Chapter 5C - French 1
I am...
Je suis...
I come from...
Je viens...
What is your profession?
Quelle est votre profession?
La région des Grands Lacs includes Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and....
Rwanda
Aminata Sow Fall and Fatou Diome are both authors from....
Senegal
Assia Djebar is a well-known author from....
Algeria
It is... (singular)
C'est
Calixthe Beyala is a feminist author from the country of....
Cameroon
It is....(plural)
Ce sont
where do you come from? (informal)
Tu viens d'ou?
Author Mariama Bâ first gained recognition with her novel....
Une si longue lettre
Where do you come from? (formal)
Vouz venez d'ou?
Sub-Saharan francophone Africa refers mainly to....
West and Central Africa
un/une athlete
athlete
un homme d'affaires
businessman
un femme d'affaires
businesswoman
slider form of 'de'
d'
Female form of 'de'
de
Form of 'de' to use with mon, ma, etc...
de
slider form of 'de' with noun
de l'
female form of 'de' with noun
de la
The white masks from Gabon represent....
dead ancestors
un/une dentiste
dentist
Plural form of 'de'
des
un metteur en scene
director
un medecin
doctor
Male form of 'de'
du
male form of 'de' with noun
du
un ingenieur
engineer
une boulangere
female baker
une bouchere
female butcher
une caissiere
female cashier
une cuisiniere
female cook, chef
une epiciere
female grocery store owner
une avocate
female lawyer
une patissiere
female pastry chef
une chercheuse
female researcher
une chanteuse
female singer
un pompier
firefighter
un/une graphiste
graphic designer
Faire le show is an expression used in francophone Africa and means "to...."
have fun
un boulanger
male baker
un boucher
male butcher
un cassier
male cashier
un cuisinier
male cook, chef
un epicier
male grocery store owner
un avocate
male lawyer
un patissier
male pastry chef
un chercheur
male researcher
un chanteur
male singer
un agent de police
police officer
Some of Africa's exports include....
rare metals and natural gas
un(e) secretaire
secretary
The heavy period of colonization in Africa is called the....
"the scramble for Africa"
Vous _____
venez
Nous _____
venons
un(e) veterinaire
veterinarian
un tester de jeux video
video game tester
ils/elles ______
viennent
Je ____
viens
Tu _____
viens
On/Il/Elle ________
vient
un ecrivain
writer