Vocabulaire 3.1 Français I

Tu as ___ ? Do you (fam.) have ___?

Vous avez ___ ? Do you (formal / pl.) have ___?

Voilà. Here.

Je regrette. (I’m) sorry.

Je n’ai pas de ___. I don’t have a(n) / any ___.

Qu’est-ce qu’il vous faut pour ___ ? What do you need for ___ ? FORMAL

Qu’est-ce qu’il te faut pour ___ ? What do you need for ___? INFORMAL

Il me faut ___. I need ___.

un a(n) MASCULINE

une a(n) FEMININE

des some

d(e) a(n) / any This word is used before a noun (whether singular or plural, masculine or feminine) after a negative expression such as ne... pas.

un cahier a notebook

une calculatrice a calculator

un classeur a loose-leaf binder (notebook)

un crayon a pencil

une feuille de papier a sheet of paper

une gomme an eraser

un livre a book

une règle a ruler

un sac (à dos) a backpack

un stylo a pen

un taille-crayon a pencil sharpener

une trousse a pencil case

Zut ! D a r n!

Note culturelle (p. 80) In large stores in France, customers are expected to place their items on the conveyer belt and then remove and bag them as well. Most stores provide small plastic sacs, but many shoppers bring their own basket (un panier) or net bag (un filet).

Note culturelle (p. 80) Since space is limited in small stores and boutiques, browsing inside these stores is not as common. In some cases, items and their prices are placed in window displays. Most people window-shop until they are ready to make a purchase.

Note culturelle (p. 80) A sign that reads Entrée libre* indicates that browsers are welcome. * entrée = entrance * libre = free

un compas a compass

un crayon de couleur a colored pencil

un feutre a marker Feutre also means felt.

du liquide (m.) correcteur some correction fluid

du ruban (m.) adhésif some transparent tape

un surligneur a highlighter

un cahier de textes a memo book or personal calendar for young people

Check this out: —Tu as un crayon ? —Oui, j’ai un crayon. Tu as un stylo ? —Non, je n’ai pas de stylo, mais j’ai un feutre.

Translate these: I have –a notebook. –a calculator. I have –the notebook. –the calculator. I have –some notebooks. –some calculators. I have –the notebooks. –the calculators. I don’t have –a notebook. –any notebooks. –a calculator. –any calculators. I don’t have –the notebook. –the notebooks. –the calculator. –the calculators.

Check your answers: J’ai –un cahier. –une calculatrice. I have –le cahier. –la calculatrice. J’ai –des cahiers. –des calculatrices. J’ai –les cahiers. –les calculatrices. Je n’ai pas –de cahier. –de cahiers. –de calculatrice. –de calculatrices. Je n’ai pas –le cahier. –les cahiers. –la calculatrice. –les calculatrices.