French Ⅱ: Unit 1

La Routine Quotidienne

Se réveiller, Je me réveille - to wake up

  • (zhuh muh ray-vay-yuh)

  • “réveil” means alarm clock, image waking up in the morning to your alarm

Se lever, Je me lève - to get up

  • (zhuh muh lehv)

  • “Lever” sounds like “lift,” imagine lifting yourself out of bed

Se brosser les dents/les cheveux, Je me brosse les dents/les cheveux - to brush one’s teeth/hair

  • (zhuh muh bross)

  • “Brosser” sounds like “brush”

Se laver les mains/le visage, Je me lave les mains/le visage - to wash one’s hands/face

  • (zhuh muh lahv)

  • “Laver” sounds like “lather”

Se doucher, Je me douche - to shower

  • (zhuh muh doosh)

  • Think of “douche” as “dousing” water

Prendre un bain, je prends un bain - to take a bath

  • (zhuh prahn uh bahn)

S’habiller, je m’habille - to get dressed

  • (zhuh mah-bee-yuh)

  • “Habiller” sounds like “habit,” which would be putting clothes on

Se déshabiller, je me déshabille - to get undressed

  • (zhuh muh day-cah-bee-yuh)

  • “dé” means undo, so undoing your clothes

Se maquiller, Je me maquille - to put makeup on

  • (zhuh muh mah-kee-yuh)

  • “Maquiller” sounds like “makeup”

Se sécher les cheveux, Je me sécher les cheveux - To dry one’s hair

  • (zhuh muh sesh lay shuh-vuh)

  • “Sécher” sounds like “soak up,” like drying water from hair

Se coiffer, Je me coiffe - To style one’s hair

  • (suh kwah-fay)

  • “Coiffer” sounds like “coif” like comb

Se coucher, Je me couche - to go bed

  • (suh koo-shay)

  • think of a “couch” for resting

S’endormir, Je m’endors- to fall asleep

  • (sahn-dor-meer)

  • “Endormir” sounds like “end” of being awake

Les Expressions de Temps

Tot, Je me tot - early

  • (toh)

  • imagine needing “tea” in the morning because of waking up early

Tard, je me tard - late

  • (tar)

  • think of being “tired” when staying up late

Une fois que, Je une fois que - once

  • (ewn fwah kuh)

  • “fois” means time, picture doing something

# fois par jour/semaine, Je me fois par jour - # of times per day / week

  • (fwah)

  • think of counting “fois”

Apres ca, Je me apres ca - after that

  • (ah-pray sah)

  • “apres” sounds like after

D’habitude - usually

  • (dah-bee-tewd)

  • “habitude” sounds like “habit” of waking up early

Ensuite - then/next

  • (on-sweet)

  • “ensuite” sounds like “and sweet” moving to the next step

Finalement - finally

  • (feh-nah-leh-mohn)

  • “finalement” sounds like “final”

Chaque - each

  • (shahk)

  • “chaque” sounds like “check” like checking off an item

Pendant que - while

  • (pahn-dahn kuh)

  • “pendant” sounds like “pendulum” which swings while something else happens

Après (+ noun) - after

  • (ah pray)

Après que (+ subject) - after

  • (ah pray kuh)