Modes of transportation in French

Bonjour Amis! In this post we will learn about modes of transportation in French language. The transportation network of buses, trams, métro, autoroutes, trains and planes connect between many different cities and districts of france.

Cycling is also very popular in France.

Conversation in french between two people meeting first time

Bonjour Amis! In this post we will learn how two people meeting first time can communicate with each other in french. I have also provide this dialogue in English for better understanding. So learn this & next time communicate in french with new french friend  :)

You can also share your conversation on dialogue too.

How to conjugate verbs in present form in French

Bonjour Amis! In this post we will learn how to  conjugate verbs in present form in French.. Regular verbs form the present tense in one of three ways, depending on whether the infinitive of the verb ends in –er, -re or –ir.

We then remove these endings and add different ones depending on which person we are talking about.


-ER Verbs

Jouer – to play 

je joue (I)
tu joues (you)
il/elle/on joue (he/she/we/one)
nous jouons (we)
vous jouez (you)
ils/elles jouent (they) 

-RE Verbs

Répondre – to answer/reply 

je réponds (I)
tu réponds (you)
il/elle/on répond (he/she/we/one)
nous répondons (we)
vous répondez(you)
ils/elles répondent (they) 

-IR Verbs

Finir – to finish

je finis (I)
tu finis (you)
il/elle/on finit (he/she/we/one)
nous finissons (we)
vous finissez (you)
ils/elles finissent (they) 

                                                                                                  

Conversation in cafe in french

Bonjour Amis! In this post we will learn how to communicate in a cafe. Here is a conversation between customer and the waiter.


Client : Bonjour, monsieur.

Serveur : Bonjour, monsieur, vous désirez ?

Client : Un sandwich?

Serveur : Et comme boisson ?

Client : Un café.

Serveur : Voilà, monsieur... Dix euros.

English

Customer: Hello, sir. 

Server: Hello sir, What would you like to have? 

Client: A sandwich? 

Server: And as a drink? 

Client: Coffee. 

Server: Well, sir ... Ten euros.

Grammar Checklist for French

Nouns:

gender

singular and plural forms

Articles

definite, indefinite and partitive (including use of de after negative

Adjectives

agreement

position

comparative and superlative : regular and meilleure

demonstratives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

indefinite (chaque, quelque)

possessive

interrogative (quel, quelle)

Adverbs

comparatives and superlatives

regular

interrogative (comment, quand)

adverbs of time and place (aujourd’hui, demain, ici, là-bas)

common adverbial phrases (normalement, d’habitude)

Quantifiers/Intensifiers (très, assez, beaucoup, peu, trop)

Pronouns

personal : all subjects, including reflexive

relative : qui

relative : que ®

object: direct ® and indirect ®

position and order of object pronouns

disjunctive / emphatic

demonstatives (ça, cela)

indefinite (quelqu’un)

interrogative (qui, que)

use of y, en ®

Verbs

regular and irregular, including reflexive verbs

all persons of the verb, singular and plural

negative forms

inerrogative forms

modes of address : tu, vous

impersonal verbs (il faut)

verbs followed by an infinitive, with or without a preposistion

tenses : present imperfect : avoir, être and faire other common verbs in imperfect tense (aller, vouloir, jouer, voir) ® immediate future future ® conditional : vouloir, aimer pluperfect ®

passive voice : present tense ®

imperative

present participle

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Number, quantity, dates and time : including use of depuis with present tense time

HIGHER TIER

Adjectives

comparative and superlative, including meilleur, pire

Adverbs

comparative and superlative, including mieux, le mieux

Pronouns

use of y, en

relative : que

relative : dont ®

object : direct and indirect

position and order of object pronouns

demonstartive (celui) ®

possessive (le mien) ®

Verbs

tenses : future imperfect conditional pluperfect

passive voice : future, imperfect and perfect tenses ®

perfect infinitive

present participle, including use after en

subjuntive mood : present, in comonly used expressions ®

Time

including use of depuis with imperfect tense

Basic greetings in French

Dear friends! Whenever we meet somebody the first thing we do is to greet that person. So in this lesson we will learn basic greeting in French..

