French Noun Gender and Articles: Mastering the Basics
Understand the basics of French noun genders and articles with examples of masculine and feminine nouns and how to use indefinite articles "un" and "une" correctly. Learn how to identify the gender of nouns and practice with engaging challenges.
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Vocabulary Y7 French Term 1.1 - Week 3 Stephen Owen/ Emma Marsden Date updated: 07/01/20
anglais an animal / a pet a dog a book a mobile phone fran ais un animal un chien un livre un portable une chambre une chose une id e a bedroom a thing an idea a rule / a ruler une r gle Stephen Owen
Gender in French Every noun (such as words for things and people) has a gender in French. This means that nouns are either masculine or feminine: Feminine Masculine animal chien livre portable chambre chose id e r gle You cannot usually guess the gender from the meaning of the noun, or from how it looks or sounds: you have to learn the gender with the noun! Stephen Owen
The indefinite article To say a(or an)in French before a noun, you use un or une, according to whether the noun is masculine or feminine: un and une can also mean one , so we can translate un animal either as ananimal , or as oneanimal . Masculine un animal un chien un livre un portable Feminine une chambre une chose une id e une r gle When we learn nouns, we can learn them with the article, to ensure that we know their gender. Stephen Owen
Lire C est un ou une ? You message your friend Chlo to check you understood what she said. Now your app has a bug! It s eaten the indefinite articles. Use the correct word for a : un or une . When you have finished, check the wordlist. un une un une 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 J ai animal. J ai id e. Elle a livre. Elle a chose. Elle a chambre. J ai chien. J ai r gle. Elle a portable. Stephen Owen
crire Challenge cris la liste en fran ais ! Can you remember what Chlo told you about what she and her sister have? Translate your list into French. Use the correct word for a / an Remember to distinguish between I have and she has . When you have finished, check the wordlist. Stephen Owen
un ou une ? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction chose portable cheval photo chambre id e animal livre sac r gle chien un une Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden
un ou une? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction un une Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden
Cest un/une... ? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction 3 4 2 1 5 7 6 Now write a sentence saying what each item is, e.g., 1) C est une r gle. Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden
Parler Alex phones his/her friend. You play Alex; your partner is the friend. Tell your partner what you have, and what your sister has. Use the pronoun elle (she) to talk about your sister. A1 Je ou elle ? Alex (I ) Alex s sister (she ) Stephen Owen
Parler Your friend Alex phones you. S/he tells you what s/he has, and what his/her sister has. Tick who has each item. N.B. The pictures are not in order. Alex ( I ) ( she ) Je ou elle ? B1 Alex ( I ) Sister Sister ( she ) Stephen Owen
Parler R my phones his/her friend. You play R my; your partner is the friend. Tell your partner what you have, and what your brother has. Use the pronoun il (he) to talk about your brother. A2 Je ou il ? Alex (I ) Alex s brother (he ) Stephen Owen
Parler Your friend R my phones you. S/he tells you what s/he has, and what his/her brother has. Tick who has each item. N.B. The pictures are not in order. R my ( I ) ( he ) Je ou il ? B2 R my ( I ) Brother Brother ( he ) Stephen Owen
crire You are Alex. You write to another friend (your phone s battery died!) Write a sentence for each thing, using the information below. E.g., J ai une r gle. Elle a un cheval. Alex ( I ) Je, il ou elle ? Alex ( I ) Sister ( she ) Brother ( he ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stephen Owen
crire R ponses correctes: 1 2 Jai une r gle. Jai une id e. 3 4 Jai un chien. Il a une photo. 5 6 Jai un livre. Elle a un cheval. 7 8 Il a un portable Elle a une chambre Stephen Owen
