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FIRST
THOUSAND
les
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WORDS
FRENCHIN

Heather Amery &

les poules V^ Stephen Cartwright (S I e papillon
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THE USBORNE

FIRST
THOUSAND
WORDS
FRENCH
IN
With easy pronunciation guide

Heather Amery
Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright
Revised edition edited by Nicole Irving
and designed by Andy Griffin
French language consultant: Lorraine Sharp
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On every big picture across h/v'O pages,
there is a little yellow duck to look for.
Can you find it?
 About this book
This book is for everyone who is starting to learn French.
By looking at the small, labeled pictures, it will be easy to learn
the words. You can also look at the large central picture and "^i^-^
try to recall words for things. This helps to make the words stick
in your mind, and it is also lots of fun. Seeing things in a scene

will also help you to remember them.

Masculine and feminine words

When you look at French words for things such as "table" or
"man", you will see that they have le, la or T in front of them.
This is because all French words for things and people are
either masculine or feminine. Le is the word for "the" in front of
a masculine word, la is "the" in front of a feminine word, and
you use \' in front of words that begin with "a", "e", "\" "o" or ,

"u" In front of words that are plural (more than one, such as
.

"tables" or "men"), the French word for "the" is les.

All the labels in this book show words for things with le, la,
r or les. Always learn them with this little word.

Looking at French >vords

A few French words have accents. These are signs that are
written over or under some letters. Usually they are over the
letter "e" and they change the way you say the letter.
,

Saying French >vords

The best way to learnhow to say French words
is to listen to a

French speaker and repeat what you hear. To help you,

though, in the word list at the back of the book, you will find
an easy pronunciation guide for each French word.

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About this revised edition
This edition brings new
life to on enormously popular

book. The book has been redesigned

to give even clearer pictures and labels, and there are
many brand-new illustrations by
Stephen Cartv/right. The book has also been brought up
to date, so that it now includes objects which have made
their way into everyday life in recent years.
 La maison
lelit

le robinet

le papier

hygienique

la brosse a dents

I'eau
!l l i W ii II ,! ; l
il ll"Tr-T

Le salon
les toilettes

eponge

le lavabo

la douche

le dentifrice
la serviette la radio le coussin moquette
la |e canape
 le peigne \q jrap la descente de lit
la chaise la couette
rarmoire

' i--' ' '^ble

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I'escalier
rodioteur vTdXo
la planche a
repasser les ordures
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. frannp<;
nunytii, ' chiffon les carrea
bouilloire couteaux le lave-linge

le torchon les bols

|es tosses b
j^s allumettes la le placard
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Le jardin
la brouette

la ruche

escargot

les briques

le pigeon

la beche

la coccinelle

la poubelle

es graines

'e^^'eurs ^^^P"
I'appentis le ver de terre le tourniquet (^ binette
'^
 L'atelier

la planche les copeaux |e canif

les punaises I'araignee les boulons les ecrous
la toile d'araignee

e tonneau
 La rue
le magasin

i
le trou

le cafe

Tambular

^ '^ '> > "^

le trottoir

I'antenne de
television

la ch(

le toit

le bulldc

lavoiturede tuyaux le marteau I'ecole la cour de

|es
hotel le monsieur police piqueur
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recreation
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le taxi le passage ., .

^^'" camion le cinema

pour pietons ' 'e de signalisation

la camionnette

le rouleau
compresseur

la remorque

la maison

le marche

les marches

la moto

la bicyclette I'agent de police

I'immeuble
le camion de pompiers la voiture la dame lampadaire
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 Le magasin de jouets rharmonica

ie train electrique

les des

la maison le sifflet
^*"^ la trompette
J .
|es cubes
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\q
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chateau

tort
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le sous-marm
4 de poupee les fleches
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parachute
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les batons de
maquiilage
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compresseur
les masques

les soldats b boite de , r .

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de plomb peinture '"^

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 les
M
balancoires
Lejardin public

la grenouille

n. /^ffn. X\\l\>^' -^

le lac le buisson
le toboggan les tetards
16
le bebe la planche a roulettes la terre |a poussette la balancoi
les enfants

le tricycle

les oiseaux

PtJt
la cloture

lebal

le bateau

la ficelle

la fiaque d'eau

les canetons

la corde a sauter

la plate-bande les cygnes a aisse i

les
^-^ j
canards les arbres
17
Lezoo
 les rails
'Le voyage I'helicoptere

la locomotive

les tampons

la controleuse

valise
la vol

t
la billetterie '^'
,

les
.

