McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

école

ay-kol — A place where children go to learn.

enfant

ahn-fahn — A young child or baby.

église

ay-gleez — A Christian church building for worship.

quand

kahn — When; used to indicate time or condition.

livres

lee-vruh — Books; written or printed works for reading.

ardoises

ar-dwaz — Slates; flat boards used for writing in school.

Illustration

ee-lus-tra-syon — A picture or image accompanying a text.

Plusieurs

plu-zyur — Several; more than two but not very many.

personnes

pehr-son — People; individual human beings.

debout

duh-boo — Standing upright on one's feet.

devant

duh-vahn — In front of; positioned before something.

une

ün — A feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'

qui

kee — Who or which; a relative or interrogative pronoun.

ressemble

ruh-sahm-bluh — Resembles; looks like or is similar to.

à

ah — To or at; a common French preposition.

petite

puh-teet — Small or little; feminine form of petit.

Quel

kel — What or which; masculine interrogative adjective.

genre

zhahn-ruh — Type or kind; a category or sort of thing.

de

duh — Of or from; a very common French preposition.

maison

meh-zohn — A house or home where people live.

est

eh — Is; third-person singular of être (to be).

ce

suh — This or that; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

là

lah — There; indicating a place at a distance.

Pensez

pahn-say — Think; second-person plural of penser (to think).

vous

voo — You; second-person plural or formal pronoun.

que

kuh — That or what; a conjunction or relative pronoun.

c'

suh — Shortened form of ce, meaning 'it' or 'this.'

ou

oo — Or; a conjunction indicating an alternative choice.

Cela

suh-lah — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

mais

meh — But; a conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.

je

zhuh — I; the first-person singular subject pronoun.

pense

pahns — Think; first-person singular of penser (to think).

Je

zhuh — I; the first-person singular subject pronoun.

vois

vwah — See; first-person singular of voir (to see).

les

lay — The; plural definite article for masculine and feminine nouns.

garçons

gar-sohn — Boys; young male children or youths.

et

ay — And; a conjunction joining words or clauses.

filles

feey — Girls; young female children or daughters.

avec

ah-vek — With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or means.

leurs

lur — Their; a possessive adjective for plural owners.

Quand

kahn — When; used to indicate time or condition.

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article.

cloche

klosh — A bell; a device that rings to signal time.

sonnera

so-nuh-rah — Will ring; future tense of sonner (to ring).

ils

eel — They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun.

entreront

ahn-truh-rohn — Will enter; future tense of entrer (to enter).

Un

uhn — A; masculine singular indefinite article.

bon

bohn — Good; describing something of high quality or virtue.

aime

em — Loves or likes; first/third-person singular of aimer.

aller

ah-lay — To go; an infinitive indicating movement toward a place.

l'

luh/lah — The; elided definite article before a vowel sound.

LEÇON

luh-sohn — Lesson; a unit of instruction or learning.

caille

kahy — A quail; a small game bird.

vite

veet — Quickly or fast; describing rapid movement or action.

vu

vü — Seen; past participle of voir (to see).

tuer

tü-ay — To kill; to end the life of a living being.

moi

mwah — Me; stressed first-person singular pronoun.

oh

oh — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion.

manger

mahn-zhay — To eat; to consume food for nourishment.

premier

pruh-myay — First; indicating the earliest or most important position.

savoir

sah-vwar — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something.

qu

kuh — Shortened form of que, meaning 'that' or 'what.'

Caille

kahy — Quail; a small ground-dwelling bird hunted for food.

dans

dahn — In or inside; a preposition indicating location within.

buissons

bwee-sohn — Bushes or shrubs; low woody plants in nature.

viens

vyahn — Come; second-person singular imperative of venir (to come).

ici

ee-see — Here; indicating the place where the speaker is located.

Fais

feh — Do or make; imperative of faire (to do/make).

dis

dee — Tell or say; imperative of dire (to say/tell).

quel

kel — What or which; masculine interrogative adjective.

d'

duh — Of; elided form of de before a vowel sound.

oiseau

wah-zoh — A bird; a feathered vertebrate animal capable of flying.

Tu

tü — You; informal second-person singular subject pronoun.

ne

nuh — Not; part of French negation with pas or other particles.

sais

seh — Know; second-person singular of savoir (to know).

pas

pah — Not; used with ne to form French negation.

Oh

oh — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or realization.

non

nohn — No; a negative response or refusal.

qu'

kuh — That; elided form of que before a vowel sound.

C'

suh — It or this; elided form of ce before a vowel.

première

pruh-myehr — First; feminine form indicating earliest or foremost position.

j'

zhuh — I; elided form of je before a vowel sound.

ai

ay — Have; first-person singular of avoir (to have).

vue

vü — Seen; feminine past participle of voir (to see).

Est

eh — Is; third-person singular of être (to be).

Oui

wee — Yes; an affirmative response agreeing with something.

n'

nuh — Not; elided form of ne before a vowel sound.

aimerais

em-uh-reh — Would like or love; conditional tense of aimer.

chère

shehr — Dear or beloved; feminine adjective expressing affection.

prénom

pray-nohm — First name; a person's given name, not surname.

bleu

bluh — Blue; a color of the sky or ocean.

bébé

bay-bay — Baby; a very young infant child.

près

preh — Near or close; indicating proximity to something.

fermé

fehr-may — Closed or shut; not open, locked or sealed.

berceau

behr-soh — A cradle; a small rocking bed for a baby.

s'

suh — Himself/herself/itself; elided reflexive pronoun before a vowel.

asseoir

ah-swar — To sit down; to lower oneself onto a seat.

Bébé

bay-bay — Baby; a very young infant child.

dormant

dor-mahn — Sleeping; present participle of dormir (to sleep).

un

uhn — A; masculine singular indefinite article.

N'

nuh — Not; elided form of ne used in negation.

cher

shehr — Dear or expensive; masculine adjective of affection or cost.

le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article.

Elle

el — She; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.

appelle

ah-pel — Calls; third-person singular of appeler (to call).

elle

el — She or her; feminine third-person singular pronoun.

a

ah — Has; third-person singular of avoir (to have).

grands

grahn — Big or large; masculine plural adjective of size.

yeux

yuh — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.

bleus

bluh — Blue; masculine plural adjective describing color.

Vous

voo — You; second-person plural or formal subject pronoun.

pouvez

poo-vay — Can; second-person plural of pouvoir (to be able).

voir

vwar — To see; infinitive meaning to perceive visually.

ses

say — His/her/its; possessive adjective for plural nouns.

car

kar — Because or for; a conjunction giving a reason.

sont

sohn — Are; third-person plural of être (to be).

fermés

fehr-may — Closed; masculine plural past participle of fermer.

pleurera

pluh-ruh-rah — Will cry; future tense of pleurer (to cry).

si

see — If; a conjunction introducing a conditional clause.

blessée

bleh-say — Hurt or injured; feminine past participle of blesser.

se

suh — Himself/herself/themselves; a reflexive pronoun.

sent

sahn — Feels or smells; third-person singular of sentir.

bien

byahn — Well or good; an adverb indicating satisfactory condition.

du

dü — Of the; contracted masculine singular partitive article.

bercer

behr-say — To rock; to gently sway a baby to sleep.

RÉVISION

ray-vee-zyohn — Revision or review; revisiting previously learned material.

habitent

ah-beet — Live or inhabit; third-person plural of habiter.

notre

noh-truh — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective.