SALUTATION

Bonjour Good morning

Bon apre midi Good afternoon

Bonsoir Good evening

Bonne nuit Good night

Au revoir Good bye

Bienvenue Welcome

A pretard See you later

A bientot See you soon

Bon apetite Have a nice meal

Bon journee Have a nice day

Bon voyage Safe journey

Bon anniversaire Happy birthday

Bon fete de noel Happy chirstmas

Bon heureux d’annee Happy new year

INTRODUCTION

Fais la dialogue avec ton camarade

Se presente

Question : Comment tu t’appelle ? (what is your name?)

Respond :Je m’appelle ______ (my name is _________)

Question :Ou habites tu ? (where do you live?)

Respond : J’habite a offa (I live in offa)

Question: Quelle langue parles tu? (which language do you speak?)

Respond : Je parle francais et anglais. (I speak French and English.)

Question: Quelle est ton nationalite ?(what is your nationality?)

Respond: Je suis Nigeran/Nigeriane

Question Quel est ton loisir prefere

Repondez Mon loisir prefere est danser,lire, chantes

KEY

Je m.appelle

Tu t’appelle

Il s’appelle

Elle s’appelle

LES JOUR ET LES MOIS

DAYS AND MONTHS

Mois de l’annee (month of the year)

Dan l’annee,il ya douze(12) mois (There are 12 month in a year)

Francais Anglais
Janvier January
Fevrier Febuary
Mars March
Avril April
Mai May
Juin June
Juillet July
Aout August
Septembre September
Octobre October
Novembre November
Decembre December

Dan le mois de mai,il ya 29,30 ou 31 jours

JOUR DE LA SEMAINE (Days of the week)

Dan une semaine,il ya sept (7) jours
Francais Anglais
Lundi Monday
Mardi Tuesday
Mercredi Wednesday
Jeudi Thursday
Vendredi Friday
Samedi Satursday
Dimanche Sunday
ARTICLES
What is an article?

An article is one of the word the, a, and an which is placed in front of a noun

THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

The definite article:’The’ in English, this is used to identify a particular thing
or person.

The definite article: le, la, l’ and les

The basic rule
In English e only have one definite article: the. In French, there is more than
one definite article to choose from. All French noun are either masculine
feminine and just as in English, they can be either singular or plural. The
word you choose for ’ the’ depends on whether the noun it is used with is
masculine or feminine, singular or plural. This may sound complicated but it
is not too difficult.

With masculine noun With feminine noun

Singular Le /l’ la /l’
Plural Les les

Example
• Le is use in front of masculine singular nouns

Le garcon the boy

Le roi the king

Le homme the man

Le jardin the garden

• La is used in front of feminine singular nouns

La reine the queen
La fille the girls
La femme the woman
La porte the door

• L’ is used in font of singular noun that start with a vowel

(a,e,I,o,or,u)whether they are masculine or feminine
L’ami (masculine) the friend
L’eau (feminine) the water
L’etage (masculine) the floor

Note l’ is also used in front of most words starting with h but some
other take le or la instead.
L’hopital the hospital
Le hamster the hamster
La hi-fi the stereo
• Les is used in front of plural nouns. Whether masculine or feminine and
whatever letter they start with.
Les chien the dogs
Les portes the doors
Les amis the friends
 THE INDEFINITE UN, UNE AND DES
In English we have indefinite article a, which changes to an in front of
a word that start with a vowel. In the plural we say either some or any
or nothing at all.
With masculine noun With feminine noun
Singular Un une
Plural des des

• Un is used in front of masculine

un roi a king
un chien a dog un
garcon a boy
un jardin a gardin

• Une is used in front of feminine singular nouns

• une reine a queen
• une fille a girls
• une femme a woman
une porte sa door

• Des is used in front of plural nouns whether they are feminine or

masculine and whatever letter they start with.
Des reines the queens
Des filles the girls
Des femmes the women
Des portes the doors
Des enfants children
 Personal pronoun
What is a subject pronoun?
A subject pronoun is a word such as I, he, she, and they which performs the
action expressed by the verb. Pronoun stand in for nouns when it is clear who
is being talked about, for example, my brother isn’t here at the moment. He‘ll
be back in an hour.

Using subject pronouns

Here are the French subject pronouns

Singular Meaning Plural Meaning

je (j) I Nous we
Tu You Vous you
Il He Ils they(masculine)
It
Elle She elles They(feminine)
It
On One
(we/you/they)

Tip je changes to j’ in front of words beginning with a vowel, most

words beginning with h and French word y Exemple j’arrive !
I’m just coming!

