When you want to find out where someone is from, you can ask him or her:
D’ où êtes-vous ?
D’où êtes-vous ?
(Where are you from?)
Je suis de Chicago.
(I am from Chicago.)
Je suis de Haïti.
(I am from Haiti.)
You can also ask someone to tell you where someone else is from. Here are some possible questions you might ask:
D’où est votre père ?
Mon père est de New York.
Where is your father from?
My father is from New York.
My father is from New York.
D’où est votre amie ?
Mon amie est de Baton Rouge.
Where is your friend from?
D’où sont les Parisiens ?
Les Parisiens sont de Paris.
Where are Parisians from?
D’où sont les Tahitiens ?
Les Tahitiens sont de Tahiti.
Where are Tahitians from?
Here are some well-known cities, countries, and geographical locations around the world with French names. How many could you locate on a map?
| Column 1(subtitle) | Column 2(subtitle) | Column 3(subtitle) | Column Title(subtitle) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Row Title 1 | Les Alpes | Des Moines | La Mauritanie | Pointe-à-Pitre |
Row Title 1 | Baton Rouge | Fayetteville | Le Mont Blanc | Port-au-Prince |
Row Title 1 | Belmont | Fort-de-France | Montpellier | Les Pyrénées |
Row Title 1 | Brazzaville | Grand Teton | Montréal | Le Québec |
Row Title 1 | Cayenne | Lafayette | Montrose | La Réunion |
Row Title 1 | La Côte d’Ivoire | Louisville | Orléans | Saint-Louis |
Row Title 1 | Saint-Louis | Le Maine | Paris | Le Vermont |
EXERCICES
Exercices de prononciation
In this section we will study the pronunciation of more vowel sounds.
i
o
au
eau
u
ou
i
This letter sounds like the “ee” in “tee.”
ici, visite, inutile, politesse, Mistigris, milice, pizza, élimine, ami, Christine, Virginie, si, ni, Italie
o - au- eau
These vowels sound like the “o” in the word “nose,” but it is actually almost half the sound. You have to try to chop off the last part of the long English “o.”
bateau, modeste, photo, vélo, au, cadeau, Pauline, aussi, cause, drapeau, eau
u
This vowel does not sound like anything in English! If you round your lips while trying to say “ee,” as in “tee” you will be close.
tu, venu, rue, étudie, minuscule, tutu, devenu, du, musique, publicité, chute, murmure, pupitre, jupe, absurde, humide
ou
These letters together sound like “oo” in “school.”
nounou, genou, nous, moule, chouchou, route, couteau, coupe, autoroute, pou, ou, fou, boule
