Les objets de la classe: the objects of the classroom
La classe: the classroom
Le bureau du prof: the teacher’s desk
Le bureau/les bureaux: the desk(s)
La table: the table
La chaise: the chair
Le tableau: the chalk board
Le feutre: the marker
Le placard: the closet
Les étageères: the shelves
Les fenêtres: the windows
La porte: the door
Le sol: the floor
Le plafond: the ceiling
Les murs: the walls
Une brosse: an eraser
La corbeille: the basket
La poubelle: the trash
L’ordinateur: the computer
L’écran: the screen
La souris: the mouse
Le clavier: the keyboard
Les livres: the books
Les classeurs: the binders
Les cahiers: the notebooks
Les crayons: the pencils
Les stylos: the pens
Une feuille de papier: a sheet of paper
Du papier: some paper
Une aggrafeuse: a stapler
Une aggrafe: a staple
Des sciseaux: scissors
Une règle: a ruler
Une trombone: a paper clip
Du scotch: tape
Des crayons de couleur: colored pencils
De la colle: glue
Expressions to use with the vocabulary:
Qu’est-ce que c’est? What is it?
C’est: It is Ce sont: These are
Où est? Where is? Où se trouve? Where is?
Là/Ici: here Là-bas: Over there

Commands: L’imperatif/The Imperative tense
Used when you need someone to do something quickly, such as “open the window!” or
“Shut the door!”. There is usually an exclamation point at the end of the command. It doesn’t use the regular subject pronouns, such as “you, shut the door!” The “you” is understood but not used. It can be addressed to one person or to a group of people.
In English, when the group includes the person and the understood pronoun is “us” or
“we” the command can be used as follow: Let’s go! Or Let’s close the windows!
In French it is the same, but since we have a “vous” for a group of people or for formality, we have one more command than English. The verbs are conjugated with the ending of the “tu” “vous” or “nous” endings.
Examples:
Ouvre la porte! Open the door (command done to one person)
Ouvrez la porte! Open the door (command done to one person if it is someone who deserves to be addressed as “vous” or it can be said to a group of people)
Ouvrons la porte! Let’s open the door.
Ferme la fenêtre! Shut the window!
Fermez la fenêtre! Shut the window!
Fermons la fenêtre! Let’s shut the window!
Mange tes lègumes! Eat your vegetables!
Mangez vos lègumes! Eat your vegetables!
Mangeons nos lègumes! Let’s eat our vegetables! (notice the possessive pronoun has to match the conjugation, just as it does in Englsih)
Sort tout de suite! Get out right now!
Sortez tout de suite! Get out right now!
Sortons tout de suite! Let’s get out right now!
*******Note: When a verb is pronominal/reflexive in French (has “se” in front of its infinitive) you have to use the indirect object pronouns as follow:
Se lever: to get up
Se taire: to be quiet

S’assoire: To sit down
These verbs used in command sentences would change as follow:
Lève-toi! Get up!
Levez-vous! Get up!
Levons-nous! Let’s get up!
Tais-toi! Be quiet!
Taisez-vous! Be quiet!
Taisons-nous! Let’s be quiet!
Assieds-toi! Sit down!
Asseyez-vous! Sit down!
Asseyons-nous! Let’s sit down!
When using the indirect object pronoun, make sure to use a dash or hyphen (-) between the verb and the pronoun.