Introduction to French Language

BIENVENUE !

BONJOUR!

French is spoken as a native language in more than two dozen countries on five continents. Depending on your sources, French is either 11th or the 13th most common native language in the world, with 72-79 million native speakers and another 190 million secondary speakers. French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world(after English), making it a real possibility that speaking French will come in handy practically anywhere you travel.

The French language (La langue Français)

The United States was France’s leading investor, accounting for 25% of the new jobs created in France from foreign investment. There are 2,400 US companies in France generating 240,000 jobs. American companies with offices in France include IBM, Microsoft, Mattel, Dow Chemical, SaraLee, Ford, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Motorola, Johnson & Johnson, Ford, and Hewlett Packard.

French in Business

French is an official working language in dozens of international organizations, including the United Nations, International Olympic Committee, and International Red Cross.

French is the lingua franca of culture, including art, cuisine, dance, and fashion. France has won more Nobel prizes for literature than any other country in the world and is one of the top producers of international films.

French in the World

French is the second most frequently used language on the internet.

French is ranked the 2nd most influential language in the world.

French in the World

French is a Romance language, deriving from Latin and closely related to Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian.

It is native tongue of over 87 million people and has an additional 68 million non native speakers.

In medieval times and until the 19th century. It was often the language used in diplomacy, culture, administration, royal courts across Europe and also in trade, thus appropriately becoming the lingua franca of its time.

About the French Language…

French-speaking people have made incursions upon the British Isles many times in the past, most noticeably in the Norman Invasion of 1066. for this reason, although English is a Germanic language, at least a third of the English lexicon is derived from French.


In the United Nations, the Olympic Games, and the European Union, its official language of 29 countries and is spoken in:

France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, the Congo, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon, the Seychelles, Burundi, Chad, Rwanda, Djibouti, Cameroon, Mauritius, and Canada(mostly in the province of Quebec, where it is the primary language, but it is also used in other parts of the country- notably New Brunswick, which is the only bilingual province. All consumer product packages in Canada are required by law to have both and English and French labels.


ALLONS-Y!(Let’s go!)

…Vous vous resouvenez?

A /a/ J / Ʒi/ S /ɛs/B /be/ K /ka/ T /te/C /se/ L /ɛl/ U /y/D /de/ M /ɛm/ V /ve/E /ǝ/ N /ɛn/ W /dublǝve/F /ɛf/ O /oh/ X /iks/G / Ʒɜ/ P /pe/ Y /igrɛk/H / aʃ/ Q /ky/ Z /zɛd/I /i/ R /ɛr/

The Alphabet- L’alphabet

1 to 10

Un 1Deux 2Trois 3Quatre 4Cinq 5Six 6Sept 7Huit 8Neuf 9dix 10

HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH

11 to 20

Onze 11Douze 12Treize 13Quatorze 14Quinze 15Seize 16Dix-sept 17Dix-huit 18Dix-neuf 19vingt 20

Let’s talk about numbers.. Good news, the French observe mostly the same pattern like English (at least from 0 to 20).

But then, it becomes quite technical and requires your math skills!

But do not worry, with a bit memorization you will get used to that quickly!

21 to 30Vingt et un

21

Vingt-deux

22

Vingt-trois 23Vingt-quatre

24

Vingt-cinq 25Vingt-six 26Vingt-sept 27Vingt- huit

28

Vingt-neuf 29trente 30


31 to 40trente et un

31

Trente-deux

32

Trente-trois 33Trente-quatre

34

Trente-cinq 35Trente-six 36Trente-sept 37Trente-huit 38Trente-neuf 39quarante 40

41 to 50Quarante et un

41

Quarante-deux

42

Quarante-trois 43Quarante-quatre

44

Quarante-cinq 45Quarante-six 46Quarante-sept 47Quarante-huit 48Quarante-neuf 49cinquante 50

51 to 60Cinquante et un

51

Cinquante-deux

52

Cinquante-trois 53

Cinquante-quatre

54

Cinquante-cinq 55

Cinquante-six 56Cinquante-sept 57

Cinquante-huit 58Cinquante-neuf 59

soixante 60


61 to70Soixante et un 61Soixante-deux 62Soixante-trois 63Soixante-quatre

64

Soixante-cinq 65Soixante-six 66Soixante-sept 67Soixante-huit 68Soixante-neuf 69Soixante-dix 70

So far so good, right? Well, it is getting more

interesting now! See, in most

French-speaking countries, there is

no word for 70, 80, and 90.

instead, for the numbers 70 to79, combine the tens

with the tens.


