please
How would you ask for the price of something?
quel est le prix de
How would you ask what day it is?
quel jour sommes-nous?
How would you ask what the weather is like?
quel temps fait-il?
How would you ask someone how old he/she is?
quel âge as-tu?
elle
she
seize
sixteen
Mon Bonhomme de neige is a song about____________
snowman
le printemps
spring
l'été
summer
dix
ten
merci
thank you
des
the
l'
the
le, la, l', las
the
la
the (f)
le
the (m)
elles
they (feminine)
ils
they (masculine)
Analytical skills improve when students study a foreign language. t/f
true
Dealing with another culture enables people to gain a more profound understanding of their own culture. t/f
true
Foreign Language study creates more positive attitudes and less prejudice toward people who are different. t/f
true
In France, temperatures are measured in Celsius, not Fahrenheit. t/f
true
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité is the French motto of France that first appeared during the French Revolution. t/f
true
Petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid means __________
true
The Lascaux caves are an important example of prehistoric art. t/f
true
tu or vous: a puppy
tu
tu or vous: your classmates Anne and Michael
tu
tu or vous: your friend Marc
tu
What might someone say to invite you?
tu veux aller
Stéphanie ___ au restaurant.
va
Je ___ au fast-food.
vais
Max et Marc ___ au café.
vont
tu or vous: a teacher
vous
tu or vous: the president
vous
Monet is famous for his paintings of ________
waterlillies
nous
we
mercredi
wednesday
l'hiver
winter
vous
you (formal) (plural)
tu
you (informl)
de rien
your welcome