French Numbers

French Numbers – French Beginner’s Course – Learn French with Anne.

Semaine 13

Now that you’ve learned a bit about introductions, articles and verbs, it’s time to learn numbers. This unit is simple and complicated at the same time. It is simple to understand, yet, you’ll find you need to come back to it many times, in order to remember your French numbers.

So please, do come back here as often as you need to. And be patient: little by little, it will come to you. In this post, you’ll learn how to pronounce French numbers. However, make sure you get the worksheet: it has a culture capsule full of valuable information. Also in  the worksheet are lots of games and practice.

In the companion worksheet – 7 pages

* differences between French and English numbers

* French numbers

* lots of practice on French numbers

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Culture Capsules

Decimal numbers and thousands

Where a period is a comma, and where a comma is a

period or a space.

English 1.5 is French 1,5

English 1,564 is French 1.564 or …

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Greetings Review - French Beginner’s Course

French Greetings - Review - French Beginner’s Course – Learn French with Anne.

Semaine 12

Today, we are reviewing the previous units of the French E-Traveler’s Course. We’re going over greetings with two mini dialogues. Let’s review how to say ‘hi’ and ‘bye’ together. And how about asking someone if they speak a language or another, or asking  them to speak slower.

Aujourd'hui, nous révisons les chapitres précédents  de notre cours pour débutants à FRENCH ETC. Nous étudions les salutations avec deux mini-dialogues. Revoyons ensemble comment dire «salut» et «au revoir». Et si nous demandions à quelqu'un s’ils parlent une langue ou l’autre, ou si nous leur demandions de parler plus lentement.

In the companion worksheet – 8 pages

* text

* translation

* French greetings terms

* French kissing to say ‘hi’: who should you kiss, how, when…

* practice on all of the above

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Mini Dialogue 1

Bonjour

F. Bonjour, je m’appelle France.

Et vous ?

H. Je m’appelle Henri.

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Do you speak English? – Part 2

Do you speak English? – Part 2 – French Beginner’s Course – Conjugate verbs, negative sentences, ask a question in French. Learn French with Anne.

Semaine 11

In the previous lesson, you learned how to say that you are an English speaker, that you don’t speak French well (yet) and you’d like people to speak slower. Today, we are going over the verb ‘to speak’ and ‘to not speak’. We’ll start with conjugation patterns for -ER verbs, we’ll learn about negative sentences and questions. And a little practice to review all you’ve learned so far.

In the companion worksheet – 5 pages

* text

* translation

* conjugation of -ER verbs

* negative sentences

* how to ask a question in French

* practice on all of the above

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 Conjugation of PARLER - TO SPEAK

French verbs do follow a pattern. This worksheet is about verbs that end in –ER in their infinitive form.

We will take PARLER as an example here. First, separate the root from the ending. The ending is -ER, so what’s left – PARL- – is the root.

pronoun

root

ending

translation 1

translation 2

je

parl

e

I speak

I am speaking

tu

parl

es

you speak

you are speaking

elle

parl

e

she speaks

she is speaking

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Do you speak English? - Part 1

Do you speak English? – Part 1 – French Beginner’s Course – How do you ask people if they speak English? How do you ask them to speak slower?  Learn French with Anne.

Semaine 10

Jusque là, nous avons appris l’alphabet et comment prononcer les sons en français et comment saluer les gens. Aujourd’hui, nous écoutons 2 mini dialogues sur comment parler français, anglais, plus lentement…

So far, we’ve learned the alphabet and how to pronounce French sounds, how to greet people. Today, we’re listening to two mini-dialogues on speaking French, Endlish, slower…

In the companion worksheet – 6 pages

* text

* translation

* asking people if they speak English

* asking people to speak slower

* practice on all of the above

Worksheet excerpt

Do you speak English? Vous parlez anglais ?

Vous parlez anglais ?

F- Bonjour Monsieur.

H- Bonjour. Vous parlez anglais ?

F- Oui, je parle anglais.

F- Non, je ne parle pas anglais.

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Bonjour - Hello -  Part 2

Bonjour - Hello - Part 2 - French Beginner’s Course - What's the French for I, you, he, she... How is it pronounced? How do you say your name? How do you talk about going somewhere? Learn French with Anne.

Semaine 9

This lesson follows up on ‘Bonjour’. Today, you will learn how to say ‘I, you, he, she’, how to say ‘my name is’ and how to conjugate ‘to go somewhere’,

In the companion worksheet – 9 pages

* personal pronouns

* S’APPELER – to be named

* ALLER – to go

* practice on all of the above

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Bonjour - Part 1 - French Beginner’s Course

Bonjour - Part 1 - French Beginner’s Course - How do the French say 'hello' and 'goodbye'? How is it pronounced? Learn French greetings with Anne. 

Semaine 8

Now that we know how to say the French alphabet, let’s buckle up and start learning how to greet -‘Hi’ and ‘Bye’ and more - in French. We will listen to 2 mini-dialogs. Don’t be afraid to listen to them many times and repeat them out loud.

In the companion worksheet – 9 pages

* dialog

* translation

* extra vocabulary

* faire la bise – what’s up with the French kissing to greet one another?

* practice on all of the above

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French Alphabet - Review - French Course

What does the French alphabet sound like? What are basic French words to learn the alphabet better? Review with Anne's worksheet

Semaine 7

Let's review the alphabet and some basics of French grammar.

In the companion worksheet – 7 pages

* spelling in French

* French vocabulary review

* gender of French words

* French letter combination

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Spelling Bee

Listen to the spelling in the AUDIO file and write the words

1.addition (f.) -  check

2.bonjour (m.) - hello, hi

3.dessert (m.) - dessert

4.euro (m.) - Euro

5.mardi (m.)- Tuesday

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French Nouns and Articles - French Course

What are the basics for French Nouns and Articles? How do you say 'the' and 'a'. And what's up with the accents on French words?

Semaine 6

After having studied the alphabet, let’s go over the basics of French nouns and articles and the mystery of French accents. Check out the companion worksheet.

In the companion worksheet – 11 pages

* gender of nouns

* indefinite articles

* definite articles

* French accents

* practice on all of the above

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Practice indefinite articles

Fill in the blanks with UN, UNE or DES. Review the gender of the nouns from the alphabet lesson.

a kilo

___ kilo

un kilo

a Euro

___ euro

un euro

a quarter

___ quart

un quart

a strawberry

___ fraise

une fraise

a check

___ addition

une addition

an apple

___ pomme

une pomme

(some) hotels

___ hôtels

des hôtels

(some) salads

___ salades

des salades

(some) Tuesdays

___ mardis

des mardis

(some) teas

___ thés

des thés

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French Alphabet  - French Beginner’s Course

What does the French alphabet sound like? What are basic French words to learn the alphabet better? 

Semaine 5

a . addition (f.) -  check

b . bonjour - hello, hi

c . c’est - it is

d . décembre - December

e . euro (m.) - Euro

f . fraise (f.) - strawberry

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Les sons en français

Les sons en français - French Sounds. How do French words sound? How are French words pronounced? It’s really easy to learn with Anne's list. Copy her French accent.

Semaine 4

There are sounds that are typically French. Let’s practice the most common ones here. Note the different spellings for the highlighted sounds we’re working on. You will hear each word twice. Repeat it out loud to get a good sense of its pronunciation.

/EUIL/

fauteuil -- armchair

feuille -- leaf, sheet

œil -- eye

/GN/

accompagner -- to accompany

oignon -- onion

vignoble -- vineyard

/IN/

bien -- well

pain -- bread

vin -- wine

/L/

belle -- beautiful

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