Number-based Expressions

French Vocabulary - Basics

les jours de la semaine - the days of the week

lundi - Monday mardi - Tuesday mercredi - Wednesday jeudi - Thursday vendredi - Friday samedi - Saturday dimanche - Sunday

les mois - the months

janvier - January février - February mars - March avril  - April mai - May juin - June juillet - July août - August septembre - September octobre - October novembre - November décembre - December

les saisons - the seasons

le printemps - Spring l'été - Summer l'automne - Autumn l'hiver - Winter

les nombres - the numbers (1-10)

un - one deux - two trois - three quatre - four cinq - five six - six sept - seven huit - eight neuf - nine dix - ten

les couleurs - the colours 

rouge - red jaune - yellow bleu (m), bleue (f) - blue noir (m), noire (f) - black blanc (m), blanche (f) - white vert (m), verte (f) - green gris (m), grise (f) - grey marron - brown rose - pink

The colour (adjective) comes after the noun! English: the red car French: la voiture rouge

Le soleil est jaune. - The sun is yellow. La nuit est noire. - The night is black. La mer est bleue. - The sea is blue.

les interrogatifs - the question words

qui - who quoi - what pourquoi - why quand - when où - where comment - how combien - how much/many quel(le) - which/what

les expressions de base - basic phrases

Oui. - Yes. Non. - No. Bonjour. - Hello/Good day/Good morning. Bonsoir. - Good evening. Bonne nuit. - Good night. Salut! - Hi/Bye! Au revoir. - Goodbye. S'il vous plaît (formal) - Please S'il te plaît (informal) - Please De rien. - You’re welcome. Merci. - Thank you. Merci beaucoup. - Thank you very much. Bienvenu(e). - Welcome. A plus tard. - See you later.  A bientôt. - See you soon. A demain. - See you tomorrow. Je suis désolé(e). - I am sorry. Pardon! - Excuse me! Ça va? (informal) - How are you? Comment allez-vous? (formal) - How are you? Ça va. - I am fine. (Answer to “Ça va?”) Très bien. - Very good. Je vais bien. - I am fine. Pas mal. - Not bad. Mal. - Bad. Comment vous appelez-vous? (formal) - What is your name? Tu t'appelles comment? or: Comment tu t'appelles? (informal) - What is your name? Je m'appelle … - My name is … Enchanté(e)! - Nice to meet you! Vous êtes d'où? (formal) - Where are you from? Tu es d'où? (informal) - Where are you from? Je suis de … - I am from … Où habitez-vous? (formal) - Where do you live? Tu habites où? (informal) - Where do you live? J'habite à … -  I live in … Quel âge avez-vous? (formal) - How old are you? Tu as quel âge? (informal) - How old are you? J'ai ____ ans. - I am____years old. Parlez-vous français? (informal) - Do you speak French? Tu parles français? (informal) - Do you speak French? Je parle français. - I speak French. Je ne sais pas. - I don’t know. Bien sûr. - Of course.

Hi mum <3 do you any tag/post about curse words/expressions/slang? haha i promise to use it wisely! j'ai besoin de scold quelqu'un ;)

Hello dear,

I made those! Here's some more:

This is nonsense: Tu dis n'importe quoi (neutral)/Tu racontes de la merde (rude)

Shut the hell up: Ferme bien ta grande gueule

No one likes you: Personne ne t'aime

Chill: Calme ton cul

Random ways to express frustration without insulting anyone: Merde, Putain, Fait chier, Chier, Nique sa race, Nique sa mère, Chiottes, Ça me fait trop chier, Bordel, Putain de bordel de merde de sa race (as you do)...

Random insults that technically aren't rude (vocabulary) but still savage and efficient; doubting of someone's intelligence or worth: (agender) Face de rat, Banane + Benêt + Abruti + Neuneu (dumb) Cloporte, Andouille, Grosse quiche, Grosse tanche, Sale race; (f) Pouilleuse, Grande dinde; (m) Tête de noeud, Vaurien, Vieux con (older), Sale plouc, Gros porc (perv), Minable, Fils de chien, Pouilleux, Sac à vin (drunk)...

Same but actually rude: (a) Mange-merde, Enflure, Trou du cul, Raclure, Casse-couilles, Connard, Sac à merde, Sac à foutre, Sale merde, Grosse merde, Gros tas de merde, Lèche-cul (asslicker) ; (m) Sale bâtard, Crétin, Crevard (stingy), Couillon, Salopard, Tête de con, Connard, Sale boloss, Branleur (lazy), Ducon, Enculé de ta mère; (f) Grosse chienne, Pétasse, Connasse, Pouf/Poufiasse, Crevarde (stingy), Salope, Grognasse...

Bisous!

Some fruits and vegetables vocabulary in French

Here are some basic fruits and vegetables in French. Hope it will be useful to somebody…

(I’ve been inspired by another post but I can’t remember the blog)

Topics to write about in your target language(s)

These are for a range of different levels so do what you can!

Introduce yourself. Talk about your birthday, hobbies, languages you speak, etc.

Create characters and introduce them

Talk about your favourite book/book series. Why do you like it?

Favourite movie?

