National French Contest Study Guide Level I. Vocabulary

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1 Nom National French Contest Study Guide Level I. Vocabulary Hello Hi What s your name? My name is How old are you? I am 14 years old brother, sister, mother, father maman, papa, mémé (mamie), papi aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother younger brother, older brother tall, short, blond, brunette il fait beau, mauvais, froid, chaud il fait du vent, il fait du soleil, il pleut You should know your numbers anniversaire, fête, événement un cahier, un classeur, un crayon j ai faim, j ai soif faire mon lit la cuisine, la chambre, le salon une chemise, un pantalon, une robe un gateau, un biscuit, la glace faire du vélo, faire de l escalade, nager jouer à l extérieur le chien, le chat, le cheval un pilote, un fermier, un dentiste, un avocat, un prof l été, l automne, l hiver, le printemps Tu joues bien, tu joues mal

2 Nom vas- y, allons- y, on y va l avion, la voiture, le vélo, le métro dîner, inviter, planifier, organiser avoir des plans les vacances, les voyages, les plans un cadeau d anniversaire près de, à côte de, loin de devant, derrière, dans avant, après, pendant hier, maintenant, demain trois années, trois semaines, trois jours la gare, les trains, l aéroport, les avions il y a, il n y a pas maison, ville, monument, appartement tranquille, sérieux, drôle, rigolo, intéressant, amusant, bon, mauvais faire les bêtises les notes scolaires, bonnes notes et mauvaises notes faire peur avoir peur, avoir de la chance les bonbons, les légumes, les fruits une compagnie, un travail fermé, ouvert voilà pourquoi, quand, où, quoi, comment, combien, qui, avec qui parce que une rue, une pièce, un temps, un pays

3 Nom II. Grammar Concepts VERB : You need to be able to use regular and irregular verbs. REGULAR VERBS (ER verbs) Je - ends with e Tu - ends with es Il or Elle - ends with e Nous - ends with ons Vous - ends with ez Ils or Elles - ends with ent (RE verbs) Je - ends with s Tu - ends with s Il or Elle - ends with - Nous - ends with ons Vous - ends with ez Ils or Elles - ends with ent (IR verbs) Je - ends with is Tu - ends with is Il or Elle - ends with it Nous - ends with issons Vous - ends with issez Ils or Elles - ends with issent IRREGULARS *être, avoir, aller, faire, prendre, vouloir Je suis Tu es Il or Elle est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils or Elles sont J ai Tu as Il or Elle a Nous avons Vous avez Ils or Elles ont Je vais Tu vas Il or Elle va Nous allons Vous allez Ils or Elles vont Je fais Tu fais Il or Elle fait Nous faisons Vous faites Ils or Elles font Je prends Tu prends Il or Elle prend Nous prenons Vous prenez Ils or Elles prennent Je veux Tu veux Il or Elle veut Nous voulons Vous voulez Ils or Elles veulent How would you say the following in French using your verb knowledge? I have three sisters. We live in Orem.

4 Nom I go to the mall. She has a pencil. He is tall. They are fun. He changes the music. You listen to the teacher DATE: When saying a date, you must use the format: mardi, le 5 janvier How would you say the following dates in French? Friday, May 7th Tuesday, March 3rd Wednesday, July 14th Monday, August 1st Sunday, October 21st Thursday, April 11th TIME: When telling time, you want to use the question: Quelle heure est- il? And when giving the time you say: Il est heure(s) When saying half past we use et demie, and when saying quarter past it is et quart. Quarter till the next hour, you say the next hour and then say moins le quart. How would you say the following times in French? 3:30 5:15 6:45 7:05 8:40 12:00 noon ADJECTIVES : You need to be able to make an adjective agree with whatever you are describing, whether it is a person, place, or thing. If the noun is masculine, the adjective doesn t change, but if it is femine, we add an E. If it is plural we add an S, and if it is feminine and plural, we add ES. How would you say the following in French? The green pen. A blue chair. A red backpack. My tall friends. This same thing happens when using possessive adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. Possessive adjectives are my, your, his/her, our, and their. Demonstrative adjectives are this and that.

5 Nom Can you complete the table below with the possessive adjectives? Possessor Eng. Masc. Fem. Pl. Exemple (je) my frère (tu) your tante (il) his parents (elle) her sœur (nous) our livres (vous) your ami (ils/elles) their radio The forms of this/that are simpler. Ce for masculine, Cette for feminine, and Ces for Plural. Also, if a masculine object begins with a vowel, the ce becomes cet. How would you say? These shoes, this hat, this table, these drinks, and this pineapple PREPOSITIONS : You should know just a few basic things related to prepositions. These rules can be easily memorized. When saying to a city, we use à. For instance, to say I will go to Paris this summer, we would say. Je vais aller à Paris cet été. However, to say you will go to France, we use en, because France is a feminine and it s a country. So we say je vais aller en France. Most countries are feminine when they end with an E, but here are few exceptions : Je vais aller au Mexique, au Zaïre, au Cambodge. Also, you will sometimes have a plural country, in which case you use aux, like : Je vais aller aux États- Unis. 2 VERBS : Be careful that when you have two verbs in the sentence, the second verb does not get changed. Examples are : J aime manger la pizza. Je veux visiter la France. Alain adore regarder les matchs de tennis sur la télé.

6 Nom Mon prof peut parler beaucoup de langues différentes. This also happens with the near future. A tense we have been practicing. Can you say the following sentences in French? I am going to buy a sandwich. We are going to visiter Florida. She is going to sing at the concert. EXPRESSIONS : One expression that you want to use correctly is to say you need something in French, which is the expression : j ai besoin de. The trick is to remember that the de at the end can only ever be DE, but will sometimes change to D in front of a vowel. The other trick is that you conjugate the verb avoir. Look at these sentences. J ai besoin d aller au supermarché samedi. Michael a besoin de faire les devoirs. Now you try. How would you say these sentences? I need to drink water. We need to work. She needs to sing. You need to listen. NEGATIVES : Remember that to make a sentence negative in French, you must have both ne and pas around the first verb. Example : je veux jouer du piano! Je ne veux pas jouer du piano. Can you make these sentences negative. Rewrite the sentences and make it negative. Il est sérieux. J ai les yeux marron. Elle a les cheveux bruns. Je suis très timide. Elle aime jouer au basket. Vous voulez avoir 18 en note?