French, Week Four Tutorial 2

What is habiter

to live

what is voyager

travel

what is etre

to be

what is aller

to go

how do we conjugate aller

what follows the verb aller

a preposition of place: à, en, au, aux

What is tu vas bien?

Are you well?

What do we use il y a + nominative singular/plural for?

to indicate the whereabouts of people and things

translate: sur la photo, il y a une vue magnifique des Montagnes bleues

The photo shows a magnificent view of the Blue Mountains.

translate: sur la tablette, il y a des photos

There are photos on the tablet

what do we use C'est + nom singulier; ce sont + nom pluriel for?

to identify people and things

translate: C'est ma cousine

she is my cousin

what do we use Il/Elle est + nom singulier; ils/elles sont + nom pluriel for?

used to identify profession; no need for an article in a simple sentence

translate: Il est médecin

He is a doctor

translate: Elles sont étudiantes

They are students

translate: C'est un bon médecin

He's a good doctor

translate: Ce sont des étudiantes travailleuses

They are hardworking students

when do we use voici

to indicate something close by or which is about to happen/be said

when do we use Voilà

to indicate something a bit further away, or something that has just been said/happened

translate: Voici mon frère qui arrive

Here comes my brother

translate: Voici les instructions

Here are the instructions

translate: Voilà Simon à côté du mur

There's Simon next to the wall

translate: Te voilà enfin!

There you are at last!

Translate: Voilà pourquoi je suis en retard

That's why I'm late

What does faire mean

to make/do (can be used to express the weather, talk about sport, leisure activities and household jobs)

Conjugate faire

Translate: Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ? il fait beau aujourd'hui

What's the weather like today? It's nice today.

Translate: Quel temps fait-il en été ? Il fait chaud en été en Australie

What's the weather like in summer? It's hot in Australia during the summer.

Translate: Qu'est-ce que tu fais en hiver ? Je fais du ski en hiver

What do you do in winter? I go skiing in winter.

translate: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ? Le week-end, j'aime faire du vélo

What do you like to do on weekends? On weekends, I like to go cycling.

translate: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire chez toi ? Je n'aime pas faire le ménage, mais j'adore faire la cuisine

What do you like to do at home? I don't like cleaning, but I love to cook.