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A1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Adjectives: The BAGS Rule (Before the Noun)

Place Beauty, Age, Goodness, and Size adjectives before the noun to sound like a natural French speaker.

  • • BAGS adjectives go before the noun: Beauty, Age, G...
  • • Standard French adjectives usually go after the no...
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A1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Irregular French Adjectives: Beau, Nouveau, Vieux

Switch beau/nouveau/vieux to bel/nouvel/vieil before masculine vowels to keep your French sounding smooth and natural.

  • • Beau, nouveau, and vieux always go BEFORE the noun...
  • • Use bel, nouvel, and vieil before masculine words...
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French Color Adjectives: Placement and Agreement

Always place colors after the noun and match their gender and number, except for orange and marron.

  • • Place color adjectives after the noun (e.g., un sa...
  • • Colors must match the noun's gender (add -e for fe...
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

French Negation: No / Not (ne...pas)

French negation works like a sandwich: place `ne` before the verb and `pas` right after it.

  • • Use `ne...pas` to wrap around the conjugated verb...
  • • Change `ne` to `n'` before a vowel or a silent 'h'...
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Negative Articles: Using 'de' instead of 'un/une/des'

In French negation, indefinite and partitive articles switch to `de` to indicate a zero quantity, except with `être`.

  • • In negative sentences, `un`, `une`, and `des` alwa...
  • • Partitive articles like `du`, `de la`, and `de l'`...
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

French Questions with Rising Voice (Intonation)

Ask questions effortlessly by using normal sentence structure and raising your voice at the end.

  • • Keep statement word order exactly the same.
  • • Raise your vocal pitch on the final syllable.
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

Asking Questions with 'Est-ce que'

Add `Est-ce que` to the start of a statement to create a clear, perfectly natural French question.

  • • Use `Est-ce que` at the start of any sentence to m...
  • • The word order stays the same as a normal statemen...
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Asking 'How Many' and 'Which' (Combien & Quel)

Use `Combien de` for quantity and `Quel` for choice, ensuring `Quel` matches the noun's gender and number.

  • • Use `Combien de` for quantities, always keep the `...
  • • Use `Quel` to ask "Which" or "What" before a noun.
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French Prepositions of Place (à, dans, sur...)

Mastering these six prepositions allows you to accurately describe the location of anything in your physical environment.

  • • à indicates general location or destination with g...
  • • dans describes being physically inside an enclosed...
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Prepositions with Cities and Countries (à, en, au)

Choose your preposition based on the gender and number of the location: à (city), en (fem), au (masc), aux (plural).

  • • Use `à` for all cities (à Paris, à Tokyo).
  • • Use `en` for feminine countries and those starting...
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French 'of the': Combining de + le/les (du, des)

Always smash `de` with `le` or `les` to keep your French sentences flowing smoothly and naturally.

  • • Combine `de + le` into `du` for masculine singular...
  • • Combine `de + les` into `des` for all plural nouns...
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French Time Prepositions: When to use à, en, and dans

Use `à` for points, `en` for periods/completion, and `dans` for future countdowns.

  • • Use `à` for specific clock times like `à 8h` or `à...
  • • Use `en` for months, years, and most seasons (exce...
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

At/To Someone's Place (Chez)

Use `chez` followed by a person to mean 'at' or 'to' their place.

  • • Use `chez` to say 'at' or 'to' someone's house or...
  • • Always pair `chez` with a person, name, or stresse...
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French Prepositions 'Avec' and 'Sans': With and Without

Use avec for inclusion and sans for exclusion, remembering that sans usually hates articles while avec loves them.

  • • Avec means 'with' and sans means 'without' in Fren...
  • • These prepositions never change spelling for gende...
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Using 'For' and 'To' in French (pour)

Master `pour` to explain why you do things and who you do them for in everyday French.

  • • Use `pour` to express purpose or intent with an in...
  • • Use it to indicate a recipient (e.g., a gift for a...
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A1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

My, Your, His/Her in French (mon, ma, mes)

French possessive adjectives must agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe, not the owner.

  • • Match the adjective to the object's gender, not th...
  • • Use 'mon', 'ton', 'son' for masculine singular nou...
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A1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

French Pointers: This & That (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Match the demonstrative adjective to the gender, number, and starting letter of the noun you are pointing out.

  • • Use `ce` for masculine singular nouns starting wit...
  • • Use `cet` for masculine singular nouns starting wi...
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A1 Pronouns Verified

This one / That one (celui-ci)

Use `celui-ci` (m) or `celle-ci` (f) to say 'this one' and point to specific objects.

  • • Replaces a specific noun to avoid repetition in yo...
  • • Must match the gender and number of the noun it re...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Numbers 0-100 (Les nombres)

French numbers require basic math for 70-99 and follow specific hyphenation and pronunciation rules.

  • • Numbers 0-60 are unique or combined simply with hy...
  • • 70-99 use math logic: 70 = 60+10, 80 = 4x20, 90 =...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Telling Time in French (Quelle heure est-il?)

Always use `il est`, remember that `heure` is feminine, and embrace the 24-hour clock for daily French life.

  • • Use `il est` + [number] + `heure(s)` to state the...
  • • Always use the feminine `une heure` for 1:00.
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

French Months: Names and Prepositions (en, le)

French months are lowercase, masculine, and use 'en' for 'in' or 'le' for specific calendar dates.

  • • Months are never capitalized in French sentences.
  • • All twelve months are masculine gender.
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Identifying vs Describing: C'est vs Il est

Use `c'est` to identify (it's a...) and `il est` to describe (he/it is...).

  • • C'est identifies or introduces people and things w...
  • • Il/Elle est describes specific people or things wi...
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Telling Time (Il est...)

Tell time using `Il est` + number + `heures`, using `midi`/`minuit` for 12 and the 24-hour clock for official business.

  • • Always use `Il est` to state the time, never `C'es...
  • • Add an `s` to `heures` for all numbers except one.
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A1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

French Connectors: And, Or, But (et, ou, mais)

Use et, ou, and mais to connect ideas naturally and make your French sound smooth and conversational.

  • • Et adds items together (and).
  • • Ou provides a choice between options (or).
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