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THE USBORNE
FIRST
THOUSANDWORDSIN FRENCHles
poussins
les poules V^Heather Amery &Stephen Cartwright (S Ie papillon
^^sJ\SED ED;r/o,'A/
THE USBORNE
FIRST
THOUSANDWORDSIN FRENCH
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
^ ^ & « ^ B -^j^ c^-^On every big picture across h/v'O pages,
there is a little yellow duck to look for.
Can you find it?
About this bookThis 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 andtry 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 wordsWhen 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, andyou 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.
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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 >vordsA 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 learn how 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.
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 madetheir way into everyday life in recent years.
La maisonlelit
le robinet
le papier
hygienique
la brosse a dents
I'eau
les toilettes
eponge
le lavabo
la douche
!l l i W ii II ,! ; lil ll"Tr-T
Le salon
la serviette
le dentifrice
la radio le coussin la moquette |e canape
la chaise la couettele peigne
\q jrap la descente de lit
rarmoire
rodioteur vTdXo '« i°--' '° '^ble,,3 fe,,,,
I'escalier
la planche a
repasser les ordures
I .ii • . frannp<; '© chiffon les carreabouilloire couteaux nunytii,
^^^
le lave-linge
le torchon |es tossesj^s allumettes la b
les bolsle placard
/
la brouette
la ruche
escargot
les briques
le pigeon
la beche
la coccinelle
la poubelle
es graines
Le jardin
I'appentis le ver de terre'e^^'eurs
le tourniquet(^ binette
'^ ^^^P"
• L'atelier
la planche les copeaux |e canif
les punaises I'araignee les boulons les ecrousla toile d'araignee
e tonneau
La ruele magasin
ile trou
le cafe
Tambular
^'^ '> > "^
le trottoir
I'antenne detelevision
la ch(
le toit
le bulldc
lavoiturede|es tuyaux le marteau I'ecole la cour de
] 2I hotel le monsieur police piqueur recreation
le taxi le passage ., .
pour pietons '^^'"® 'e camion de signalisation
=^S^==l
le cinema
la camionnette
le rouleau
compresseur
la remorque
la maison
le marche
les marches
la moto
la bicyclette
le camion de pompiers
I'agent de policela voiture la dame I'immeuble
lampadaire 13
Le magasin de jouets rharmonica
ie train electrique
les des
] 4 de poupeela maison le sifflet |es cubes i u-.^ £ . i
^*"^ la trompetteJ .
'^^ t-uueb\q chateau tort le sous-marm
les fleches
•^ ^ ^gles batons de
A'arc le parachute |,«b^°te«-maquiilage
'^'^"'^^^ les masquescompresseur
les soldats b boite de , r .
de plomb peinture '"^^''^*
15
M Lejardin publicles balancoires
la grenouille
£n. /^ffn. X\\l\>^' -^
16le toboggan les tetards
le lac le buisson
le bebe la planche a roulettes la terre |a poussette la balancoi
les enfants
le tricycle
les oiseaux
PtJtla cloture
lebal
le bateau
la ficelle
la fiaque d'eau
les canetons
la corde a sauter
la plate-bande les cygnes a aisse i^-—^ j
les canards les arbres
17
Lezoo
les rails
'Le voyageI'helicoptere
la locomotive
les tampons
la controleuse
la volvalise
20
la billetterie,
.'^'
les reux
de signalisation
tI
. , les phares " ^"^, ,
le sac a dos |e moteur la roue la batterie
la tour decontrole
le steward
.^^
le pilote
S
le lovoge-auto
C2
a depanneuse
le camion-citerne 'a clefj^ ^^ |g capot I'huile
a pompe a essence
21
4m La campagneI'eolienne
la montagne
la montgolfiere
e papillon
1 ,»tw
i-^
le ruisseau
le poteau
indicateurmle herisson
I'ecureuil la foret la riviere la route
les tentes
I J- I-11 le papillon
u ^^r^^l les rondins e vi aqe j^„.,;t i „^„tle canal ^ de nuit le pent
e camion-citerne h grange la boue charrette
tnr% ^^ ^ mmla palissade |a selle I'etable
le foin les moutons |e7L IX J -11
I L I
'®S COchonS 1^ fprm^bottes de paille le cheval 'C" rernne
25
4^ La plagele bateau a voiles
le coquillage
*:* ^26
le marin '^ crabe |q mouette I'Tl^
le conot a moteur le ski nauhque
— '-''\r. ^u nXj^^^\^le chapeau
les vogues de p^ille la falaise le navire le kayakM
les galets
L'ecoleles ciseaux le tableau
^ .- - T
le crayon
28le bureau
lesli
le stylo
a encre la collela
led€
W Ila corbeille
a papier
TI'institutrice 'a boTte
la cartele pinceau |e plafond
lapoignee b plante ^op^rnonde fa fi||e'^^ ^™r" la lompe
'^ •°'^'^°'^ "°'^
cire 29
i L'hopital #I'infi
le coton
le medicament
J
%1,
I L Iq pommeI ours en peluche ^
I'ascenseur
la robe
de chambre
9
les bequilles
les comprimes
/le plateau
la montre
le thermometre
30rideau le platre 1° bande le fauteuil |e puzzle
roulant le docteur
la sermgue
Le docteur 1^ nles pantoufles /^^^^/\::^
I'ordinateur
le pansement
la banane
O
le raisin
le panier
les jouets
f
I •
la poire
les cartes
la couche
c^-'
la
,M^^ Jr?^O ^^la chemise le pyjama Torange
la television ^^ nuit
les mouchoirs r,^ n j/ « »
^r, r.r.r.\^r Q BD lo solle cl ottente ^ ,en papier o i
La feteles cadeaux
le gateau la paille la bougie a guirlande les jouets
le sandwich le beurre le fromage '^ P^'" la nappe33
le pamplemousseLe magasin ''^'"S
la carotte
le chou-fleuf
le poireau
le champignon
le concombre
i ^
le citron
le celeri
I'abricot
34-ie melon |'oignon i .