71 to 80Soixante et onze 71Soixante-douze 72Soixante-treize 73Soixante-quatorze 74Soixante-quinze 75Soixante-seize 76Soixante-dix sept 77Soixante-dix huit 78Soixante-dix neuf 79Quatre-vingts 80

81 to 90Quatre-vingt et un 81Quatre-vingt deux 82Quatre vingt trois 83Quatre vingt quatre

84

Quatre vingt cinq 85Quatre vingt six 86Quatre vingt sept 87Quatre vingt huit 88Quatre vingt neuf 89Quatre vingt dix 90

91 to 99Quatre vingt onze 91Quatre vingt douze 92Quatre vingt treize 93Quatre vingt quatorze

94

Quatre vingt quinze

95

Quatre vingt seize 96Quatre vingt dix sept

97

Quatre vingt dix huit

98

Quatre vingt dix neuf

99For numbers 80 to 89, you simply combine the number 4, the number 20, and the

ones. For example, in French 80 is four 20’s, 81 is four 20s

plus 1, and so forth.

Cent 100Cent un 101Cent deux 102Cent cinquante

150

Deux cents 200Cinq cents 500mille 1000


Millions 1,000,000milliards 1,000,000,000

When talking about large numbers in French, just follow

the same formula. For numbers above 100, say the hundreds digit first, then the ones and

then the tens. For example, 151 would be cent cinquante un

(a hundred, fifty one)

Exercise =How do you write your name?=1) Comment on écrit ton nom, s’il te plaît?(how/ you(general)/ write/your /name/Please?(inf)

2) Comment on écrit votre nom, s’il vous plaît?(how /you(general)/write/ your (pl. or Form.)/ name, please(form)

RETURN THE QUESTION BY SAYING:

-Et toi? (and you?-informal)-Et vous? (and you?-formal;can also refer to plural)

The Alphabet- L’alphabet

Jours de la semaine

Mois de l’année

Dimanche (Sunday) Janvier (January) = Février (February)

Lundi (Monday) Mars ( March) = Avril (April)

Mardi (Tuesday) Mai (May) = Juin (June)Mercredi (Wednesday) Juillet (July) = Août

(August)Jeudi (Thursday) Septembre (September),

Octobre (October)Vendredi (Friday) Novembre (November)Samedi (Saturday) Décembre (December)

Vocabulaire Aujourd’hui (Vocabulary of today)

Basic Greetings in French

BONJOUR!(hello)

AU REVOIR!(good bye)

BONSOIR!(good evening)

COMMENT ÇA VA?

(how are you?/casual)

BONNE NUIT!(good night)

BONJOUR!(good morning)


BIEN ET VOUS?(good and you?)

MERCI!(thank you!)

ENCHANTE(E)(It is nice to see

you)

JE VOUS EN PRIE!

(you are welcome!)

S’IL VOUS PLAîT!

(Please!)

A BIENTôT(see you

later/soon)


JE M’APPELLE...(my name is)

COMMENT VOUS APPELEZ VOUS?

(what is your name?)

Quelle est la date aujourd’hui ?

Aujourd’hui,c’est le____________, deux mille quatorze.

Quel heure fait-il maintenant?

Il est _______ heures et _______ minutes

Bonjour! (Basic Introductions)

Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Sylvain et je suis philipin.

Je viens de Davao.J’ai 23(vingt-trois ans.

LA FAMILLE THIBAULT


LA FAMILLE THIBAULT

Bonjour! Je m’appelleHenriette! Je suis

philippine. Je viens de Davao. J’habite à Lanang!

J’ai 20(vingt) ans.


LA FAMILLE THIBAULT

Bonjour! Nous nous appelons Mr. et Madame

Thibault!Nous sommes philippines.Nous avons 45 (quarante-

cinq) ans.

Bonjour! Moi, je suis Dwight.

Je suis un chien.

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Introduction to French Language