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Bonjour! Welcome to Standard Deviants TV French, where learning is anything but standard. We'll go over the ins and outs of the French language and have a lot of le fun—that's "fun"—at the same time. So, the next time someone asks you, "Parlez vous français?" you'll be able to proudly say, "Oui"…
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- Pronunciation
- Vowels
- Accent marks
- Cognates
- Small Talk
- Greetings
- Introductions
- Likes and Dislikes
- Infinitives
- "-er" Verbs
- Ne...pas
- Gender and Articles
- Gender
- Family Members
- Making Conversation
1. How many letters does the modern French alphabet have?
a) 25
b) 26
c) 30
d) 32
2. How many different accents are used for French vowels?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
3. Bien merci means:
a) good night
b) good, thanks
c) good day
d) very pretty
4. Je m'appelle means:
a) How are you?
b) I am fine
c) My name is
d) I love apples
5. What does aimer mean?
a) to aim
b) to like
c) to live
d) to love
6. True or False: The proper way to pronounce the letter "g" in French is like a soft "g" (zhee).
TRUE
FALSE
7. French accents are used to:
a) change the pronunciation of a vowel
b) differentiate between similarly spelled words
c) both a and b
d) none of the above
8. Which accent is used with a consonant instead of a vowel?
a) la cèdille
b) l'accent aigu
c) l'accent grave
d) le trèma
9. Words in different languages that share a common ancestor are called:
a) cousins
b) roots
c) conjunctions
d) cognates
10. How could you answer someone if they asked you "Comment-vas tu?"
a) "Formidable!"
b) "Je m'appelle Leon"
c) "Enchantè"
d) "J'ai des oiseaux orange"
11. What is the appropriate response when someone asks you, "Comment t'appelles-tu?"
a) "Enchantè"
b) "Je m'appelle Pierre"
c) "Kick them in the shins"
d) "Bien merci, et toi?"
12. To ask a stranger how he's doing today, you would say:
a) "Comment-vas tu?"
b) "Comment allez-vous?"
c) "Waaazzz-up?"
d) "Comment t'appelles-tu?"
13. True or False: The formal form of "you" is nous.
TRUE
FALSE
14. The most basic form of a verb is called the:
a) derivative
b) infinitive
c) implicative
d) superlative
15. Which of the following verbs are written in order of increasing preference?
a) dètester, adorer, aimer
b) adorer, aimer, dètester
c) adorer, dètester, aimer
d) dètester, aimer, adorer
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1. The five accent marks in French are l'accent aigu, l'accent grave, l'accent circonflexe, le tréma, and la cédille. Why do you think accent marks are used? Why are most accent marks (all of them except la cédille) used with vowels?
2. Words in different languages that share a common ancestor are called cognates. As you would expect, the meaning and spelling of cognates can be very similar. For example, the French word l'hôpital is close to the English word "hospital." What cognates can you think of? Do you know any French words that look like an English word, but have a different meaning (sometimes called false cognates)?
3. Which French letters are easiest for you to pronounce? Which ones are more difficult?
4. How are the French usually portrayed in television programs and movies? What stereotypes, either positive or negative, do people associate with the French?
5. Why are French fries called French fries? (Hint: They're not from France.)
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