Title: Aujourd'hui,
il fait beau (It's nice out today)
Topics covered: the verb faire;
numbers from 101-1000
For a more in-depth study, see the grammar points for this lesson.
Petite
lecture (Short Reading)
Aujourd'hui, il fait beau. Nous allons pique-niquer au parc. Je fais des sandwichs, et une amie prépare une salade de fruits.
Les enfants aiment bien le parc. Ils font du frisbee et s'amusent beaucoup. Il y a foule au parc cet après-midi. Des gens font du volley, d'autres se détendent et profitent du beau temps.
Heureusement, il ne fait pas trop chaud. Nous avons de la chance d'avoir découvert un bon endroit pour notre pique-nique. C'est une journée agréable.
Traduction (Translation in English)
It's nice out today. We're going to the park for a picnic. I'm making some sandwiches, and a friend is preparing a fruit salad.
The kids really enjoy the park. They play frisbee and have a great time. There is quite a crowd at the park this afternoon. Some people are playing volleyball and others are relaxing and making the most of the nice weather.
Fortunately, it's not too hot out. We're lucky to find a good spot to have our picnic. It's an enjoyable day.
Vocabulaire (Vocabulary)
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| Weather Expressions | |
| Il fait beau. | It's nice out |
| Il fait chaud. | It's hot. |
| C'est ensoleillé. | It's sunny. |
| Il y a du vent. | It's windy. |
| Il fait frais. | It's cool. |
| Il fait mauvais. | It's lousy out. |
| Il neige. | It's snowing. |
| Il pleut. | It's raining. |
| Il fait froid. | It's cold. |
(For more weather-related phrases, visit Weather Expressions in French.)
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| Faire with Sports | |
| faire de la planche à voile | to windsurf |
| faire de la voile | to sail |
| faire de l'exercice | to exercise |
| faire du foot | to play soccer |
| faire du patinage | to ice skate |
| faire du ski | to (snow) ski |
| faire du sport | to play sports |
| faire du tennis | to play tennis |
Numbers 101-1,000
In a previous lesson, we learned that cent is 100. To review numbers from 1-100, visit French Vocabulary - Numbers.
There are a couple things to remember when using cent (one hundred) and mille (one thousand). For every hundred after one hundred, add an 's' to cent. Drop the 's' if there is a number following cent.
| cent | one hundred |
| cent un | one hundred and one |
| cent deux | one hundred and two |
| deux cents | two hundred |
| trois cents | three hundred |
| deux cent cinq | two hundred and five |
| deux cent six | two hundred and six |
Mille, on the other hand, never takes an 's'.
| mille | one thousand |
| deux mille | two thousand |
| sept mille | seven thousand |
| sept mille un | seven thousand and one |
| sept mille dix | seven thousand and ten |
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