1. LARTICLE PARTITIF: DU ET DE LA Emily Lowe Period 3

2. DU ET DE LA The partitives du and de la are used to refer to a certain QUANTITY or AMOUNT of something. Voici…Voila… UN poulet a WHOLE chicken DU poulet SOME chicken UN melon a WHOLE melon DU melon SOME melon UNE salade a WHOLE salad DE LA salade SOME salad UNE tarte a WHOLE pie DE LA tarte SOME pie

3. Du has the following forms: Masculine Object:DU Je voudrais du soda. ~ I would like some soda. Feminine Object:DE LA Voila de la tarte. ~ There is some pie. Beginning with a Vowel:DE L Donne-moi de leau. ~ Give me some water. EXEMPLES: 1.Je veux du poisson – I want some fish. 2.Elle mange de la glace au chocolat – She eats some chocolate ice cream. 3.Ils boivent de leau minérale – They drink some mineral water. GIVE ME SOME FISH!

4. LES PHRASES NEGATIFS Negative phrases ALWAYS use de instead of du or de la EXEMPLES: 1. Elle ne boit jamais de soda – She never drinks soda. 2. Nous ne voulons pas de pain – We dont want any bread. 3. Je nai pas pris doeufs – I didnt have any eggs.

5. PRACTICE TIME! Translate the sentences into English: Je veux de la tarte. Vous mangez du fromage. Tu nas pas pris de café. Translate the sentences into French: You (plural) eat some salad. He doesnt want any grapefruit. We drink some coffee.

6. ANSWERS! Translate the sentences into English: Je veux de la tarte. I want some pie. Vous mangez du fromage. You (plural) eat some cheese. Tu nas pas pris de café. You didnt have any coffee. Translate the sentences into French: You (plural) eat some salad. Vous mangez de la salade. He doesnt want any grapefruit. Il ne veut pas de pamplemousse. We drink some coffee. Nous buvons du café.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY Valetta, Jean-Paul, and Rebecca M. Valette. Discovering French. Ed. Gail Smith. 2nd ed. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2004. Print. Google Images QUESTIONS???