Notes: Lesson 2B
- Tu connais...? (Do you know (a person, not a fact)... ?)
- C'est... (It's...)?
- Tu connais la prof? (Do you know the teacher?)
- Oui! C'est Madame Koss! (Yes! That's Mrs. Koss!)
Before you read the next part, remember "Comment t'appelles-tu?"
- Comment s'appelle...? (What is ...'s name?)
- Il s'appelle... (His name is...)
- Elle s'appelle... (Her name is...)
- Comment s'appelle le prof? (What is the (male) teacher's name?)
- Il s'appelle Monsieur Derby.
- Comment s'appelle la prof? (What is the (female)teacher's name?)
- Elle s'appelle Madame Koss. (Her name is Mrs. Koss.)
Definite Article: the
Did you notice this time that the nouns had le or la in front of them? Le and la mean the.This is called the Definite Article.
| masculine | feminine |
|---|---|
| le (the) | la (the) |
| le copain (the friend) | la copine (the friend) |
In addition we have an issue that I like to call the Big, Ugly Vowel (the BUV). This is where you have two vowel sound back-to-back in French.
To avoid this, you will use l' before a noun starting with a vowel sound.
| masculine | feminine |
|---|---|
| l' ami (the friend) | l' amie (the friend) |
He is, She is (with nationalities)
You already know how to ask someone their nationality and tell your nationality. Now we're going to learn how to talk about other people's nationalities.
| masculine | feminine |
|---|---|
| Il est français. (He is French.) | Elle est française. (She is French.) |
| Il est anglais. (He is English.) | Elle est anglaise. (She is English.) |
| Don't forget to make your nationality feminine! |
One More Nationality:
| masculine | feminine |
|---|---|
| québecois (from Quebec) | québecoise (from Quebec) |