What is that? C'est and singular indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.
I can recognise and pronounce [e] and t-liaison.
What is that? C'est and singular indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.
I can recognise and pronounce [e] and t-liaison.
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Key learning points
- The [e] sounds like 'je'.
- The final 't' in 'c'est' is a silent final consonant but if followed by a vowel it is pronounced .
- 'Ce' means 'this/that' and 'est' means 'is'; together they make 'c'est', meaning 'it is' or 'this is'.
- Every noun has a gender: masculine or feminine. To say 'a/an', we use 'un' for masculine and 'une' for feminine nouns.
Keywords
Indefinite article - the words 'un' and 'une' meaning 'a/an'
Vowel - the letters 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o' and 'u'
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
[e] - pronounced as in 'je'
Common misconception
There is only one way to say 'a' in French.
All nouns have a gender in French. We use 'un' for all masculine nouns and 'une' for all feminine nouns.
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