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đŸ‡«đŸ‡·3- French Lesson - To Be or not to Be

Make my Day! By Cathy Mahon

English - February 27, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Today, we will conjugate the verb “to be”, and we will learn how to express our feelings. 

 1-    Let’s first review the words already learned. 

- Bonjour, à bientÎt et au revoir! (Hello, see you soon and goodbye!) 
- S’il te plaüt / S’il vous plaüt ( “If you please”, or more commonly “please”) 
- Merci (Thank you)
- De rien (You are welcome) 
- Comment tu t’appelles? ou Comment t’appelles tu? (What is your name?) 
- La pluie et le soleil (the rain and the sun)

2-    To be or not to be:

The verb “ĂȘtre” is not a verb but an “auxiliary” (“un auxiliaire” in French), meaning that it cannot be used alone but it is there to complement a verb, a noun or an adjective. 

For example: 

- Je mange (I am eating – It is a verb and can be used alone in a sentence)
- Je suis (I am – It needs to be followed by what, how, who, etc.)

. Je suis Marcelle / Je suis une femme / je suis française, etc
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NOTE: The French language counts two auxiliaries: "ĂȘtre” (to be) and “avoir” (to have), but today, we will only concentrate on ÊTRE.

Let’s conjugate “to be” in the present tense:

Je suis – I amTu es – You areIl est – He isElle est – she isNous sommes – We areVous ĂȘtes – you areIls sont – they areElles sont – they are

 NOTE: While we are learning to conjugate “to be”, we should also learn the French pronouns: 

Jetuil / ellenousvousils / elles

1-    Feelings with the verb "to go" - Les sentiments avec ALLER:

Just like in English, feelings are generally paired with “to be,” except for: 

Comment ça va? (how are you doing?)
Ça va (OK)
Ça va bien (doing well)
Ça va mal (Not doing well)

2-    Feelings with "to be" - Les sentiments avec ÊTRE

😁Je suis heureux (I am happy) - Masculin
Je suis heureuse – FĂ©minin

😱Tu es triste (you are sad) - M
Tu es triste  – F

😡Il est en colùre (he is mad) – M
Elle est en colùre  – F

😳Nous sommes surpris (we are surprised) – M
Nous sommes surprises – F

đŸ„°Ils sont amoureux (they are in love) – M
Elles sont amoureuses  - F
 
3- Health - La santé : 

😊Je suis en bonne santĂ© (I am in good health) – M/F
đŸ€’Tu es malade (you are sick) – M/F
đŸ„±Il est fatiguĂ© (he is tired) – M
Elle est fatiguée (she is tired) - F

3-    Let’s review what we have learned today:

-       Bonjour!
-       Salut
-       Comment tu t’appelles?
-       Je m’appelle Cathy. Comment t’appelles tu?
-       Je m’appelle Marcelle
-       Tu aimes la pluie?
-       Non, la pluie est froide. J’aime le soleil, le soleil est chaud.
-       Comment ça va?
-       Ça va bien, merci. Je suis en bonne santĂ©, je suis heureuse et je suis amoureuse. Et toi? ça va?
-       Ça va mal. Je suis malade, je suis fatiguĂ©e et je suis triste.
-       Je suis surprise! Au revoir et à bientÎt.
-       Merci, au revoir.

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Credits:

-      Â đŸŽ¶ Music: Ratatouille’s Kitchen – Carmen MarĂ­a and Edu Espinal
-       🎙Voice: Marcelle Capone
-      Â đŸ–Œ..Image: Conmongt (Pixabay)