==== Verb conjugation ==== The letters in the square brackets ([...]) are not pronounced === Regular verbs === If the subject is singular: ^ verb ^^ | je (stem)[e] | first person (if it starts with a consonant) | | j' (stem)[e] | first person (if it starts with a vowel) | | tu (stem)[es] | second person | | il (stem)[e] | third person (if the subject is masculine) | | elle (stem)[e] | third person (if the subject is feminine) | If the subject is plural: ^ verb ^^ | nous (stem)ons | first person | | vous (stem)ez | second person | | ils (stem)ent | third person (if the subject is masculine) | | ells (stem)ent | third person (if the subject is feminine) | Some regular verbs: * appeler: "called", stem "appel" * habiter: "live/inhabit", stem "habit" === Irregular verbs === ^ être ^ "to be" ^ | je suis[s] | first person singular | | tu es | second person singular | | il/elle e[st] | third person singular | | nous somm[es] | first person plural | | vous êt[es] | second person plural | | ils son[t] | third person plural | ==== Relational prepositions ==== | devant | in front | | derrière | behind | | dans | in/inside | | sous | below/under | | sur | above/on top of | | à côté de | next to/beside | | près de | near/close | | loin de | far | | en face de | facing | ==== Questions ==== Prefix with "Est-ce que" (or "Est-ce qu'" if in front of a vowel) for ??? "Quel est" (or "Quelle est" for feminine subjects) for "What is"? Also possible to make a statement a question, but in writing should end in a question mark. In speech, I think intontation is used as a hint. ==== Vocabulary ==== | la banque | A bank | | la bibliothèque | A library | | le bureau de poste | A post office (le poste is also used) | | le chambre | A room | | le cinéma | A movie theatre | | le déjeuner | Literally lunch, "le petite déjeuner" is breakfast | | l'ecole | A school | | l'église | A church (not a cathedral) | | les feux de signalisation | | | l'hôpital | A hospital | | l'hôtel | A hotel | | le magasin | | | le parc | A park | | le parking | | | le prix | The price | | la place | | | le restaurant | A restaurant | | la rue | A road | | le stade | A stadium | | la station-service | | | la statue | A statue | | le trottoir | The sidewalk | | l'usine | |