Chapter 4: This is not a pipe Flashcards by K P | Brainscape

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Ce + être = c’est

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ce = this
être = is
c’est = this is

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This is

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C’est

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These are

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Ce sont

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This is a book

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C’est un livre

Say tuh(n) leev(e)

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These are books

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Ce sont des livres

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It’s me

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C’est moi

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It’s easy

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C’est facile

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It’s soon

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C’est bientôt

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This is a bag
These are bags

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C’est un sac
Ce sont des sacs

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This is a photo
These are photos

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C’est une photo
Ce sont des photos

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Definite articles

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“the” in English - point to a specific noun

C’est un livre
It’s a book

le
la
les
l’

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Indefinite articles

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“a” or “an” in English - point to an unspecific noun

C’est le livre que j’adore
It’s the book I love

un
une
des

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Masculine indefinite article

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un

un stylo
a pen

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Masculine definite article

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le

le livre
the book

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Feminine indefinite article

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une

une banane
a banana

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Feminine definite article

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la

la femme
the woman

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Plural indefinite article

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des

des cahiers
notebooks

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Plural definite article

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les

les plantes
the plants

(plahnt)

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e/a vowel, or h
definite article

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l’

l’étudiant (the student)
l’homme (the man)

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A notebook

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un cahier

(cah-yeh)

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A pencil

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un crayon

(cray-oh(n))

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A book

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un livre

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A computer

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un ordinateur

(or-deen-ah-teur)

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A laptop

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un ordinateur portable

(por-tahbl)

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A mobile phone

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un téléphone portable

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A bag

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un sac

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A backpack

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un sac à dos

(sahk ah doh)

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A pen

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un stylo

(steelo)

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A chair

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une chaise

(chez)

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A table

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une table

(tah-bluh)

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It’s delicious! This is delicious!

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C’est délicieux

de-lees-yioo

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It’s difficult

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C’est difficile

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It’s a black pen

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C’est un stylo noir

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It’s a kind woman

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C’est une femme gentille

(say-toon)

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It’s a small house

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C’est une petite maison

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beautiful

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m = beau
f = belle

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White

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m = blanc
f = blanche

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Cheap

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m/f = bon marché

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Expensive

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m = cher
f = chère

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Short

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m = court (coooor)
f = courte (cooort)

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Difficult

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m/f = difficile

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Easy

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m/f = facile

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Weak

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m/f = faible

(fay-bleh)

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Strong

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m = fort (foR)
f = forte (foRt)

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Kind

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m = gentil (zhahn-tee)
f = gentille (zhahn-tee-y)

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Big

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m = grand (grahn)
f = grande (grahnd)

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Happy

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m = heureux (euh- ~reuh)
f = heureuse (euh- ~reuhz)

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Ugly

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m = laid (laih)
f = laide (lehd)

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Light

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m = léger (leh-geh)
f = légère (leh-zhehr)

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Long

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m = long (lohn(g))
f = longue (lohn-guh)

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Heavy

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m = lourd (loo-ohr)
f = lourde (loo-ohrd)

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Small

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m = petit (petee)
f = petite

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Sad

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m/f = triste (treest)

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Mean

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m = méchant (meh-shahn)
f = méchante (meh-shahnt)

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Black

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m = noir
f = noire

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In french, adjectives are generally after the noun

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Except short nouns (beau, bon, long, petit)

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It’s a difficult test

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C’est un test difficile

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It’s a white blouse

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C’est une chemise blanche

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It’s a small house

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C’est une petite maison

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It’s a long road

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C’est un long chemin

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Nouns ending in ___ are often feminine

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-e
-ion

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Nouns ending in ___ are often masculine

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-age
-ege
-é
-isme

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