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THE USBORNE
FIRST
THOUSAND
WORDS
FRENCH
IN
With easy pronunciation guide
Heather Amery
Illustrated
by Stephen Cartwright
Revised edition edited by Nicole Irving
and designed by Andy Griffin
French language consultant: Lorraine Sharp
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On every big picture across h/v'O pages,
there is a little yellow duck to look for.
Can you find it?
About this book
This book is for everyone who is starting to learn French.
By looking at the small, labeled pictures, it will be easy to learn
the words. You can also look at the large central picture and
try to recall words for things. This helps to make the words stick
in your mind, and it is also lots of fun. Seeing things in a scene
will also help you to remember them.
Masculine and feminine words
When you look at French words for things such as "table" or
"man", you will see that they have le, la or T in front of them.
This is because all French words for things and people are
either masculine or feminine. Le is the word for "the" in front of
a masculine word, la is "the" in front of a feminine word, and
you use \' in front of words that begin with "a", "e", "\" "o" or
"u" In front of words that are plural (more than one, such as
,
.
"tables" or "men"), the French word for "the"
is
les.
All the labels in this book show words for things with le, la,
r or les. Always learn them with this little word.
Looking at French >vords
A few French words have accents. These are signs that are
written over or under some letters. Usually they are over the
letter
"e"
,
and they change the way you say the letter.
Saying French >vords
The best way to learn how to say French words is to listen to a
French speaker and repeat what you hear. To help you,
though, in the word list at the back of the book, you will find
an easy pronunciation guide for each French word.
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book. The book has been redesigned
to give even clearer pictures and labels,
and there are
many brand-new illustrations by
Stephen Cartv/right. The book has also been brought up
now includes objects which have made
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Word list
In this list,
you can find all the French words in this
book. They are listed in alphabetical order. Next to
each one, you can see its pronunciation (how to say
it)
in letters like this,
and then its English translation.
Remember that French nouns (words for things) are
either masculine or feminine (see page 3). In the list,
each one has le, la, \' or les in f^ront of it. These all
mean "the". The words with le are masculine, those
About French pronunciation
Read the pronunciation as if it were an English
word, but try to remember the following points
about how f^rench words are said:
the French j is said like the "s" in "treasure";
when you see (nj or (m) in a pronunciation, you
shoulcl barely say the "n" or "m"; say the letter that
is
before it through your nose, as if you had a cold;
with la are feminine.
the French r is made at the back of the throat and
French nouns that begin with "a", "e", "\" "o" or
"u", and many that begin with an "h", have I' in
front of them. At the end, you will see (m) or (f) to
show if the word is masculine or feminine. Plural
nouns (a noun is plural if you are talking about more
than one, for example "cats") have les in front.
These are also followed by (m) or (f).
,
A
sounds a little like gargling;
is not like any sound in English. It is a
a cross between the "ew" of "few" and the
"oo" of "food". To say it, round your lips to say
"oo", then try to say "ee"; the pronunciations use
the letters "ew" to show this sound.
the French u
little
like
n
has
lo
charrette
les
des (m|
la
gare
la gar
station
le
gateau
luh ga-taw
cake
luh ga-taw
birthday cake
le gateau
d'anniverscire
dannee-vair-sair
a gauche
a gawsh
le genou
luh juh-noo
knee
hi jolnj
people
luh jee-lai
cardigan
la jee-raf
giraffe
gens (m/f)
les
le gilet
la
girafe
le givre
luh jeevr
lo
gloce
la glahss
la
gomme
la
le
gorllle
luh goree-yuh
la
gralne
grand
gom
la grenn
(on/to) the left
frost
ice cream
eraser
gorilla
seed
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big
la gro(nj-mair
grandmother
grand-pere
luh groin] pair
grandfather
grande roue
la gro{n]d roo
grange
la gro(njj
barn
le
grenier
luh gruhn-yai
attic
la
grenouille
la gruh-noo-yuh
frog
la
grand-mere
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la
la
grimper
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gra(mlpai
to climb
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grey
gros
crane
wasp
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grue
graw
la grew
la
guepe
la gaip
fat
guirlande
la geer-lo(n)d
paper chains
la
guitare
la gee-la rr
guitar
la
gymnastique
la /eem-nastee(c
gym
la
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hache
la ash
la
haie
la ai
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hedge
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hamburger
luh a(mjboor-ger
hamburger
le
hamster
luh am-stair
hamster
le
haricot
luh aree-kaw
bean
harmonica
la
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haut
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le
haut
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haut-de-forme
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high
aw
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top
top hat
I'helicoptere (m)
lellee-koptair
helicopter
I'herbe (f)
lairb
grass
le
herisson
luh airee-so(nj
le
hibou
luh eeboo
owl
rhippopotame (m)
leepo-pottam
hippopotamus
I'hiver (m)
lee-vair
winter
rhomme-grenouille (m)
lorn gruhnoo-yuh
frogman
I'hopital (m)
law-peetal
hospital
I'hotel (m)
law-tell
I'hotesse de Pair (f)
lawtess duh lair
flight attendant
I'huile
Iweel
oil
west
eight
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huit
le
hotel
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mmeuble (m)
lee-merbl
apartment building
nfirmier (m)
la{n]ieerm-yai
nurse (man)
nfirmiere (f)
la(njfeern)-yair
nurse (woman)
nstituteur (m)
la(njstee-tewter
teacher (man)
nstitutrice (f)
lafnjstee-tewtreess
teacher (woman)
nterrupteur (m)
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The Usborne First Thousand Words in French provides
a wealth of vocabulary-building opportunities for young
learners of French, and also for anyone who wants the
stimulus of learning with pictures. Devised to appeal to
a wide age range, this book contains bright and amusing
pictures by Stephen Cartwright, illustrating a basic French
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vocabulary. It encourages direct association of the
pommes
French word with the object to ensure effective,
long-term learning. At the end of the book there is a full
French/English dictionary, which covers all the words
in the book and
includes an easy-to-use,
word-by-word pronunciation guide.
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popular book. The pictures and labels now include
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familiar objects which have only made their way into
everyday life over the past few years. The text has been
entirely revised and brought up to date, and there are a
number of brand-new illustrations.
The First Thousand Words in English,
The First Thousand Words in German
and The First Thousand Words in Spanish
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