reux . , les phares " ^"^

sac a dos
I , ,

le |e moteur la roue la batterie

de signalisation
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 la tour de
controle

le steward

le pilote

le lovoge-auto

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a depanneuse

a pompe a essence
camion-citerne 'a clef I'huile
le
j^ ^^ |g capot
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 4m La campagne la montagne
I'eolienne

la montgolfiere

1 , tw
e papillon

i-^
le ruisseau

poteau

m
le

indicateur

le herisson

la riviere la route
I'ecureuil la foret
 J- -11 le papillon
aqe
I I

u ^^r^^l les rondins e vi j^.,;t ^t

les tentes le canal ^ de nuit i

le pent
e camion-citerne h grange la boue charrette
 tnr% ^^ ^ mm la palissade |a selle I'etable

le foin les moutons |e7

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rernne
bottes de paille cheval
I
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le
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 4^ La plage le coquillage
le bateau a voiles

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le marin '^
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crabe
^
|q mouette I'Tl^
le conot a moteur le ski nauhque
les
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vogues
\r.
le
^u
chapeau
de p^ille
nXj^^^\^
la falaise le navire le kayak
M
les galets
 L'ecole
les ciseaux le tableau

^ .- - T

le crayon

le stylo
le bureau la
lesli la colle led
a encre
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 la
W
corbeille
a papier
I
I'institutrice 'a
T
boTte
la carte
le pinceau |e plafond

'^ '^'^'^ "'^

lapoignee b plante ^op^rnonde fa fi||e
'^^
^r" la lompe
cire
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 I'infi
i L'hopital 1,
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ours en peluche
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pomme

le coton

le medicament

I'ascenseur

la robe
de chambre

les bequilles

les comprimes

/
le plateau

la montre

le thermometre

le fauteuil puzzle la sermgue

rideau le platre 1 bande |e
roulant le docteur
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Le docteur
les
1^pantoufles
n
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I'ordinateur

le pansement

la banane

O
le raisin

le panier

les jouets

la poire

les cartes

la couche

c^-'

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la

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les mouchoirs r,^ n j/
la chemise le pyjama Torange Q BD lo solle cl ottente ^
la television ^^
^r,
en r.r.r.\^r
papier o ,
i
nuit
 La fete
les cadeaux

le gateau la paille la bougie a guirlande les jouets

le sandwich le beurre le fromage '^ P^'" la nappe
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 le pamplemousse
Le magasin ''^'"S

la carotte

le chou-fleuf

le poireau

le champignon

le concombre

i ^

le citron

le celeri

I'abricot

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ie melon |'oi gnon
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la prune
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la rarine
la viande
|a balance les bocaux I'ananas

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3 f^9=i'i'fe- ite
le yaourt

le panier

les boTtes
de conserve

les pommes Uo hnriroK

'^ naricoTs
, , .

'es epinards
,
i

|a caisse a citrouille le caddie

de terra
35
 La nourriture

les crepes les petits pains

36
 /

ie jambon

ledi

les frites
les desserts
37
 ^
la tete 'f^ .
-'

les oreilles le cou les epaules

les doigts de pied

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la jambe
\ A^
yKy
^/l_-_^ le
le

genou
pied

la poitrine le dos
H
le derriere

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y \.

la main le pouce les doigts

38
Les vetements

les chaussettes le slip le maillot de corps le pantalon le jean

i
la jupe la chemise la cravate le short le collant la robe

le pull-over le sweat-shirt I'echarpe

le mouchoit
le gilet

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les tennis les chaussures les sandales les bottes les gants

q.,o

^^ Vj-v^
^^:?^ j \. la ceinture
'
la boucle
la fermeture le lacet le
U^*vj
bouton
les'

boutonnieres
\ . li .A eclair

les poches le manteau la casquette le chapeau

39
le serveur
la serveuse

La famille

le fils

le frere
la fille
la soeur la
la mere
femme
le

le
pere
mari

^
la tante I'oncle (

le
le

cousin
grand-pere

|a grand-mere

41
 Les actions

danser se lover tricoter

ram per
42
Les contraires
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Les jours
TTmnnfTn
linrTrroTrj
mardi / ^ ^7 uiro 1 -j^ /
i I samed
7 ^
mercredi ?:^^. /
, , /

j le calendrier

le matin le soir
Jours de fete

I'anniversaire *<
,

le cadeau

le gateau d'anniversaire

le jour du mariage
 Le temps soleil
'

i:^ les nuages

le parapluie

le vent

le givre

Les saisons

le printemps I'ete

automne
48
 Les sports

le surf de neige

la voile
O la planche a voile

le karate

a batte

^2 le football la gymnostique la balle

americain

'appat

la peche , ^A

le plongeon ^>(

la natation
50
le badminton

le tennis de tabi
le patinage

^ le telesiege

V '-
.
(T^
-\

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 Les couleurs
^r
ii3 orange

>vert

gris

rouge

bleu nolet Lj joune

iau
Ll blanc

Les formes

le triangle
I'ovale
carre croissant

A le le

52
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9
2

Les nombres
1 ,. un

2 deux

3 trois ^RT ^W fflns.

