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Basic French – Lesson 1: Greetings Part 1 Basic French – Lesson 2: Greetings Part 2 Basic French – Lesson 3: Gender of Nouns and Articles Basic French – Lesson 4: The L apostrophe Basic French – Lesson 5: Plural of Nouns and Articles Basic French – Lesson 6: Subject Pronouns and the Verb Aimer (to like or to love) Basic French – Lesson 7: Verb Manger and the Partitive Articles Basic French – Lesson 8: Verb Etre (to be) Learn the French Alphabet French Numbers French Romance French Audio Lessons About Us Contact Us

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French Greetings – Part 1

Bienvenue!Welcome!

Bonjour!Hello!

Salut!Hi!

Je m’appelle Pierre.My name is Pierre.

appelerto call

allerto go

Je vais bien.I am doing (going) well.

Vous allez bien.You are doing well.

Comment allez-vous?How are you?

Je vais bien. Merci.I am doing well.Thank you.

J’appelle…I call…

Je m’appelle…I call myself…

Je m’appelle…My name is…

Je m’appelle Pierre.My name is Pierre.

Enchanté!Nice to meet you!

Comment allez-vous?How are you?

Et vous?And you?

Je vais très bien.I am doing very well.

Très bien. Merci.Very well. Thank you.

A bientôt!See you soon!

Au revoir!Goodbye!

Adieu!Goodbye!

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French Greetings Part 2 – Formal & Casual

FORMAL  CASUAL 

Bonjour!Hello!

Comment allez-vous?How are you?

Je vais bien. Et vous?I am doing well. And you?

Ca va bien. Merci.I am doing well. Thank you.

Comment vous appelez-vous?What is your name?

Je m’appelle Jean.My name is Jean.

Au revoir!Goodbye!

A bientôt!See you soon!

Salut!Hi!

Comment vas-tu?How are you?

Très bien! Et toi?Very well! And you?

Ca va.I am doing well. I’m alright.

Comment t’appelles-tu?What’s your name?

Je m’appelle Jean.My name is Jean.

Salut!Bye!

A plus!See you!

Gender of Nouns & Articles

In French, every noun has a gender. It’s either masculin (male) or féminin (female).

You can tell the gender of a noun by the article that comes before it.

The English a will be un (m) or une (f).

The English the will be le (m) or la (f).

Examples:

une tasse (f)a cup

un poisson (m)a fish

la nuit (f)the night

le camion (m)the truck

une banane (f)a banana

un citron (m)a lemon

la journée (f)the day / daytime

le soleil (m)the sun

la lune (f)the moon

la voiture (f)the car

la chaussure (f)the shoe

le sac (m)the bag

la terre (f)the earth

le moteur (m)the engine

How do I know the gender of a French noun? I learn the noun with its article.

Qu’est-ce que c’est?What is this?

C’est une tasse. (f)It’s a cup.

For people, the grammatical gender is the same as the gender of the person.

un hommea man

un garçona boy

une femmea woman

une fillea girl

For animals, it depends.

Some animals have a “general gender” by which we refer to them.

We always say:

un zèbre (m)a zebra

une girafe (f)a giraffe

If we want to be specific about the gender of the animal, we will add mâle or femelle to the noun.

un mâlea male

une girafe mâlea male giraffe

une femellea female

une girafe femellea female giraffe

Other animals have a different or modified noun for the female:

un liona lion 

un chata cat

un chiena dog

un moutona sheep

un cochona pig

une lionne (f)a female lion 

une chatte (f)a female cat

une chienne (f)a female dog

une brebis (f)a sheep

une truie (f)a female pig

Articles Part 2: The L apostrophe

When we use le or la and the word starts with a vowel or an h, le and la become l’

Examples:

l’hommethe man

l’oiseauthe bird

l’orangethe orange

l’eauthe water

l’arbrethe tree

l’accidentthe accident

un homme (m)a man

un oiseau (m)a bird

une orange (f)an orange

une eau (f)a water

un arbre (m)a tree

un accident (m)an accident/a wreck

Plural of Nouns and Articles

Just like in English, the plural in French is usually marked by an S at the end of the word. But it is silent. The article will also change in the plural form.