^ le chc
3'"P^"^^
lalaitue les petits pois|^ ,^^^,
m̂
?v:^ 11^^L1-1>n'
la prunela rarine |a balance les bocaux
"^^ 4P*la viande
3 f^9=i'i'fe- ite• !^:^
I'ananas
le yaourt
le panier
les boTtes
de conserve
les pommes, , . ,
Uo hnriroK i
de terra 'es epinards '®^ naricoTs |a caisse a citrouille le caddie35
La nourriture
36les crepes les petits pains
/
ie jambon
ledi
les fritesles desserts
37
la tete 'f^ .-' ^
les oreilles
les doigts de pied
\ A—^ le pied
la jambe yKy
A^^fV^^^ ^/l_-_^ le genou la poitrine
le cou les epaules
Hle dos le derriere
la main
i\
y \.
V
38le pouce les doigts
Les vetements
les chaussettes le slip le maillot de corps le pantalon le jean
ila jupe la chemise la cravate le short le collant la robe
le pull-over le sweat-shirt le gilet I'echarpe
/J)
le mouchoit
les tennis les chaussures les sandales les bottes les gants
^^q.,o
Vj-v^ 'la boucle U^*vj les'
^^:?^j \. la ceinture la fermeture le lacet le bouton boutonnieres
\ . li .A eclair
les poches le manteau la casquette le chapeau
39
le serveurla serveuse
La famille
le fils la fille la mere le pere
le frere la soeur la femme le mari
la tante I'oncle (
le grand-pere
le cousin |a grand-mere^41
Les actions
42ram per danser se lover tricoter
Les contraires
2^^
Les jours
linrTrroTrjmardi / ^ ^7
TTmnnfTn
uiro 1 -j^ / i I samed
7 ^ mercredi ?:^^. /, , /
j le calendrier
le matin le soir
Jours de fete
I'anniversaire ,*<
le cadeau
le jour du mariage
le gateau d'anniversaire
Le temps
le parapluie
soleil
'
i:^ les nuages
le vent
Les saisonsle givre
le printemps I'ete
48automne
Les sports
le surf de neige
la voile
O la planche a voile
^2 le football la gymnostique
americain
la balle
le karate
a batte
'appat
la peche , ^A
le plongeon ^>(
50la natation
le badminton
le tennis de tabile patinage
^ le telesiege (T^V '-
.-\
51
Les couleurs ^rii3 orange
gris
Ll blanc bleu
Les formes
I'ovalele triangle
52 A
>vert
rouge
nolet Lj iaujoune
le carre le croissant
Les nombres
1 ,. un
2 deux
3 trois
4 quatre ^d^j)ljl]^^ ^c^Y) iefZ
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5 cinq
6 six
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7 sept #000 0<J8 hui, ©O^&OOt^D
10 dix QBB^ltoBaaa^S
1
2
douze
13 treize ^ \ r^ :7 \7 ^7 \r^ ?' ^'
1
4
quatorze
15 quinze
1 6 seize
1 7 dix-sept
18 dix-hui. Mtfcia,ai^a.Q.tQ,a.&na
1
9
dix-ne
20 vingt
53
La fete foraine
Le cirque
Word list
In this list, you can find all the French words in this
book. They are listed in alphabetical order. Next to
each one, you can see its pronunciation (how to say
it) in letters like this, and then its English translation.
Remember that French nouns (words for things) are
either masculine or feminine (see page 3). In the list,
each one has le, la, \' or les in f^ront of it. These all
mean "the". The words with le are masculine, those
with la are feminine.
French nouns that begin with "a", "e", "\", "o" or
"u", and many that begin with an "h", have I' in
front of them. At the end, you will see (m) or (f) to
show if the word is masculine or feminine. Plural
nouns (a noun is plural if you are talking about more
than one, for example "cats") have les in front.
These are also followed by (m) or (f).
About French pronunciationRead the pronunciation as if it were an English
word, but try to remember the following points
about how f^rench words are said:
the French j is said like the "s" in "treasure";
when you see (nj or (m) in a pronunciation, you
shoulcl barely say the "n" or "m"; say the letter that
is before it through your nose, as if you had a cold;
the French r is made at the back of the throat andsounds a little like gargling;
the French u is not like any sound in English. It is a
little like a cross between the "ew" of "few" and the
"oo" of "food". To say it, round your lips to say
"oo", then try to say "ee"; the pronunciations use
the letters "ew" to show this sound.
A
n
has
lo charrette
les des (m|
la gare
le gateau
le gateau d'anniverscire
a gauche
le genou
les gens (m/f)
le gilet
la girafe
le givre
lo gloce
la gommele gorllle
la gralne
grand
la grand-mere
le grand-pere
la grande roue
la grange
le grenier
la grenouille
grimper
gris
gros
la grue
la guepe
la guirlande
la guitare
la gymnastique
H
la hache
la haie
le hamburger
le hamster
le haricot
I'harmonica (m|
haut
le haut
le haut-de-forme
I'helicoptere (m)
I'herbe (f)
le herisson
le hibou
rhippopotame (m)
I'hiver (m)
rhomme-grenouille (m)
I'hopital (m)
I'hotel (m)
I'hotesse de Pair (f)
I'huile (f)
huit
le (f)
mmeuble (m)
nfirmier (m)
nfirmiere (f)
nstituteur (m)
nstitutrice (f)
nterrupteur (m)
la gar
luh ga-taw
luh ga-taw
dannee-vair-sair
a gawsh
luh juh-noo
hi jolnj
luh jee-lai
la jee-raf
luh jeevr
la glahss
la gomluh goree-yuh
la grenn
groin)
la gro(nj-mair
luh groin] pair
la gro{n]d roo
la gro(njj
luh gruhn-yai
la gruh-noo-yuh
gra(mlpai
gree
graw
la grew
la gaip
la geer-lo(n)d
la gee-la rr
la /eem-nastee(c
la ash
la ai
luh a(mjboor-ger
luh am-stair
luh aree-kaw
larmoneeka
awluh awluh aw duh form
lellee-koptair
lairb
luh airee-so(nj
luh eeboo
leepo-pottam
lee-vair
lorn gruhnoo-yuh
law-peetal
law-tell
lawtess duh lair
Iweel
west
lee-merbl
la{n]ieerm-yai
la(njfeern)-yair
la(njstee-tewter
lafnjstee-tewtreess
la(n)terrewp-ter
station
cake
birthday cake
(on/to) the left
knee
people
cardigan
giraffe
frost
ice cream
eraser
gorilla
seed
big
grandmother
grandfather
Ferris wheel
barn
attic
frog
to climb
grey
fat
crane
wasp
paper chains
guitar
gym
axe
hedge
hamburger
hamster
bean
harmonica
high
top
top hat
helicopter
grass
owl
hippopotamus
winter
frogman
hospital
hotel
flight attendant
oil
eight
island
apartment building
nurse (man)
nurse (woman)
teacher (man)
teacher (woman)
switch
a jambe
luh ma-yo duh bain)
le pecheur
le riz
le i.ain
les
poussins
,4'. \'
la
bicyclette
I'echelle
^'C<#t^. ^^^^^^^°'''°^t
lesfleurs la barriere
THE USBORNE
FIRST
THOUSANDWORDS
IN FRENCH
The Usborne First Thousand Words in French provides
a wealth of vocabulary-building opportunities for young
learners of French, and also for anyone who wants the
stimulus of learning with pictures. Devised to appeal to
a wide age range, this book contains bright and amusing
pictures by Stephen Cartwright, illustrating a basic French
vocabulary. It encourages direct association of the
French word with the object to ensure effective,
long-term learning. At the end of the book there is a full
French/English dictionary, which covers all the words
in the book and includes an easy-to-use,
word-by-word pronunciation guide.
This revised edition brings fresh life to this enormously
popular book. The pictures and labels now include
familiar objects which have only made their way into
everyday life over the past few years. The text has been
entirely revised and brought up to date, and there are a
number of brand-new illustrations.
The First Thousand Words in English,
The First Thousand Words in Germanand The First Thousand Words in Spanish
are all available in this revised edition.
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