4 quatre ^d^j)ljl]^^ ^c^Y) iefZ

5 cinq jffffff
6 six

7 sept #000 0<J

8 hui, O^&OOt^D
10 dix QBB^ltoBaaa^S

1 douze

13 treize ^ \ r^ :7 \7 ^7 \r^ ?' ^'

1 quatorze

15 quinze

1 6 seize

1 7 dix-sept

18 dix-hui. Mtfcia,ai^a.Q.tQ,a.&na
1 dix-ne

20 vingt

53
La fete foraine
Le cirque
Word list

In this list, you can find all the French words in this About French pronunciation
book. They are listed in alphabetical order. Next to Read the pronunciation as if it were an English
each one, you can see its pronunciation (how to say word, but try to remember the following points
it) in letters like this, and then its English translation. about how f^rench words are said:

are the French is said like the "s" in "treasure";

Remember that French nouns (words for things) j

either masculine or feminine (see page 3). In the list,

when you see (nj in a pronunciation, you
or (m)
each one has le, la, \' or les in f^ront of it. These all
shoulcl barely say the "n" or "m"; say the letter that
mean "the". The words with le are masculine, those is before it through your nose, as if you had a cold;
with la are feminine.
the French r is made at the back of the throat and
French nouns that begin with "a", "e", "\" "o" or ,
sounds a little like gargling;
"u", and many that begin with an "h", have I' in
front of them. At the end, you will see (m) or (f) to the French u is not like any sound in English. It is a
show if the word is masculine or feminine. Plural little a cross between the "ew" of "few" and the
like

nouns (a noun is plural if you are talking about more "oo" of "food". To say it, round your lips to say
than one, for example "cats") have les in front. "oo", then try to say "ee"; the pronunciations use
These are also followed by (m) or (f). the letters "ew" to show this sound.

A
 n
has
lo charrette
les des (m|
la gare la gar station

le gateau luh ga-taw cake

le gateau d'anniverscire luh ga-taw birthday cake
dannee-vair-sair
a gauche a gawsh (on/to) the left

le genou luh juh-noo knee

les gens (m/f) hi jolnj people
le gilet luh jee-lai cardigan
la girafe la jee-raf giraffe
le givre luh jeevr frost

lo gloce la glahss ice cream

la gomme la gom eraser
le gorllle luh goree-yuh gorilla
la gralne la grenn seed
grand groin) big
la grand-mere la gro(nj-mair grandmother
le grand-pere luh groin] pair grandfather
la grande roue la gro{n]d roo Ferris wheel
la grange la gro(njj barn
le grenier luh gruhn-yai attic

la grenouille la gruh-noo-yuh frog

grimper gra(mlpai to climb

gris gree grey

gros graw fat

la grue la grew crane

la guepe la gaip wasp
la guirlande la geer-lo(n)d paper chains
la guitare la gee-la rr guitar
la gymnastique la /eem-nastee(c gym

H
la hache la ash axe
la haie la ai hedge
le hamburger luh a(mjboor-ger hamburger
le hamster luh am-stair hamster
le haricot luh aree-kaw bean
I'harmonica (m| larmoneeka harmonica
haut aw high
le haut luh aw top
le haut-de-forme luh aw duh form top hat
I'helicoptere (m) lellee-koptair helicopter
I'herbe (f) lairb grass
le herisson luh airee-so(nj
le hibou luh eeboo owl
rhippopotame (m) leepo-pottam hippopotamus
I'hiver (m) lee-vair winter
rhomme-grenouille (m) lorn gruhnoo-yuh frogman
I'hopital (m) law-peetal hospital
I'hotel (m) law-tell hotel
I'hotesse de Pair (f) lawtess duh lair flight attendant
I'huile (f) Iweel oil

huit west eight

le (f) island
mmeuble (m) lee-merbl apartment building
nfirmier (m) la{n]ieerm-yai nurse (man)
nfirmiere (f) la(njfeern)-yair nurse (woman)
nstituteur (m) la(njstee-tewter teacher (man)
nstitutrice (f) lafnjstee-tewtreess teacher (woman)
nterrupteur (m) la(n)terrewp-ter switch

a jambe
luh ma-yo duh bain)
le pecheur
le riz
le i.ain
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lesfl eurs la barriere

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WORDS
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FRENCH IN :c:

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