* Bonjour!
Hello!
Hi!
Good morning!
Good afternoon!

So Bonjour is a word which can be used for various purpose.

* Salut!

Hi!

* Comment tu t’appelles?

What's your name? 

* Je m’appelle Sophie.

My name is Sophia.

* Comment ça va?

How are you? 

* Ça va très bien merci.

I am fine, thanks.

* Oui, ça va.

Well.

* Ça va mal.

Not well

* Et toi?

and you?

* Au revoir!

Bye.

So next time when you will meet somebody do not forget to say Bonjour :) These are some basic greeting, rest we will learn in next lesson till then  Au revoir!

Easy French movies

If you want to learn any language apart from your mother tongue, then regular practice is very must. We can not learn any language just by reading in books or joining class. We have to regularly do conversation in new language with our friend, family etc. Watching movies, serials & listening songs are also very effective of learning a language. Today I am sharing some french movies which you can watch to enhance your French.
These are easier to understand.


* Un Coeur en Hiver (1992)

* Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (2008)

* Potiche (2010)

* Les Choristes (2003)

* Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)

*Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran (2002)

So when ever you have time do watch these films :)

Weather & climate expression in French

Bonjour amis! In this lesson we will learn to express weather in different seasons. 

For asking how is the weather one should say:

Quel temps fait-il?

For expressing different climate one should say:

* Il y a du brouillard.

There is fog or it is foggy.

* Il y a des nuages.

There are clouds.

* Il y a du vent.

It is windy.

* Il y a des éclairs

There is lightning.

* Le ciel est couvert..

The sky is clouded over.

* Il gèle.

It is freezing.

* Il pleut.
It's raining.

* Il neige.

It's snowing.

*Il fait froid.

It's cold.

* Il fait chaud.

It's hot.

* Il fait beau.

It's nice.

Hope you guys now know to express weather or climate in French.. Keep practicing :)  

Subjective pronoun in French

Bonjour Amis! Hope your french learning is going smoothly. Today we will discuss about subjective pronoun.  A subjective pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used as the subject of a verb. In English  the subjective personal pronouns are: I, you, she, he, it, we, you, and they. In this lesson we will learn about subjective pronoun in French.


Subjective pronoun                         Pronom sujet

I                                                                                                Je

You                                                                                         Tu

He/sit                                                                                     Il/on

She                                                                                        Elle/on

                                                                                             
We                                                                                        Nous

You                                                                                       Vous

They                                                                                      Ils/Elles

Remember:

*Tu is informal form of you.Tu is only used in the singular, when addressing someone who is a friend, a family member, a child or an animal. It is what is called the 'familiar' form.

*Vous is formal form of you. Vous is used for the plural, in all cases, and also when speaking to an adult who is not a friend or family member. In this case it is formal, as a sign of respect.

Seasons in French

Hello friend! In this lesson we will study about seasons in French.

Seasons are called as saisons

Spring-                               printemps

Autumn-                              automne

Summer-                            été     

winter-                               hiver          

Why one should learn French

Learning French is slowly becoming a trend in India among the teenagers, usually corporate employees study and learn French courses but now it has become very popular among the teenagers and children as well. Research shows that children can adopt a new language quickly and more clearly than the adults and learning a new language also increases their memory power and concentration. This is one reason why parents are keener in teaching their children a second language such as French.

There are many institutes which provide French lessons for kids, learning French courses has slowly taken a place in the extracurricular activities of the kids and its nothing shocking if someday they win over the language completely. That’s why it is ideal to teach children a second foreign language when they are still young.

