French For Beginners

FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS
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FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS,
FRENCH FOR
BEGINNERS.
LESSONS SYSTEMATIC, PEACTICAL,
AND ETYMOLOGICAL
BY
J.
LEMAISTEE.
SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND IMPROVED.
WILLIAMS AND NOBGATE,
14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON;
AND 20, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH.
1890.
"
There is no longer any excuse why, even in the most elementary
lessonsnay, I should say why more particularly in these elementary
lessonsthe dark and dreary passages of Greek and Latin, of French and
German grammar, should not be brightened up by the electric light of
Comparative Philology."
Max MiJLLER.
PREFACE.
In this little book intended for beginners, the grammatical
instruction, which so far as it goes is systematic, is kept
distinct from the exercises. On the left hand pages there
is a simple French grammar, while on the right has been
placed such a number of exercises on each subject as has
been thought necessary to impress upon the mind of the
pupil the corresponding doctrine. Any attempt to teach a
language without giving a thorough and systematic know-
ledge of the accidence must prove a failure, and equally
unsuccessful will be the teaching of grammar without any
practical work. In my opinion it is by the combination of
the grammatical and Ollendorff methods that any language
can be well learned, and this is the principle which has
guided me in compiling this book for beginners.
The Regular Verb is arranged so that all the correspond-
ing tenses may be learned at once, the resemblances and
differences between the four conjugations readily striking
the eye of the learner, by their juxtaposition. The verbs
avoir and ^tre are given, but the Irregular verbs, together
with exceptional forms and difficulties, which do not come
within the scope of a book so purely introductory, are
omitted.
The Conversation exercises have been formed with the
view of inducing the pupil to effort in a direction too little
aimed at in French Grammars, and in which there should
be a greater success in English schools. Having studied
VI PEEFACE.
the grammatical part of the book, and having acquired the
necessary knowledge of accidence, the pupil under the
guidance of a good master should have no difficulty in
making a profitable use in the way of conversation of the
words supplied at the top of each page. Parrot-like learn-
ing of phrases is thus avoided, and the pupil is encouraged
to an intelligent exercise of his conversational powers in a
new language.
In teaching even my most junior classes I have been
struck with the eager interest excited by the observation of
the connection between French words and the Latin words
with which the pupils were already familiar. Keenness in
a philological direction is not an unusual feature among
young persons, and it is well to take advantage of this by
a continual comparison of two languages so closely related.
In such works as those of Chassang and Breymann this is
admirably done, but I see no reason why the interest of
the youngest pupil should not be awakened by the same
method.
I have omitted purposely any attempt at a scheme of
pronunciation, believing such to be practically useless in a
class-book.
While this book will be found well adapted for schools
in which Latin is made the groundwork of education, it
should be no less valuable in those where the classics are
not taught, and should afford some of that intellectual
training which Latin so peculiarly supplies.
London, 1883.
NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
In this edition I have thought it as well to give a brief
scheme of the irregular verbs which occur most fre-
quently.
London, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Part I.
Grammar.
PAOB
Accents, &c 1
Articles 2
Noun 12
Adjective 16
Numeral Adjective 26
Pronoun . 32
Verbs. Avoir 40
fitre 46
Regular 52
Adverb 62
Preposition .66
Conjunction 68
Interjection .68
List of Verbs 69
Recapitulatory Exercises . . .70
Part II.
Conversation Exercises.
Suggestions to the Teacher 72
Rising
73
Clothes
74
Breakfast
75
School
76
Dinner
77
Schoolroom
78
Play
79
Tea
. . 80
TABLE OP CONTENTS. IX
The body .
The senses .
Tlie jârden
.
The orcliard
The country
The sea
The forest .
The heavens
Domestic animal
Wild animals
Birds .
Insects
The bee
The house .
Colours
Seasons
Weather
Months and days
DiWsion of time
For girls
Additional vocabulary
Irregular verl)s
Part III.
Extracts for Reading, Translation and Dictation.
La terre, notre demeure
La mer
Le travail aux champs et h I'atelier
L'habitation de la famille .
Les fruits et les boissons
La poule, les rcufs, les poussins .
Le cheval c'chapi)(^
Lecheval
Utilitd des oiseaux
Les objets de toilette .
L'alK'ille
110
110
111
111
111
112
112
11.1
\U
113
114
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE
12. Leboeuf 114
13. Lavache 114
14. La prairie et le foin 114
15. La farine et le pain 115
16. La glace, les p61es et les points cardinaux 115
17. Les jours 115
18. L'annê 116
19. Le papillon et le ver h, soie 116
20. Les raoiitons et la laine 116
21. Extrait de Madame Th^rese 117
Notes to 21 120
Poetry
22. Clioeiir des Chasseurs 121

23. La Ronde Enfantine 122
24. Chanson de la caille 122
25. La Ronde . 123
26. Le Corbeau et le Renard 124
27. Le Rat de ville et le Rat des champs 124
Notes to Poetical Pieces 125
Retranslation Exercises . . .127
APPENDIX.
Table of Avoir
130
Table of fitre 132
Table of Regular Verbs 134
Examples of Nouns with the definite article 138
Vocabulary, FrenchEnglish 141
Vocabulary, EnglishFrench 161
PART I.
GEAMMAE.
ALPHABET.
The French Alphabet, like the Latin, consists of 25
letters.
There are three accents.
1. The Acute (')
2. The Grave (")
3. The Circumflex (").
The cedilla is a mark
(<;)
placed under the letter c to give it the sound
of s (sharp) before a, o, u.
The French language has two genders, masculine and
feminine.
All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine.
FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
THE AETICLE.
I. THE DEFINITE AETICLE.
le, the, singular masculine, used before masculine
nouns; as
le pere, the
father,
la, the, singular feminine, used before feminine
nouns; as
la mere, the mother.

les, the, plural masculine and feminine used before
all nouns in the plural; as
les peres, the fathers.

les meres, the mothers.
Note. The plural of nouns, in French as in English, is generally formed
by adding s to the singular.
pere, father
;
p^res, fathers,
mere, mother; meres, mothers.
LIST OF NOUNS (to be committed to memory).
A. B.
le'frere the brother la soeur the sister
le^maitre the viaster la rose the rose
le mur the wall la table the table
le livre the book
le bain the bath
la plume the pen
( the girl
lafille-l theclaiigh-
i ter
le jardin the garden la iemme the woman
le lit the bed la porte the door
lefromage the cheese la neige the snoio
le iDied the foot la glace tlie ice
le Bel the salt la tarte the tart
C.
le chien the dog
le roi the king
le vent the wind
le paysan the peasant
le pain the loaf (bread)
le fer the iron
le nid the nest
le beurre the butter
la vache the cow
la reine the queen
la pluie the rain
la creme the cream
la brosse the brush
la pierre the stone
la tante tlie aunt
THE ARTICLE.
A. 1. Lelivre. 2. La plume. 3. Les roses. 4. Les maitres.
5. La table. 6. Le bain. 7. Les bains. 8. Le frere.
A. 1. The table. 2. The wall. 3. The books. 4. The rose.
5. The dauorhters. 6. The masters. 7. The bath. 8. The
sister. 9. The pens. 10. The brothers.
1. La glace.
5. Les pieds.
2. Le lit.
6. Le sel.
3. Les portes. 4. La femme.
7. La neige. 8. Lesjardins.
B. 1. The snow. 2. The garden. 3. The gates. 4. The
cheeses. 5. The ice. 6. The tarts. 7. The feet. 8. The
woman. 9. The beds. 10. The salt. 11. The butter.
0. 1. Les chiens.
5. Le beurre.
brosses.
2. Le vent. 3.
6. La pluie.
La vaclie. 4. Les nids.
7. Les pierres. 8. Les
c. 1. The rain. 2. The loaves. 3. The kings. 4. The queens.
5. The stone. 6. The winds. 7. The cows. 8. The brush.
9. The iron. 10. The dog. 11. The peasant. 12. The
nests.
*FRENCH. LATIN. FRENCH. LATIN. FRENCH. LATIN.
le il-le rose rosa chien canis
la il-la table tabula roi rex
les il-los plume pluma vent ventus
pere pater fiUe filia pain panis
ra^re mater pied pes fer ferrum
fr^re frater sel sal nid nidus
maitre maRister femme femina vache vacca
mur murus porte porta reine regina
li\Te liber neige nix pluie pluvia
scEur soror glace glacies
*
French nouns are formed from the Accusative of the Latin nouns
;
as
pied, from pedem.
1
*
FRENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
DEFINITE ARTICLE.
ELISION.
Before nouns singular that begin with a TOwel or li mute
the vowel of the article is dropped, and it is written thus,
1'
for both masculine and feminine singular ; as
I'or the gold,