Le and la become les. Un et une become des.

une tassea cup

une cartea card

la bananethe banana

la femmethe woman

une fillea girl

un citrona lemon

la pommethe apple

la voiturethe car

une fleura flower

une chaussurea shoe

des tassescups

des cartescards

les bananesthe bananas

les femmeswomen

des fillesgirls

des citronslemons

les pommesthe apples

les voituresthe cars

des fleursflowers

des chaussuresshoes

The plural in French can sometimes be marked by a x at the end of the word. This is true for nouns ending in eu, eau and au.

un bateaua boat

un neveu

des bateauxboats

des neveux

a nephew nephewsFrench Subject Pronouns and the verb Aimer: To like or to love

Je t’aime.I love you.

Tu aimes la guitare.You like guitar.

Il aime le café.He likes coffee.

Elle aime les desserts.She likes desserts.

Présent simple

J’aimeTu aimesIl aimeElle aimeNous aimonsVous aimezIls aimentElles aiment

Nous aimons le foot.We like soccer.

Vous aimez la musique.You like music / the music.

Ils aiment le fromage.They like cheese.

Elles aiment danser.They like to dance.

Present tense

I like (or love)You likeHe likesShe likesWe likeYou likeThey likeThey like (f)

some: du (m) or de la (f)

Je mange du fromage.I’m eating (some) cheese.

Tu manges de la salade.You’re eating some salad.

Il mange du pain.He’s eating bread.

Elle mange du chocolat.She’s eating some chocolate.

Elle mange du gâteau.She’s eating (some) cake.

Nous mangeons de la viande.We’re eating meat.

Vous mangez du poisson.You’re eating fish.

Ils mangent de la pizza.They’re eating (some) pizza.

Elles mangent du dessert.They’re eating (some) dessert.

Elle adore le gâteau.She adores / loves (the) cake

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Learn the verb Etre (to be) and use it in simple sentences

Any adjective that follows the verb être will agree with the subject of the sentence.

Elles sont belles.They are pretty.

Elle est grande.She’s tall.

Il est beau.He is handsome.

Tu es belle.You are pretty.

Il est fort.He’s strong.

Nous sommes jeunes.We are young.

Il est très vieux.He’s very old.

Il est gentil.He is nice.

Elle est gentille.She’s nice.

Il est méchant.He’s mean.

Elle est méchante.She’s mean.

Je suis content.I am happy.

Elle est contente.She is happy.

Je suis triste.I’m sad.

Elle est stressée.She’s stressed.

Il est calme.He’s calm, relaxed.

Il est en colère.He’s angry.

French Love Phrases. Enjoy in moderation! Je t’aime.I love you.

Je t’adore.I adore/love you.

Je suis fou de toi.I am crazy about you.

Je suis folle de toi. (f)I am crazy about you.

un fou / une follea crazy person

Je t’aime pour toujours.I love you forever.

Embrasse-moi!Kiss me!

Embrasser sur la boucheTo French kiss

Donne-moi un bisou.Give me a kiss.

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi.I can’t live without you.

le fou du roithe king’s jester

Je pense à toi.I think of you.

Je suis amoureux… amoureuse. (f)I am in love.

L’amourLove

C’est l’amour fou.It’s crazy love, the real deal.

Tu es la femme de ma vie.You are the woman of my life.

Tu es l’homme de ma vie.You are the man of my life.

Tu es la femme de mes rêves.You are the woman of my dreams.

Serre-moi dans tes bras.Hold me (squeeze me) in your arms.

On vit d’amour et d’eau fraîche.We live/survive on love and fresh water.(popular French saying when being in love)