L’echauffement: conjugate “aller”

• Je vais• Tu vas • Il va• Elle va• Nous allons• Vous allez• Ils vont • Elles vont

Learning Target:

• Today I am learning the French articles because I need to know masculin, feminin and plural.

French articles

le, la, l’, les=definite articles

un, une, des= indefinite articles

le, la, l’, les (definite articles)

• What do these words mean?

• These words all mean the.

• So how do you know which one to use?????

Notes (grammar section)Les articles

• Les articles définis: Definite articles.

• They refer to something definite.

• le - (m. sing.)

• la - (f. sing.)

• l’ - (m/f + vowel)

• les - (m/f pl.)

THE

• Well, first of all, if the noun is plural, there is only one possibility:

• les• For example, to say the teachers you

would say:• les professeurs.

• If your noun is singular (that means you’re talking about only one thing), then you have to choose from le, la, l’ .

• Your choice of definite article depends on the gender of the noun that follows.

• In French, every noun has a gender—it is either masculine or feminine.

• In order to choose between le or la, you have to know the gender of the noun.

• For example, the noun boisson (drink) is feminine.

• If you want to say the drink you would say:

• la boisson.

• Since garÇon (boy) is masculine, how would you say the boy?

• le garcon

• Fantastique!

Reminder about plurals…

• But what if the noun is plural? For example, frites (fries). How would I say the fries?

• les frites

• (You can see that if a noun is plural, you don’t really need to know if it’s masculine or feminine in order to choose the correct article.)

• So when do we use l’ ?

• See if you can figure out the rule:• l’oignon (m) = the onion• l’agrafeuse (f) = the stapler• l’école (f) = the school• What do these words have in

common?

• That’s right!! They all start with a vowel AND they are singular.

• Sooooo, l’ is used to mean the in front of a masculine or feminine noun starting with a vowel.

Révision

• 1. _____ livre (m) = the book

• 2. _____ garcon (m) = the boy

• 3. _____ fille (f) = the girl

• 4. _____boissons (f) = the drinks

• 5. _____oignons (m) = the onions

• 6. _____ ordinateurs (m) = the computer

• 7._____ amie (f)= the friend

lelela

lesles

les

L’

Vous êtes très intelligents!

• So let’s move on to indefinite articles…

• Les articles indefinis: indefinite articles

• They refer to something unspecific. (Anyone will do.)

• un - (m. sing)

• une - (f. sing)

• des - (m/f pl.)

A, AN, SOME

Indefinite articles

• un, une & des are indefinite articles.(They don’t refer to any specific item—

any one will do.)

• Do you know what they mean?• un livre = a book• une portion = a serving• des frites = some fries

un, une, des

• Which one is used in front of a masculine singular noun?

• un

• Which one is used in front of a feminine singular noun?

• une

• So now I bet you can guess when to use des (some).

• That’s right! In front of a plural noun—either masculine or feminine!

How are your matching skills?

• 1. a friend • 2. a man • 3. a girl• 4. an order• 5. some desserts

• a) une fille • b) des desserts• c) un ami• d) une commande• e) un homme

Chart the following: masculin, feminin, plural

• Un crayon

• Un stylo

• Des filles

• Une copine

• Des cahiers

• Les enfants

• Le papa

• La maman

• Une école

• Une élève

• L’amie

• Les copains

• La copine l’ami

• Les profs

• Une mère

• Un dictionnaire

• Un t-shirt

• Un ballon

• Des livres

• une prof

• Page 27 in your books

# 13, 14

• In your workbook page 39

# 2

• Workbook page 41 and 42

# 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

vocabulaireles articles

• le• la• l’• les• un• une• des

• the (m.sing.)• the (f.sing.)• the (m/f + voyelle)• the (m/f pl.)• a/an (m.sing.)• a/an (f.sing.)• some (m/f pl.)

Notes (grammar section)Les articles

• Les articles définis: Definite articles.

• They refer to something definite.

• le - (m. sing.)

• la - (f. sing.)

• l’ - (m/f + vowel)

• les - (m/f pl.)

THE

• Ex. _______poulet

• _______pomme• _______oignon• _______frites• _______oignons

• the chicken

• the apple• the onion• the fries• the onions

le

les

la

l’

les

• Les articles indefinis: indefinite articles

• They refer to something unspecific. (Anyone will do.)

• un - (m. sing)

• une - (f. sing)

• des - (m/f pl.)

A, AN, SOME

• Our next lesson will cover the partitive articles du, de la, and de l’

Notes (grammaire section)les articles partitifs

• Les articles partitifs: Partitive articles.

• They are used when referring to only part of a given substance.

• du - (m. sing.)

• de la - (f. sing.)

• de l’ - (m/f + vowel)

• des - (m/f pl.)

SOME

ANY

• Ex. _______poulet

• _______pomme• _______oignon• _______frites• _______oignons

• some chicken

• some apple• some onion• some fries• some onions

du

des

de la

de l’

des

• Ex. I am eating some chicken.

• Je mange du poulet.

• (I am only eating a part of the chicken—not the whole thing.)

ATTENTION!

• In a negative sentence:

• du • de la de / d’• de l’• des• Ex. J’aime de la moutarde dans mon hot dog.• Je n’aime pas de moutarde dans mon hot dog.• Elle mange des oignons.• Elle ne mange pas d’oignons.

becomes

• While we’re at it….

• un de/d’• une (becomes)

in negative sentences.

Ex. J’ai un frère. I have a brother.

Je n’ai pas de frère. I don’t have a brother.

A pratiquer:• 1. I like (some)* mustard in my hot dog.• 2. We are eating (some) bread.• 3. We aren’t eating (any) bread.• 4. I don’t eat (any) onions.• 5. She eats (some)onions.• 6. They share (some) fries.• 7. They are sharing an ice-cream sundae.• 8. I am not sharing an ice-cream sundae. • *Note: In English, we don’t always say “some”

or “any”, but in French we always use the article before the noun.