l^homme the man,
Tencre the
inhf
I'heure the hour.
LIST OF NOUNS.
(to be committed to memory.)
A. MASCULINE. FEMININE. B. MASCULINE. FEMININE.
oncle uncle herbe grass argent silver huile oil
enfant child ardoise slate habit coat annee year
ane ass ombre shadoio ami friend orange orange
hiver winter eau icater OS hone heure hour
ceuf egg eponge sponge hopital hospital hirondelle stcalloic
aigle eagle etoile star hotel hotel huitre oyster
anneau ring agneau lamh ame soul
He summer 61eve pupil
or aurum etoile Stella
homrae homo argent argentum
heure hora ami amicus
enfant infans OS OS
ane asinus
THE ARTICLE.
A. 1. Lôeuf. 2. L'eponge. 3. L'enfant. 4. Les oncles.
5. L'ombre. 6. L'hiver. 7. Les anes. 8. L'ete. 9. L'eau.
10. Les aigles. IL L'ardoise. 12. Lêtoile.
A. 1. The water. 2. The eagle. 3. The man. 4. The r.late.
5. The sponge. 6. The grass. 7. The shadow. 8. The
ring. 9. The winter. 10. The uncle. 11. The star.
12. The child.
13. 1. L'habit. 2.L'huile. 3. Lâmi. 4. L'os. 5. L'agneau.
6. L'anneau. 7. Les oranges. 8. Les hotels. 9. L'encre.
10. Les anes. 11. L'herbe. 12. L'annee.
B. 1. The bone. 2. The year. 3. The oyster. 4. The coat.
5. The hotel. 6. The oil. 7. The orange. 8. The
swallow. 9. The friend. 10. The lamb. 11. The soul.
12. The silver.
c. 1. The eggs. 2. The sisters. 3. The hotels. 4. The king.
5. The gold. 6. The hour. 7. The summer. 8. The bed.
9. The baths. 10. The ass. 11. The stars. 12. The
grass.
ceuf ovum agneau agnus
aigle aquila huile oleum
anneau anrulus hirondelle hirundo
herbe herba annee annus
6te aestas huitre ostrea
ombre umbra ame anmia
eau aqua
oncle avunculus hiver hibernns
DEFINITE AETICLE.
CONTRACTION.
de
of
or
from, h io or aU
Before nouns singular and masculine not beginning
with a Yowel or li mute,
de le
of
or
from the is contracted into du, as
du p^re,
of
or
from
the father.
a le to or at the is contracted into
an,
as
au pere^ to or at the father.

Before all nouns in the plural
de les is contracted into des, as
des pereSj
of
or
from
the fathers.
Before all nouns in the plural
a les is contracted into aux, as
aux peres, to or at the fathers.
Before nouns feminine and singular contraction does not
take placcj as
de la m^re,
of
or
from
the mother.
k la m^re, to or at the mother.
THE ARTICLE.
1.
1. A la porte. 2. De la vaclie. 3. Du cliien. 4. Le
fer. 5. Des vents. 6. Du nid. 7. Aux oncles. 8. De l^homme.
9. A Toj?. 10. Au bain. 11. Da gar9on. 12. De la neige.
2. 1. Of the queen. 2. To the king. 3. From the cheese.
4. Of the salt. 5. To the sisters. 6. Of the brothers. 7. At
the garden. 8. Of the gate. 9. To the sponge. 10. To the
oyster. 11. Of the lamb. 12. From the oranges.
3. 1. De la pluie. 2. Au fromage. 3. Des murs.
4. Des reines. 5. Aux pierres. 6. La brosse. 7. Au jardin.
8. Du maitre. 9. Des roses. 10. A la soeur. 11. De
Inhabit.
12. ATheure.
4. 1. To the girls. 2. Of the boys. 3. The children.
4. Of the bone. 5. At the water. 6. To the snow. 7. From
the ice. 8. Of the rain. 9. Of the loaves. 10. Of the silver.
11. To the iron. 12. The dogs.
5. 1. De I'annee. 2. Des os. 3. A Peau. 4. De
Porange. 5. Les huitres. 6. Aux aigles. 7. De Vherbe.
8. Du pain. 9. Au beurre. 10. Au chien. 11. De la
vache. 12. A la plume.
G. 1. Of the ink. 2. To the gates. 3. From the ass.
4. To the soul. 5. Of the brushes. 6. To the oil. 7. From
the dogs. 8. Of the slate. 9. To the grass. 10. Of the
ring. 11. To the gold. 12. From the hotels.
7. 1. Des pierres. 2. Aux tantes. o. De I'encre. 4. L'ete.
5. A I'hiver. G. Des heures. 7. Le sel. 8. Les anes. 9. Do
la tarte. 10. Au fromage.
8. 1. To the walls. 2. Of the slate. 3. From the
silver.
4. To the children. 5. To the salt. 6. Of the
sponges. 7. Of the feet. 8. To the wind. 9. Of the uncle.
10. To the friend. 11. At the hotel. 12. From the door.
THE ARTICLE.
II. THE^ INDEFINITE AETICLE.
Un, a or aii, masculine, used before masculine nouns
;
as
im pere a father
UQ ane an ass
Une,
a or an, feminine, used before feminine nouns
;
as
une mere a mother

une orange an orange.
un unus.
une una.
THE ARTICLE.
1. 1. Un livre. 2. Uiie soeur. 3. Un os. 4. Un
frere.
5. Unelieure. 6. Unbain. 7. Unevache. 8. Un
pied.
9. Une reine. 10. Un paysan. 11. Un roi. 12. Une
plume.
2. 1. A book. 2. A slate. 3. An egg. 4. An uncle. 5. A
man. 6. A sister. 7. A friend. 8. A brother. 9. A
child. 10. An orange. 11. A bone. 12. A year.
1. Un chien. 2. Un habit. 3. Une tarte. 4. Un pain.
5. Une brosse. 6. Une eponge. 7. Unhomme. 8. Une
femme. 9. Une hirondelle. lU. Une etoile. 11. Un lit.
12. Une ardoise.
i. 1. A sponge. 2. The silver. 3. The ice. 4. A tart.
5. The brushes. 6. The hours. 7. A friend. 8. A book.
9. An hotel. 10. The stone. 11. A cow. 12. The ink.
5. 1. The oil. 2. The swallows. 3. Adog. 4. A daughter.
5. The iron. 6. The gardens. 7. A pen. 8. The soul.
9. A coat. 10. The water. 11. A table. 1. A loaf
.
10 FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
Du, de la and
cles
are often used with tlie meaning some
or any.
EXAMPLES.
du Sucre
de la creme
des plumes
de Tencre
des oranges
some sugar
some cream
some 'pens
any ink
any oranges
When an adjective stands before
the noun, de only is
used
j aSf
de bon sucre, some good sugar.
Donnez-moi
Apportez-moi
II
y
a
II
y
a
Y a-t-il ?
Y a-t-il ?
Le papier
Le coton
La sole
La viande
La biere
Le lait
Le vin
La poire
Et
Give me
Bring me
There is
There are
Is there ?
Are there ?
The paper
The cotton
The silk
The meat
The beer
The milk
The wine
The pear
And
THE ARTICLE. 11
1. 1. Some cheeses. 2. Some loaves. 3. Some bread.
4. Some snow. 5. Any salt. 6. Any water. 7. Some oil.
8. Some eggs. 9. Some roses. 10. Any grass. 11. Any
oysters. 12. Some tarts.
2. 1. Some rain. 2. Some books. 3. Any pens. 4. Some
bones. 5. Some ink. 6. Some iron. 7. Some coats. 8. Any
cream. 9. Some silver. 10. Any gold. 11. Some loaves.
12. Some cows.
3. 1. Donnez-moi de Feau. 2. Donnez-moi du sel.
3. Apportez-moi des poires. 4. Apportez-moi des CBufs.
5. II
y
a du coton. 6. II
y
a des oranges. 7. Y a-t-il de
la sole ? 8. Y a-t-il des brosses ?
4. 1 . Give me tlie ink and the paper. 2. Give me (some)
ink and (some) paper. c\ Bring me wine and milk. 4. Is
there any cotton ? 5. Bring me some oranges. 6. Are there
any pears ? 7. There are tarts and ices. 8. Is there any
cheese.
5. 1. The paper. 2. Some paper. 3. Of the paper.
4. Any paper. 5. The feet. 6. Of the feet. 7. Some
friends. 8. To the friends. 9. Any friends. 10. Is there
any meat? 11. Bring me the meat. 12. There is some
meat.
kit lac-tis
vm vmum
poire
et
pirum
et
papier
il
papyrus
ille
donnez
ibi
donate
apportez adportare.
12 FEENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
NOUNS.
FORMATION OF THE PLURAL.
1. Tlie Plural is generally formed, in Frencb. as in
English, by adding
s to the singular
;
as
le livre, the hook; les livres, the hooks.

