My Local Area (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards
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la banque
La banque means bank.
la bibliothèque
La bibliothèque means library.
la boulangerie
La boulangerie means bakery.
l'église (f)
L'église (f) means church.
la gare
La gare means railway station.
le marché
Le marché means market.
le musée
Le musée means museum.
la piscine
La piscine means swimming pool.
l'usine (f)
L'usine (f) means factory.
propre
Propre means clean.
sûr(e)
Sûr(e) means safe.
What does il n'y a pas de mean?
Il n'y a pas de means there is not or there are not.
J'aime vivre dans une rue .
J'aime vivre dans une rue tranquille.
True or False?
The French adjective sale means 'clean'.
False.
Sale means dirty; the French for clean is propre.
What does the impersonal verb il y a mean?
Il y a means there is or there are.
Which form of il y a means 'there used to be'?
Il y avait means there used to be, using the imperfect tense.
How do you say 'there will be' in French?
Il y aura means there will be, using the simple future tense.
Il n'y a pas cinéma.
Il n'y a pas de cinéma.
True or False?
You keep the article after il n'y a pas de.
False.
There is no article after il n'y a pas de, for example il n'y a pas de cinéma.
What does il y a deux ans mean?
Il y a deux ans means two years ago, because il y a can mean 'ago' with a time phrase.
Define BAGS adjectives.
BAGS adjectives come before the noun and relate to beauty, age, goodness and size.
Where do most French adjectives go in relation to the noun?
Most French adjectives come after the noun.
What is the feminine singular form of beau?
The feminine singular of beau is belle.
Mes voisins ont un appartement.
Mes voisins ont un nouvel appartement.
True or False?
Before a vowel or silent 'h', vieux becomes vieil.
True.
Before a vowel or silent 'h', the masculine singular vieux becomes vieil.
Is the letter 'h' pronounced in French words like hôpital?
No, the letter 'h' is almost always silent in French.
Which spellings all make the same 'o' sound in French?
The spellings [au], [eau], closed [o] and [ô] all sound the same, as in beau and hôtel.
What does ancien mean when it comes before the noun?
Before the noun, ancien means former, as in mon ancien voisin.
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