Introduction about French Language, second language most spoken in the world
- 2. The United States was France’s leading investor, accounting for 25% of the new jobs created in France from foreign investment. There are 2,400 US companies in France generating 240,000 jobs. American companies with offices in France include IBM, Microsoft, Mattel, Dow Chemical, SaraLee, Ford, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Motorola, Johnson & Johnson, Ford, and Hewlett Packard. French in Business
- 3. French is a Romance language, deriving from Latin and closely related to Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian. It is native tongue of over 87 million people and has an additional 68 million non native speakers. In medieval times and until the 19th century. It was often the language used in diplomacy, culture, administration, royal courts across Europe and also in trade, thus appropriately becoming the lingua franca of its time. About the French Language…
- 6. A /a/ J / Ʒi/ S /ɛs/ B /be/ K /ka/ T /te/ C /se/ L /ɛl/ U /y/ D /de/ M /ɛm/ V /ve/ E /ǝ/ N /ɛn/ W /dublǝve/ F /ɛf/ O /oh/ X /iks/ G / Ʒɜ/ P /pe/ Y /igrɛk/ H / aʃ/ Q /ky/ Z /zɛd/ I /i/ R /ɛr/ The Alphabet- L’alphabet
- 7. 1 to 10 Un 1 Deux 2 Trois 3 Quatre 4 Cinq 5 Six 6 Sept 7 Huit 8 Neuf 9 dix 10 HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH 11 to 20 Onze 11 Douze 12 Treize 13 Quatorze 14 Quinze 15 Seize 16 Dix-sept 17 Dix-huit 18 Dix-neuf 19 vingt 20 Let’s talk about numbers.. Good news, the French observe mostly the same pattern like English (at least from 0 to 20). But then, it becomes quite technical and requires your math skills! But do not worry, with a bit memorization you will get used to that quickly!
- 8. 21 to 30 Vingt et un 21 Vingt-deux 22 Vingt-trois 23 Vingt- quatre 24 Vingt-cinq 25 Vingt-six 26 Vingt-sept 27 Vingt- huit 28 Vingt-neuf 29 trente 30 HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH 31 to 40 trente et un 31 Trente-deux 32 Trente-trois 33 Trente- quatre 34 Trente-cinq 35 Trente-six 36 Trente-sept 37 Trente-huit 38 Trente-neuf 39 quarante 40 41 to 50 Quarante et un 41 Quarante-deux 42 Quarante-trois 43 Quarante- quatre 44 Quarante-cinq 45 Quarante-six 46 Quarante-sept 47 Quarante-huit 48 Quarante-neuf 49 cinquante 50
- 9. 51 to 60 Cinquante et un 51 Cinquante-deux 52 Cinquante-trois 53 Cinquante- quatre 54 Cinquante-cinq 55 Cinquante-six 56 Cinquante-sept 57 Cinquante-huit 58 Cinquante-neuf 59 soixante 60 HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH 61 to70 Soixante et un 61 Soixante-deux 62 Soixante-trois 63 Soixante-quatre 64 Soixante-cinq 65 Soixante-six 66 Soixante-sept 67 Soixante-huit 68 Soixante-neuf 69 Soixante-dix 70 So far so good, right? Well, it is getting more interesting now! See, in most French-speaking countries, there is no word for 70, 80, and 90. instead, for the numbers 70 to79, combine the tens with the tens.
- 10. HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH 71 to 80 Soixante et onze 71 Soixante-douze 72 Soixante-treize 73 Soixante-quatorze 74 Soixante-quinze 75 Soixante-seize 76 Soixante-dix sept 77 Soixante-dix huit 78 Soixante-dix neuf 79 Quatre-vingts 80 81 to 90 Quatre-vingt et un 81 Quatre-vingt deux 82 Quatre vingt trois 83 Quatre vingt quatre 84 Quatre vingt cinq 85 Quatre vingt six 86 Quatre vingt sept 87 Quatre vingt huit 88 Quatre vingt neuf 89 Quatre vingt dix 90 91 to 99 Quatre vingt onze 91 Quatre vingt douze 92 Quatre vingt treize 93 Quatre vingt quatorze 94 Quatre vingt quinze 95 Quatre vingt seize 96 Quatre vingt dix sept 97 Quatre vingt dix huit 98 Quatre vingt dix neuf 99 For numbers 80 to 89, you simply combine the number 4, the number 20, and the ones. For example, in French 80 is four 20’s, 81 is four 20s plus 1, and so forth.
- 11. Cent 100 Cent un 101 Cent deux 102 Cent cinquante 150 Deux cents 200 Cinq cents 500 mille 1000 HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH Millions 1,000,000 milliards 1,000,000,000 When talking about large numbers in French, just follow the same formula. For numbers above 100, say the hundreds digit first, then the ones and then the tens. For example, 151 would be cent cinquante un (a hundred, fifty one)
- 12. Exercise =How do you write your name?= 1) Comment on écrit ton nom, s’il te plaît? (how/ you(general)/ write/your /name/Please?(inf) 2) Comment on écrit votre nom, s’il vous plaît? (how /you(general)/write/ your (pl. or Form.)/ name, please(form) RETURN THE QUESTION BY SAYING: -Et toi? (and you?-informal) -Et vous? (and you?-formal;can also refer to plural) The Alphabet- L’alphabet
- 13. Jours de la semaine Mois de l’année Dimanche (Sunday) Janvier (January) = Février (February) Lundi (Monday) Mars ( March) = Avril (April) Mardi (Tuesday) Mai (May) = Juin (June) Mercredi (Wednesday) Juillet (July) = Août (August) Jeudi (Thursday) Septembre (September), Octobre (October) Vendredi (Friday) Novembre (November) Samedi (Saturday) Décembre (December) Vocabulaire Aujourd’hui (Vocabulary of today)
- 14. Basic Greetings in French BONJOUR! (hello) AU REVOIR! (good bye) BONSOIR! (good evening) COMMENT ÇA VA? (how are you?/casual) BONNE NUIT! (good night) BONJOUR! (good morning)
- 15. Basic Greetings in French BIEN ET VOUS? (good and you?) MERCI! (thank you!) ENCHANTE(E) (It is nice to see you) JE VOUS EN PRIE! (you are welcome!) S’IL VOUS PLAîT! (Please!) A BIENTôT (see you later/soon)
- 16. Basic Greetings in French JE M’APPELLE... (my name is) COMMENT VOUS APPELEZ VOUS? (what is your name?)
- 17. Quelle est la date aujourd’hui ? Aujourd’hui,c’est le____________, deux mille vingt quatre.
- 18. Quel heure fait-il maintenant? Il est _______ heures et _______ minutes
- 19. Bonjour! (Basic Introductions) Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Sylvain et je suis philipin. Je viens de Davao. J’ai 23(vingt-trois ans. LA FAMILLE THIBAULT
- 20. Bonjour! (Basic Introductions) LA FAMILLE THIBAULT Bonjour! Je m’appelle Henriette! Je suis philippine. Je viens de Davao. J’habite à Lanang! J’ai 20(vingt) ans.
- 21. Bonjour! (Basic Introductions) LA FAMILLE THIBAULT Bonjour! Nous nous appelons Mr. et Madame Thibault! Nous sommes philippines. Nous avons 45 (quarante- cinq) ans. Bonjour! Moi, je suis Dwight. Je suis un chien.