Religious Celebrations (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards

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  • une église

    Une église means a church.

  • une mosquée

    Une mosquée means a mosque.

  • une synagogue

    Une synagogue means a synagogue.

  • un temple

    Un temple means a temple.

  • Pâques

    Pâques means Easter.

  • la lumière

    La lumière means light.

  • la foi

    La foi means faith.

  • How do you say 'to believe' in French?

    The verb croire means to believe.

  • What does l'Aïd mean?

    L'Aïd means Eid.

  • What is the feminine form of the adjective chrétien?

    The feminine form of chrétien is chrétienne.

  • Which French verb means 'to pray'?

    The verb prier means to pray.

  • Je vais ce soir.

    Je vais prier ce soir.

  • La foi est importante pour les personnes .

    La foi est importante pour les personnes religieuses.

  • True or False?

    In French you use a capital letter when naming a religion, e.g. Musulman.

    False.

    In French you do not use a capital letter for a religion — musulman, chrétien, juif.

  • True or False?

    Une mosquée means church.

    False.

    Une mosquée means a mosque; une église means a church.

  • Define the pronoun on.

    On means 'we' or 'you' in general, and can also mean 'people' or 'they'.

  • Which verb endings does on use?

    On uses the same verb endings as the il / elle form.

  • In speaking, which pronoun is on often used instead of?

    In speaking, on is often used instead of nous.

  • How do you say 'they believe in God' using on?

    You say on croit en Dieu.

  • What does on reçoit des cadeaux mean?

    On reçoit des cadeaux means you get presents.

  • On dans la rue.

    On danse dans la rue.

  • On un cadeau de Noël.

    On choisit un cadeau de Noël.

  • On à l'église.

    On va à l'église.

  • On des cartes.

    On vend des cartes.

  • True or False?

    On always translates as 'we' in English.

    False.

    On can mean 'we', 'you', 'people' or 'they' — the correct translation depends on the context.

  • True or False?

    On doit aller à l'église means 'you must go to church'.

    True.

    With a modal verb, on means 'you' in general, so on doit aller à l'église means 'you must go to church'.

  • How do you say 'you can visit the temple' using on and a modal verb?

    You say on peut visiter le temple.

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