The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 1

Vocabulary

Produit

pro-dwee — Produced; created or manufactured by someone

par

par — By; indicates agent or means of action

et

ay — And; a basic coordinating conjunction

l'

l — The; contracted definite article before vowel sound

équipe

ay-keep — Team; a group working together toward a goal

de

duh — Of, from; a very common preposition in French

correction

ko-rek-syon — Correction; the act of fixing errors in text

en

on — In, on; preposition indicating location or manner

ligne

leen-yuh — Line; can refer to a line of text or online

L'

l — The; contracted definite article before a vowel

HISTOIRE

ees-twar — Story, history; a narrative or account of events

DE

duh — Of; preposition linking words or indicating possession

CHATON

sha-ton — Kitten; a young cat

PAR

par — By; preposition indicating authorship or agency

Auteur

o-tur — Author; person who writes or creates a work

Histoire

ees-twar — Story; a narrative or tale about characters

Pierre

pyair — Peter; a common French masculine given name

Lapin

la-pan — Rabbit; a small furry mammal with long ears

etc

et-se-te-ra — Etcetera; and so on, indicating more items exist

Première

pruh-myair — First; indicating the earliest occurrence of something

publication

pu-blee-ka-syon — Publication; the act of publishing a printed work

Imprimé

am-pree-may — Printed; produced by a printing process

relié

ruh-lyay — Bound; referring to a hardbound book

Grande-Bretagne

grond-bruh-tan-yuh — Great Britain; island nation in northwestern Europe

Londres

lon-druh — London; the capital city of England

DÉDIÉ

day-dyay — Dedicated; devoted or inscribed to someone special

À

ah — To, at; a common preposition in French

TOUS

too — All; referring to every member of a group

LES

lay — The; plural definite article in French

COQUINS

ko-kan — Rascals, rogues; mischievous or naughty individuals

EN

on — In; preposition indicating location or condition

PARTICULIER

par-tee-ku-lyay — Particular; especially, in a specific sense

CEUX

suh — Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to people or things

QUI

kee — Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun

GRIMPENT

gram-pont — Climb; third-person plural of grimper, to climb

SUR

sur — On, upon; preposition indicating position above

LE

luh — The; masculine singular definite article

MUR

mur — Wall; a vertical structure dividing or enclosing space

MON

mon — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

JARDIN

zhar-dan — Garden; an outdoor area for growing plants

Il

eel — He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun

était

ay-tay — Was; imperfect tense of être, to be

une

un — A, an; feminine indefinite article in French

fois

fwah — Time, occasion; used in 'once upon a time'

trois

trwah — Three; the number 3

petits

puh-tee — Small, little; masculine plural adjective for size

chatons

sha-ton — Kittens; plural of chaton, young cats

leurs

lur — Their; plural possessive adjective in French

noms

nom — Names; plural of nom, identifier for a person

étaient

ay-tay — Were; imperfect tense of être for third-person plural

Mitaines

mee-ten — Mittens; a name meaning small mittens or gloves

Chaton

sha-ton — Kitten; a young or small cat

Ils

eel — They; masculine plural third-person pronoun

avaient

ah-vay — Had; imperfect tense of avoir for third-person plural

charmants

shar-mon — Charming; delightful and attractive, masculine plural

manteaux

mon-toh — Coats; plural of manteau, an outer garment

fourrure

foo-rur — Fur; soft animal hair coat or covering

bien

byan — Well, good; adverb or adjective of quality

à

ah — To, at; very common French preposition

eux

uh — Them; stressed third-person masculine plural pronoun

ils

eel — They; masculine plural subject pronoun

se

suh — Themselves; reflexive pronoun for third person

roulaient

roo-lay — Were rolling; imperfect tense of rouler

sur

sur — On; preposition indicating position or surface

le

luh — The; masculine singular definite article

pas

pah — Step; also used in negation with 'ne'

