Thème 1: ma ville natale

NOMS/SUBSTANTIFS

NOUNS

la banlieue

the suburbs

un immeuble

apartment building

un quartier

a neighborhood

un centre commercial

a shopping center

des arènes

roman arenas (as in Rome) found in south of France, namely in Nimes, Arles and Orange

une mairie

city hall

un fleuve

a river

une année

a year (duration of time)

pas grand chose

not much of anything

du vent

wind

VERBES

VERBS

grandir

to grow up

se situer

to be located

vivre

to live

vécu

past participle of "vivre"

attirer

to attract

naître

to be born

né

past participle of "naître"

ADJECTIFS

ADJECTIVES

situé

to be located/situated

doux

mild/gentle

connu

well-known

tranquille

peaceful/calm/quiet

laid

ugly

EXPRESSIONS UTILES

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

donc

so/therefore

assez

enough/rather/quite/somewhat

entre

between

au bord de

on the banks of

à côté de

next to

près de

near

loin de

far from

puis

then/next/and

Il y a beaucoup de choses à faire.

There are lots of things to do.