Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon, ma' and 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives in French to describe preparations for 'la fête des mères'.
I can recognise and pronounce the soft [c/ç] sound.
Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon, ma' and 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives in French to describe preparations for 'la fête des mères'.
I can recognise and pronounce the soft [c/ç] sound.
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Key learning points
- The letter c is soft before the letters e and i. It is hard before the letters a, o and u.
- The letter ç (c cedilla) makes a soft sound before a, o and u.
- The pronouns il and elle can be translated as it in French, as every French noun has a gender.
- Possessive adjectives have masculine forms mon, ton and feminine forms ma and ta.
Keywords
[c/ç] - pronounced as in 'ici'
Il - pronoun meaning he or it
Elle - pronoun meaning she or it
Mon, ma - masculine and feminine forms of the possessive adjective my
Ton, ta - masculine and feminine forms of the possessive adjective your
Common misconception
There is one form of the possessive adjective 'my' in French, as in English.
There are two forms of the possessive adjective 'my' in French: 'mon' (masculine) and 'ma' (feminine).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to give
to prepare
to find
some
how much/ how many
to / at
sœur
père
mère
frère