Who likes doing what? 'jouer' with 'à' and 'de'
Learning outcomes
I can say what I play using the prepositions 'à' and 'de'.
I can confidently pronounce [s] and distinguish between the hard and soft 's' sounds.
Who likes doing what? 'jouer' with 'à' and 'de'
Learning outcomes
I can say what I play using the prepositions 'à' and 'de'.
I can confidently pronounce [s] and distinguish between the hard and soft 's' sounds.
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Key learning points
- [s] sounds like maison. Use the hard 's' sound when it appears between two vowels and the soft 's' elsewhere.
- 'De' changes before the definite article to 'du', 'de la', 'de l'' and 'des' before plural nouns.
- 'Jouer', the verb to play is followed by the preposition 'à' before sports/games and 'de' before musical instruments.
Keywords
[s] - pronounced as in 'maison'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
'Des' always means 'some'.
'Des' is the word for 'some' but is also a form of the preposition 'de' before plural nouns.
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