Le
Corps
La tête
Le bras
Le dos
le ventre
La jambe
Le corps
Definite articles (the)
• A noun is a person, place, or thing. For
example, a body part, such as the head, is a
noun.
• All French nouns have a special “identity”.
They are either masculine or feminine.
This does not mean they are boys and girls or that only boys
can use the masculine and only girls can use the feminine,
rather it is just a part of the word that must be acknowledged.
There are 4 definite articles in
French.
• All 4 definite articles mean “the” in English.
• When to use each one depends on whether the noun
is masculine/feminine, singular/plural, and what the
first letter of the noun is.
Le: used before masculine, singular nouns beginning with
a consonant other than “h”
La: used before feminine, singular nouns beginning with
a consonant other than “h”
L’: used before masculine/feminine, singular nouns
beginning with a vowel or :h”
Les: used before all masculine/feminine, plural nouns
La tête
Les
yeux
L’oeil
(m)
Les cheveux
(m)
Le nez
Les oreilles
La bouche
Le menton
Le cou
Le bras
Le pouce
L’épaule
(f)
Les doigts (m)
La
main
Le coude
La jambe
Le genou
La cheville
L’orteil (m)
Le doigt de pied
Le pied
Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (in French!)
Tête, épaules, genoux, pieds, genoux, pieds
Tête, épaules, genoux, pieds, genoux, pieds
Deux yeux, deux oreilles, une bouche et un nez
Tête, épaules, genoux, pieds, genoux, pieds
How the words sound
Tett, ay-paul, zhehnoo pi-ay, zhehnoo pi-ay
Tett, ay-paul zhehnoo pi-ay, zhehnoo piay
Duhz yeuh duuz or-ays oon-a boosh ay unn nay
Tett, ay-paul ay zhehnoo pi-ay, zhehnoo piay
In French, adjectives normally have to agree with the nouns they modify
in gender and number.
Masc sing
Fem sing
Masc plural
Fem plural
Add “e”
Add “s”
Add “es”
purple
violet
violette
violets
violettes
blue
bleu
bleue
bleus
bleues
green
vert
verte
verts
vertes
yellow
jaune
jaune
jaunes
jaunes
orange
Orange**
Orange**
Orange**
orange
red
rouge
rouge
rouges
rouges
black
noir
noire
noirs
noires
white
blanc
blanche
blancs
blanches
grey
gris
grise
gris
grises
brown
Marron**
Marron**
Marron**
Marron**
pink
rose
rose
roses
roses
**French color adjectives derived from nouns, such as animals, flowers,
fruits, gems, and metals, are usually invariable- they have a single form
that does not change to reflect the gender or number of the noun :
Most adjectives
come after the noun
He has a blue nose.
She has purple eyes.
He has a green mouth.
It is necessary to have the article
in front of all nouns unless you are
using a number
Il a le nez bleu.
He has the nose blue.
Elle a les yeux violets.
She has the eyes purples.
Il a la bouche verte.
He has the mouth green.
She has 3 black thumbs. Elle a trois pouces noirs.
Jacques a dit
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frottez vos cheveux
levez-vous
asseyez-vous
battez vos mains
cliquez vos doigts
frappez avec vos pieds
ondulez vos bras
touchez vos oreilles