French reading practice with side-by-side translation
Reading comprehension: See the links at the bottom for lessons related to the phrases in italics.
| J’ai faim ! | I’m hungry! |
| Je vais manger quelque chose … mais quoi ? |
Translation
I’m going to eat something, but what? [collapse]
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| J’aime la salade, mais je n’ai pas de laitue. |
Translation
I like salad, but I don’t have any lettuce. [collapse]
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| Il y a des pâtes, mais il n’y a pas de sauce. |
Translation
There’s pasta, but there isn’t any sauce. [collapse]
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| J’ai de la soupe, mais il fait trop chaud pour la soupe. |
Translation
I have soup, but it’s too hot for soup. [collapse]
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Il y a du riz, mais je ne mange pas de riz. |
Translation
There’s rice, but I don’t eat rice. [collapse]
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| Je vois trois pommes de terre, mais elles ne sont pas bonnes. |
Translation
I see three potatoes, but they aren’t any good. [collapse]
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| Je vais aller au restaurant ! |
Translation
I’m going to go to the restaurant! [collapse]
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Reading comprehension
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Je vais manger, Je vais aller – near future
- J’aime, n’ai – contractions
- J’aime, je ne mange pas – regular -er verbs
- je n’ai pas de, il n’y a pas de – negation
- il y a
- des pâtes, de la soupe – partitive articles
- J’ai – avoir conjugations
- il fait – faire conjugations
- Je vois – voir conjugations
- elles ne sont pas – être conjugations
- elles ne sont pas bonnes – adjective agreement
French listening practice
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