Key Stage 3 FrenchVocabulary and grammar

Identity and culture

Me, my family and friends

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Contents

Introducing myself - vocabulary 3Introducing myself - grammar 6My family - vocabulary 7My family - grammar 9Pets - vocabulary 10Pets - grammar 12Physical descriptions - vocabulary 13Physical descriptions - grammar 14Personality – vocabulary 15Family relationships – vocabulary and grammar 16Me, my family and friends – extension – grammar 17

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Introducing myself - vocabulary

Greetings

Salut ! Hello!Bonjour Hello / Good dayBonsoir Good eveningBonne nuit Good nightAu revoir GoodbyeÀ bientôt See you later!

Being polite

Merci Thank youS’il vous plaît Please (polite)S’il te plaît Please (familiar)

Asking how someone is and giving a response

Ça va ? How are you?(Très) bien (Very) wellÇa va / Comme ci, comme ça OK(Très) mal (Very) badEt toi ? And you?

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Asking for and giving names, ages and birthdays

Le nom Name Comment t’appelles-tu ? / Comment tu t’appelles ?

What is your name?

Je m’appelle My name isL’âge AgeQuel âge as-tu ? How old are you?J’ai onze / douze ans I’m 11 / 12 years oldL’anniversaire BirthdayQuelle est la date de ton anniversaire ? When is your birthday?Mon anniversaire est My birthday is

Numbers up to 31

1 un 11 onze 21 vingt-et-un2 deux 12 douze 22 vingt-deux3 trois 13 treize 23 vingt-trois4 quatre 14 quatorze 24 vingt-quatre5 cinq 15 quinze 25 vingt-cinq6 six 16 seize 26 vingt-six7 sept 17 dix-sept 27 vingt-sept8 huit 18 dix-huit 28 vingt-huit9 neuf 19 dix-neuf 29 vingt-neuf10 dix 20 vingt 30 trente

31 trente-et-un

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Months of the year

janvier Januaryfévrier Februarymars Marchavril Aprilmai Mayjuin Junejuillet Julyaoût Augustseptembre Septemberoctobre Octobernovembre Novemberdécembre December

Days of the week

lundi Mondaymardi Tuesdaymercredi Wednesdayjeudi Thursdayvendredi Fridaysamedi Saturdaydimanche Sunday

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Introducing myself – grammar

Être – to beJe suis I amTu es You are (singular)Il/elle est / c’est He/she is / it isNous sommes We areVous êtes You are (plural)Ils/elles sont They are

Avoir – to haveJ’ai I haveTu as You have (singular)Il/elle a He/she/it hasNous avons We haveVous avez You have (plural)Ils/elles ont They have

In French, we use ‘avoir’ with ages: ‘J’ai onze ans’ actually means ‘I have 11 years’.

DatesTo say a date in French, say le + the number + the month, except for the 1st, when we say ‘le premier’:

Le premier janvier – the first of January Le deux septembre – the second of September Le trois novembre – the third of November

French months and days don’t need capital letters in the middle of a sentence.

Nouns and articlesNouns in French are either masculine or feminine.There are 3 words for ‘the’ in French and 3 words for ‘a/an’ and ‘some’!

Masculine singular Feminine singular PluralThe le la lesA/an / some un une des

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My family – vocabulary

Family members

La mère motherLe père fatherLes parents parentsLa sœur sisterLe frère brotherJe suis fils unique I’m an only child (boy)Je suis fille unique I’m an only child (girl)

Extended and step/half family members

La grand-mère grandmotherLe grand-père grandfatherLes grands-parents grandparentsLe cousin male cousinLa cousine female cousinLa belle-mère step-motherLe beau-père step-fatherLa belle-sœur step-sisterLe beau-frère step-brotherLa demi-sœur half-sisterLe demi-frère half-brother

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Describing your family

Mes parents sont My parents aremariés marrieddivorcés divorcedLes jumeaux twinsUne grande famille a big familyUne petite famille a small family

Asking questions about families

As-tu des frères ou des sœurs ? Do you have any siblings?Comment s’appelle ta mère ? What’s your mum’s name?Quel âge a ton père ? How old is your dad?

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My family – grammar

S’appeller – to be calledJe m’appelle I’m calledTu t’appelles You’re called (singular)Il/elle s’appelle He/she is calledNous nous appelons We’re calledVous vous appelez You’re called (plural)Ils/elles s’appellent They’re called

Question wordsComment ? How?Combien ? How much/many?Quand ? When?Où ? Where?Pourquoi ? Why?Que ? / Quoi ? What?Quel(s) / quelle(s)* ? Which?

*’Quel’ Changes depending on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural.

