FIRST STEPS / Beginner
EST-CE QUE VOUS AIMEZ
L’ÉLÉPHANT ROSE?
If you want to find out if someone likes something, you could ask him or her:
Est-ce que vous aimez
l’éléphant rose?
(Do you like the pink elephant?)
Oui, j’aime l’éléphant rose.
(Yes, I like the pink elephant.)
Non, je n’aime pas l’éléphant rose.
(No, I don’t like the pink elephant.)
Est-ce que vous aimez les crocodiles verts?
(Do you like the green crocodiles?)
Oui, j’aime les crocodiles verts.
(Yes, I like the green crocodiles.)
Non, je n’aime pas les crocodiles verts.
(No, I don’t like the green crocodiles.)
If you want to find out if someone else likes something, you could ask someone:
Est-ce qu’il/elle aime l’éléphant rose?
(Does he/she like the pink elephant?)
Oui, il/elle aime l’éléphant rose.
(Yes, he/she likes the pink elephant.)
Non, il/elle n’aime pas l’éléphant rose.
(No, he/she doesn’t like the pink elephant.)
Est-ce qu’elle/il aime les crocodiles verts?
(Does she/he like the green crocodiles?)
Oui, elle/il aime les crocodiles verts.
(Yes, she/he likes the green crocodiles.)
Non, elle/il n’aime pas les crocodiles verts.
(No, she/he doesn’t like the green crocodiles.)
Here is a list of names of common animals in French.
The corresponding definite article — “the” — is written before each word:
1. “le” is used for singular “masculine” nouns (m.)
2. “la” is used for singular “feminine” nouns (f.)
3. “l’” is used for nouns beginning with a vowel.
This next list has the names of common colors. You may have noticed that these adjectives are placed after the nouns they modify (e.g., l’éléphant rose, le crocodile vert) and must agree (masculine, feminine, plural) with those nouns.
