UNITE 1: VOCABULAIRE ET NOTES
UNITE 1: At the end of this chapter,I can...
______1.ask someone what his or her name is
______2.I can tell someone what my name is
______3.Say Hello and Goodbye
______4.Introduce someone
______5.Ask and tell someone else the name of a classmate
______6. Ask and answer “How are things going?”
______7.Recognize letters in the alphabet and understand how accent marks change sound and meaning of words
______8.Count to 70
C’est à Moi:
I can
I can
1.I can ask someone what his or her name is.
Comment t’appelles-tu? (kohmoh tahpehl tew) = What is your name
ORTu t’appelles comment? (tew tahpehl kohmoh)
2.I can tell someone what my name is.
Je m’appelle (juh mahpehl) =My name is
3.I can say hello and goodbye.
Ways to say «Hello»
Bonjour (bonejoor) = Hello
Salut (salyew) = Hey
Ways to say «Goodbye»
Au revoir (ov wah) = goodbye
Salut (salyew) = bye
Ciao (chow) = bye
A bientôt (ah beintoe) = see you soon
4.I can introduce someone.
Je te présente + person’s name (juh tuh praysahnt0 = I would like you to meet
OR
Voici + person’s name
5.I can ask and tell someone the name of a classmate.
Comment s’appelle-t-il? (kohmoh sahpehl teel) = What is his name?
Il s’appelle______(eel sahpehl) = His name is OR
C’est (say) ______= this is
Comment s’appelle-t-elle? (kohmoh sahpehl tel) = What is her name?
Elle s’appelle______(el sahpehl) = Her name is OR
C’est______= this is
Et toi? (ay twa) = and you? Use this expression as a short cut to asking someone the same question they asked you
Example: Comment t’appelles-tu? You answer: Je m’appelle ______. Et toi?
6.I can ask and answer How arethings going?
Comment ça va?(kohmoh sah vah) formal: Comment allez-vous?
Ça va(sahvah)très bien (tray bein)
bien(bein)
comme-ci comme ça (kom see kom sah)
mal (mahl)
très mal (tray mahl)
7.I can recognize the letters in the alphabet.
ALPHABET: how the letters sound
AahHashOohVvay
BbayIePpayWdooble vay
CsayJgQkewXeeks
DdayKkahRairYee grek
EeuhLelSesZzed
FehfMemTray
GjNenUew
I can recognize accent marks and understand how they change meaning and sounds of French words.
ACCENT MARKS: In French, accent marks change the pronunciation and sometimes the meaning. They are part of the spelling of the word and cannot be left out.
Aigu (é) : makes e sound like ay
a.b.c.
Grave (è) : makes e sound like eh and can change the meaning of other words
a.b.c.
Tréma (ö): pronounce both vowels
a.b.c.
Circonflexe (ô) : word had an s in old French. When you put the s back into the spelling, it helps you figure out the meaning of the word.
a.b.c.
Cedille: (ç) makes c have an s sound
a.b.c.
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8.I can count from 0-70 in French.
0 zéro (zayro)10 dix (dees)
1 un(uhn)11 onze
2 deux(duh)12 douze (dooz)
3 trois (twah)13 treize (trez)
4 quatre (cat)14 quatorze (katorz)
5 cinq(sank)15 quinze (canz)
6 six (sees)16 seize (sehz)
7 sept (seht)17 dix-sept
8 huit (eweet)18 dix-huit
9 neuf (nuf)19 dix-neuf
20 vingt (van)30 trente (trahnt) 40 quarante (carahnt)
21 vingt-et un (vantayuhn) 31 trente-et-un (trahntayuhn) 41quarante-et-un
22 vingt-deux32 trente-deux 42quarante-deux
23 vingt-trois37 trente-sept 48 quarante-huit
50 cinquante (sankahnt) 60 soixante (swasahnt) 70 soixante-dix
51cinquante-et-un61 soixante-et-un
Tips for learning the numbers:
1.Practice counting as much as you can: in order, by 5’s, by 10’s, backwards
2.Remember: You are not really learning 70 numbers! Use what you know to recombine the numbers.
3.The «z» sound is like «teen» in English. Compare: trois (3) and treize (13) quatre (4) and quatorze (14)
4.The families have similar sounds: cinq (5), quinze (15), cinquante (50). Check out the others for yourself!
Fun number fact: to get your shoe size in French, add 31 to your size. For example, I wear an 11. My French shoe size is 42. What is your shoe size in French?