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Pets – vocabulary

Animals

un animal animal or petun chat catun chien dogun oiseau birdun cheval horseun lapin rabbitun poisson fishun hamster hamsterun serpent snakeun cochon d’Inde guinea pigune tortue tortoiseune souris mouse

Opinions of pets

J’adore I loveJ’aime I likeJe n’aime pas I don’t likeJe voudrais avoir I would like to haveJe ne voudrais pas avoir I wouldn’t like to haveparce que / car because

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Adjectives to describe pets

grand(s) / grande(s) bigpetit(s) / petite(s) smallsuper greatamusant(s) / amusante(s) fun / funnyennuyeux / ennuyeuse(s) boringcher(s) / chère(s) expensivemignon(s) / mignonne(s) cuteintéressant(s) / intéressante(s) interesting

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Pets – grammar

PluralsTo form a plural in French, you usually just add an -s to the noun:

J’ai deux chats – I have two cats.

Some plurals are irregular: Un cheval – deux chevaux (one horse – two horses) Un animal – deux animaux (one animal – two animals) Un oiseau – deux oiseaux (one bird – two birds) Une souris – deux souris (one mouse – two mice)

AdjectivesAdjectives often change depending on whether the noun they are describing is masculine, feminine or plural:

Masculine singular

Masculine / mixed plural

Feminine singular

Feminine plural

Adjective ending

-s -e -es

Mon chat est petit – my cat is small Mes chats sont petits – my cats are small Ma souris est petite – my mouse is small Mes souris sont petites – my mice are small

PossessivesMasculine Feminine Plural

my mon ma mesyour (one person) ton ta teshis/her/its son sa sesour notre notre nosyour (more than one person) votre votre vostheir leur leur leurs

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Physical descriptions – vocabulary

Hair

Les cheveux hairbruns brown / brunettenoirs blackroux red / gingerblonds blondgris greyJ’ai les cheveux bruns I have brown hairlongs longcourts shortraides straightondulés wavybouclés / frisés curlyMa sœur a les cheveux longs et ondulés My sister has long, wavy hairMon grand-père est chauve My grandfather is bald

Eyes

Les yeux eyesbleus bluegris greymarron brownverts greenJ’ai les yeux bleus I have blue eyesMa mère a les yeux marron My mum has brown eyes

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Other physical descriptions

L’apparence physique appearanceJ’ai une barbe I have a beardJ’ai une moustache I have a moustacheJe porte des lunettes I wear (have) glassesJ’ai des taches de rousseur I have frecklesLa taille sizeJe suis grand(e) I’m tallpetit(e) short/smallJe suis de taille moyenne I’m medium heightmince thingros/grosse fatbeau / belle good-looking / beautifuljoli(e) prettylaid(e) / moche ugly

Physical descriptions – grammar

Position of adjectivesAdjectives, such as colours, go after the noun in French. Instead of saying ‘black hair’, we say ‘hair black’. For example: J’ai les cheveux noirs.

Intensifiersassez quitetrès veryun peu a bit

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Personality – vocabulary

Positive personality traits

drôle / rigolo / amusant(e) / marrant(e) funnygentil(le) / sympa / aimable nice / kindintelligent(e) / habile intelligent / clevercompréhensif(-ve) understandingcontent(e) / heureux(-se) happyintéressant(e) interestingpoli(e) politetravailleur(-se) hard-workingagréable pleasantchouette / formidable / génial(e) / sensass greatsage well-behavedgénéreux(-se) generous

Negative personality traits

énervant(e) / casse-pieds / embêtant(e) / pénible annoyingennuyeux(-se) / barbant(e) boringdésagréable unpleasantparesseux(-se) lazyégoïste selfishimpoli(e) rudeméchant(e) naughtyde mauvais humeur bad-temperedbête stupid / silly

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Getting on with people

Le rapport RelationshipUn bon/mauvais rapport a good/bad relationshipS’entendre bien avec to get on well/badly withJe m’entends (très) bien avec I get on (very) well withJe ne m’entends pas (très) bien avec I don’t get on (very) well withSe disputer to argue withJe me dispute avec I argue withNous ne nous disputons jamais we never argue

Family relationships – grammar

S’entendre – to get on Je m’entends I get on Tu t’entends you get on Il/elle s’entend he/she gets on Nous nous entendons we get onVous vous entendez you get on (plural)Ils/elles s’entendent they get on

NegativesNe … pas notNe … jamais never

In French, negatives go around the verb. For example: je ne m’entends pas bien avec ma sœur – I do not get on well with my sister. In this sentence, m’entends is the verb.

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Me, my family and friends – extension – grammar

Comparisonsplus … que more … thanmoins … que less … thanaîné(e) elder

The near future tenseTo say ‘I’m going to …’ in French, use a form of aller (to go) + an infinitive. For example: Je vais être = I’m going to be

Aller – to goJe vais I goTu vas you goIl/elle va he/she goesNous allons we goVous allez you go (plural)Ils/elles vont they go

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