| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Combien coûte (pause with a tap of the finger) téléphone ? |
| Combien coûte (pause with a tap of the finger) téléphone ? |
| ce |
| ce |
| Combien coûte ce téléphone ? |
| Combien coûte ce téléphone ? |
| "How much does this phone cost?" |
| We use ce in this sentence because téléphone is a masculine singular noun that starts with a consonant. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Combien coûte (pause with a tap of the finger) veste ? |
| Combien coûte (pause with a tap of the finger) veste ? |
| cette |
| cette |
| Combien coûte cette veste ? |
| Combien coûte cette veste ? |
| "How much does this jacket cost?" |
| We use cette in this sentence because veste is a feminine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Combien coûtent (pause with a tap of the finger) chaussures ? |
| Combien coûtent (pause with a tap of the finger) chaussures ? |
| ces |
| ces |
| Combien coûtent ces chaussures ? |
| Combien coûtent ces chaussures ? |
| "How much do these shoes cost?" |
| We use ces in this sentence because chaussures is a plural noun. Also, notice that coûte changes to coûtent to match the plural subject. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Cette |
| Cette lampe |
| Cette lampe est |
| Cette lampe est blanche. |
| "This lamp is white." |
| Cette lampe est blanche. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| (Cette or Ce) montre est chère. |
| (Cette or Ce) montre est chère. |
| cette |
| cette |
| Cette montre est chère. |
| "This watch is expensive." |
| Cette is used here because montre is a feminine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| (Cet or Ce) gâteau est délicieux. |
| (Cet or Ce) gâteau est délicieux. |
| ce |
| ce |
| Ce gâteau est délicieux. |
| "This cake is delicious." |
| Ce is used here because gâteau is a masculine singular noun that doesn't start with a vowel or a silent h. |
| Let's translate some sentences into French. |
| Translate "This bag is mine." into French. |
| Ce, "This" |
| followed by |
| sac, "bag" |
| next |
| est, "is" |
| followed by |
| à, "to or at" |
| And finally |
| moi, "me" (used here to mean "mine") |
| Ce is used here because sac is a masculine singular noun starting with a consonant. |
| Ce sac est à moi. |
| Ce sac est à moi. |
| "This bag is mine." |
| Translate "He uses this car." into French. |
| Il, "He" |
| followed by |
| utilise, "uses" (Third-person singular form of utiliser, meaning "to use") |
| next |
| cette, "this" |
| followed by |
| voiture, "car" |
| Cette is used here because voiture is a feminine singular noun. |
| Il utilise cette voiture. |
| Il utilise cette voiture. |
| "He uses this car." |
| Translate "This hotel is comfortable." into French. |
| Cet, "This" |
| followed by |
| hôtel, "hotel" |
| next |
| est, "is" |
| followed by |
| confortable, "comfortable" |
| Hôtel is a masculine singular noun; however, cet is used instead of ce because it begins with a silent h. |
| Cet hôtel est confortable. |
| Cet hôtel est confortable. |
| "This hotel is comfortable." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which demonstrative adjective is used in the sentences? |
| Cet oiseau est petit. |
| One more time. |
| Cet oiseau est petit. |
| Did you hear, cet? Cet is used instead of ce when the masculine singular noun begins with a vowel or a silent h. |
| How about...? |
| Ces arbres sont énormes ! |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ces arbres sont énormes ! |
| Did you hear, ces? Ces means "these" or "those" and applies to plural nouns regardless of gender. |
| Next… |
| Je vais à ce restaurant. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Je vais à ce restaurant. |
| Did you hear, ce? Ce, meaning "this" or "that," is used before a masculine singular noun starting with a consonant. |
| And... |
| J'aime cette chaise. |
| One more time. |
| J'aime cette chaise. |
| Did you hear, cette? Cette means "this" or "that" when referring to a feminine singular noun. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use the demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, and ces in French. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Au revoir ! |
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