Learn how to use French adjectives
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Using adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way a male speaker would say 'I am Korean.' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je suis Coréen. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] suis [Slow] suis |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Korean' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Coréen [Slow] Coréen |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je suis Coréen. [Normal] Je suis Coréen. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the way a female speaker would say 'I am Korean.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je suis Coréenne. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] suis [Slow] suis |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Korean' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Coréenne [Slow] Coréenne |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je suis Coréenne. [Normal] Je suis Coréenne. |
| Becky: Following is the way to say 'We are American.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Nous sommes Américains. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'we' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] nous [Slow] nous |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] sommes [Slow] sommes |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'American' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Américains [Slow] Américains |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'We are American.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Nous sommes Américains. [Normal] Nous sommes Américains. |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say 'You are Chinese.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Vous êtes Chinois. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] vous [Slow] vous |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] êtes [Slow] êtes |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'Chinese' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Chinois [Slow] Chinois |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'You are Chinese.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Vous êtes Chinois. [Normal] Vous êtes Chinois. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: We use a lot of adjectives in French. Be careful not to mix up the feminine and masculine written forms! They sometimes sound the same, so it's tricky. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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