Favourite animal(s)?

Least favourite animal(s)?

What’s the weather like outside? What was it like yesterday? What do you hope it’ll be like tomorrow?

Describe your favourite colour without using the word

Talk about a childhood memory

Talk about a family member

Describe your pet/a pet you want

Where do you see yourself in the next year? next 5 years? next 10?

Describe your dream date

Complain about something that’s been bugging you lately

Talk about your day

Write a letter to anyone. Your mom, your friend, a stranger you saw on the train

Write a poem

Write about anything but the first letter of each sentence has to spell a word

Write what you need to do in the next week, month, year

Talk about your favourite food

What was your favourite story you read as a kid? Who read it to you?

Why did you start learning your target language(s)?

What language(s) would you like to learn in the future?

Talk about a dream you had

Pretend you’re at a restaurant. What type of conversations will you have there?

What’s something you’d never tell anyone? Why would you never tell anyone?

Your pet suddenly got the ability to talk. What do they say to you?

You’ve woken up somewhere you’ve never been before. Describe what it looks like

What do you want to do in the future?

Dream trip?

Do you want kids? Why or why not?

Translate a conversation you had with someone

Talk about your favourite weather

Favourite season?

Pretend you’re telling your childhood stuffed animal something

Write a to-do list

Talk about your favourite plant(s)

Write about something funny that happened to you or someone you know

Write about a time you were scared

A time when you were happy

Sad

Angry

Miserable

Give a summary of different books/movies you’ve read/watched

Write about your favourite teacher. Why did you like them?

What’s your favourite meal? Who makes it?

What’s your dream job? It doesn’t have to be realistic

What names do you like. Why?

Write about one of your fears

What motivates you to learn your target language(s)?

Possessive Adjectives

16/3/2019

In English, possessive adjectives function differently than they do in French. In French, the adjective has to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, the word “maison” is feminine so the possessive adjective is going to use the feminine version of the adjective. First, we take the version of “my” and translate it: “mon” (m.), “ma” (f.), or “mes” (m.&f.pl.). Now you have to choose which one to modify the noun with since the noun is feminine. The correct choice is “ma maison.” Here is a list of the possessive adjectives.

My:

Mon (m.)

Ma (f.)

Mes (m.&f.pl.)

Your (informal):

Ton (m.)

Ta (f.)

Tes (m.&f.pl.)

His/Her:

Son (m.)

Sa (f.)

Ses (m.&f.pl.)

Our:

Notre (m.&f.)

Nos (m.&f.pl.)

Your (formal):

Votre (m.&f.)

Vos (m.&f.pl.)

Their:

Leur (m.&f.)

Leurs (m.&f.pl.)

In my opinion, the trickiest one to remember is “leur/leurs” because you have to make sure the possessive adjective agrees with the noun it modifies and not the people involved. 

Example: Ils ont leur propre maison. > They have their own house. 

Example: Ils ont leurs propres maisons. > They have their own houses. 

Bien à vous !

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French adjectives that precede the noun (BAGS/BANGS)

bags/bangs stand for Beauty-Age-Number-Goodness-Size

When composing sentences in French the adjective always goes after the noun. For example: j'aime cette robe rouge. (I like this red dress.)

However when using BAGS/BANGS these particular words are placed before the noun.

This is also true for ordinal numbers: la deuxième mois de l'année est fevier (The second month of the year is Febuary).

B- beau, belle, joli, jolie, vilain, vilaine

A- Nouveau, nouvelle, vieux, vieille, jeune

N- [j’ai cinq ans], [prendre la première classe]

G- bon, bonne, mauvais, mauvaise, meilleur, meilleure

S- petit, petite, court, courte

If you’re not sure if an adjective comes before or after the noun, think ‘BANGS’

lets try some examples: ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

1. She is a beautiful girl :

(A) Elle est une belle fille.

(B) Elle est une fille belle.

2. They have a new car:

(A)  ils ont une voiture nouvelle.

(B)  ils ont une nouvelle voiture.

3. Enfin! My first day in my new office:

(A) Enfin! Mon premier jour dans mon bureau nouveau.

(B) Enfin! Mon jour premier dans mon nouveau bureau.

(C) Enfin! Mon jour premier dans mon bureau nouveau.

(D) Enfin! Mon premier jour dans mon nouveau bureau.

*answers tagged

NOTE:  There are some exceptions to BAGS/BANGS when it comes to some words, ‘Grand(e)’ is one of them. depending on where the adjective is placed, it can change the meaning. The BAGS/BANGS adjective before the noun could mean it figuratively vs after the noun meaning it literally. *Grand is an exception so it does not follow BAGS/BANGS rule.

ex:  Monsieur Phillips est un grand homme.

Mr. phillips is a great man.- figuratively M. Phillips is a great person. You always hear great things about  him from other people.

ex:  Monsieur Phillips est un homme grand.

Mr. phillips is a tall man  - literally, M. Phillips is a tall man; 7 ft to be exact.

pt2 Exceptions with BAGS/BANGS

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here’s my brainstorming process for writing essays! the example questions i used are pretty straightforward but i use this for more abstract essay questions as well.