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Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) 2.01 School
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Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) 2.04 Going out
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This lesson is on the culture of France. The culture of France is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the influence of recent immigration. Also, try and reflect on how your culture is similar and different to French culture.

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Culture of France


[edit] G: General Verbs Review

Most verbs in French are regular -er verbs. Others are regular -ir or -re verbs or are simply irregular.

[edit] Formation

French Grammar • Culture • Gnome-speakernotes.pngaudio (upload)
Flag of France.svg Regular Verbs Flag of La Francophonie.svg Les verbes réguliers
-er Verbs -ir Verbs -re Verbs
Stem:
parl...
fin...
vend...
Subject Ending Example Ending Verb Ending Example
Je -e parle -is finis -s vends
Tu -es parles -is finis -s vends
Il -e parle -it finit - vend
Nous -ons parlons -issons finissons -ons vendons
Vous -ez parlez -issez finissez -ez vendez
Ils -e parlent -issent finissent -ent vendent

[edit] Irregular Verbs Ending in -er

[edit] Common -ir Verbs

  • Finir

[edit] Irregular Verbs Ending in -ir

acquérir | avoir | s'asseoir | devoir | dormir | falloir | ouvrir | partir | pleuvoir | pouvoir | recevoir | savoir | servir | venir | voir | vouloir

[edit] Common -re Verbs

  • attendre - to wait (for)
  • répondre - to answer

[edit] Irregular Verbs Ending in -re

boire | conduire | connaître | croire | dire | écrire | être | faire | lire | mettre | prendre | rire | suivre | vivre

[edit] G: Croire & Voir

Croire is an irregularly conjugated -re verb.

French Verb • Present Indicative • Gnome-speakernotes.png audio (upload)
Flag of France.svg croire Flag of La Francophonie.svg to believe
(past participle - cru)
Singular Plural
first person je crois jeuh crah I believe nous croyons noo croy oh we believe
second person tu crois too crah you believe vous croyez voo croy ay you believe
third person il croit eel crah he believes ils croient eel crah they believe
(masc. or mixed)
elle croit ell crah she believes
on croit oh crah one believes elles croient ell crah they believe (fem.)


Voir is an irregularly conjugated -re verb.

French Verb • Present Indicative • Gnome-speakernotes.png audio (upload)
Flag of France.svg voir Flag of La Francophonie.svg to see
(past participle - vu)
Singular Plural
first person je vois jeuh vwah I see nous voyons noo vwahyoh we see
second person tu vois too vwah you see vous voyez voo vwah ay you see
third person il voit eel vwah he sees ils voient eel vwah they see
(masc. or mixed)
elle voit ell vwah she sees
on voit oh vwah one sees elles voient ell vwah they see (fem.)


[edit] V: Religion

la religion religion
le Christianisme Christianity
l'Islam Islam
le Judaïsme Judaism
le Chrétien/la Chrétienne Christian
le Musulman/la Musulmane Muslim
le Juif/la Juive Jew
l'athée (m.) atheist
Le Père noël Santa Claus
le 14 juillet Bastille Day

[edit] V: Birthday

Birthdays
l'anniversaire (m) birthday
Tu as quel âge? How old are you?
J'ai ____ ans. I am ____ years old.
[lit: I have ___ years.]
le gâteau cake
le cadeau gift
la bougie candle
la fête party
inviter to invite
donner une fête to throw a party

[edit] V: Marriage

Marriage
Le mari Husband
La femme Wife

[edit] V: Holidays

French Vocabulary • Culture • Gnome-speakernotes.pngaudio (upload)
Flag of France.svg Holidays Flag of La Francophonie.svg Les jours fériés
New Year's Day le Nouvel An 1 janvier
Labor Day La Fête du Travail
Memorial Day ; Armistice Day jour de l'Armistice
Independance Day la Fête Nationale 4 juillet
Christmas Eve le Réveillon 24 décembre
Christmas ; Yule Noël 25 décembre

[edit] V: Bastille Day and Parades

[edit] V: Islamic Holidays


Level Two Lessons Development stage: 50% (as of Dec 09, 2008)

2.01 School Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.02 Culture Development stage: 50% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.03 Shopping Development stage: 100% (as of Jun 21, 2009) • 2.04 Going out Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.05 Transportation Development stage: 25% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.06 Everyday Life Development stage: 50% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.07 Rural Life Development stage: 25% (as of Feb 26, 2009) • 2.08 Food and Drink Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.09 Dining Development stage: 50% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • 2.10 Communication Development stage: 75% (as of Dec 09, 2008) • Test Development stage: 00% (as of Dec 09, 2008)

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Information • Introductory 100%.png • Level One 75%.png • Level Two 50%.png • Level Three 25%.png • Level Four 00%.png • Q&A • Planning

Introductory : 0.01 Introduction • 0.02 Learning French • 0.03 The Alphabet • 0.04 Accents • 0.05 Greetings • 0.06 Formal Speech • 0.07 How are you? • 0.08 Numbers • 0.09 Dates • 0.10 Telling Time • Review • Test
Level One : 1.01 Basic Grammar • 1.02 To Be • 1.03 Description • 1.04 Family • 1.05 Recreation • 1.06 The House • 1.07 Weather • 1.08 Travel • 1.09 Art • 1.10 Science • Test
Level Two : 2.01 School • 2.02 Culture • 2.03 Shopping • 2.04 Going out • 2.05 Transportation • 2.06 Everyday Life • 2.07 Rural Life • 2.08 Food and Drink • 2.09 Dining • 2.10 Communication • Test
Level Three : 3.01 Vacations • 3.02 Work • 3.03 Health • 3.04 Money • 3.05 Youth • 3.06 Adolescence • 3.07 Ancient History • 3.08 Revolution! • 3.09 Modern France • 3.10 Current Events • Test
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