French Vocabulary: Numbers 30-60

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Numbers 30-60 le vocabulaire français: les nombres 30-60 Learning numbers 30-60 (les nombres trente – soixante) is very important in every major aspect of Francophone culture. You can tell time, buy and sell things, and count anything you want! Knowing numbers is a basic element of communication in any culture! Study: Learning numbers 30-60 (les nombres trente – soixante) is […]

French Vocabulary: Numbers 0-30

… Identify: French Vocabulary: Numbers 0-30 le vocabulaire français: les nombres 0-30 Learning numbers 0-30 (les nombres zéro – trente) is very important in every major aspect of Francophone culture. You can tell time, buy and sell things, and count anything you want! Knowing numbers is a basic element of communication in any culture! Study: Learning numbers […]

French Grammar: Adverbs – Basics

Identify: French Vocabulary: Adverbs – Basics le vocabulaire français: les adverbes – une introduction Just as an adjective modifies (describes) a noun, an ADVERB modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  Adverbs generally answer the question How? How well? How much? How often? or When? They help us provide more details when we’re describing actions. […]

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogatives

… Identify French Grammar: Asking Questions – Interrogatives la grammaire française: poser les questions – les interrogatifs French Interrogatives (les interrogatifs) are words that are used to ask questions! They interrogate! Asking different kinds of questions will help you manage every kind of day-to-day interaction in French. You need to ask questions in order to find […]

French Grammar: Irregular -ER Verbs (Present Tense)

Identify: French Grammar: Irregular -ER Verbs Verbs are used to communicate actions. They DO things! If you plan on doing anything in French, you’ll need to learn how verbs work – even the quirky ones! (Especially the quirky ones…) Connect: “Bonjour! Je m’appelle Yvette. Mon mari s’appelle Christophe. Nous voyageons beaucoup. Moi, je préfère voyager […]

French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-ER] Verbs

… Identify: French Grammar: Present Tense – Regular [-ER] Verbs la grammaire française: les temps présent – les verbes réguliers en [-er] Verbs are used to communicate actions. They DO things! If you plan on doing anything in French, you’ll need to learn how verbs work! Study: Infinitives and Conjugation: Infinitive verbs are verbs that are […]

French Web Media : Photo Slideshow – Personality Traits

French Web Media : Photo Slideshow – Personality Traits (No Text) (Navigate the slides using the left and right arrows) Questions: TBA The LEAF Project www.leaflanguages.org Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

French Grammar: Asking Questions – Yes / No

… Identify: French Grammar: Asking Questions – Yes / No la grammaire française: poser les questions – oui / non A “Yes / No” question is a question that can be answered simply by ”Yes” or “No”.  Asking questions is a basic, but important, communication skill in French, just as it is in English! Study: […]

French Grammar: Likes and Dislikes

Identify: French Grammar: Likes and Dislikes la grammaire française: les goûts et les dégoûts There are several verbs in French that communicate likes and dislikes. Knowing what people like and dislike can help with food choices, activities, shopping, and other things! Study: The following -ER verbs are used to discuss likes (les goûts): AIMER :  […]

French Grammar: Adjective Placement – Basics

Identify: French Grammar: Adjective Placement – Basics la grammaire française: la disposition des adjectifs – une introduction In French, the position of adjectives (adjective placement) is very important.  French adjectives usually go AFTER most nouns.  But some adjectives go before nouns.  If you don’t arrange your nouns and adjectives correctly, French-speaking people won’t understand what […]