Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 1

Vocabulary

Contes

kɔ̃t — Tales or stories, often fictional or fairy tales

de

də — Of, from; common French preposition

fées

fe — Fairies; magical beings in folklore

des

de — Of the; plural indefinite article or preposition

Par

paʁ — By, through; preposition indicating authorship or means

et

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

NOTE

nɔt — Note; a brief written remark or annotation

DU

dy — Of the; contracted masculine singular preposition

PRÉPARATEUR

pʁepaʁatœʁ — Preparer; one who prepares or edits a text

Le

lə — The; masculine singular definite article

texte

tɛkst — Text; written words forming a document or passage

est

ɛ — Is; third person singular of être (to be)

basé

baze — Based; founded or derived from something else

sur

syʁ — On, upon; preposition indicating position or basis

traductions

tʁadyksjɔ̃ — Translations; texts converted from one language to another

par

paʁ — By, through; preposition indicating authorship or means

TABLE

tabl — Table; a structured list or piece of furniture

DES

de — Of the; plural definite article combined with de

MATIÈRES

matjɛʁ — Subjects or contents; as in table of contents

L'

l — The; elided definite article before a vowel

OISEAU

wazo — Bird; a feathered winged animal

D'

d — Of; elided preposition before a vowel

OR

ɔʁ — Gold; precious yellow metal or golden color

LE

lə — The; masculine singular definite article

CHANCEUX

ʃɑ̃sø — Lucky; having or bringing good fortune

ET

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

LES

le — The; plural definite article for all genders

MUSICIENS

myzisj ɛ̃ — Musicians; people who play or perform music

AMBULANTS

ɑ̃bylɑ̃ — Traveling, itinerant; moving from place to place

VIEUX

vjø — Old; advanced in age, elderly

SULTAN

syltɑ̃ — Sultan; a Muslim sovereign or a name for a dog

LA

la — The; feminine singular definite article

PAILLE

paj — Straw; dried stalks of grain used as material

CHARBON

ʃaʁbɔ̃ — Coal or charcoal; black combustible mineral or material

FÈVE

fɛv — Bean; a broad legume seed, often symbolic

BELLE

bɛl — Beautiful; feminine adjective describing great beauty

AU

o — At the, to the; masculine singular contracted article

BOIS

bwa — Wood or forest; trees or wooded area

DORMANT

dɔʁmɑ̃ — Sleeping; in a state of sleep or dormancy

CHIEN

ʃjɛ̃ — Dog; common domestic canine animal

MOINEAU

mwano — Sparrow; a small common brown bird

DOUZE

duz — Twelve; the cardinal number 12

PRINCESSES

pʁɛ̃sɛs — Princesses; daughters of a king or queen

DANSANTES

dɑ̃sɑ̃t — Dancing; feminine plural adjective, engaged in dancing

PÊCHEUR

pɛʃœʁ — Fisherman; one who catches fish as occupation

SA

sa — His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective

FEMME

fam — Woman or wife; adult female person

ROITELET

ʁwatlɛ — Wren or petty king; small bird or minor ruler

OURS

uʁs — Bear; large wild mammal

ROI

ʁwa — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom

GRENOUILLE

gʁənuj — Frog; small amphibian living near water

CHAT

ʃa — Cat; common domestic feline animal

SOURIS

suʁi — Mouse; small rodent, also means smiled

EN

ɑ̃ — In, as; preposition indicating state or location

SOCIÉTÉ

sɔsjete — Society; a group living together or in partnership

GARDIENNE

gaʁdjɛn — Guardian, keeper; feminine noun for one who watches over

OIES

wa — Geese; plural of oie, a large waterfowl

AVENTURES

avɑ̃tyʁ — Adventures; exciting or unusual experiences or journeys

POULETTE

pulɛt — Little hen; a young female chicken

COMMENT

kɔmɑ̃ — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner

ILS

il — They; third person plural masculine pronoun

ALLÈRENT

alɛʁ — Went; past tense of aller (to go), third plural

À

a — To, at; basic preposition of location or direction

MONTAGNE

mɔ̃taɲ — Mountain; a large natural elevation of earth

POUR

puʁ — For, in order to; preposition of purpose or benefit

MANGER

mɑ̃ʒe — To eat; infinitive verb for consuming food

NOIX

nwa — Nut or walnut; hard-shelled edible seed

RENDRE

ʁɑ̃dʁ — To give back, render; infinitive meaning to return something

VISITE

vizit — Visit; an act of going to see someone

M.

məsjø — Mr.; abbreviated title for a man

VAILLANT

vajɑ̃ — Valiant, brave; courageous and bold in character

PETIT

pəti — Small, little; adjective describing small size

TAILLEUR

tajœʁ — Tailor; one who makes or alters clothing

SAUCISSE

sosɪs — Sausage; a seasoned meat product in a casing

DAME

dam — Lady, dame; a title or term for a woman

CHAPERON

ʃapʁɔ̃ — Hood or chaperone; a head covering or guardian escort

ROUGE

ʁuʒ — Red; the color red

FIANCÉ

fjɑ̃se — Fiancé; a man engaged to be married

BRIGAND

bʁigɑ̃ — Brigand; a bandit or robber living outside the law

POUCE

pus — Thumb or inch; a digit or unit of measurement

MALIGNE

maliɲ — Cunning, malicious; sly or harmful in nature

VIEILLARD

vjɛjaʁ — Old man; an elderly male person

SON

sɔ̃ — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective

FILS

fis — Son; a male child in relation to his parents

PAYSAN

peizɑ̃ — Peasant, farmer; a rural agricultural worker

BIEN

bjɛ̃ — Well, good; adverb or adjective of positive quality

AIMÉ

eme — Beloved, loved; past participle of aimer (to love)

BLANCHE

blɑ̃ʃ — White; feminine adjective for the color white

NEIGE

nɛʒ — Snow; frozen precipitation falling as white flakes

ŒILLET

œjɛ — Carnation or eyelet; a flower or small hole

AVARE

avaʁ — Miser, miserly; excessively stingy with money

DANS

dɑ̃ — In, inside; preposition indicating location within something

BUISSON

bɥisɔ̃ — Bush, thicket; a dense cluster of shrubs

SERPENT

sɛʁpɑ̃ — Snake, serpent; a legless reptile

BLANC

blɑ̃ — White; masculine adjective for the color white

LOUP

lu — Wolf; a wild carnivorous canine animal

SEPT

sɛt — Seven; the cardinal number 7

CHEVREAUX

ʃəvʁo — Young goats, kids; plural of chevreau

REINE

ʁɛn — Queen; a female monarch or king's consort

ABEILLES

abɛj — Bees; flying insects that produce honey

LUTINS

lytɛ̃ — Goblins, elves; mischievous supernatural little beings

CORDONNIER

kɔʁdɔnje — Cobbler, shoemaker; one who makes or repairs shoes

GENÉVRIER

ʒənevʁije — Juniper tree; an evergreen coniferous shrub or tree

le

lə — The; masculine singular definite article

genévrier

ʒənevʁije — Juniper tree; an evergreen coniferous shrub or tree