AH1407 Intro

Bienvenue au cours de francais !
Lecture 1:2 3
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture 4
Topics: 1. 1.
Topics: Intro
Nasal Sounds
2. 2.L’alphabet français
Definite articles
3. Phonetics
Introduction
Romance Languages: (Originated with the rise and expansion of Roman Empire)
1.Spanish
2.Portuguese
3.French
4.Italian
5.Romanian
FRENCH LANGUAGE
It’s a mixture of 3 languages:
1. Vulgar Latin also known as Colloquial Latin (Informal Latin) originating from the Roman
invasion of foreign territories.
2. Gaulish which was known as the language of Gaul (Old name of France, Luxembourg,
Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy and some parts of Netherlands and Germany)
3. Frankish (Language of the Franks i.e Germanic People)
La carte de France
Map of France L'Hexagone

1.Greeting someone in French
Bon (Adj.) ----- Good

Bonjour : Hello, Good morning, Good Day
jour (noun) ----- Day
Literal meaning: Good Day
2.Asking someone’s name in French :

Comment vous appelez-vous? (How do you call yourself?)
Verb used: s’appeler which means "to call oneself"
Word in English: Appellation which means "a name" or "title"
3.Telling your name in French:

Je m’appelle Parmeet (I call myself Parmeet)
Phonetics
NOTE: Some
Some basic
basic French pronunciation
French pronunciation tips. tips:
Please note that everything is in general. Exceptions are
always going to be there.
a------
e------
i-------
t------
d------
de------
da----
di-----
le----
la----
NOTE 1: Exceptions might be there while pronouncing the above letters.

li----
NOTE:
NOTE Exceptions might
2: Consonants be there.
coming at the end of a word are generally not pronounced while vowels
coming at the end of a word are always pronounced in French.
L’alphabet français
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Z
Exercise 1
Épeler les mots suivants: (Spell out the following words):
1. India
2. Delhi
3. Punjab
4. Patiala
“en/em/an/am” sounds in French
( sound)
▪ “en/em/an/am” all these combinations have the same sound in French.
NOTE: 1. Consonant coming at the end of a word is generally not pronounced in French.
2. Vowel coming at the end of a word is always pronounced in French.
1. en
trente – thirty
suite - then, next, afterwards, later
cent – hundred
lentement – slowly, e.g. (Parlez lentement s’il vous plaît) – (Please speak slowly)
doucement – softly, e.g. (Parlez doucement s’il vous plaît) – (Please speak softly)
rapidement
d t – quickly, rapidlywith dentist)
tooth (relate
mentir – to lie
g s people (relate with, gene, gender, generate, generation etc. In Hindi
menteur/menteuse – liar
vent – wind (relate with vent and ventilator)
2. em
ensemble – together
3. an
blanc – white (masculine)
blanche – white (feminine)
pendant – during
enchanté – delighted, pleased to meet you
plante – plant
a man engaged to be married/ a woman engaged to be married
4. am
chambre – bedroom
champ – field
ampoule – bulb
lampe – lamp, light
"ain/aim/ein/in/im/ym/yn" sounds in
French
( sound)
● ‘’ain/aim/ein/in/im/ym/yn’’ all these combinations have the same sound.
1.ain
saint – saint
pain – bread
demain – tomorrow
main – hand
copain – boyfriend, friend, buddy
ainsi – thus , in this way, like this
salle de bain(s) – bathroom
2.aim
faim – hunger
3.ein
plein – full
éteindre – to switch off
4.in
vin – wine
raisin – grape
prince – prince
princesse – princess
printemps – spring
fin – end
intéressant – interesting
5.im
timbre – stamp
imbécile – stupid, idiot
6.ym
olympique – olympics
olympics
sympa – nice
7.yn
synthétique – synthetic
Les salutations en
français
Greetings in French
French Greetings to say Hello
1) Bonjour – Hello, Good morning
2) Salut – Hi (Informal)
3) Coucou – Hey there (Highly informal)
4) Quoi de neuf ? – What’s up ?
5) Allô – Hello (Used on the phone)
French Phrases to say Goodbye
1) Au revoir! - Goodbye!
2) Salut! – Hi!/Bye!
3) Tchao! – Bye!
4) Bonsoir – Good evening / Hello/ Bye
5) Adieu! – Farewell!
Useful expressions in French
1) Bon après-midi ! – Good Afternoon!
2) Bonsoir! – Good evening!
3) Bonne nuit! – Good night!
4) À bientôt! – See you soon!
5) À plus tard! – See you later!
Useful expressions in French
6) Merci beaucoup – Thanks a lot
7) Je suis désolé – I am sorry
8) Comment ça va? – How is it going? / How are you?
9) Ça va bien, merci et toi? – It’s going well, thanks and you?
10) Ça va mal – It’s going badly/ I am not fine
11) Ça va très bien – It’s going very well
MERCI

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Bienvenue au cours de francais !

Map of France L'Hexagone

Bon (Adj.) ----- Good

Literal meaning: Good Day

2.Asking someone’s name in French :

Verb used: s’appeler which means "to call oneself"

Word in English: Appellation which means "a name" or "title"

3.Telling your name in French:

NOTE 1: Exceptions might be there while pronouncing the above letters.

copain – boyfriend, friend, buddy

ainsi – thus , in this way, like this

salle de bain(s) – bathroom

éteindre – to switch off

imbécile – stupid, idiot

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