French is a difficult language, and I decided I would use some knowledge I have learned in French class, and teach a bit of it to you.

How to Talk About Other People and Yourself

Learning how to introduce yourself is a pretty useful skill to have in a foreign country. So here are my notes.

• Bonjour - as you might have expected - is how you say hello in French.
• Au Revoir = Goodbye
• To say ‘My name is…’, you would say Je m’appelle Fred
• To tell people your age, you would say J’ai 12 ans. J’ai is ‘I have’ in French. Ususally you would not say I have 12 years, but in France it is different.
• To introduce other people’s names, say ‘Il (boy)/Elle (girl) s’appelle…’
• J’aime is I like, and Je n’aime pas is I don’t like
• To ask other people’s names, say, ‘Como tu t’appelle?’

In the end, I would say:

Bonjour. Je m’appelle Liam. J’ai 12 ans. Comment tu ans? J’aime pizza. Como tu t’appelle?

Can you guess what this says?

Food (Norriture)

If you are in a French resturant, this would be good to know. I am just going to do x = y, to save time.

• Je voudrais = I would like…

• J’aimerais voir = I would like to see…

• Viande = meat

• Legumes = vegetables

• Fruit = Fruit

• Produits Latiers = Dairy Products

• Lait = Milk

• Pizza = Pizza

• Hamburger = Hamburger

• Sandwich = Sandwich

• Citron = Lemon

• Cantine = Cafeteria

• Petit-Dejeuner = Breakfast

• Dejeuner = Lunch

• Diner = Dinner

• Gouter = Snack

For this next part of food, I am going to describe tastes (gouts)

• Sucree = Sugary/Sweet

• Delicieux = Delicious

• Degoutant = Disgusting

• Amer = Bitter

• Acide/Aigre = Sour

• Fade = Bland

• Epice = Spicy

• Salee = Salty

And for this last big of food, I am going to group foods.

Here are some examples of protein (proteine):

• Poissons = Fish

• Viande = Meat

• Poulet = Chicken (viande)

Here are examples of drinks (boissons):

• L’eau = water

• Soda = Soda

• Jus de fruit = Fruit Juice

• Jus de pommes = Apple Juice

• Lait = Milk

• Lait du chocolat = Chocolate Milk

• Cafe = Coffee

Here are some examples of fruits (fruits):

• Pommes = Apples

• Banane = Bananas

• Poire = Pear

• Pasteque = Watermelon

Here are some examples of vegetables (legumes):

• Haricots verts = Green Beans

• Carrottes = Carrots

• Champignons = Mushrooms

School (Ecole)

Schools are obviously an important topic, so I am mentioning the vocab I know:

• Prof = Teacher
• Eleve = Student
• Tableau = Whiteboard
• Mur = Wall
• Porte = Door
• Fenetre = Window
• Il y a = There is/there are
• Beaucoup de = A lot of
• Etages = Floors (if there are 3 floors in english, there would be two in french. The first doesn’t count)
• Moderne = Modern
• Jolie = Pretty
• Moche = Ugly
• Vielle = Old
• Complexe = Complex
• Simple = Simple
• Grande = Big
• Petit = Small

This next part of School, I am going to mention different subjects:

• Mathematiques = Math

• EPS = Physical Education

• Historie = History

• D’art = Art

• Sciences = Science

• Francais = French

• Anglais = English

• Allemand = German

And the next part of School is going to be about times of the day:

Numbers (1-20)

1 = un

2 = deux

3 = trois

4 = quatre

5 = cinq

6 = six

7 = sept

8 = huit

9 = neuf

10 = dix

11 = onze

12 = douze

13 = troize

14 = quatorze

15 = quinze

16 = seize

17 = dix-sept

18 = dix-huit

19 = dix-neuf

20 = vingt

Guess What This Means

Guess what this sentence means:

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Liam. J’ai douze ans. J’aime le norriture pizza. Il est delicieux. Mon ecole est trois etages. Mon ecole est moderne, vielle, jolie, grande, et complexe.