1. L’echauffement: conjugate “aller”
Je vais
Tu vas
Il va
Elle va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils vont
Elles vont

2. Learning Target:
Today I am learning the French articles because I need to know masculin, feminin and plural.

3. le, la, l’, les=definite articles un, une, des= indefinite articles
French articles
le, la, l’, les=definite articles
un, une, des= indefinite articles

4. le, la, l’, les (definite articles)
What do these words mean?
These words all mean the.
So how do you know which one to use?????

5. Notes (grammar section) Les articles
Les articles définis: Definite articles.
They refer to something definite.
le (m. sing.)
la (f. sing.)
l’ (m/f + vowel)
les - (m/f pl.)
THE

6. Well, first of all, if the noun is plural, there is only one possibility:
les
For example, to say the teachers you would say:
les professeurs.

7. If your noun is singular (that means you’re talking about only one thing), then you have to choose from le, la, l’ .

8. Your choice of definite article depends on the gender of the noun that follows.
In French, every noun has a gender—it is either masculine or feminine.
In order to choose between le or la, you have to know the gender of the noun.

9. For example, the noun boisson (drink) is feminine.
If you want to say the drink you would say:
la boisson.

10. Since garÇon (boy) is masculine, how would you say the boy?
le garcon
Fantastique!

11. Reminder about plurals…
But what if the noun is plural? For example, frites (fries). How would I say the fries?
les frites
(You can see that if a noun is plural, you don’t really need to know if it’s masculine or feminine in order to choose the correct article.)

12. So when do we use l’ ?
See if you can figure out the rule:
l’oignon (m) = the onion
l’agrafeuse (f) = the stapler
l’école (f) = the school
What do these words have in common?

13. That’s right!! They all start with a vowel AND they are singular.
Sooooo, l’ is used to mean the in front of a masculine or feminine noun starting with a vowel.

14. Révision 1. _____ livre (m) = the book le
2. _____ garcon (m) = the boy
3. _____ fille (f) = the girl
4. _____boissons (f) = the drinks
5. _____oignons (m) = the onions
6. _____ ordinateurs (m) = the computer
7._____ amie (f)= the friend le le la
les
les
les L’

15. Vous êtes très intelligents!
So let’s move on to indefinite articles…

16. A, AN, SOME Les articles indefinis: indefinite articles
They refer to something unspecific. (Anyone will do.)
un (m. sing)
une - (f. sing)
des - (m/f pl.)
A, AN, SOME

17. Indefinite articles un, une & des are indefinite articles.
(They don’t refer to any specific item— any one will do.)
Do you know what they mean?
un livre = a book
une portion = a serving
des frites = some fries

18. un, une, des Which one is used in front of a masculine singular noun?
Which one is used in front of a feminine singular noun?
une

19. So now I bet you can guess when to use des (some).
That’s right! In front of a plural noun— either masculine or feminine!

20. How are your matching skills?
1. a friend
2. a man
3. a girl
4. an order
5. some desserts
a) une fille
b) des desserts
c) un ami
d) une commande
e) un homme

21. Chart the following: masculin, feminin, plural
L’amie
Les copains
La copine l’ami
Les profs
Une mère
Un dictionnaire
Un t-shirt
Un ballon
Des livres
une prof
Un crayon
Un stylo
Des filles
Une copine
Des cahiers
Les enfants
Le papa
La maman
Une école
Une élève

22. Page 27 in your books
# 13, 14
In your workbook page 39
# 2
Workbook page 41 and 42
# 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

24. vocabulaire les articlesun
une
des
the (m.sing.)
the (f.sing.)
the (m/f + voyelle)
the (m/f pl.)
a/an (m.sing.)
a/an (f.sing.)
some (m/f pl.)

25. Notes (grammar section) Les articles
Les articles définis: Definite articles.
They refer to something definite.
le (m. sing.)
la (f. sing.)
l’ (m/f + vowel)
les - (m/f pl.)
THE

26. Ex. _______poulet _______pomme _______oignon _______frites
_______oignons le
the chicken
the apple
the onion
the fries
the onions la l’
les
les

27. A, AN, SOME Les articles indefinis: indefinite articles
They refer to something unspecific. (Anyone will do.)
un (m. sing)
une - (f. sing)
des - (m/f pl.)
A, AN, SOME

28. Our next lesson will cover the partitive articles du, de la, and de l’

29. Notes (grammaire section) les articles partitifs
Les articles partitifs: Partitive articles.
They are used when referring to only part of a given substance.
du (m. sing.)
de la (f. sing.)
de l’ (m/f + vowel)
des - (m/f pl.)
SOME
ANY

30. Ex. _______poulet _______pomme _______oignon _______frites
_______oignons du
some chicken
some apple
some onion
some fries
some onions
de la
de l’
des
des

31. Ex. I am eating some chicken.
Je mange du poulet.
(I am only eating a part of the chicken— not the whole thing.)

32. ATTENTION! In a negative sentence: du de la de / d’ de l’ des
Ex. J’aime de la moutarde dans mon hot dog.
Je n’aime pas de moutarde dans mon hot dog.
Elle mange des oignons.
Elle ne mange pas d’oignons.
become s

33. While we’re at it….
un de/d’
une (becomes)
in negative sentences.
Ex. J’ai un frère. I have a brother.
Je n’ai pas de frère. I don’t have a brother.

34. A pratiquer: 1. I like (some)* mustard in my hot dog.
2. We are eating (some) bread.
3. We aren’t eating (any) bread.
4. I don’t eat (any) onions.
5. She eats (some)onions.
6. They share (some) fries.
7. They are sharing an ice-cream sundae.
8. I am not sharing an ice-cream sundae.
*Note: In English, we don’t always say “some” or “any”, but in French we always use the article before the noun.