Learning French can be very beneficial for people who loves to travel , learning the language of a particular country connects you to the native people and therefore , it allows you to take active part in their culture and you not only connect to the people but also the culture of that country , for instance if you are planning to go to France then learning French can be very beneficial as language allows to you to connect to the people as well as their culture and you also make friends from learning a new language. Also if you are visiting France then speaking in French.also shows your respect towards the country and its people because it is very much understandable that every country would want their tourists to try to speak their native language even if it’s a simple hello and bye, it does creates an impression on them.


If you are working and don’t have time to go to classes and attend them in the institutes you can always subscribe for the online French classes which many institutes offer . Online classes are not bad and are much more convenient then the regular classes as you can attend the online classes as per your convenience and can even go to the online chapters whenever you want and French Skype helps you to connect to the class virtually and you can participate in the activities as then you not hear what people say but you can also go for the live video and get involved in it.


There are many institutes which provide beginners French courses online for the people who want to start learning French and if you ask the people who have already subscribed to the online beginner French lessons then you will know that these online classes are not bad as they are rumored to be.

It doesn't matter whether you are a child, teenager or even adult French courses are for everyone and there are different types of courses for the people with different types of needs.

French words used in English

Bonjour amis! Today I was watching a old video of a program named rendez vous with Simmi Gerewal. These program name is combination of two language i.e English & French. Why they chose this kind of name for the program? May be to make it sound interesting. These days its a kinda trend to use french words in English. So in this lesson I am sharing some french works commonly used in English. So learn them and try next time in your English conversation.

À la carte
On the menu, with each dish priced.


À la mode
Fashionable; also, in the USA, with ice cream.

Art nouveau
'New art' - a style of art developed towards the end of the 19th century. It is characterized by ornamentation based on organic or foliate forms and by its asymmetric and curvaceous lines.

Au contraire
To the contrary. Often used with an arch or rather camp form of delivery.

Au revoir
Farewell for the time being. Sometimes given in English in the jokey au reservoir version.

Bon appétit 'Good appetite' 

"Enjoy your food".

Bon voyage 

Have a good trip.

Carte blanche
Having free rein to choose whatever course of action you want.

Coup d'état
An abrupt overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means, for example, by force, or by

Crème de la crème
The best of the best. Literally the cream of the cream.

Déjà vu
The feeling of having seen or experienced something before. Literally 'already seen'.

En route
On the way.

En suite
Part of a set, especially a series of rooms that adjoin each other forming a suite.

Esprit de corps
The regard entertained by the members of a group, especially a military unit, for the honour and interests of the group as a whole. Literally, 'spirit of the corps'.

Faux pas
A social blunder, causing embarrassment or loss of reputation. Literally, a 'false step'.
Film noir A bleak cinematographic style, usually dark visually and in storyline terms.

Haute cuisine
High class cooking. Literally, 'upper kitchen'.

Laissez-faire
The principle that government should not interfere with the action of individuals. Also, more generally, a policy of indulgence towards the actions of others. Literally, 'let (people) do (as they think best)'.

Merci beaucoup
Thank you very much.

Par excellence
Pre-eminently supreme - above all others.

Savoir-faire
Social grace; means know-how in French.

S'il vous plaît
Please. Literally, 'if it pleases you'.

Tête-à-tête
A private meeting between two people. Literally, 'head-to-head'.

Vis-à-vis
In a position facing another. Literally 'face to face'. Often now used in the sense of 'in relation to'.

