French Chapter 1 - Classroom Vocabulary

Questions and Answers

What does 'il y a...dans la salle de classe?' mean?

Is there/Are there...in the classroom? (correct)

How many students are there in the class?

Yes, there is/are...

No, there isn't/aren't any...

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?

no, there isn't/aren't any... Signup and view all the answers

What does 'il y en a...' mean?

there are...(of them) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'il n'y en a pas' mean?

there aren't any Signup and view all the answers

What does 'asseyez vous!/levez vous!' mean?

sit down! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'silence! faites attention!' mean?

silence! pay attention! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'écoutez et répétez après moi!' mean?

listen and repeat after me! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'prenez une feuille de papier!' mean?

take out a sheet of paper! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'allez au tableau!' mean?

go to the blackboard! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'regardez' mean?

look! Signup and view all the answers

What does 'retournez à vos places' mean?

go back to your seats Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ouvrez vos livres à la page...' mean?

open your books to page... Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fermez vos cahiers' mean?

close your notebooks Signup and view all the answers

What does 'monsieur/madame/mademoiselle' mean?

sir, ma'am, miss Signup and view all the answers

What does 'je ne comprends pas' mean?

I don't understand Signup and view all the answers

What does 'répétez s'il vous plaît?' mean?

could you please repeat that? Signup and view all the answers

What does 'comment dit-on...en français?' mean?

how do you say...in french? Signup and view all the answers

What does 'qu'est-ce que ça veut dire...?' mean?

what does...mean? Signup and view all the answers

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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