french places unit UPDATED VERSION

11/1/23

north

nord

west

ouest

south

sud

east

est

too much/too many

trop

how to form comparative phrases?

e.g plus grand que

more … than

plus … que

as … as

aussi … que

less … than

moins … que

the adjective must agree with …

the noun it describes

e.g. Tom is taller then Katie

Tom est plus grand que Katie

sporty (m)

sportif (s)

sporty (f)

sportive (s)

rugby

le rugby

big

grand(e)

small

petit(e)

wild

sauvage

domestic

domestique

long/tall

long(ue)

short

court(e)

old

vieux (vielle)

young

jeune

first

premier (première)

last

dernier (dernière)

good

bon (ne)

bad

mauvais (e)

active

actif (active)

lazy

paresseux (paresseuse)

easy

facile

difficult

difficile

better

meilleur (e)

worse

pire

slow

lent (e)

fast

rapide

Paris is the biggest city/town

Paris est la plus grande ville

to form a superlative (most) …

add \[le, la, l’, les\] to plus + adjective

to form a superlative (least) …

add \[le, la, l’, les\] to moins + adjective

This t-shirt is the cheapest

ce t-shirt est le moins cher

United States

les États-Unis

Africa

en Afrique

China

la Chine

country

le pays

populated

peuplé/e

will you wait for me?

tu m attends?

they’ve told us it’s good

on nous a dit que c’est bien

are you interested in that?

ça vous interesse?

it gets on my nerves

ça m’enerve

do you mind?

ça vous dérange?

i’ll treat you

je t’invite

me, to you, for me

me (m’)

you, to you, for you (when using tu)

te (t’)

us, to us, for us

nous

you, to you, for you (when using vous)

vous

how to form near future? (I am going to …)

pronoun + aller (present tense) + infinitive (main verb)

i am going to sing tonight

je vais chanter ce soir

we are going to eat pizza

nous allons manger une pizza

i am going

je vais

you are going (sg)

tu vas

he/she is going

il/elle va

we are going

nous allons

you are going (p)

vous allez

they are going (f/m)

elles/ils vont

fem. place

à la

masc. place

au

beginning in vowel/h place

à l’

plural place

aux

how to use modal verbs?

pronoun + modal verb + infinitive

i must/have to stay at home

je ==dois== rest%%er%% à la maison

i can’t go outside

je ne ==peux== pas sort%%ir%% dehors

i want to do sport with my friends

je ==veux== fai%%re%% du sport avec mes amis

to want

vouloir

i want

je veux

you want (sg)

tu veux

he/she/we/one wants

il/elle/on veut

we want

nous voulons

you want (p)

vous voulez

they want (m/f)

ils/elles veulent

to have to/must

devoir

i have to/must

je dois

you have to/must (sg)

tu dois

he/she/we/one have to/must

il/elle/on doit

we have to/must

nous devons

you have to/must (pl)

vous devez

they have to/must (m/f)

ils/elles doivent

to be able to/can

pouvoir

i am able to/can

je peux

you are able to/can (sg)

tu peux

he/she/we/one is able to/can

il/elle/on peut

we are able to/can

nous pouvons

you are able to/can (pl)

vous pouvez

they are able to/can (m/f)

ils/elles peuvent

to know how to

savoir

i know how to

je sais

you know how to (sg)

tu sais

he/she/we/one knows how to

il/elle/on sait

we know how to

nous savons

you know how to (pl)

vous savez

ils/elles savent

they know how to (m/f)

early (beginning with t)

tôt

early

de bonne heure