Week One

Chapitre Prliminaire:
Leon 1
Monday
Relevant Phrases:

Bonne anne- Happy New Year

Bon voyage- Have a good trip
Bon appetite- Enjoy your meal
Bonjour- Good day (hello)

Homework:
All assignments will be in Pearson MyFrenchLab.
To register you will need your passcode.
Class ID: CRSKL4W-10034468

First Test is Monday January 25

All homework online is due that morning.

Homework is an automatic 100 as long as it has been done, correctness doesnt matter.

Terms:

Prepositions o Chez- home (the home of)

Pronouns
o moi- Me
o toi- you
o il- him/he
o elle- her/she
o nous- us
o vous (informal; collective)- you all
o vous (formal)- you in a formal format
o ils- they (a group of all guys or guys and girls)
o elles- they (a group of all girls)

Endings:
-air words that end in air are usually equivalent to the similar looking English words that
end in ary.

Tuesday
Introductions:
Je me prsente- May I present myself.
Je mappelle- My name is (I call myself)
1st form
2nd Form
3rd Form
moi
je
me
toi
tu
te
lui/elle
il/elle
se
nous
nous
nous
vous
vous
vous
eux/elles
ils/elles
se
*soi is also occasionally used for a virtual 3rd person (French version of saying
one/oneself).

Wednesday
Verbs:
Etre- to be
Pronoun

tre Form

Combined

Meaning

Je

suis

Je suis

I am

Tu

es

Tu es

You are

Il/Elle/On

est

Il/Elle/On est

He/She/One is

Nous

sommes

Nous sommes

We are

Vous

tes

Vous tes

You all are/You are

Ils/Elles

sont

Ils/elles sont

They are

-er verbs (verbs ending in er):

When used with vous, -er is changed to ez

Aller- to go
Pronoun

Aller Form

Combined

Meaning

Je
Tu

vais
vas

I'm going/I went

You're going/You went

Il/Elle/On

va

Je vais
Tu vas
Il/Elle/On y
va

Nous
Vous

allons
tes

Nous allons
Vous tes

We are going/We went

You all are/You are going/went

Ils/Elles

sont

Ils/elles sont

They are going/went

He/She/One is going/went

Terms and phrases:

de from/of
oui yes
non no
bien well
bon good
mal not badly
mauvais - bad/sick
Tu es do? Where are you from?

Thursday
How to make a verb negative:
Ne + verb + pas
Ex. Ne parler pas not speaking/dont speak
The conjugation of -er verbs (like parler):
Pronoun
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles

Change to the
ending
_er to _e
_er to _es
_er to _e
_er to _ons
_er to _ez
_er to _ent

New format
Je Parl
Tu parles
Il/Elle/On parle
Nous parlons
Vous parlez
Ils/elles parlent

Pronunciations
Par lei
parl
parl
par lon
par lei
par lont

Terms and phrases:

Aujourdhui today
Mais but
Voici/Voil This is/There
Voir to see
Moi aussi me also
Au revoir - see you again (goodbye!)
plus/ plus tard see you later
(informal/formal)
bientt see you soon
demain see you tomorrow
ce soir see you this
evening
la semaine prochaine see
you next week
la prochaine fois see you
next time
lundi See you Monday
cet aprs-midi see you
this afternoon
midi see you at noon
(midday)

Days of the week and months of the year:

lundi Monday
mardi Tuesday
mercredi Wednesday
jeudi Thursday
vendredi Friday
samedi Saturday
dimanche Sunday
janvier January
fvrier February
mars March
avril April
mai May
juin June
juillet July
aot August
septembre September
octobre October
novembre November
dcembre December
Never capitalize days
of the week of months
of the year!