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Useful vocabulary for the classroom

Colours: red=rouge (roo-je), orange=orange (oh-ran-je), yellow=jaune (je-awn), green=vert (var), blue=bleu (bl-oo), purple=violet (vee-o-lay), pink=rose (row-s), white=blanc (bl-an), black=noir (noo-ar).

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Numbers: 1=un (uh), 2=deux (d-ough, like the “oo” from “look”), 3=trios (twa), 4=quatre (ka-tre), 5=cinq (say-n-k), 6=six (seese), 7=sept (set), 8=huit (weet), 9=neuf (noof), 10=dix (deese), 11=onze (ah-n-z), 12=douze (doo-z), 13=treize (tray-z), 14=quatorze (ka-tor-z), 15=quinze (kenz), 16=seize (says), 17=dix-sept (deese-set), 18=dix-huit (deese-weet), 19=dix-neuf (deese-noof), 20=vingt (vahnt), 21=vingt et un (vahnet A uh), 22=vingt-deux (vahnt-d-ough). The numbers continue, using “vingt” for each number in the “20” series, and adding the single numeral to it. All others are the same, like 30=trente (tr-ah-nt), 40=quarante (kar-ah-nt), 50=cinquante (say-n-kant), and etc.

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Polite phrases: hello (good day) = bonjour (bone-je-or), good evening=bonsoir (bone-swa-r), please=s’il vous plait (seel-voo-play), thank you=merci (mare-see), excuse me=excuse moi (x-kyoos-eh-mwa), good night=bon nuit (bone noo-ee), good-bye=au revoir (O rev-wa-r), I’m sorry=je suis désolé(e) (je swee des-o-lay).

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Body Parts: arms=bras (bra-s), legs=jambes (je-ahm-s), feet=pieds (pee-A-ds), head=la tête (la teh-t), mouth=la bouche (la boo-sh), ears=les orielles (lez or-ay), nose=le nez (le nay), eyes=les yeux (lez yuh), hair=le cheveux (le sh-voo).

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Food: bread=le pain (le pahn), milk=le lait (le lay), banana=le banane (le ba-nahn), apple=le pomme (le pahm), juice=le jus (le je-oo), orange=orange (oh-ran-je), tomato=le tomate

(le toe-maht), cheese=le fromage (le froh-ma-je), hot dog=le hot dog (le oht-dog), hamburger=le hamburger (le am-bur-ger), grilled ham and cheese sandwich=le croque-monsieur (le croak miss-yur), sandwich=le sandwich (le sand-weech), steak=le bifteck (le beef-teck), chicken=le poulet (le poo-lay), fish=le poisson (le pwa-sahn), salt=le sel (le cell), pepper=le poivre (le pwa-vre), rice=le riz (le ree).

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Months of the year : January=janvier (jahn-vee-air), February=février (fev-ree-ay), March=mars (mah-rs), April=avril (ahv-reel), May=mai (may), June=juin (je-oo-in), July=juillet (je-oo-lee-ay), August=août, September=septembre (sept-em-bre), October=octobre (oc-toe-bre), November=novembre (no-vahm-bre), December=dee-sahm-bre).

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Days of the week: Sunday=dimanche (dee-mah-sh), Monday=lundi (loon-dee), Tuesday=mardi (mahr-dee), Wednesday=mercredi (mare-cre-dee), Thursday=jeudi (je-oo-dee), Friday=vendredi (vahn-dred-ee), Saturday=samedi (sahm-dee).

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Action verbs: I walk=je promenade (je prah-men-ahd), I go=je vais (je vay), I am=je suis (je swee), I do=je fais (je fay), I remember=je me souviens (je meh s-ooh-vee-ens), I sleep=je dormis (je door-mee-s), I want=je veux (je v-uh), I have=j’ai (je-ay), I dance=je danse (je dahn-s).

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