Bon, j’y vais. Right, I’m off.

NOUNS
A noun is a ‘naming’ word for a living being, thing or idea, for
example, woman. Happiness, Andrew
in French the noun is either masculine or feminine, whenever you are
using a noun. You need to know whether it is masculine or feminine as
this affect the form of other words with it, such as
• pronoun (such as il or elle )that replace it
• articles (such as le or une)that go before it
• adjective that describe it

Noun referring to people

i. un homme a man ii. une femme a
woman iii. un garcon a boy
iv. une fille a girl

Noun referring to people in a family when adjective is used to

describe the noun
Mon pere my father
Ma mere my mother
Mon frere my brother
Ma seour my sister
Ma cousine my female cousin
Mon cousin my male cousin
Mon oncle my oncle
Ma tante my aunt
Mon grand pere my grand father
Ma grand mere my grand mother
Noun referring to things
In English we call all things –for example table, car, book, apple,we use it.in
French things are either masculine or feminine.

These are lots of rule to help you

Word ending in-e are generally feminine

Example

Une boulangerie a baker

Une banque a bank

Une chaise a chair

Une table a tables

Une livre a text book

Word ending with a consonant are generally masculine.

Examples

un aeroport an airport
un professeur a teacher
un bureau an office
un cahier a chair
un stylo a pen
un tableau a board
un ordinateur a computer
Noun as name of a place
Le marche the market

La gare the garage

L’eglise the church

La banque the bank

L’earoport the airport

La maison the house

L’hopital the hospital

L’ecole the school

LES PROFESSIONS
Question :Quel est ta profession? (what is your profession?)

Respond :Je suis un/une (Profession) ___ I am a (profession)

Un Journalist A Journalist

Une Avocate A female lawyer

Un medecin A male doctor

Un chanteur A singer

Un coiffeur A barber

Une coiffure An hair dresser

Un ingenieur An engineer

Un infirmier A male nurse

Un chauffeur A driver
Une secretaire A female secretary

Un banqurer A male banker

LES VERBES (The verbs)

A verb is a doing word which describes what someone or something does,
what someone or something is or what happens to them.

LES VERBES AUXILIAIRES

Les verbes auxiliaires sont le verb etre et avoir

LE VERB “etre” (Verb to be)

Je suis I am

Tu es you are

Il est he is

Elle est she is

Nous sommes we are

Vous etes you are

Ils sont they are

Elles sont they are

LE VERB “ avoir ” ( Verb ‘to have’)

Jai I have
Tu as you have
Elle a she has
Il a he has
Nous avons we have
Vous avez you have
Ils /Elles ont they have
ADJECTIVES
What is an adjective?

An adjective is a “describing”word that tells you more about a person

or things,such as their appearance,colour,size or other qualities, for example,
pretty, blue, big.

Using adjectives

Adjectives are words like clever, expensive and silly that tell you more about
a noun(a living being, thing or idea).They can also tell you more about a
pronoun, such as he or they.

In French, however, most adjectives agree with what they are describing.
This means that their endings change depending on whether the person or
thing you reffering to is masculine or feminine, and singular or plural.
Example

Un mot francais a French word

Une chanson francaise a French song

Des traditions francaises French traditions

In English we put adjective BEFORE the noun they describe, but in French
you usually put them AFTER it.

Un chat noir a black cat

Making adjectives agree

The basic rules
In dictionaries,regular French adjectives are usually shown in the masculine
singular form.You need to know how to change them to make them agree
with the noun or pronoun that they are describing.
To make an adjective agree with the noun or pronoun it describes, you simply
add the following ending in most cases

With masculine noun With feminine noun

Singular - -e

Plural -s -es

Look at the following examples

Masculine Masculine Feminine Feminine Meaning

singular plural Singular plural

Petit Petits Petite Petites Small

Grand Grands Grande Grandes Big

Noir Noirs Noire Noires Black

Joli Jolis Jolie Jolies Fine

Court Courts Courte Courtes Short

Lourd Lourds Lourde Lourdes Heavy

Laid Laids Laide Laides Ugly

Some very common adjectives have irregular feminine forms

Masculine form Feminine form Meaning

Blanc Blanche White, blank

Doux Douce Soft, Sweet, Gentle

Faux Fausse Untrue

Frais Fraiche Fresh, Chilly, Cool

Gentil Gentille Nice, Kind

Gros Grosse Big, Fat

Long Longue Long