French A1 - Essential Vocabulary & Grammar Foundations Flashcards

Question 1

High-Frequency Verb: Être (To be) - Present Tense

Accepted Answer

• **Je suis** (I am)
• **Tu es** (You are - informal)
• **Il / Elle / On est** (He / She / One is)
• **Nous sommes** (We are)
• **Vous êtes** (You are - formal/plural)
• **Ils / Elles sont** (They are)

Question 2

High-Frequency Verb: Avoir (To have) - Present Tense

Accepted Answer

• **J'ai** (I have)
• **Tu as** (You have)
• **Il / Elle / On a** (He / She / One has)
• **Nous avons** (We have)
• **Vous avez** (You have)
• **Ils / Elles ont** (They have)

Question 3

High-Frequency Verb: Aller (To go) - Present Tense

Accepted Answer

• **Je vais** (I go)
• **Tu vas** (You go)
• **Il / Elle / On va** (He / She / One goes)
• **Nous allons** (We go)
• **Vous allez** (You go)
• **Ils / Elles vont** (They go)

Question 4

High-Frequency Verb: Faire (To do / To make) - Present Tense

Accepted Answer

• **Je fais** (I do/make)
• **Tu fais** (You do/make)
• **Il / Elle / On fait** (He / She / One does/makes)
• **Nous faisons** (We do/make)
• **Vous faites** (You do/make)
• **Ils / Elles font** (They do/make)

Question 5

Definite Articles (The)

Accepted Answer

• **Le**: masculine singular (*le livre* - the book)
• **La**: feminine singular (*la table* - the table)
• **L'**: singular before a vowel or silent 'h' (*l'eau* - the water)
• **Les**: plural for all genders (*les amis* - the friends)

Question 6

Indefinite Articles (A / An / Some)

Accepted Answer

• **Un**: masculine singular (*un stylo* - a pen)
• **Une**: feminine singular (*une chaise* - a chair)
• **Des**: plural for all genders (*des livres* - some books)

Question 7

Noun Gender Rules: Common Endings Clues

Accepted Answer

All French nouns have a gender (masculine or feminine).
• **Masculine endings**: *-age*, *-ment*, *-eau*, *-phone*, *-isme*
• **Feminine endings**: *-tion*, *-té*, *-ette*, *-ence*, *-ade*
*Tip*: Always memorize new nouns with their article (*le/la* or *un/une*).

Question 8

Essential Greetings & Politeness

Accepted Answer

• **Bonjour**: Hello / Good morning
• **Bonsoir**: Good evening
• **Salut**: Hi / Bye (informal)
• **S'il vous plaît**: Please (formal)
• **Merci beaucoup**: Thank you very much
• **De rien**: You're welcome

Question 9

Basic Conversational Phrases

Accepted Answer

• **Comment vous appelez-vous ?**: What is your name? (formal)
• **Je m'appelle...**: My name is...
• **Comment allez-vous ?**: How are you? (formal)
• **Ça va ? / Ça va bien**: How is it going? / It's going well
• **Enchanté(e)**: Nice to meet you

Question 10

French Numbers: 1 to 10

Accepted Answer

• **1**: un
• **2**: deux
• **3**: trois
• **4**: quatre
• **5**: cinq
• **6**: six
• **7**: sept
• **8**: huit
• **9**: neuf
• **10**: dix

Question 11

French Numbers: 11 to 20 & Key Tens

Accepted Answer

• **11–16**: onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize
• **17–20**: dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt
• **Tens**: 30 (trente), 40 (quarante), 50 (cinquante), 60 (soixante)

Question 12

French Numbers: Tricky Tens (70, 80, 90, 100)

Accepted Answer

• **70**: soixante-dix (60 + 10)
• **80**: quatre-vingts (4 × 20)
• **90**: quatre-vingt-dix (4 × 20 + 10)
• **100**: cent

Question 13

Family Vocabulary (La Famille)

Accepted Answer

• **la mère / le père**: mother / father
• **la fille / le fils**: daughter / son
• **la sœur / le frère**: sister / brother
• **la grand-mère / le grand-père**: grandmother / grandfather
• **les parents**: parents

Question 14

Common Food & Drink Vocabulary (La Nourriture et les Boissons)

Accepted Answer

• **le pain**: bread
• **le fromage**: cheese
• **l'eau** (f.): water
• **le café / le thé**: coffee / tea
• **la pomme**: apple
• **le repas**: meal

Question 15

Daily Objects Vocabulary (Les Objets du Quotidien)

Accepted Answer

• **le téléphone**: phone
• **la clé**: key
• **le sac**: bag
• **la voiture**: car
• **le livre**: book
• **l'ordinateur** (m.): computer

Question 16

Basic Negation Structure: Ne ... pas

Accepted Answer

Place **ne** (or **n'**) before the conjugated verb and **pas** after it.

• *Je parle français* → *Je **ne** parle **pas** français.* (I don't speak French)
• *J'ai un chien* → *Je **n'**ai **pas** de chien.* (I don't have a dog)

Question 17

Asking Questions: 3 Basic Methods

Accepted Answer

1. **Intonation** (informal): Raise pitch at the end → *Tu parles anglais ?*
2. **Est-ce que** (standard): Add before statement → *Est-ce que tu parles anglais ?*
3. **Inversion** (formal): Swap verb and pronoun → *Parles-tu anglais ?*

Question 18

Possessive Adjectives (My, Your, His/Her)

Accepted Answer

• **My**: *mon* (m.), *ma* (f.), *mes* (pl.)
• **Your** (informal): *ton* (m.), *ta* (f.), *tes* (pl.)
• **His / Her / Its**: *son* (m.), *sa* (f.), *ses* (pl.)

*Note*: Gender agrees with the item owned, not the owner (e.g., *son livre* = his/her book).

Question 19

French Subject Pronouns (Les Pronoms Sujets)

Accepted Answer

• **Je (J')**: I
• **Tu**: You (singular informal)
• **Il / Elle / On**: He / She / One (or informal 'we')
• **Nous**: We
• **Vous**: You (plural or formal singular)
• **Ils / Elles**: They (masculine/mixed vs. feminine)

Question 20

Regular -ER Verbs Conjugation Pattern

Accepted Answer

Remove **-er** from the infinitive stem and add endings:
**-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent**

Example (**Parler** - to speak):
• Je parl**e** | Tu parl**es** | Il parl**e**
• Nous parl**ons** | Vous parl**ez** | Ils parl**ent**

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