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Which side do you need to look up French words?

Which side do you need to look up English words?

chaise [ʃɛz] nf chair

What is this word?

What is this word?

what might ‘n’ tell you?

what might ‘f’ tell you?

French – English side (the first half)What does it all mean?

the French word

the gender:f=feminine so

a chair = une chaisethe chair = la chaise

the English word

The type of wordN = noun – a naming word

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The soundIt tells you

how to pronounce the word.

foot [fut, fi:t] n pied m

What is this word?

What is this word?

what might ‘n’ tell you?

what might ‘m’ tell you?the English word

the gender:m=masculine so

a foot= un chaisethe foot= le chaise

the French word

The type of wordN = noun – a naming word

Any ideas on this part?

The soundIt tells you

how to pronounce the word. You can

IGNORE this part.

English – French side (the second half)What does it all mean?

Is it a verb or a noun? - watch

Which French word do you need for ‘the

watch’ (noun)?

la montre

Which French word do you need

for ‘to watch (a TV programme)

(verb)?

regarder