la

lah — The; feminine singular definite article

porte

port — Door; an entryway or passage into a building

jouaient

zhoo-ay — Were playing; imperfect tense of jouer, to play

dans

don — In, inside; preposition indicating location within

poussière

poo-syair — Dust; fine particles of dirt on surfaces

Mais

may — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea

un

un — A, one; masculine indefinite article or number

jour

zhoor — Day; a 24-hour period of time

leur

lur — Their; singular possessive adjective in French

mère

mair — Mother; a female parent

Mme

ma-dam — Abbreviation for Madame, title for a woman

attendait

ah-ton-day — Was expecting; imperfect tense of attendre

des

day — Some; plural indefinite article in French

amis

ah-mee — Friends; plural of ami, a close companion

pour

poor — For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

thé

tay — Tea; a hot beverage made from leaves

elle

el — She; feminine third-person singular pronoun

alla

ah-lah — Went; simple past tense of aller, to go

donc

donk — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating logical consequence

chercher

shair-shay — To look for, to fetch; to seek something out

les

lay — The; plural definite article in French

intérieur

an-tay-ryur — Interior, inside; the inner part of a space

laver

lah-vay — To wash; to clean with water

habiller

ah-bee-yay — To dress; to put clothes on someone

avant

ah-von — Before; preposition or adverb indicating earlier time

arrivée

ah-ree-vay — Arrival; the act of reaching a destination

beaux

boh — Beautiful, handsome; masculine plural of beau

invités

an-vee-tay — Guests; people invited to attend a gathering

D'

d — Of; contracted preposition before a vowel

abord

ah-bor — First, at first; used in 'd'abord' meaning firstly

frotta

fro-tah — Scrubbed, rubbed; simple past of frotter

visages

vee-zahzh — Faces; plural of visage, the front of a head

celui-ci

suh-lwee-see — This one; demonstrative pronoun referring to a nearby thing

est

ay — Is; third-person singular of être, to be

Ensuite

on-sweet — Then, next; adverb indicating the following step

brossa

bro-sah — Brushed; simple past tense of brosser, to brush

Puis

pwee — Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence of events

peigna

pen-yah — Combed; simple past tense of peigner, to comb

queues

kuh — Tails; plural of queue, the tail of an animal

moustaches

moos-tash — Whiskers, mustaches; facial hair or animal whiskers

voici

vwah-see — Here is, this is; used to present something

très

tray — Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or other adverbs

vilain

vee-lan — Naughty, ugly; describes bad or unpleasant behavior

il

eel — He, it; masculine third-person singular pronoun

griffait

gree-fay — Was scratching; imperfect tense of griffer, to scratch

habilla

ah-bee-yah — Dressed; simple past tense of habiller, to dress

tabliers

ta-blyay — Aprons; plural of tablier, a protective garment

propres

prop-ruh — Clean, own; can mean tidy or belonging to oneself

cols

kol — Collars; plural of col, a collar or neckband

puis

pwee — Then; adverb indicating the next action in sequence

sortit

sor-tee — Took out; simple past tense of sortir, to take out

toutes

toot — All; feminine plural adjective meaning every one

sortes

sort — Sorts, kinds; plural of sorte, a type or variety

vêtements

vet-mon — Clothes; plural of vêtement, garments or clothing

élégants

ay-lay-gon — Elegant; stylish and refined, masculine plural form

inconfortables

an-kon-for-tahbl — Uncomfortable; causing discomfort, plural adjective

d'

d — Of, from; contracted preposition before a vowel

commode

ko-mod — Chest of drawers; a piece of bedroom furniture

afin

ah-fan — In order to; used with 'de' to express purpose

son

son — His, her, its; singular possessive adjective in French

fils

fees — Son; a male child in relation to his parent

gros

groh — Fat, big; adjective describing large size or weight

avait

ah-vay — Had; imperfect tense of avoir for third-person singular

grandi

gron-dee — Grown; past participle of grandir, to grow up

plusieurs

plu-zyur — Several; adjective indicating more than two items

boutons

boo-ton — Buttons; fasteners used to close clothing

sauté

soh-tay — Jumped off, popped off; past participle of sauter

Sa

sah — His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective

recousit

ruh-koo-zee — Resewed; simple past of recoudre, to sew back on

Quand

kon — When; conjunction or adverb of time

furent

fur — Were; simple past of être for third-person plural

prêts

pray — Ready; prepared and available to proceed