Learn 10 must know math words
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| Hi, watchers! Do you like math? Because I don't really like math, but we still have to learn about it. So let's try to make math fun with 10 must-know math words for this week. Let's go! |
| 1. calculer "calculate" |
| Calculer sur ma calculatrice. "Calculating on my calculator." |
| 2. fois "times" |
| Trois fois cinq égale quinze, or as we say in French, trois fois cinq quinze. |
| "Three times five, fifteen." |
| 3. diviser "divide" |
| "ten divided by two" dix divisé par deux, equals…? Tell me in the comment, watchers! That's how bad at math I am, please help me. |
| 4. plus "plus" |
| "five plus five" cinq plus cinq, equals ten, this one I know. |
| 5. moins "minus" |
| "It's minus twenty degrees!" Il fait moins vingt degrés! |
| So cold! |
| 6. égaler "equal" |
| "Five plus five equals ten." Cinq plus cinq égale dix. |
| 7. pour cent "percent" |
| soldes à moins cinquante pour cent “minus 50 percent sale" |
| This is huge sale! |
| Cent pour cent “100%” |
| “I’m at a hundred percent!” Je suis à cent pour cent! |
| 8. impair "odd" |
| un nombre impair "an odd number" |
| Like 1, 3, 5, undividable by two. |
| 9. pair "even" |
| "an even number" un nombre pair |
| Like 2, or 4, or 6. |
| pair is also when you get two of the same items, for example, socks, “a pair of socks,” une pair de chaussettes. |
| 10. équation "equation" |
| 3 times 4 plus 5 divided by 5, power of 2, cube… |
| Je ne comprends pas les équations. "I don't understand equations." |
| That's why I went to literature and not math. |
| So that's it for today! You can leave me any question, or as a result of the question, comment below and don't forget to check the website to learn more French on FrenchPod101.com. We’ll see you next time. See you, watchers! |
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