Festivals & Traditions (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards
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un défilé
Un défilé means a parade or procession.
un jour férié
Un jour férié means a public holiday.
un événement
Un événement means an event.
la Fête Nationale
La Fête Nationale means Bastille Day, the French national holiday.
le bruit
Le bruit means noise.
un roi
Un roi means a king.
How do you say 'to take part in' in French?
Participer (à) means to participate or take part (in).
What does la Saint Valentin mean?
La Saint Valentin means Valentine's Day.
On what date is the French Fête Nationale (Bastille Day)?
The Fête Nationale is on the 14th of July.
What does francophone mean?
Francophone means French-speaking.
In French dates, do you use cardinal or ordinal numbers?
French dates use cardinal numbers, e.g. le trois avril, not ordinal numbers.
What is the one exception to using cardinal numbers in French dates?
The only exception is 'first', which is premier, e.g. le premier avril.
Le feu pendant toute la nuit dans ce festival.
Le feu brûle pendant toute la nuit dans ce festival.
Beaucoup de pays célèbrent cette fête.
Beaucoup de pays francophones célèbrent cette fête.
True or False?
In French, days and months are written with a capital letter.
False.
In French, days and months are written in lower case — lundi, janvier.
True or False?
When a date includes a day of the week, you still use le, e.g. le mardi 3 avril.
False.
When the date includes a day of the week, you do not use le — mardi 3 avril.
Define an adverb of quantity.
An adverb of quantity tells us how much there is of something.
What word follows an adverb of quantity before the noun?
An adverb of quantity is followed by the noun + de.
After an adverb of quantity, when does de become d'?
De becomes d' before a noun starting with a vowel or a silent 'h'.
How do you say 'too much noise' in French?
Trop de bruit means too much noise.
de traditions.
Tellement de traditions.
True or False?
After an adverb of quantity, de changes to du or de la to match the noun.
False.
After an adverb of quantity, de never changes to du or de la, and no definite article is used — the noun's gender and number don't matter.
How are the letters -ill- and -ille usually pronounced, as in famille and billet?
They are usually pronounced like 'ee' in English.
In words like ville and mille, how is the letter l pronounced after the 'ee' sound?
In ville and mille, the l is pronounced softly after the 'ee' sound.
Which adverbial pronoun replaces a phrase with à, or means 'there'?
The pronoun y replaces a phrase using à, or means 'there'.
Which adverbial pronoun replaces a phrase with de, or means '(of) it / them'?
The pronoun en replaces a phrase using de, or means '(of) it' or 'them'.
Where do y and en go in a sentence?
Y and en go between the subject and the verb.
Nous allons pour célébrer.
Nous y allons pour célébrer.
J' profite.
J'en profite.
True or False?
The phrase il y en a trop means 'there are too many of them'.
True.
Il y en a trop means 'there are too many of them'.
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