A journal of beginning French lessons. |
Who Wants to Learn French? You want to learn French, or le français? Good, we will work together. Learning won't be that hard. Many words in French are identical to words in English, l'anglais. Sometimes the words may be pronounced differently, but they are spelled the same and have the same meaning. Some words may be spelled slightly differently, but they can still be recognized by anyone who speaks English. Here is a list of words that are spelled the same in English and in French, some have la, le, or l' before the French word because ‘the' is used before nouns in French: blond la blouse le boulevard l'accident certain la boutique le bureau l'age cruel la nation le café l'animal différent la photo le camarade l'automobile élégant la phrase le chef l'avenue excellent la question le client l'éléphant horrible la radio le cousin l'hôtel immense la région le fruit l'océan important la table le guide intelligent la télévision le menu orange le parent sincère le président le pull-over le restaurant le sandwich le snack-bar le sport le téléphone le ticket le train le village le voyage le zoo Now, I know you're asking why some nouns have la, some have le, and some have l', although every form means ‘the.' In many foreign languages, nouns are given a gender. I don't know why or how, just that they are considered either feminine or masculine. La is the feminine form of ‘the.' Le is the masculine form. L' is used before nouns that begin with a vowel, whether the noun is considered feminine or masculine. No, that doesn't mean the item is male or female, boy or girl. Later we will learn about how some words can be masculine in gender and then become feminine, but that lesson is later. French words, also, some times have accents over or under letters. Those accents help us know how to pronounce the letters. Again, we'll cover accents in another lesson. I hope you enjoy the first beginning lesson in French, le français. Just think, you already knew some French words, and you didn't even know that you did. Bonjour (good day or goodbye), mes amis (my friends), Viv Viv ** Image ID #645678 Unavailable ** Use "Expert Writing Tips" for writing help. Need suggestions for public reviews? "Public Review: Tool or Weapon" |