• To introduce or point out someone
• To find out who someone is
• To get someone’s attention or to express surprise
• To talk about people
• To use un (garçon) and une ( fille)
• To be aware of the French concept of friendship
• To understand how different words can distinguish among different kinds of friends
• To say telephone numbers using numbers 60 to 79
• To use liaison to link words in French
Pour communiquer
How to introduce or point out someone:
Voici …
This is …, Here come(s)
Voici Jean-Paul.
Voici Nathalie et François.
Voilà
This(That) is …, There’s …
Voilà Isabelle.
Voilà Philippe et Dominique.
How to find out who someone is:
Qui est-ce?Who’s that? Who is it? -Qui est-ce? C’est … It’s …, That’s …, He’s …, She’s …-C’est Patrick. C’est un copain
How to get someone’s attention or to express surprise:
In French, all NOUNS are either MASCULINE or FEMININE.
Nouns referring to boys or men are almost always MASCULINE.
They are introduced by un (a, an).
Nouns referring to girls or women are almost always FEMININE.
They are introduced by une (a, an).
MASCULINE FEMININE
un garçon a boy une fille a girl un _ami a friend (male) une amie a friend (female)
Pronounce the following words: un _ami un _Américain un _Anglais un _artiste
In general, the “n” of un is silent. However, in the
above words, the “n” of un is pronounced as if it
were the first letter of the next word. This is called
LIAISON.
Liaison occurs between two words when the
second one begins with a VOWEL SOUND, that is,
with “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u”, and sometimes “h” and “y”.
_ Although liaison is not marked in written
French, it will be indicated in your book by
the symbol _ where appropriate.
Contrastez et répétez:
LIAISON: un ami un Américain un Italien un artiste
NO LIAISON: un copain un Français un Canadien un prof
