New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.
I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.
New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.
I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.
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Key learning points
- Many words end in SFCs (silent final consonants). The letters c, r, f and l are, however, generally pronounced.
- 'Je suis'- I am, 'tu es'- you are, and 'elle, il est'- she, he is are all parts of the verb 'être', 'to be' or 'being'.
- Possessive adjectives have masculine forms 'mon', 'ton' and feminine forms 'ma' and 'ta'.
Keywords
SFC - silent final consonant, silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - French verb meaning 'to be', 'being'
Tu es - part of the verb 'être', meaning 'you are'
Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)
Ton, ta - possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine, feminine)
Common misconception
Like in English, most consonants are pronounced at the ends of words.
Many words have SFCs (silent final consonants) in which the last letter is not pronounced in French.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
hello
hi
goodbye
sir
madam
this is, here is
Exit quiz
6 Questions
brother
sister
friend (boy)
friend (girl)
bag
pen
bottle
book
rubber