A family: singular definite articles 'le' and 'la'
Learning outcomes
I can use singular verbs and definite articles to understand about family activities.
I can recognise and pronounce closed and open [eu].
A family: singular definite articles 'le' and 'la'
Learning outcomes
I can use singular verbs and definite articles to understand about family activities.
I can recognise and pronounce closed and open [eu].
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Key learning points
- To say a closed vowel [eu], your tongue is near the top of your mouth, closing it.
- To say an open vowel [eu], your tongue is near the top of your mouth, opening it.
- The sound-symbol correspondence [eu] is open when followed by r, f, l, but closed before x, s.
- Both nouns and definite articles have a grammatical gender in French.
- The definite article ‘the’ in French is ‘le’ for masculine and ‘la’ for feminine nouns.
Keywords
[eu] - pronounced closed [eu], as in 'un peu', or open [eu], as in 'peur'
Noun - a word for a person, place or thing
Definite article - the words 'le', 'la' and 'l’', meaning 'the'
Grammatical gender - a way to categorise all nouns as feminine or masculine
Common misconception
'The' is always 'le'.
There are three ways to say 'the' in French in the singular. 'Le' is used in front of masculine singular nouns. 'La' is used in front of feminine singular nouns. 'L'' is used in front of singular nouns starting with a vowel.
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