Vocabulaire mots explications glacial freezing, icy, cold ▶︎ il fait un froid glacial it’s freezing cold à nouveau again, once again, anew, afresh orage storm, thunderstorm tout à l’heure in a while, a bit later pardessus coat, overcoat ▶︎ Par ce grand froid, en plus de son costume, il met un pardessus. In this extreme cold, in addition to his suit, he wears an overcoat. ▶︎ Mets un pull par-dessus ta chemise, il fait un froid glacial....
Negative Constructions In French, negation is used to transform affirmative sentences into negative ones. Unlike English, which often uses a single word like “not,” French negation generally requires two parts. 1. Basic Negation: “Ne…pas” The most common negation in French is ne…pas, which surrounds the conjugated verb. Affirmative Negative English Translation Je parle français. Je ne parle pas français. I do not speak French. Il aime le chocolat. Il n’aime pas le chocolat....
1. Subject Pronouns (Les pronoms sujets) These pronouns replace the subject of a sentence and indicate who is performing the action. Pronoun English Equivalent Example Je I Je parle français. (I speak French.) Tu You (informal) Tu es mon ami. (You are my friend.) Il / Elle / On He / She / One (or We, Informal) Il chante bien. (He sings well.) Nous We Nous allons à Paris. (We are going to Paris....
1. The Phrase “Il fait” A. Expressing Weather Conditions In French, “il fait” is commonly used to describe the weather. Unlike English, which often uses “it is” (e.g., It is hot), French uses “il fait”, where “il” is an impersonal subject that doesn’t refer to anything specific. ✅ Examples: Il fait chaud. → It is hot. 🔥 Il fait froid. → It is cold. ❄️ Il fait beau. → The weather is nice....
“Les” and “leur” are both third-person pronouns, but they serve different functions in French grammar. 🔥 Key Differences Between “Les” and “Leur” Pronoun Type Function Used for? Example Les Direct object pronoun Replaces direct objects (things or people) Plural (them) Je vois mes amis → Je les vois. (I see them.) Leur Indirect object pronoun Replaces indirect objects (à + people) Plural (to them) Je parle à mes parents → Je leur parle....