French Grammar and Vocabulary: Food, Prepositions, and Home

French Grammar and Vocabulary

Adjectives and Articles

  • Adjectif Interrogatif: quel, quels, quelle
  • Article Indéfini: un, des, une, des
  • Article Défini: le, la, l’
  • Article Contracté (À): à + le = au, à + l’ = à l’, à + les = aux
  • Article Contracté (DE): de + le = du, de + l’ = de l’, de + la = de la, de + les = des

Pronouns and Adjectives

  • Pronoms Toniques: toi, moi, elle, lui, nous, vous, eux, elles
  • Adjectifs Démonstratifs: ce, ces, cet, cette
  • Adjectifs Possessifs:
    1. mon, ma, mes
    2. ton, ta, tes
    3. son, sa, ses
    4. notre,
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Machine Specifications: A Detailed Table

Machine Specifications

MachineProcessorMemoryDisk(s)
&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/memoria/text()”/&gt GB&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/disco/@capacidad”/&gt GB (&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/disco/@tecnología”/&gt)

Tabla de Maquinas

Maquina
Procesador
Memoria
Disco(s)
&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/memoria/text()”/&gt GB
&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/disco/@capacidad”/&gt GB
(&ltxsl:value-of select=”hardware/disco/@tecnología”/&gt)
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Valentine’s Day: History, Stories, and Love

Who is Saint Valentine?

February 14th is Valentine’s Day. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers. There are several versions regarding the history of Saint Valentine’s life. The most common one is as follows: Saint Valentine was a priest who was imprisoned and beheaded on February 14th.

The story says that many children loved Valentine. He was their friend. To comfort him, the children passed him messages of love through the bars of his cell. This is perhaps the explanation for the sweet notes that

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Technology’s Impact: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Future

The Impact of Technology on Modern Life

The world of technology is making strides. Each new release of any type of technological element differs greatly from its predecessor.

In this evolution, mobile phones are the devices that have changed the most since their appearance. I still remember the movies of the 80s where you could see this type of phone that looked like real bricks, uncomfortable to carry and use, quite the opposite of what happens today.

But not only telephones, but also film players,

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Vocabulary: Values, Relationships, and Inventions

Unit 4: Vocabulary

Values

Beautiful / beautifully / (in)dignity / discrimination / (un)equal / honest, honestly, honesty / humane, humanely, humanity / kind, kindly, kindness / loyal / prejudice / racism / (dis)respect, respectfully / trust

Idiomatic Expressions

  • Be fond of: To like very much
  • Be history: To be finished or over
  • Be sick of: To be tired of
  • Down in the dumps: To be sad or depressed
  • Eyes meet: To look at each other at the same time
  • Have something in common: To share interests or characteristics
  • In
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French Grammar Essentials: Articles, Questions, and Vocabulary

French Grammar Essentials

Articles: Partitives and Contracted

  • Partitive Articles: du + masculine noun / de la + feminine noun / l’ + noun (before vowel or mute ‘h’)
  • Contracted Articles: de + le = du / de + les = des / de + la = de la / de + l’ = l’

Asking Questions in French

  • Quel est votre nom? (What is your name?)
  • Quel est votre âge? (What is your age?)
  • Quelle est votre adresse mail? (What is your email address?)
  • Quels sont vos sports préférés? (What are your favorite sports?)
  • Quel est votre numéro
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