French Language Review: Tastes, Activities, Lodging, and Question Formation

Vocabulary practice cards covering French expressions of taste, irregular verb conjugations (sortir, faire, aller), sports, prepositions of destination, lodging types, and interrogative structures from Lessons 13 and 14.

J'adore

A strong French expression of preference meaning "I love" or "I adore," representing the highest level of enthusiasm.

J'aime beaucoup

A French expression of preference meaning "I like a lot" or "I really like," ranking just below "j'adore."

J'aime bien

A French expression meaning "I quite like" or "I like," indicating moderate appreciation.

Je n'aime pas beaucoup

A French expression meaning "I do not like very much," conveying mild dislike.

Je déteste

A strong negative French expression meaning "I hate" or "I detest," indicating extreme dislike.

Préférer

A stem-changing French verb meaning "to prefer," used to indicate a choice between two alternatives (e.g., "Tu préfères le chocolat ou la vanille ?").

Sortir

An irregular French verb meaning "to go out," conjugated in the present tense as: je sors, tu sors, il/elle sort, nous sortons, vous sortez, ils/elles sortent.

Faire

An irregular French verb meaning "to do" or "to make," conjugated in the present tense as: je fais, tu fais, il/elle fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils/elles font.

Aller

An irregular French verb meaning "to go," conjugated in the present tense as: je vais, tu vas, il/elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont.

Du (with faire)

The contracted masculine partitive article (de + le) used after "faire" before masculine sports or activities (e.g., "faire du football", "faire du tennis").

De la (with faire)

The feminine partitive article used after "faire" before feminine sports or activities (e.g., "faire de la natation", "faire de la danse").

De l' (with faire)

The elided partitive article used after "faire" before singular sports or activities starting with a vowel (e.g., "faire de l'escalade", "faire de l'équitation").

En (geographic preposition)

The preposition used before feminine countries (e.g., en France, en Espagne, en Russie) and countries beginning with a vowel (e.g., en Inde, en Australie).

Au (geographic preposition)

The contracted preposition (à + le) used before masculine singular countries beginning with a consonant (e.g., au Canada, au Japon).

Aux (geographic preposition)

The contracted preposition (à + les) used before plural country names (e.g., aux États-Unis).

À (geographic preposition for cities)

The preposition used directly before the name of a city to express "to" or "in" (e.g., à Paris, à Londres, à Moscou, à New York, à Sydney).

L'escalade

A French noun referring to rock climbing as an outdoor or mountain activity.

Le VTT

An abbreviation for "vélo tout-terrain," referring to mountain biking or a mountain bike.

La plongée

An outdoor aquatic activity referring to scuba diving or diving.

La randonnée

An outdoor recreational activity referring to hiking or trekking.

Le parapente

An outdoor aerial activity referring to paragliding.

La voile

An outdoor nautical activity or sport referring to sailing.

Un chalet

A wooden cabin or alpine cottage, typically found in mountain or ski resort regions.

Un bungalow

A single-story holiday dwelling or beach hut, commonly used as vacation lodging.

Une auberge de jeunesse

A youth hostel offering low-cost, budget accommodations, often featuring shared rooms and bunk beds.

Faire une réservation

A French verbal expression meaning "to make a booking" or "to make a reservation" (e.g., for lodging at a hotel).

Chambre disponible

A hotel term meaning an available or vacant room ("chambre de libre").

Question fermée

A closed question that can strictly be answered with either "oui" (yes) or "non" (no).

Question ouverte

An open question introduced by an interrogative word (e.g., où, quand, comment) that requires a detailed informational answer rather than a simple yes or no.

Est-ce que

A standard French question marker placed at the beginning of a declarative clause to turn it into a question without requiring rising intonation.

Combien (de)

A French interrogative word meaning "how much" or "how many," used to inquire about quantity (e.g., "combien de personnes ?", "combien de nuits ?").

Pourquoi

A French interrogative adverb meaning "why," used to inquire about a reason or cause (e.g., "Pourquoi tu n'aimes pas le golf ?").