Typing French Accents

Typing French Accents

Hello friends! If you find it difficult to type french accent on your key board then I have a solution. In this lesson we will learn how to type french accent.

a with grave accent
à ALT + 133 À ALT + 0192

a with circumflex
â ALT + 131 ALT + 0194

a with tréma
ä ALT + 132 Ä ALT + 142

a e ligature
æ ALT + 145 Æ ALT + 146

c with cedilla
ç ALT + 135 Ç ALT + 128

e with acute accent
é ALT + 130 É ALT + 144

e with grave accent
è ALT + 138 È ALT + 0200

e with circumflex
ê ALT + 136 Ê ALT + 0202

e with tréma
ë ALT + 137 Ë ALT + 0203

i with circumflex
î ALT + 140 Î ALT + 0206

i with tréma
ï ALT + 139 Ï ALT + 0207

o with circumflex
ô ALT + 147 Ô ALT + 0212

o e ligature
œ ALT + 0156 Œ ALT + 0140

u with grave accent
ù ALT + 151 Ù ALT + 0217

u with circumflex
û ALT + 150 Û ALT + 0219

u with tréma
ü ALT + 129 Ü ALT + 154

French quotation marks
« ALT + 174 » ALT + 175

Euro symbol
€ ALT + 0128

Keep practicing.

Worksheet on indefinite articles in French

Complétez avec les articles indéfinis.

(Complete with the definite articles.)

1. ........................................................................ forêt.

2. ....................................................................... salon.

3........................................................................’école.

4. ................................................................. patinoire.

5.................................................................... banques.

6. .............................................................’appartement.

7. ......................................................................... stylo.

8. .................................................................... voitures.

9. .......................................................................... gare.

10. ........................................................................ chat.

Indefinite articles in French

Bonjour! In this lesson we will study about indefinite articles in French. As we know an indefinite article indicates that its noun is not a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker is mentioning for the first time, or its precise identity may be irrelevant or hypothetical, or the speaker may be making a general statement about any such thing.

In French indefinite articles correspond to "a," "an," or "one" in English, while the plural corresponds to "some." There are three forms of the French indefinite article.

un masculine

une feminine

des masculine or feminine plural

Exemple:

Un crayon, here I have written un crayon because pencil is masculine in French.

Une gomme, here I have written une gomme because eraser is feminine in French.

Des crayons, here I have written des crayons because pencils are plural.

Hope now the concept of indefinite articles is clear to all of you :).. Keep practicing and don't forget to complete or finish worksheet.

Clothes in french

In this lesson we will learn some new words related to the clothes.Remember we have to not only learn new word along with that we have to also learn gender of that particular word. So learn these words so that next time you will visit in any french speaking country, you can easily do shopping of clothes :)

Worksheet on definite articles

Complétez avec les articles définis.

  (Complete with the definite articles.)

1. ........................................................................ forêt.

2. ....................................................................... salon.

3........................................................................’école.

4. ................................................................. patinoire.

5.................................................................... banques.

6. .............................................................’appartement.

7. ......................................................................... stylo.

8. .................................................................... voitures.

9. .......................................................................... gare.

10. ........................................................................ chat.

Definite articles in French

Bonjour! In this lesson we will study about definite articles in French. So what exactly definite article is?

A definite article indicates that its noun is a particular one (or ones) identifiable to the listener. It may be something that the speaker has already mentioned, or it may be something uniquely specified. The definite article in English, for both singular and plural nouns, is the.

Example:

Give me the book.

The students are intelligent.

Similarly in French  the is definite article but it has different forms according to the subject.

1. Le is used before a masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant.

2. La is used before a feminine singular noun beginning with a consonant.

3. L' is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel and a silent “h”.

4. Les is used before all plural nouns.

Exemple: 

Le livre ( The book). Here I have written le livre because book is masculine singular noun.

La table ( The table). Here I have written la table because table is  singular noun feminine singular noun.

L'homme ( The men). Here I have written l'homme because man is beginning with  a silent “h”.

Les filles ( The girls). Here I have written les filles because girls plural nouns.

Hope now the concept of definite articles is clear to all of you :)

Months in French

As we all know their are 12 months in a years. In this post we will learn how to write these months in french.
In french months or month is written as mois where as year as année.

