Intro to FrenchThe Basics

By: Katie Orf

The Alphabet

Avoir = To Have

J’ai Tu as Il, Elle, On a Nous avons Vous avez Ils, Elles ont

o I haveoYou haveo He, She haso We haveoYou have (formal)oThey have

Être = To Be

Je suis Tu es Il, Elle est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils, Elles sont

o I amoYou areo He, She iso We areo You are (formal)o They are

The Accents

È = accent grave É = accent aigu Ê = accent circonflexe Ë = accent tréma Ç = accent cédille

The Articles

Le, La, Les = The Le = masculine La = Feminine Les = Plural Un, Une = A (One) Un = masculine Une = Feminine

Numbers

Un = 1 Deux = 2 Trois = 3 Quatre = 4 Cinq = 5 Six = 6 Sept= 7 Huit = 8 Neuf= 9 Dix = 10

Numbers (continued)

Onze = 11 Douze = 12 Treize = 13 Quatorze = 14 Quinze = 15 Seize = 16 Dix-Sept = 17 Dix-Huit = 18 Dix-Neuf = 19 Vingt = 20

Colors

Blanc/Blanche = White Noir/Noire = Black Bleu/Bleue = Blue Rouge = Red Vert/Verte = Green Jaune = Yellow Orange = Orange Rose = Pink Gris/Grise = Grey

Small Talk