Our Day 6
Immersion – 6
Learning French nouns with articles
Note:
1.French nouns are almost always preceded by articles. In English for example you say France,
but in French you say la France (lah frahNs = France).
The same convention applies to plural nouns.For example mountains in English becomes les montagnes
(ley mohN-tah-nyuh= mountains)
2.Unlike English, the French articles mark the gender and number of nouns.
3.When you learn a noun, try to learn the article that goes with it.
Masculine Nouns (Singular)
| Noun |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| un homme |
uh nohhm |
man |
| un garçon |
uhN gar- sohN |
boy |
| un arbre |
uh nar - bruh |
tree |
| un crayon |
uhN kreh - yoh |
pencil |
| un taille - crayon |
uhN teh-y-kreh-yoh |
pencil sharpener |
| un stylo |
uhN stee - loh |
pen |
| un livre |
uhN leev - ruh |
book |
| un sac |
uhN sahk |
bag |
| un verre |
uhN vehr |
glass |
| un nez |
uhN ney |
nose |
| un fils |
uhN fees |
son |
| un frère |
uhN frehr |
brother |
| le nuage |
luh new-ahzh |
cloud |
| le bureau |
luh bew-roh |
desk, office |
| le piano |
luh pia-noh |
piano |
| le pain |
luh paN |
bread |
| l’hôtel |
loh tehl |
hotel |
| le chapeau |
luh shah-poh |
hat |
| le père |
luh pehr |
father |
| le jardin |
luh zhahr daN |
garden |
| le pull |
luh pewl |
sweater |
| le sable |
luh sah - bluh |
sand |
| le couteau |
luh kooh-toh |
knife |
| le poisson |
luh pwah-sohN |
fish |
| le poulet |
luh pooleh |
chicken |
| le billet |
luh bee-yeh |
ticket |
| le ciel |
luh syehl |
sky |
| le soleil |
luh soh-lehy |
sun |
Feminine Nouns (Singular)
| Noun |
Pronunciation
|
Meaning |
| une pomme |
ewn pohhm |
apple |
| une banane |
ewn bah-nahn |
banana |
| une fleur |
ewn fluhr |
flower |
| une dent |
ewn dahN |
tooth |
| une banque |
ewn bahNk |
bank |
| une femme |
ewn fahm |
lady |
| une fille |
ewn feey |
girl |
| une fenêtre |
ewn fuh-neh-truh
|
window |
| une gomme |
ewn gohhm |
eraser |
| une voiture |
ewn vwah-tewr |
car |
| une fourchette |
ewn foohr-sheht |
fork |
| la maison |
lah meh-zohN |
house |
| la table |
lah tah-bluh |
table |
| la rue |
lah rew |
street |
| la lettre |
lah leh-truh |
letter |
| la balance |
lah bah-lahNs |
scale |
| la lampe |
la lampe |
lamp |
| l’horloge |
lohr-lohzh |
clock |
| la porte |
lah pohrt |
door |
| la poste |
lah pohst |
post office |
| la police |
lah poh-lees |
police |
| la robe |
lah rohhb |
dress |
| la scène |
lah sehn |
stage |
| la comédie |
lah kohh-mey-dee
|
comedy |
| la tragédie |
lah trah – zhey-dee
|
tragedy |
| la plage |
lah plahs |
beach |
| la piscine |
lah pee-seen |
swimming pool |
| la saison |
lah seh-sohN |
season |
| l’eau |
loh |
water |
