Food shopping: partitive articles 'du, de la, de l', des'
Learning outcomes
I can describe what I buy and eat using the partitive and indefinite articles.
I can pronounce and spell the sound-symbol correspondence [th].
Food shopping: partitive articles 'du, de la, de l', des'
Learning outcomes
I can describe what I buy and eat using the partitive and indefinite articles.
I can pronounce and spell the sound-symbol correspondence [th].
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Key learning points
- [th] sounds like 'thé'.
- The verbs 'acheter' and 'peser' have a spelling change in the present tense from 'e' to 'è' affecting pronounciation.
- Un/une/des is for whole items; the partitive article du/de la/de l' is for parts. It must not be missed out in French.
- De + definite article means, e.g. 'of the', 'from the'. The partitive looks identical but its meaning is 'some'.
- The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes.
Keywords
[th] - pronounced as in 'thé'
Partitive article - refers to parts of things; often means 'some' in English
Common misconception
'Some' can be left out in French just like it can in English.
Always use an article before food nouns in French, if it is a whole item, use the indefinite article and if it's uncountable or part of an item, use the partitive article du, de la or de l'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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to eat
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
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