Questions and Answers
What does 'il y a...dans la salle de classe?' mean?
How many students are there in the class?
combien d'eleves il y a dans la classe?
What does 'oui, il y a...' mean?
yes, there is/are...
What does 'non, il n'y a pas de...' mean?
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What does 'il y en a...' mean?
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What does 'il n'y en a pas' mean?
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What does 'asseyez vous!/levez vous!' mean?
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What does 'silence! faites attention!' mean?
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What does 'écoutez et répétez après moi!' mean?
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What does 'prenez une feuille de papier!' mean?
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What does 'allez au tableau!' mean?
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What does 'regardez' mean?
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What does 'retournez à vos places' mean?
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What does 'ouvrez vos livres à la page...' mean?
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What does 'fermez vos cahiers' mean?
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What does 'monsieur/madame/mademoiselle' mean?
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What does 'je ne comprends pas' mean?
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What does 'répétez s'il vous plaît?' mean?
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What does 'comment dit-on...en français?' mean?
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What does 'qu'est-ce que ça veut dire...?' mean?
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Study Notes
Classroom Vocabulary and Phrases
- "il y a...dans la salle de classe?" translates to "Is there/Are there...in the classroom?"
- "combein d'élèves il y a dans la classe?" means "How many students are there in the class?"
- "oui, il y a..." is used for affirming presence, meaning "Yes, there is/are..."
- "non, il n'y a pas de..." negates presence, translating to "No, there isn't/aren't any..."
- "il y en a..." indicates quantity, meaning "There are...(of them)."
- "il n'y en a pas" states that there are none, translating to "There aren't any."
Classroom Commands
- "asseyez vous!" and "levez vous!" instruct students to "Sit down!" and "Stand up!" respectively.
- "silence! faites attention!" commands students to "Silence! Pay attention!"
- "ecoutez et repetez apres moi!" encourages participation by saying "Listen and repeat after me!"
- "prenez une feuille de papier!" directs students to "Take out a sheet of paper."
- "allez au tableau!" tells students to "Go to the blackboard."
- "regardez" simply means "Look!" to capture attention.
- "retournez a vos places" instructs students to "Go back to your seats."
- "ouvrez vos livres a la page..." means "Open your books to page..." to engage with learning materials.
- "fermez vos cahiers" instructs them to "Close your notebooks."
Common Expressions
- "monsieur/madame/mademoiselle" are polite terms for "Sir, Ma'am, Miss."
- "je ne comprends pas" communicates confusion with "I don't understand."
- "repetez s'il vous plait?" asks for clarification, meaning "Could you please repeat that?"
- "comment dit-on...en francais?" is used to inquire about translations: "How do you say...in French?"
- "qu'est-ce que ca veut dire...?" means "What does...mean?" to seek understanding of vocabulary.
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Test your knowledge of essential French phrases related to the classroom with these flashcards. Learn how to ask questions and make statements about the presence of students and items. Enhance your understanding of classroom vocabulary in French.