                               Les mois                       Months

                                        Janvier                                   January

                                        Février                                   February

                                        Mars                                      March

                                        Avril                                      April

                                        Mai                                        May

                                        Juin                                        June

                                        Juillet                                     July

                                        Août                                      August

                                        Septembre                             September

                                       Octobre                                 October

                                       Novembre                             November

                                       Décembre                              December

Gender in French

In french it is very important to pay attention towards gender as we do in Hindi language. Like if I ask you what is the gender of truck or pen in Hindi? Your answer will be masculine. On the other hand if I ask you what is the gender of table? then your answer will be feminine. Here the point is each and every thing has it gender. In English we have three gender masculine, feminine and neuter gender but in French we have two gender i.e masculine and feminine.



English                                                                                            French


Masculine                                                                                       Masculin

Feminine                                                                                         Féminin




Example: In french book, pen are masculine whereas chair, chalk are feminine.

French alphabets & their pronunciation

Bonjour amis! Today we will start our first lesson . Alphabets are base of any language without knowing them we cannot learn any language. So in this post I will discuss about alphabets in french.

The French alphabets are same as the English alphabets but the pronunciation is different. The alphabets and their respective pronunciation follows: 

                                      

A	aa	N	n
B	bey	O	o
C	sey	P	pay
D	they	Q	cue
E	eu	R	air
F	ef	S	ess
G	zheh	T	tay
H	ash	U	iu
I	ee	V	vay
J	zee	W	dooble vay
K	ka	X	eeks
L	elle	Y	ee- grek
M	m	Z	zed

But in french their are six vowels (a, e, i, o, u and y)

DELF- A1 Syllabus

DELF A1 [Introductory Level / Discovery]


General Knowledge
Following the A1 level, the learner must be able to:

- Respond to simple questions about himself, where he lives, people he knows
and the things he has, and ask
- Intervene with simple statements in areas that concern him or her
are familiar with, and respond well.
Including:
- Say basic greetings
- Say yes, no, sorry, please forgive
- Make simple purchases (using gestures)
- Ask and tell the date, time and date
- Fill out a simple form (name, address, nationality, marital status)
- Write a simple postcard


Listen to:

Can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning of himself,
of his family, and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak
slowly and clearly


Read:

Can recognize familiar words, words and very simple sentences, for
example on notices and posters or in catalogs.


Spoken:

Can use simple phrases and sentences to describe his place of residence
and the people he knows.
Take part in a conversation
Can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat
or to rephrase more slowly and help formulate what he is trying to say.
Can ask simple questions on familiar topics or matters that he
immediate need and respond.


Write:

Afraid to write a short, simple postcard, for example holiday. Can wear
forms with personal details, for example entering his name, his nationality
and address on a hotel registration form.
Scope:


The learner has a basic repertoire of words and simple phrases related
in particular concrete situations.
Consistency
It can link words or groups of words with very basic connectors such
that "and" or "then".


DELF A1: LEQIQUE

The alphabet
The numbers
The full names
The address
Personal items
The objects of the class
The nationalities
Professions
The civil status (married / single)
Countries / cities
Recreation
Close family
The time
Prices
The weather / climate
The date
The day of the week
Descriptions (small, large, old, young, handsome, friendly)
Colors
The seasons
Places
The weather / climate


DELF A1: GRAMMAR

Personal pronouns topics
Tonic pronouns
This - the state, the description
Some common verbs: be, have, do, be called
Some verbs in base (-st): live, work, talk
Understand the verb (I, you)
The conditional of politeness "I want"
The personal pronoun subject
Tonic pronouns
The simple interrogative sentence: the three forms
Interrogative forms: does, what
Some interrogative pronouns: where, when, how
The interrogative adjectives (what)
Presenters (that is, here)
Definite articles, indefinite articles
The article "zero": be + occupation
The cardinal numbers
Demonstrative Adjectives
The agreement masculine / feminine, singular / plural
The agreement of adjectives (nationality)
Some adjectives (big, small, ...)
Instead of adjectives
The affirmative and negative sentences
The negative sentence: do not ...
The addition of the name with "de" - membership
Possessive adjectives
The partitive articles (the, of, ...)
Some adverbs of quantity (a little, a lot)
The quantity known (from, to, of)
The amount of time (a few, many, no)
Impersonelle simple form: "it" for the weather
Temporal location: some adverbs (now, this morning, tomorrow ...)
The expression of the moment: prepositions + date, month, season, year
Spatial location: - come from / go to town or country +
- To live, in, in + city or country
- There
Some of the speech articulators: and, or, when

