Quiz

Question 1

Why would you use le/la/les vs. un/une/des and du/de la/des?

Answer 1

le/la/les describes a specific thing - that/this
definitive
(e.g. le café is the coffee; Est-ce que le café pour moi?)

un/une/des describes a thing - a/an
infinitive
(e.g. un café is a coffee; As-tu un café?)

du/de la/des describes a part of - some
partative
(e.g. du café is come coffee; Il y a du café dans le
cafetière)

Note: use de l’ if the noun begins with a vowel regardless of gender
(i.e. instead of du oeuf it’s de l’oeuf even though oeuf is masculin)

Question 2

What is c’est?

Answer 2

ce + est = c’est
this/that + être il present = this/that is

Use this when you need a subject in the sentence

Question 3

What’s the difference between c-est and il y a?

Answer 3

c’est means this/that is

il y a means there is

Question 4

Which “little words” do you change into de when answering a question negatively?

Answer 4

du or au
e.g. Est-ce que vous avez du laitue?
No, je n’ai pas de laitue.

{Do you have some lettuce?
No I don’t have any lettuce.}