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French 1 basics including numbers

Être

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

Avoir

J'ai
I have
Tu as
You (informal) have
Il a
He has
Elle a
She has
Nous avons
We have
Ils ont
They (m) have
Elles ont
They (f) have

Colors

Rouge (Red)
Bleu (Blue)
Jaune (Yellow)
Vert (Green)
Blanc (White)
Noir (Black)
Rose (Pink)
Orange (Orange)
Gris (Gray)
Violet (Purple)
Marron (Brown)
 

ER verbs

Drop the ER and add the following endings:
je (I) -e parle
tu (you, informal) -es parles
il/elle/on (he/sh­e/one) -e parle
nous (we) -ons parlons
vous (you, formal­/pl­ural) -ez parlez
ils/elles (they) -ent parlent

Telling time

Il est
It is
une heure
one o'clock
midi
noon
minuit
midnight
et quart
a quarter past
moins le quart
a quarter till
et demie
and 30 minutes

Months of the year

January: janvier (zhahn­-vyay)
February: février (fay-v­reeay)
March: mars (mahrs)
April: avril (ah-vreel)
May: mai (may)
June: juin (zhwan)
July: juillet (zhwee­-yeh)
August: août (oot)
September: septembre (sep-t­ahm­-bruh)
October: octobre (ok-to­h-bruh)
November: novembre (noh-v­ahm­-bruh)
December: décembre (day-s­ahm­-bruh)
 

Numbers 1-60

1: un
2: deux
3: trois
4: quatre
5: cinq
6: six
7: sept
8: huit
9: neuf
10: dix
11: onze
12: douze
13: treize
14: quatorze
15: quinze
16: seize
17: dix-sept (ten-s­even)
18: dix-huit (ten-e­ight)
19: dix-neuf (ten-nine)
20: vingt
30: trente
40: quarante
50: cinquante
60: soixante

Days of the year

Lundi (lun-dee): Monday
Mardi (mar-dee): Tuesday
Mercredi (mehr-­cru­-dee): Wednesday
Jeudi (zhuh-­dee): Thursday
Vendredi (von-d­reh­-dee): Friday
Samedi (sa-mu­h-dee): Saturday
Dimanche (dee-m­ansh): Sunday
 

Subject pronouns

Je
I
Tu
You (informal)
Il
He
Elle
She
Nous
We
Vous
You (plura­l/f­ormal)
Ils
They (mascu­line)
Elles
They (feminine)

Possessive adjectives

Mon
My (For masculine nouns)
Ma
My (For feminine nouns)
Mes
My (For plural nouns)
Ton
Your (For masculine nouns)
Ta
Your (For feminine nouns)
Tes
Your (For plural nouns)
Notre
Our (For singular nouns)
Nos
Our (For plural nouns)
Votre
Your (Formal, for singular nouns)
Vos
Your (Formal, for plural nouns)
Son
His/Her (For masculine nouns)
Sa
His/Her (For feminine nouns)
Ses
His/Her (For plural nouns)
 

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