Notes I took during this lesson: Background Information: Noun - a word used to identify a class of people, places, or things Examples: Jenny is my sister. ["Jenny" is the noun because she is a person] I live in Australia. ["Australia" is the noun because this is a place] His car was giving us trouble. ["Car" is the noun because this is a thing] Adjective - a word or phrase naming an attribute that is added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it Examples: They live in a beautiful house. ["Beautiful" is the adjective because it describes the noun, "house"] He writes meaningless letters. ["Meaningless" is the adjective because it modifies/describes the noun, "letters"] She was wearing a sleeveless shirt. ["Sleeveless" is the adjective because it describes the noun, "shirt"] Verb - a word used to describe an action or occurrence which forms the main part of a sentence Examples: Anthony is throwing the football. ["Throwing" is the verb because it is an action/occurrence] The dog ran across the yard. ["Ran" is the verb because it is an action] She accepted the job offer. ["Accepted" is the verb because it is an action] Adverb - a word or expression that modifies a verb, adjective, or sentence to express place, time, manner, circumstance, cause, degree, etc. to answer what?, how?, when?, where?, why?. Examples: Jessica coughed loudly to get his attention. ["Loudly" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "cough" and expresses cause/circumstance → answers the "what?", “how?”, "why?"] He greedily ate the chocolate cake. ["Greedily" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "eat" and expresses manner → answers the “what?” + "how?"] The child ran to his mother happily. ["Happily" is the adverb because it modifies the verb "run" and expresses manner → answers the “what?” + "how?"] Superlative - a word used to express the degree of the quality of an adjective or an adverb Examples: He is the bravest out of his teammates. ["Bravest" is the superlative because it is the highest degree of "brave"] Superman is the least powerful when he is exposed to Kryptonite. ["Least powerful" is the superlative because it is a degree of "powerful"] Trains are the most expensive transport in London. ["Most expensive" is the superlative because it expresses the highest degree of "expensive"] French Definite Articles: Definite Article - A grammatical term that typically comes before a noun but can also come before an adjective or a superlative [see "Background Information" above for help] There is only one Definite Article in English → "The" Examples: 1. The moon 2. The train 3. The cat There are four Definite Articles in French → Le, La, Les, L’ [all of which mean “The”] Le = used when the following word is masculine La = used when the following word is feminine Les = used when the following word is plural (has an “s” at the end of it) L’ = used when the following word begins with a vowel or an “h” Examples: Le (masculine) 1. Le cinéma = The cinema/movies 2. Le sac = The bag 3. Le bateau = The boat 4. Le stylo = The pen 5. Le chocolat = The chocolate 6. Le ballon = The ball 7. Le tableau = The painting 8. Le livre* = The book 9. Le verre* = The glass 10. Le téléphone* = The telephone 11. Le garçon = The boy 12. Le chat = The cat 13. Le japon = Japan 14. Le portugal = Portugal La (feminine) 1. La tomate = The tomato 2. La table = The table 3. La chaise = The chair 4. La voiture = The car 5. La cassette = The cassette 6. La carotte = The carrot 7. La banane = The banana 8. La porte = The door 9. La télévision* = The television 10. La fille = The girl 11. La femme = The woman 12. La chatte = The cat 13. La france = France 14. La belgique = Belgium Les (plural, unisex) 1. Les tables = The tables 2. Les chaises = The chairs 3. Les voitures - The cars 4. Les ballons = The balls L’ (vowels/”h”, unisex) 1. L’arbre = The tree 2. L’hôpital = The hospital 3. L’ordinateur = The computer 4. L’homme = The man 5. L'angleterre = England Not sure when to use Le or La? Use the 75% Rule: A French word that has an “e” and an “uh” sound at the end of it is likely to be feminine 75% of the time → in this case, “La” would be used However, there are exceptions to this rule because it is effective only 75% of the time → Examples marked with a * are some of the exceptions in this lesson
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Summary / main point to make it easier for u ☺ L' = used with vowels or "h" silent La = used with feminine words Le = used with masculine words Les = used with plural ( ex. Les tables )
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Bonjour Madame Alexa Thanks again for the video. It was very easy cause i've done this before, but I believe LOTS OF REVISION MAKES PERFECT! For the "Little Game" The answers we : 1. La porte - the door 2. Le ballons ou le ballon - the ball (though it sounds like the balloon) 3. Le tableau - the painting 4. L'ordinateur - the computer 5. Le livre - the book Merci Beaucoup Madame Alexa
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I am so glad to find you,I am moving to France and it's a challenge for me interms of the language 😣, thanks for this. I can truly listen to you without sleeping. I did quit my French class because I couldn't understand anything and I was paying so much money. So I have turned to you tube and books.
I use to get confused in this masculine and feminine gender's but by you're class I can easily understand what is feminine and what is masculine? Merci beaucoup, Alexa
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Bonjour I like watching your lessons every morning ..could you please give us some vocabulary ..I want to understand French..I am so excited to learn more from you ..Hope you know Spanish as well😘
Or four times likely to get the definite article right ;) I love your classes! slow but steady for me I am watching your videos over and over till I know them by heart. Merci Alexa.
I would have so many hurdles if it wasn't for this channel, I keep forgetting things I was told in class and being able to see everything in a video in a short time is so convenient for a quick recap!
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Had french school for 4 years barly learned anything now im here went thorugg 1-7 in the past 5 h and it fells like ice learned more that in those 4 years realy shows how much of an inpact a teacher and your own motivation can have :)
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Thank you for your French lesson , Alexa . It's so clear and easy to understand about the French article a. BTW , i like the song that is in the end of video , can you tell me the name song ?!! 🥰🥰🥰😃😃
