Greetings: 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'
Learning outcomes
I can greet my friend and my teacher and I can use 'je suis' and 'elle, il est' to say 'I am' or 'she, he is'.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
Greetings: 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'
Learning outcomes
I can greet my friend and my teacher and I can use 'je suis' and 'elle, il est' to say 'I am' or 'she, he is'.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
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Key learning points
- Many word-final consonants in French are not pronounced.
- ‘Salut’, hi, is a more informal greeting than ‘Bonjour’, hello.
- The irregular verb ‘être’ means to be, being.
- ‘Je suis’ means ‘I am’; ‘elle, il est’ means ‘she, he is’; the -s and -t are silent final consonants.
Keywords
SFC (Silent Final Consonant) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - French verb meaning 'to be, being'
Je suis - French verb meaning 'I am'
Elle est, il est - French verb meaning 'she is, he is'
Common misconception
Consonants at the end of words are pronounced in French.
Often, consonants are silent at the end of words in French. The exception to this rule are the letters c, r, f and l, which are pronounced.
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Hello
Hi
Sir, Mr.
Mrs.
I am
he is
she is
to be, being