DELF A1: SPEECH ACTS

Contact qn
- Greet sb
- Take leave
- Ask / give news to sb
Qn present: gift giving identity or the identity of qn
- To give his name
- Tell her age
- Tell her nationality
- Tell her profession
- Spell
Talking about his daily environment
- Give his address / its e-mail
- Give her phone number
- About his family
- Talk about their leisure
Sb or sth characterize, describe an object / person
- Designate sth or sb
- Say the price of an object
- Express the membership
- Express the quantity
- Say the weather
Ask sth to sb: Request Information
- Personal questions
- Ask the date
- Ask the time
- Request a service
Be in time: place events in time
- Ie the date
- Telling time
Be located in space: locate a place
- Locate a city / country
Ask sb to do sth: give intructions / indications
Accept sth: say yes
Refuse sth: a negative answer
Participate in a conversation: say you do not understand
DELF A1: SOCIOCULTURAL
Greetings (in a meeting)
The simple forms of address
You or You
The rituals of friendly letter / postcard / e-mail

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French Sample Paper for Class IX

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French Sample Paper for Class VIII

                                                        CLASS-VIII
                                                     SUB - FRENCH

TIME:45 Mins                                                                                             M. MARKS: 25            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
General Instructions
⦁    The paper is divided into two parts:
Section A (Writing) 15 marks
Section B (Grammar) 10 marks
⦁    Read the paper carefully
⦁    All the questions are compulsory
⦁    Attempt the paper neatly and legibly
                                
SECTION A (Writing)

 Traduirez le texte en anglais.                                           (10)

C'est le premier jour de cours. Les élèves retrent à l'école aprés les vacances. Aneesh et Manuel cherchent leur classe de francais. Ils recontrent Caroline et Nathalie.

Aneesh: Salut les amies. Ça va?

Caroline: Ça va bien et vous?

Aneesh: Moi aussi.

Manuel: Natalie, où sont ton cartable et tes livres.

Nathalie: Mais nous ne travaillons pas aujourd'hui. C'est le premier jour. Je vais à la
        papeterie.

Caroline: Vous avez quel cours maintenant?

Aneesh: Français. J'aime le cours de francais.

Caroline: Maths. Je n'aime pas les maths.

Manuel et Aneesh: Au revoir!

Caroline et Nathalie: Au revoir!


2. Écrivez la phrase en français utiliser les verbes de quantité.                 (5)
  (write the sentence in french using adverbs of quantity.)

1. She has enough pencils.

2. How many notebooks you want?

3. He has more books than his brother.

4. I have lots of chocolates.

5. There are few students in the class.


SECTION B (Grammar)

6. Complétez avec l'article partitif.                                       (5)
  (Complete with partitif article.)

1. Nous mangeons ................. Pain.

2. Je veux ............................ Crayons

3. Vous achetez ............................ Sucre.

4. Tu prends ................................. Eau.

5. Ils prennent .............................. Bonbons.


4. Complétez avec à, à la, à l', au, aux, de, du, de l', de la, des.                 (5)
  (Complete with à, à la, à l', au, aux, de, du, de l', de la, des.)

1. C'est la chambre .......................................... enfants.

2. La couleur ..................................... trousse est belle.

3. Tu vas ....................................... resturant.

4. Voilà la bicyclette ............................ professeur.

5. Je parle ................................... amie ............................. Pierre.


















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