When you want to find out what something is, you could point at it and ask:
When you want to find out what something is, you could point at it and ask:
Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
(What’s this?)
C’est un livre.
(It’s a book.)
C’est une chaise.
(It´s a chair.)
Here is some useful vocabulary that you can use in the classroom and at home.
The word un, meaning “a” or “an,” is used before masculine nouns.
The word une (also meaning “a” or “an”) is used before feminine nouns.
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| un bureau | → | desk |
| une chaise | → | chair |
| une chambre | → | bedroom |
| un crayon | → | pencil |
| une cuisine | → | kitchen |
| un école | → | school |
| un fenêtre | → | window |
| un lit | → | bed |
| un livre | → | book |
| une maison | → | house |
| une montre | → | watch |
| un papier | → | paper |
| un professeur | → | teacher |
| une salle à manger | → | dining room |
| une salle de bains | → | bathroom |
| un salon | → | living room |
| un stylo | → | pen |
| un table | → | table |
| un voiture | → | car |
Here are some more consonants:
This letter is never pronounced!
This consonant is pronounced like the “z” in the English word “azure” (meaning light blue).
jeune, injuste, journal, jaune, Japon, réjouir, ajuster, Jupiter, joli, jambe, Jaguar, jupe, justice, joue
These combinations are pronounced like the “y” in the English word “year.”
fille, soleil, œil, feuille, oreille, billet, bouteille, appareil, brillant, sillon, travail, travaille, réveil

There are few exceptions when the “ill“ or “il“ is pronounced like the “l“ in the English word “love“:
mille, fil, ville, millionaire, crocodile
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