À la cafétéria Chapter Notes | French for Class 6 PDF Download

Introduction

• Aneesh et Manuel finissent les exercices.
  (ah-neesh ay man-well fee-neess lay zex-air-sees)
  Aneesh and Manuel finish the exercises.

• Ensuite, ils vont à la cafétéria.
  (on-sweet, eel von ah la kah-fay-teh-ree-ah)
  Then, they go to the cafeteria.

• La cafétéria de l'école est grande.
  (la kah-fay-teh-ree-ah duh leh-cohl ay grahnd)
  The school cafeteria is big.

• Il y a des gâteaux, des pains au chocolat, des bonbons, des tartines, des glaces, du jus de fruits etc.
  (eel ee ah day gah-toh, day pen oh sho-ko-la, day bon-bon, day tar-teen, day glahs, dew joo duh frwee et-set-er-ah)
  There are cakes, chocolate croissants, candies, sandwiches, ice creams, fruit juices, etc.

• Caroline est déjà dans la cafétéria.
  (ka-ro-leen ay day-zhah dah la kah-fay-teh-ree-ah)
  Caroline is already in the cafeteria.

• Elle commande une limonade et des frites.
  (ell kom-mahnd oon lee-mo-nad ay day free-t)
  She orders a lemonade and some fries.

• Manuel choisit un pain au chocolat et un jus de fruits.
  (man-well shwah-zee un pen oh sho-ko-la ay un joo duh frwee)
  Manuel chooses a chocolate croissant and a fruit juice.

• Aneesh choisit une glace.
  (ah-neesh shwah-zee oon glahs)
  Aneesh chooses an ice cream.

• Ils ne mangent pas beaucoup.
  (eel nuh mahnj pah boh-koo)
  They don't eat a lot.

• Ils mangent plus volontiers à la maison pendant le dîner.
  (eel mahnj ploo vo-lon-tyay ah la may-zon pah-dahn luh dee-nay)
  They prefer to eat more at home during dinner.

• Le serveur remplit les verres d'eau fraîche puis, il apporte des plats.
  (luh ser-veh-ur rahm-plee lay vehr do fraish pwhee, eel ah-port day pla)
  The waiter fills the glasses with fresh water, then he brings the dishes.

• Les élèves finissent le repas et ils rentrent à la classe.
  (lay zay-lehv fee-neess luh ruh-pah ay eel rahn-tr ah la klahs)
  The students finish the meal and they return to the class.

Pluriel des noms (Plural of nouns)

Most nouns are made plural by adding -s to a singular noun.

• la/une fille - les/des filles
  (la/oon fee-yuh) (lay/day fee-yuh)
  the/a girl - the/some girls
• le/un garçon - les/des garçons
  (luh/un gar-sohn) (lay/day gar-sohn)
  the/a boy - the/some boys
• le/un bonbon - les/des bonbons
  (luh/un bon-bon) (lay/day bon-bon)
  the/a candy - the/some candies
• la/une glace - les/des glaces
  (la/oon glahs) (lay/day glahs)
  the/a ice cream - the/some ice creams
• l'/un homme - les/des hommes
  (luh/un om) (lay/day om)
  the/a man - the/some men

Nouns ending with -s, -x, -z in the singular do not change in the plural.

• le/un fils - les/des fils
  (luh/un fees) (lay/day fees)
  the/a son - the/some sons
• la/une croix - les/des croix
  (la/oon kwah) (lay/day kwah)
  the/a cross - the/some crosses
• le/un nez - les/des nez
  (luh/un nay) (lay/day nay)
  the/a nose - the/some noses

Nouns ending with -eau and -eu normally take an -x in the plural.

• le/un gâteau - les/des gâteaux
  (luh/un gah-toh) (lay/day gah-toh)
  the/a cake - the/some cakes
• le/un feu - les/des feux
  (luh/un fuh) (lay/day fuh)
  the/a fire - the/some fires
• l'eau - les eaux
  (lo) (lay oh)
  the water - the waters

Exception:

• le/un pneu - les/des pneus
  (luh/un pnö) (lay/day pnö)
  the/a tire - the/some tires

Certain nouns ending with -ou take -x in the plural.

• le/un bijou - les/des bijoux
  (luh/un bee-zhoo) (lay/day bee-zhoo)
  the/a jewel - the/some jewels
• A few nouns ending with -ou take -s in the plural.
  • le/un cou - les/des cous
    (luh/un koo) (lay/day koo)
    the/a neck - the/some necks

Most of the nouns ending with -al take -aux in the plural.

• le/un journal - les/des journaux
  (luh/un zhoor-nal) (lay/day zhoor-no)
  the/a newspaper - the/some newspapers

Exception:

• le/un bal - les/des bals
  (luh/un bal) (lay/day bal)
  the/a ball (dance) - the/some balls (dances)
• le/un carnaval - les/des carnavals
  (luh/un kar-na-val) (lay/day kar-na-val)
  the/a carnival - the/some carnivals

Verbs

Second Group of Verbs - "-ir" Verbs

• Most verbs whose infinitive ends with "ir" belong to this group.

• The present tense of "ir" verbs is conjugated by removing the "r" ending and adding "-s", "-s", "-t", "-ssons", "-ssez", "-ssent" to the radical of the verb.

• Example: verb – finir (to finish); radical – fini

  Present Tense of Verb - "finir" (to finish)

Other "-ir" verbs conjugated like finir are: