Picking up French basics L01

I’ve been in France for sometime and learnt French at some point. However, as I didn’t use French for a long time, I almost forget even the basics. Recently, I’ve decided to pick it up again with Duolingo.

Covering lessons: Basics 1, Greetings and Basics 2.

French - Basics 1 and 2

French sounds

  • a, chat (as in “fAther”)
  • e, je (as in “pEtition”)
    • é, journée (similar to “bAY”)
    • è, très (as in “bEt”)
  • i, nuit (as in “lIsa”)
  • o, gros (as in “Or”)
  • u, salut
  • eau, beaucoup
  • an, mange, enchanté (nasal “ah”)
  • in, jardin, intelligent (nasal “eh”)
  • on, non, garçon (nasal “oh”)
  • un, lundi (nasal “uh”)

Subject and verb

  • etre (be)
    • Je suis (I am); Tu es (You are); Il/Elle est (He/She is)
  • parler (speak)
    • parle; parles; parle
  • manger
    • mange; manges; mange; mangez

New words

  • un garçon (a boy), une fille (a girl)
  • un homme (a man), une femme (a woman)
  • un/le chien (a/the dog), une pizza (a pizza)
  • le chat (the cat), le cheval (the horse), la chouette (the owl)
  • le croissant (the croissant), l’orange (the orange), une orange (an orange)

Countries/Regions

  • l’Espagne (Spain); Espagnol/Espagnole (Spanish)
  • Américain/Américaine (American)
  • Angleterre (England); Anglais/Anglaise (English)
  • la France; Français/Française (French)
  • Mexicain/Mexicaine (Mexican)
  • Italie (Italy)

Expressions

  • C’est super! (It’s great!)
  • Paul mange un croissant (Paul is eating a croissant); Tu manges; Vous mangez
  • C’est possible?

French - Greetings

  • Bonjour! (Good morning!/ Good afternoon!); Bonsoir!/Bonne soirée (Good evening!); Bonne nuit (Good night!)
  • Salut! (Hi!/Bye!, can be used any time of day)
  • Qui (Yes); C’est bien! (It’s good!)
  • Comment ça va? (How are you?); Ça va très bien (I’m doing very well), et toi? (And you?)
  • Bienvenue! (Welcome!); Bonne journée (Have a good day); Au revoir (Goodbye); À bientôt (see you soon); Enchanté (Nice to meet you);
  • À demain! (See you tomorrow!)
  • Merci beaucoup! (Thank you very much!)

French - Basics 2

  • Excuse-moi. (Excuse me.)
  • Comment tu t’appelles? (What’s your name); Quel est votre nom? (What is your name?)
  • Je m’appelle Duo. (My name is Duo); Il s’appelle Paul. (His name is Paul)
  • Une fille française. (A french girl)
  • Parlez-vous anglais? (Do you speak English?)
Author

Ryan Hou

Posted on

2020-10-31

Updated on

2023-04-16

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