2. Nouns ending in S, X, and z do not change; as
le fils, the son; les fils, the sons;

la noix, the nut; les noix, the nuts;
le nez, the nose; les nez, the noses.
3. Nouns endiug in au and eil take X instead of s ; as
le chapeau, the hat; les chapeaux, the hats;

le feu, the
fire;
les feux, the
fires.
4. Nouns ending in al change al into aux; as
le cheval, tite horse; les chevaux, the horses.

le fils the son.
le bras t]ie arm.
le pays t]te country.
le bois the wood.
I'os the bone, (m.)
le lis the lily.
le bas the stocking.
le puits the well.
le corps the body.
la souris tJie mouse.
la paix the peace.
la croix the cross.
la noix the nut.
la poix the pitch.
la voix the voice.
le choix the choice.
le prix the prize.
la perdrix the partridge.
la toux the cough.
le nez the nose.
le gaz the gas.
Notice.
All the following words are masculine:
au eu
al
I'oiseau the bird, (m.)
le couteau the hiife.
le marteau the hammer.
le bateau the boat.
le tableau the picture.
le bureau the
office.
le ruisseau the brook.
le tonneau the cask.
le moineau tJie sparrow.
le jeu the game.
le neveu the nephew.
un cheveu a hair.
I'animal the animal.
I'amiral tlie admiral.
le g6n6ral the general.
le canal the canal.
le metal the metal.
I'hopital tlie hospital.
NOUNS. 13
1.
Write the Plurals of : 1. Le livre. 2. La plume.
3. Le pied. 4. La noix. 5. Le nez. 6. Le pays. 7. Le jeu.
8. Le couteau. 9. La perdrix. 10. Le bras. 11. Le canal.
12. L'os. 13. L'hopital. 14. Le cheveu.
2.
1. The aunts. 2. The arms. 3. The winds. 4. The
kings. 5. The sons. 6. The bones. 7. The lilies. 8. The
woods. 9. The partridges. 10. The mice. 11. The stockings.
12. The voices.
3. 1. The games. 2. The countries. 3. The generals.
4. The boats. 5. The admirals. 6. The sheep. 7. The
sparrows. 8. The horses. 9. The hammers. 10. The
knives. 11. The canals. 12. The brooks.
4. 1. The pictures. 2. The crosses. 3. The noses.
4. The birds. 5. The scholars. 6. The wells. 7. The nephews.
8. The daughters. 9. The hair (pi.). 10. The beds. 11. Tbe
lilies. 12. The hospitals.
5. 1. The nuts. 2. The rings. 3. The offices. 4. The
sponges. 5. The cask. G. The stars. 7. The eggs. 8. The
hats. 9. The partridges. 10. The animals. 11. The bodies.
12. The metals.
fils filius
noix nux
nez
chapeau
feu
lis
nasus
caput
focus
lilium
VOIX vox
corps corpus
feu focus
pays
jeu
pagus
jocus
croix crux
paix pax
poix pix
toux tussis
couteau culter
cheveu capillus
animal animal
metal metallum
bras brachium
puits puteus
neveu nepos
14 FRENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
GENITIVE
=
POSSESSIYE.
EXAMPLE.
The woman's garden
=
The garden of the woman.
Le jardm de la femme.
= The horse o the kmg.
Le cheval du roi.
= The coats of the men.
Les habits des hommes.
The king's horse
The men's coats
Verb To be.
SINGULAK. PLUKAL.
je suis
tu es
elle}-*
I am
thou art
he
I
.
she\''
nous sommes
vous etes
ils ") ,
n
V.
sent
elles
J
IV e are
you are
they are
Verb To have.
j'ai
tu as
ellel^
I have
thou hast
nous avons
vous avez
dies
}
^^^
we have
you, have
they have
SINGULAE. PLUEAL.
je ne suis pas I am not nous ne sommes pas loe are not
tu n'es pas thou art not vous n'etes pas you are not
ll
j-
n'estpas , cisnot -,,
|
ne sent pas they are not
je n'ai pas I have not nous n'avons pas we have not
tu n'as pas thouhastnot vous n'avez pas you have not
elle }
^'^
P^^
she 1
^^^ ^^^^
elles 1
^'^^*
P^^
'^^^
^^^'^ '^^^
GENITIVE. 15
1. 1. L'ardoise de
1
'enfant. 2. L'or du roi. 3. Le fils de la
reine. 4..Lesfils des rois. 5. Le nid des hirondelles.
C. L'ombre de la femme.
2. 1. The horse's foot. 2. The queen's daughter. 3. The
child's rose. 4. The cow's grass. 5. The swallow's nest.
6. The dogs' noses.
li. 1. Les OS de I'animal. 2. Les os des animaux. 3. L'ami
du pere. 4. Les roses et les lis de la fille. 5. Le couteau
du paysan. 6. Les oeufs de la perdrix.
4. 1. The daughters' lilies. 2. The master's
3. The asses' bones. 4. The child's voice,
pupil's arm. 6. The men's stockings.
pictures.
5. The
1. I have the bird's eggs. 2. We have the birds'
nests.
3. He has the man's hammer. 4. I am the general's
nephew. 5. The men's voices. 6. Tlie dog's bones.
7. They have the admiral's boats. 8. They are the
queen's sons. 9. She is not the peasant's sister.
10. You have not the pheasant's nest.
suis sum Bommes sumus
es es Stes estis
est est sent sunt
16
TKENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
THE ADJECTIYE.
I. GENDER.
1
.
Adjectives tliat do cliange generally form tlie femi-
nine by adding e mute to the masculine ; as
petit, petite, little;

le petit livre, the little hooh;
la petite plume, the little pen.
2. Adjectives ending in e mute are alike in masculine
and
feminine ; as
le frere fidele. la soeur fidele.

Adjectives are usually placed after the noun in French
;
as
le livre amusant, the amusi7ig hoolc.

A few only stand before the noun
;
as
le jeune homme, the young man.

Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun to
which they refer ; as
le petit livre ; les petits livres

;
la petite plume ; les petites plumes.
MASCULINE . FEMININE. ENGLISH. MASCULINE. FEMININE. ENGLISH
grand grande tall *joli joUe pretty
*petit petite little gai gaie gay
delicat delicate delicate vrai vraie true
lent lente slow prudent prudente prudent
froid froide cold. vert verte green
amusant amusante amusing bleu bleue blue
rond ronde round blond blonde fair
profond profonde deep plein pleine full
chaud chaude warm brun brune trown
hardi hardie lold *mauvais mauvaise had
noir noire hlach *mechant m^chante wicked
mur miii-e rijpe poll polie polite
MASCULINE AND FEMININE ALIKE.
juste just jaune yelloio habile clever
agile agile fertile fertile aimable amiable
tendre tender riche rich *jeune young
rouge red rapide swift utile useful
docile docile pauvre poor aveugle blind
avare covetous agreable agreeable sage ivise.
*
Place before the Noun.
THE ADJECTIVE. 17
1.
1. Uu bain agreable. 2. Une fille aveugle. 3. Une
pauvre femme. 4. Le chien docile. 5. Les poinmes jaunes.
6. Les rois prudents. 7. La petite vache. 8. L'liomme avare.
2.
1. The clever boy. 2. The docile ass. 3. A red coat.
4. A little child. 5. The useful knife. 6. A yellow table.
7. The rich king. 8. The wise girl.
3.
1. Ilesthardi. 2. Nous nesorames pas jeunes. 3. lis
sont dociles. 4. Elle est grande. 5. Ta es fidele. 6. Vous
n'etes pas riches. 7. Elle est habile. 8. Je suis pauvre.
4. 1. He is not rich. 2. She is little. 3. Ho is tall.
4. She is tall. 5. She is bold. 6. I am young. 7. Thou
art docile. 8. She is rich. 9. He is not amusing.
5.
1. Lefils est jeune. 2. Le puits est profond. 3. La
plume est joHe. 4. Lapommeest mure. 5. Les oeufs sont
ronds. G. La femme est gaie.
().
1. The queen is clever. 2. The book is true. 3. The
man is useful. 4. The girl is slow. 5. The cow is red.
G. The horse is black.
Write Exercises 5 and G negatively.
fiddle fidelis jeune juvenis chaud calidus
juste
Justus utile utilis noir niger
tendre tener grand grandia mur maturus
docile docilis lent lentus vrai verax
avare avarua froid frigidus prudent prudens
fertile fertilis rond rotundus vert viridis
rapide rapidus profond profundus plein plenus
pauvre pauper
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.
ASCULINE. FEMININE. ENGLISH.
*Bon bonne good
*beau bel beUe beautiful
blanc blanche white
doux douce sweet
*cher ch^re dear (beloved)
*gros grosse biff
gras gi-asse
fat
long longue long
*vieux, vieil vieille old
*
Place before the noun.
NOUNS.
le miel the honey la poupee the doll
le lapin the rabbit I'abeille (f) the bee
I'arbre (m) the tree la cerise the cherry
le coucou the cuckoo la chenille the caterpillar
la fourmi the ant la cage the cage
Oui Yes Monsieur Sir
Non No Madame Madam
Mais But Maman Mamma
Et And Mon, ma My
Aussi Also
bon
blanc
bonus
blancus
doux
1
douce
j
dulcis
miel mel cher carus
fourmi formica long longus
arbre arbor abeille apis
THE ADJECTIVE. 19
8.
1. The ass is not brown. 2. The grass is green.
3. The egg is round. 4. The lily is delicate. 5. The dog is
young. 6. The ice is cold.
9.
1. The sister is poor. 2. The orange is ripe. 3. The
bird is pretty. 4. The boat is blue. 5. The fire is hot.
6. The bath is not full.
10.
1. J*ai un bon ami. 2. II a une chere soeur. 3. Tu
as Thabit noir uu paysan. 4. Nous avons les chevaux deciles
de rhomme. 5. lis ont le joli nid des hirondelles. 6. Yous
n'avez pas le petit chien du maitre.
11.
1. I have the young swallows' pretty nest. 2. Thou
hast the blind girl's yellow rose. 3. He has the boy's white
hat. 4. She has a blind dog. 5. He has a wise brother.
G. I have some black ink.
12.
1. Elle a mon lis blanc. 2. J'ai la grande poupee.
3. II a des lapins noirs. 4. Tu as des pommes mures. 5. Jean
a un livre amusant. 6. Marie a un agneau fiddle.
13.
1. He has a clever son. 2. She has a ripe orange.
3. I have a faithful friend. 4. Thou hast a little daughter.
5. I have some cold meat. 6. He has some hot water.
14.
1. Le moineau estbrun. 2. Les cerise^ de mon ami
sent rouges. 3. Le miel de I'abeille est bon. 4. Les vents
de I'hiver sont froids. 5. La fourmi est sage.
15.
1. She is my friend's dear mother. 2. He is the
boy's good father. 3. The honey is sweet. 4. The child's
voice is sweet. 5. The canal is long. 6. The woman's cow
is fat. 7. The general's daughter is beautiful. 8. The grass
of the garden is green.
16. Exercise 12 negatively.
20
THE ADJECTIYE.
II. FORMATION OF THE PLURAL.
Adjectives form tlieir plural generally in tlie same manner
as nouns by adding
s
to the singular ; as
petit petits petite petites

le petit frere les petits freres
la petite soeur les petites soeurs
VEKB
TO BE
PRESENT-INTEEROGATIVE.
SINGULAE. PLURAL.
1. Suis-je? Ami? 1. Sommes-nous ? Are ice ?
2. Es-tu? Art thou} 2. Etes-vous? Are you ?
3. Est-il ?
)
Is lie ? 3. Sont-ils ?
|
,
Est-elle?
J
Is she ? Sont-elles?
j
"^'^ ^"^^

VERB
TO HAVE
PRESENT-INTERROGATIVE.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
Have we ?
Have you ?
Have they
1. Ai-je ? Havel? 1. Avons-nous ?
2. As-tu ? Hast thou ? 2. Avez-vous ?
3. A-t-il ?
}
Has he ? 3. Ont-ils ?
A-t-elle? Has she ? Ont-elles ?
INTERROGATIVELY AND NEGATIVELY.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
1. Ne suis-je pas ? Am I not ? 1. Ne sommes-nous pas? Are we not?
2. N'es-tu pas ? Art thou not ? 2. N'etes-vous pas ? Are you not ?
3. N'est-il pas? \Is]ienot? 3. Ne sont-ils pas ? ) - .,
N'est-elle pas ?
J
Is she not ? Ne sont-elles pas?
J
^''^
^''^y "^^

SINGULAR. PLURAL.
1. N'ai-je pas? Have I not ? 1. N'avons-nous pas? Have we not ?
2. N'as-tu pas ? Hast thou not ?
,
2. N'avez-vous pas ? Have you not
>
3. N'a-t-ilpas? \Hashenot? 3. N'ont-ils pas ?
")
',
..
N'a-t.elle pas ?
J
Has she not ? N'ont-elles pas ? /
^^"^
^
^"^^
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THE ADJECTIVE. 21
1. 1. Le joli chien. 2. Les jolis chiens. 3. De
*
jolis chiens. 4. La
cerise rouge. 5. Les cerises rouges. 6. Des cerises rouges. 7. L'oiseau
jaune. 8. Les oiseaux jaunes. 9. L'homme utile. 10. Les hommes utiles.
11. Un chapeau noir. 12. Des chapeaux noirs.
2. 1. The good boy. 2. The good boys. 3, The white lily. 4. The
white lilies. 5. The ripe apple. 6. Some ripe apples. 7. A little daughter.
8. Little daughters. 9. A little son. 10. Little sons. 11. The hot bath.
12. Some hot baths.
3. 1. Suis-jebon? 2. Mon p6re, vous etes bon. 3. Est-il petit? 4. Elle
est petite. 5. Es-tu gai ? 6. Je suis gai. 7. Sommes-nous polis ? 8. Etes-
voushardis? 9. Sont-ils jeunes ? 10. Sont-elles jeunes ? 11. Sommes-nous
belles ? 12. Est-eUe avare ?
4. 1. Are we rich ? 2. We are poor. 3. Is he tall ? 4. She is little.
5. You are young. 6. I am gay. 7. Art thou prudent ? 8. They (m.) are
agreeable. 9. They (f
.)
are wise. 10, Are they (m.) avaricious ?
5. 1. J'ai un petit moineau. 2. Avez-vous de petits moineaux ? 3.*0ui,
papa, nous avons aussi de jolies hirondelles. 4. A-t-il un ami fidele ?
5. Elle a un chapeau bleu. G. lis ont des chiens sages. 7. As-tu une
soeur aveugle? 8. Nous avons un livre amusant. 9. Avez-vous des livres
amusants? 10. Non, mais j'ai des livres utiles.
G.
1. Have you a tender mother? 2. Yes, Sir, I have also a wise
father. 3. Hast thou a red rose ? 4. Y'es, mamma, I have also a yellow lily.
0. Has he any ice ? G. No, Sir, but he has some cold water. 7. Have you
any ripe oranges ? 8. No, Sir, but we have some ripe nuts. 9. Have they
a good horse ? 10. Yes, my child, they have also a clever dog.
7. 1. Has he some brown mice ? 2. He has a pretty nest. 3. She
has some blue eggs. 4. We have not the large hats. 5. He has some little
sparrows. 6. Have they any dear sisters ? 7. Yes, Sir, and they have some
amiable brothers. 8. Have you any cheese ? 9. No, Madam, but I have
some butter. 10. Have you not a little daughter ? 11. I have not a tall son.
9.
Exercise 4 negatively.
*
Observe
(1)
that de is used for some or any when the noun is preceded
by an adjective.
(2)
That the French always place after, Ouj or Son some
such expression, as
monsieur, madaine, viaman.

1
THE ADJECTIVE.
III. COMPAEISON.
The Adjective has, in Frencli as in English^ three degrees
of Comparison.
PositiveConiparatiyeSuperlatiYe.
1. The Comparative is formed by placing plus^ more,
or nioins, less, before the positive, as
positive, riche, rich.

comparative, plus riche, more rich {richer)
moins riche, less rich.

2. The Superlative is formed by placing le, la, or les
before the comparative.
comparative, plus riche
superlative, le plus riche ~)
la plus riche > the most rich {richest)
les plus riches
J
le moins riche
la moins riche ^ the least rich
les moins riches
TUB ADJECTIVE.
- '
2-3
1.
Compare the following adjectives with plusmascu-
line singular
amusantclier delicat agreable
sage
jeune
ni-
mablevieuxjustefroid
^jolibeau
grandchaud.
2.
Compare the same adjectives with moinsfeminine
singular.
3.
Give the degree, gender, number, and English of
the following
:
1. Le plus gros.2. La plus grosse.3. Lesplusgros.
4. Les plus grosses.5. Le moins beau.6. La moins

belle.7. Les moins beaux.8. Les moins belles.
9. La plus avare.10. Les plus amusantes.IL Les

moins amusants.12. Le plus docile.
4.
Give the French for
1. The coldest (fem. sing.).2. The hottest (masc. plur.).
3. The least beautiful (masc. sing.).4. The least beau-

tiful (fem. plur.).5. More beautiful (masc. sing.).
6. Longer (masc. sing.).7. Yellower (fem. plur.).
8. Yellower (masc. plur.).9. More wise (masc. sing.).
10. wiser (fem. sing.).11. The ripest (masc. sing.).
12. The ripest (fem. plur.).

5.
Give the degree, gender, number and English of
I. La plus grande.2. Les plus grandes.3. Le moins
delicat.4. Les moins fertiles.5. Les plus courtes.
G. Les moins agiles.7. Les plus jolies.8. La moins

juste.9. Les moins justes.10. Les plus habiles.
II. La moins utile.12. Les plus gaies.

Que than
Trts very
Jeau John
Jacques James
Guillaume William
Robert Robert
Marie Mary
Marguerite Margaret
Louise Louisa
plus plus
moins minus
que quam
THE ADJECTIVE. 25
6. Give the French for
1. The most wicked (fern. plur.).2. The blindest
(masc. sing.).3. The least rapid (raasc. plur.).4. The
poorest (fern. plur.).5. The least sweet (fern. sing.).
6. The blackest (masc. plur.).7. Prettier (fern,

sing.).8. Taller (masc. plur.).9. The most green
(fem. plur.).10. Older (fem. sing.).11. The oldest
(masc. plur.).12. The boldest (fem. plur.).
7. 1. La souris est plus petite que le lapin.2. Le cheval
est le plus utile des animaux. 3. La vache est tres
utile.4. Le moineau est moins beau que I'hirondelle.
5. Le beurre est plus jaune que la creme.6. Le

lapin est plus agile que I'agneau.
8. 1. The dog is the most faithful of friends.2. The
eagle is the boldest of (the) birds.3. The partridge is
larger than the cuckoo.4. The brother is more amiable
than the sister.5. The boy is less agreeable than the
girl.6. The woman is older than the man.
9. 1. La chenille est tres jolie.2. L'eau n'est pas tres
chaude.3. Jacques est tres poli.4. Marie est tres
bonne.5. Jjouise est moins habile que Kobert.
6. Jean est plus riche que Guillaume.

10. 1. William is not very young.2. Robert is younger
than William.3. He is not wiser than James.
4. The doll is very pretty.5. The grass is very green.
(3. John is older than Mary.

26 TRENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
NUMERAL ADJECTIYES.
CAHDINAL
FRENCH.
1 un (m.) une (f.)
2 deux
3 trois
4 quatre
5 cinq
6 six
7 sept
8 huit
9 neuf
lOdix
11 oni:e
12 clouze
13 treize
14 quatorze
15 quinze
IG seize
17 dix-sept
18 dix-huit
19 dix-neuf
20 Yingt
21 vingt et un (or une)
22 vingt-deux
23 vingt-trois
24 vingt-quatre
25 vingt-cinq
26 vingt-six
27 vingt-sept
28 vingt-huit
29 vingt-neuf
30 trente
31 trente et un (or une)
NUMBERS.
LATIN.
unus
duo
tres
quattuor
quinque
sex
septem
octo
novem
decern
undecim
duodecim
tredecim
quattuordecim
quindecim
sedecim
septemdecim
octodecim
novendecim
viginti
viginti unus
viginti duo
viginti tres.
viginti quattuor
viginti quinque
viginti sex
viginti septem
viginti octo
viginti novem
triginta
triginta unus
NUMERAL ADJECTIVES. ^7
1. 1. Quatre cerises mures. 2. Deux bons amis.
3. Sept petits moineaux et cinq perdrix. 4. Neuf agneaux.
5. Six hommes riclies et dix femmes pauvres. 6. Huit
jardins et trois ruisseaux.
2. 1. Three white rabbits. 2. Eight loaves and six
oranges. 3. Four yellow birds. 4. Ten tall trees. 5. Five
useful knives. 6. One beautiful rose.
8. 1. L'homme a dix-huit chevaux. 2. Nous avons
quinze brosses. 3. Avez-vous cinq petits nids et seize ceufs
ronds ? 4. lis ont dix livres. 5. La femme a quatorze
fromages. 6. A-t-il dix-neuf pommes ?
4, 1. The master has eleven slates. 2. Has he eighteen
coats ? 3. Have you sixteen oysters ? 4. No, but 1 have
fourteen swallows. 5. Have they twelve lambs ? 6. We
have fourteen birds.
5. 1. Vingt-deuxvaches utiles. 2. Trente-trois petites
souris. 3. Yingt-quatre bons gargons. 4. Vingt et une
filles habiles. 5. Trente et une annees. 6. Trente-neuf
jolis bateaux.
6. 1. Thirty six good sponges. 2. Twenty one long
hours. 3. Twenty five rings. 4. Twenty nine loaves.
5. Thirty seven stones. 6. Thirty four children.
28 FKENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
40 qiiarante
41 quarante et un (or une)
50 cinquante
51 cinquante et un
60 soixante
61 soixante et un
70 soixante-dix
71 soixante et onze
72 soixante-cTouze
73 soixante-treize
74 soixante-quatorze
75 soixante-quinze
76 soixante-seize
77 soixante-dix-sept
78 soixante-dix-huit
79 soixante-dix-neuf
quadraginta
quadraginta unus
quinquaginta
quinquaginta unus
sexaginta
sexaginta unus
septuaginta
septuaginta unus
septuaginta duo
septuaginta tres
septuaginta quattuor
septuaginta quinque
septuaginta sex
septuaginta septem
septuaginta octo
septuaginta novem
NUMERAL ADJECTIVES. 29
1. 1. Qiiarante-huit bonnes plumes. 2. Cinquante-
quatre lis blancs. 3. Quarante et un lits. 4. Soixante-
deux OS. 5. Quarante-six bas. 6. Cinquante-cinq bras.
2. 1. Sixty seven ants. 2. Fifty five aunts. 3. Sixty
six nuts. 4. Fifty four partridges. 5. Forty tliree ham-
mers. 6. Fifty eight boats.
3.
1. Seventy three birds. 2. Sixty three canals.
3. Seventy seven brooks. 4. Seventy eight admirals.
5. Sixty nine generals. 6. Seventy nine feet.
4. 72. 45. G3. 34. 17. 21. 10. 19. 78. 27. 16. 9. 12. 79.
5. 13. 39. 45. 54. 62. 26. 11. 32. 23. 55. 33. 39. 76.
CARDINAL NUMBERS.
FBENCH.
*80
quatre-yiiigts
81 quatre-vingt-im
90 quatre-yin^t-dix
91 quatre-vingt-onze
92 quatre-vingt-douze
93 quatre-vingt-treize
94 quatre-vingt-quatorze
95 quatre-vingt-quinze
96 quatre-vingt-seize
97 quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98 quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99 quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
*100 ceut
150 cent cinquante
flOOO mille
LATIN.
octoginta
octoginta unus
nonaginta
*
nonaginta unus
nonaginta duo
nonaginta tres
nonaginta quattuo-r
nonaginta quinque
nonaginta sex
nonaginta septem
nonaginta octo
nonaginta noveni
centum
mille
Quatre-vingt takes no s, when followed by another
number.
Cent takes no s, when followed by another number,
t
Spelt mil in giving dates, as 1889 :
mil huit cent quatre-vingt-neuf.
NUMERAL ADJECTIVES. 31
1. 1. Eighty six boys. 2. Eighty three nuts. 3. Eighty
seven mice. 4. Eighty five books. 5. Eighty one girls.
6. Eighty six kings. 7. Eighty four queens.
2. 1. Quatre-vingt-treize bas. 2. Quatre-vingt-trois
nids. 3. Quatre-vingt-quinze chenilles. 4. Quatre-vingts
pieds. 5. Quatre-vingt-sept chevaux. 6. Quatre-vingt-
seize brosses. 7. Cent oiseaux. 8. Cent cinquante souris.
9. Deux mille livres. 10. Quatre cents pluinjs.
3.
1. Ninety seven caterpillars. 2. One hundred men.
3. Eighty three hats. 4. Ninety three horses. 5. Ninety
eight rabbits. 6. One hundred sheep. 7. Ninety six
lambs. 8. Eighty six pears. 9. Three thousand boats.
4. 126. 16. 135. 42. 72. 62. 192. 82. 7. 77. 37.
5. 95. 100. 3. 8. 178. 68. 74. 13. 19. 90. 170. 50. 250.
6. 1248. 867. 891. 1163. 478. 1180. 300. 1000. 2200.
1889.
7. Exercise 6 as dates.
32 FRENCH FOE BEGINNEES.
PERSONAL PEOXOUNS.
SINGULAR.
NOM.
1. Je I
2. Tu thou
3. II he, it
Elle she, it
ACC.
Me me
Te thee
Le hi7nj it
La her, it
NOM.
1. Nous we
2. Vous you
3. lis
1^
..
Ellesj
^^^2/
PLURAL.
ACC.
Nous US
Vous
2/0^^
Les them
Je trouve I
find
tu trouves fhoufindest
N.B.Je trouve=J/?icZ-
lye
find
you
find
> trouverit they
find
nous trouvons
vous trouvez
ils
elles
-I am
finding
I do
find.
Je porta I carry
Je tue I hill
Je cherche I seeh,or loohfor
Je loue Ipraise
aime
Je sauve
Je trouve
Je visite
I love
I save
I
find
I visit
EXAMPLES.
I love thee
She seeks him
They find us
We love them
Je faime
Elle le cherche
Ils nous trouvent
Nous les aimon s
PRONOUNS. 33
1.
1. II me sauve. 2. Elle les visite. 3. lis te
cherclient. 4. Elles me louent. 5. II vous aime. 6. II
m'aime. 7. lis les tuent. 8. Elles la sauvent.
2. 1. I love thee. 2. I am carrying it. 3. He is
loving them. 4. They are loving him. 5. They (fem.) find
you. 6. They are seeking us. 7. He kills it. 8. She
loves him.
3. 1. The master praises me. 2. The dog loves me.
3. James is visiting them. 4. They are visiting John.
5. He is seeking the asses. 6. They carry the coats.
7. William saves them. 8. They are killing the little
caterpillars.
4. 1. Thou art seeking me. 2. She saves us. 3. You
love them. 4. The dog saves him. 5. I am looking for
the pitch. 6. The girls are looking for thee. 7. The
soldiers are killing the generals.
5. 1. Thou art praising thyself (thee). 2. We love
ourselves (us). 3. You are saving yourselves (you). 4. I
am praising myself (me). 5. The poor man is looking for
his little child. 6. The faithful sister loves the wicked
brother.
porter portare i aimer amare
louer laudare visiter visitare
II. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
MASC. FEM. MASC. & FEM.
Mon ma mes my
Ton ta tes thy
Chis
Son sa ses < her
iits
notre nos our
votre vos your
leur leurs their
1. Eemember tliat tlie possessive adjectives, like the
other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun
with which they are joined, as in Latin, as
Le fils aime Sa mere.

The son loves Ms mother.
La fille aime SOU pfere.
The girl loves her father.
2. For sake of sound mon, ton, SOn are used instead
of ma, ta, sa, before fem. nouns beginning with a vowel or
silent h.
tu
ilelle
nous
vous
ilselles
ego
tu
il-leil-la
nos
vos
il-losil-las
mon, ma, n
ton, ta, tes
son, sa, ses
notre, nos
Yotre, vos
meum, meam (meos)
tuum, tuam (tuos)
suum, Buam (suos)
noster, nostros
vester, vestros
PRONOUNS. 35
1. 1. Son oncle. 2. Satante. 3. Sessoeurs. 4. Leur
frere. 5. Leurs fr^res. 6. Mon chien fidele. 7. Vos
pauvres amis. 8. Yotre pere. 9. Mon orange mure.
10. Mon ami.
2. 1. His daughter. 2. Her son. 3. My little knife.
4. Our little knife. 5. Our little knives. 6. Your green
bird. 7. Your red birds. 8. Their pretty lamb. 9. Their
pretty lambs. 10. His yellow orange. 11. Her black
shadow. 12. His useful ass.
3. 1. Hast thou her doll? 2. Mary is seeking it.
3. Mary loves her. 4. The bird seeks its nest. 5. The
king praises their sons. 6. She praises thee. 7. He saves
us. 8. Have they their hats ? 9. You have them.
10. She loves her brother. 11. She is carrying them.
12. I have it.
4. 1. Have you his books? 2. My brother is looking
for them. 3. He finds my little son and my little
daughter. 4. Has he my poor dog ? 5. Yes, sir, he is
killing it. G. Have we our cloaks ? 7. Yes, my friend, wo
have them. 8. Bring me three white mice. 9. The peasant
has them. 10. My father loves his sister. 11. Give me
his hat ; he is seeking it.
3
*
S6 FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
III. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.
SINGULAR.
le mien
la mienne
le tien
la tienne
le sien
la sienne
le notre
la notre
le votre
la votre
le leur
la leur
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}
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PLURAL.
les miens "^^
les miennes
J
les tiens
les tiennes
les siens
les siennes
les
notres
les votres
les leurs
mine
thine
his, hers, its
ours
yours
theirs
EXAMPLES.
He has not my cow ; he has his.
11 n'a pas ma vache
;
il a la sienne.
She has not thy book; she has hers.
Elle n'a pas ton livre
j
elle a le sien.
PRONOUNS.
37
1. 1. A-t-il son livre ? 2. Non, monsieur, il a le mien.
3. Jean, avez-vous nos petites souris ? 4. Oui, Jacques,
yai les votres. 5. A-t-il vos tartes ? 6. Oui, monsieur, il
a les miennes. 7. Ont-ils son bateau ? 8. Oui, mon ami,
ils ont le sien.
2. 1. William has your knives and mine. 2. He has
her birds
and thine. 3. She loves her dog. 4. Maiy loves
hers. 5. He is seeking his cow. 6. The woman seeks
hers. 7. I have my pencil and theirs. 8. She has her
dolls and theirs.
3. 1. Has he my brush? 2. Yes, sir, he has yours.
3. Have we their beautiful lilies ? 4. No, my sister, we
have ours and yours. 5. Is she your daughter? 6. No,
madam, she is theirs. 7. Are you my master ? 8. Yes,
John, I am your master and his.
4. 1. His dog is beautiful. 2. Mine is more beautiful
than his. 3. My nuts are riper than yours. 4. Hers are
the ripest. 5. Her brother is younger than yours. 6. My
sisters are older than his. 7. Mine are the youngest,
8. Theirs are the prettiest.
5. 1. Have they my brush? 2. No, sir, they have
thine. 3. Her mice and his. 4. Our garden and hers.
5. He has my tart and yours. 6. Bring me my books; I
have hers. 7. My lilies and hers. 8. Give me my prize
and hers. 9. We have your cross and his. 10. I have
my pen and my brother has his.
IV. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
MASC. FEM. MASC. & FEM.
ce or cet, cette, this, that ; ces, these, those,
ce before a masc. noun or adjective beginning with, a
consonant, cet before a masc. noun or adjective beginning
with a vowel or silent h.
ce livre, ce bon livre.
cet ami, cet excellent livre.
cette plume.
ces plumes.
V. RELATIVE PRONOUN.
Qui, who, which.
Que, whom, which.
VI. INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUN.
Qui? Who? Whom? Que? What?
qui ? quis ?
PRONOUNS. 39
1. 1. Ce jeune homme est mon frere. 2. Get homme
sage est le pere de mon ami. 3. Cette femmo est tres
pauvre. 4. Ces oiseaux sont jolis. 5. Donnez-moi ces
poires et cette orange. 6. Apportez-moi cet anneau.
2. 1. This boy is my brother. 2. This man is thy
friend. 3. This woman is his mother. 4. These cherries
are ripe and red. 5. This child has an aunt. 6. This little
girl has a fine doll. 7. These trees are green. 8. Those
wells are deep.
3. 1. That cuckoo has a sweet voice. 2. These ants
have a nest. 3. Those bees have some honey. 4. This
child has a pen. 5. These blind men are poor. 6. This
little child is gay. 7. This dog is docile. 8. Bring me
that white lily.
4. 1. L'homme qui est sage. 2. La femme qui visite sa
mere. 3. L'oiseau qui cherche ses oeufs. 4. Qui a trouve
le nid? 5. Apportez-moi ces oeufs. 6. Les enfants qui
sont jolis. 7. Qui est-elle ?
5. 1. The father who is good. 2. The nuts which are
ripe. 3. The canal which is long. 4. The cherries which
are red. 5. The man who has a hammer. 6. The bees
which have honey.
6. 1. Who are you? 2. Who is he? 3. Who are these
new generals ? 4. Who is this young man ?
40 FRENCH FOE BEGINNEES.
VERB.
Avoir, to have.
INDICATIVE. SIMPLE TENSES.
PRESENT.
J'ai, I have.
tu as, thou hast.
il or elle a. he or she has.
nous avons. we have.
vous avez. you have.
ils or elles ont. they have.
IMPERFECT.
Jâvais, I had.
tu avals, thou hadst.
il avait. he had.
nous avions, we had.
vous aviez. you had.
ils avaient, they had.
PRETERITE.
Jêus, I had.
tu eus, thou hadst.
il eut. he had.
nous eumes, we had.
vous eutes. you had.
ils eurent. they had.
avoir habere to have
\
VERB. 41
PRESENT.
1. 1. Nous avons de Tencre. 2. II a un habit. 3. Vous
avez des amis. 4. lis ont du pain. 5. J'ai des pains. 6. Elle
a des cerises. 7. Tu as un marteau. 8. Elles ont deux
agneaux.
2. 1. He has a knife. 2. Thou hast a pencil. 3. We
have a house. 4. I have some honey. 5. They have the
pens. 6. She has some sugar.
7. You have the sponges.
8. They (f.) have the stockings.
IMPERFECT.
3. 1. n avait un chien. 2. Vous aviez de I'argent.
3. Elle avait du beurre. 4. Nous avions de la biere.
5. lis avaient trois oiseaux. 6. J'avais cinq chapeaux.
7. Elles avaient du fer. 8. Tu avais des lis blancs.
4. 1. They had my horse. 2. We had three horses.
3. You had two brothers. 4. I had a friend. 5. Thou
hadst a ripe cherry. 6. She had a little garden. 7. They
(f.) had a cold bath. 8. He had a round table.
PRETERITE.
5. 1. Nous eumes des anneaux. 2. I\ eut un agneau.
3. Elles eurent quatre moineaux bruns. 4. Vous eutes six
oncles. 5. Elle eut une ardoise. 6. J'eus deux pommes.
7. Tu eus du papier. 8. lis eurent le nid de Thirondelle.
6. 1. Thou hadst some salt. 2. We had some ice.
3. I had thirteen rabbits. 4. She had a wise father.
5. They (f.) had some pretty dolls. 6. They had two
little boats. 7. He had a mouse. 8. You had some beer.
7. 1. Exercise 1 interrogatively. 2. Exercise 2 inter-
rogatively. 3. Exercise 4 negatively. 4. Exercise 4
interrogatively and negatively.
VERB.
FUTURE.
J'aurai^
tu auras,
il aura,
nous aurons,
vous aurez,
ils auront.
I shall have,
thou wilt have,
he will have,
we shall have,
you will have,
they will have.
CONDITIONAL.
Jâurais,
tu aurais,
il aurait,
nous aurions,
vous auriez,
ils auraient.
I should have,
thou woiddst have,
he would have,
we should have,
you would have,
they would have.
Les joujoux
une toupie
un cerceau
une balle
un cerf-volant
un clieval k bascule
un poney
une raquette
un volant
le cricket
une batte
un tambour
the
flay
things
a top
a hoop
a hall
a kite
a rocking-horse
a pony
a battledoor
a shuttlecock
cricket
a hat
a drum.
VERB. 43
PUTUEE.
1. 1. Tu auras une balle. 2. Nous aurons un cheval
de bois. 3. II aura un cerf-volant. 4. Vous aurez un
cerceau. 5. J'aurai des joujoux. 6. lis auront du bois.
7. Elle aura une balle. 8. Elles auront quinze toupies.
2. 1. She will bave a ball. 2. They will have a
rocking-borse. 3. Thou wilt have a boop. 4. I shall
have a top. 5. You will bave a kite. 6. He will have
six horses.
CONDITIONAL.
3. 1. Vous auriez seize volants. 2. Tu aurais vingt-
deux raquettes. 3. Nous aurions sept battes. 4. Elle
aurait cinq balles. 5. J'aurais une toupie. 6. lis auraient
quatre tambours.
4. 1. Tbou wouldst bave a pony. 2. They would
bave fifteen borses. 3. I would bave a rocking-horse.
4. He would have ten shuttlecocks. 5. We should have
six battledoors. 6. You would have two drums.
5. Exercise 1 interrogatively.
7. Exercise 3 negatively and interrogatively.
YERB.
SUBJUNCTIVE.
Que j'aie,
que tu aies,
qu'il ait,
que nous ayons,
que vous ayez,
qu'ils aient,
PRESENT.
That I may have,
that thou mayest have,
that he may have,
that ive may have,
that you may have,
that they may have.
IMPERFECT.
Que j'eusse. That I might have.
que tu eusses, that thou mightst have,
qa'il eut, that he might have.
que nous eussions, that we might have.
que vous eussiez, that you might have.
qu'ils eussent, that they might have.
Aie,
qu'il ait,
ayons,
ayez,
qu'ils aient.
IMPERATIVE.
Eave (thou),
let him have,
let us have,
have [ye),
let them have.
INFINITIVE.
Present Avoir To have
Present Participle Ayant having
Past Participle Eu had.
To make tlie compound tenses, add the past participle
to the simple tenses, as in English.
J'ai eu I have had J'aurai eu J shall have had.
J'avais eu I had had
8fc.
J'aurais eu I should have had.
Le corps The body Le canif The penknife
Lecol The collar La boite The box
Le bonnet The cap La clef The Tcey
Le chapeau The hat L'6pingle The pin
Le cahier The copybook Le porte-crayon The pencil-case
VERB.
COMPOUND TENSES.
1. 1. II a eu. 2. Vous avez eu. 3. Tu auras eu. 4. Elle
aurait eu. 6. Nous avions eu. 6. J'aurais eu. 7. Vous avez
eu. 8. Vous eutes eu. 9. Vous aviez eu. 10. lis auront eu.
11. II a eu. 12. lis out eu.
2. 1. They would have had. 2. You had had. 3. I have
had. 4. Thou wilt have had. 5. They shall have had. 6. He
had had. 7. She has had. 8. We should have had. 9. Thou
hadst had. 10. I shall have had. 11. She will have had.
12. We have had.
3. 1. II aura une clef. 2. Nous avions deux epingles.
3. EUes out nos cahiers. 4. Vous avez mon porte-crayon.
5. lis avaient votre col. 6. Tu auras une boite.
4. 1. Thou hadst a pin. 2. We have a pencil-case.
3. He will have a cap. 4. You had twenty hats. 5. They
would have twelve collars. 6. He has had her penknife.
7. We shall have had his key. 8. They will have his
boxes.
EXERCISES-INTERROGATIVE.
5. 1. A-t-il des joujoux? 2. Oui, monsieur, il a trois
volants et deux raquettes. 3. Avez-vous mon tambour ?
4. Non, mon ami, mais j'ai votre balle. 5. Avions-nous de
petites clefs ? 6. Vous aurez cinq clefs. 7. Auraient-ils mes
toupies ? 8. lis ont les cerceaux. 9. lis avaient eu les
chapeaux et les bonnets. 10. Elle avait mes cols.
6. 1. Have they our balls ? 2. They have your kites.
3. Had he two ponies ? 4. Will they have her pony ? 5. Shall
I have their hoops ? 6. Should I have her hoops ? 7. Will
she have his hoops ? 8. Had you her rocking-horse ?
corps corpus
col collum {the neck)
del clavis
VERB.
Etre
i,
to be.
NDICATIYE. SIMPLE a
PRESENT TENSE.
Je sms_, I am.
tu eSj thou art.
il or elle est, he, or she
nous sommes, we are.
vous etes, you are.
ils or elles sont^ they are.
IMPERFECT.
J'etais, Iwas.
tu etais, thou wast.
il etait, he was.
nous etions, we were.
vous etiez. you were.
ils etaient. they were.
PRETERITE DEFINITE.
Je us, I was.
tu fus, thou least.
il fut.
he was.
nous fumes. we were.
vous futes, you were.
ils furent. they were.
est
est
sommes sumus
gtes estis
sont
sunt
VERB. 47
PRESENT.
1.
1. Vous etes dociles. 2. II est vieux. 3. Je suis
jenne. 4. Nous sommes polis. 6. Elle est vieille. 6. lis
sont petits. 7. Elles sont petites. 8. Tu es avare.
2.
1. He is good. 2. You are useful. 3. She is good.
4. They are gay. 5. We are bold. 6. Thou art faithful.
7. They (f.) are gay. 8. I am poor.
IMPERFECT.
3.
1. Nous etions riches. 2. J'etais juste. 3. Elle etait
prudente.
4. II etait prudent. 5. Yous etiez aveugles.
6. lis
etaient grands. 7. Elles etaient grandes. 8. Tu
etais
agreable.
4.
1. They were docile. 2. Thou wast young.
3.JHe
was old. 4. She was old. 5. They were old. 6. They (f.)
were old. 7. You were just. 8. I was wise.
PRETERITE.
5. 1. Jcfusaimable. 2. Nous fumes gais. 3. Ilfutdoux.
4. Elle
fut douce. 5. lis furent doux. 6. Elles furent
douces. 7. Je fus mediant. 8. Yous futes pauvres.
(>. 1. You were rich. 2. He was bold. 3. She was bold.
4. They were bold. 5. They (f.) were bold. 6. I am tall.
7. We are tall (f.). 8. Thou wast amusing.
7. 1. Exercise 4 negatively. 2. Exercise 5 interro-
gatively. 3. Exercise 2 interrogatively and negatively.
fus fui
fus fuisti
fut fuit
fAmes fuimus
futes fuistis
fiirent fuei-unt
48 FEENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
TERB.
FUTURE.
Je serai. I shall he.
tu seras, thou wilt he.
il sera, he will he.
nous serons. we shall he.
vous serez
'}
you will he.
ils seront, they will he.
CONDITIONAL.
Je serais. I should he.
tu serais. thou wouldst he.
il serait, he would he.
nous serions, we should he.
vous seriez, you would he.
ils seraient, they would he.
MASC. FEM.
Propre, propre. clean.
fin, fine,
fine.
solide. solide. solid.
dur. dure. hard.
obeissant, obeissante. ohedient.
fort. forte, strong.
neuf, neuve.
t
new.
actif. active.
active.
oisif. oisive.
idle, lazy.
vif, vive, lively.
epais, epaisse. thick.
muet. muette. dumh.
cruel. cruelle, cruel.
annuel. annuelle. annual.
fou, fol. foUe,
foolish.
mou, mol, moUe,
soft.
VERB.
49
FUTURE.
1.
1. Tu seras cruel. 2. Nous serous actifs. 3. La
fille sera active. 4. Vous serez propres. 5. Les pommes
seront mures. 6. L'homme sera cruel. 7. Je serai obeis-
sant. 8. Elles seront foUes.
2. 1. The rinor
will be new. 2. We sball be active,
o. The woman will be idle. 4. I shall be active. 5. The
boys will be obedient. 6. You will be cruel. 7. Thou
shalt be poor. 8. The eagle will be strong.
CONDITIONAL.
3. 1. lis seraient forts. 2. La vache serait utile.
3. Nous serious oisifs. 4. Elles seraient oisives. 5. Tu
serais fidele. 6. II serait vieux. 7. Elle serait vieille.
8. Vous seriez habiles.
4. 1. We would be polite. 2. They would be wicked.
3. She would be lively. 4. I should be just. 5. They (f.)
would be idle. 6. He would be tall. 7. Thou wouldst be
obedient. 8. You would be prudent.
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YEEB.
SUBJUNCTIVE.
PRESENT.
Que je sois,
que tu sois^
quîl soit,
que nous soyons.
que vous soyez,
quails
soient,
That I may he.
that thou mayest he.
that he may be.
,
that we may he.
that you may he.
that they may he.
IMPERFECT.
Que je fusse. That I might he,
que tu fusses^ that thou mightst he.
qu'il fut^ that he might he.
que nous fussions, that we might he.
que vous fussiez, that you might he.
qu'ils fussent, that they might he.
IMPERATIVE.
Sois,
qu'il soit,
Be {thou),
let him he.
soyons,
soyez^
qu'ils soient,
let us he.
he {you),
let them he.
INFINITIVE.
Present
^
^
litre To he
Present Participle Etant Being
Past Participle Ete Been
To make the Compound tenses, add the past participle
to the Simple tenses of avoir, as in English.
J'ai ete I have heen
J'avais ete I had heen,
8fc.
J'aurai ete I shall have heen
Jâurais ete I should have heen
VERB. 51
1. 1. He had been. 2. She had been. 3. You should
have beeo. 4. They have been. 5. We had been. 6. Thou
hadst been. 7. You shall have been. 8. I had been.
2. 1. Tu auras ete. 2.
ete. 4. Elles auront ete.
aviez ete. 7. II eut ete.
II avait ete. 3. Nous aurions
5. lis auraient etc. 6. Vous
!. J'aurais ete.
8. 1. Les petits freres ont ete obeissants. 2. Sont-ils
muets ? 3. Les chiens furent fideles. 4. Les cerises rouges
auront ete mures. 5. Le bain etait chaud. 6. Les maitres
seraient cruels. 7. Etiez-vous jeunes ? 8. II aura ete bon.
4. 1. Have we been foolish? 2. Will you be g'ood ?
3. The boy has been idle. 4. The girl would be idle.
5. The children will be lively. 6. The sponge has been
clean. 7. Was she amiable ? 8. Were we prudent ?
5. 1. Guillaume avait etc gai. 2. Etait-elle gaie ?
3. Etaient-elles muettes ? 4. Marie etait muette. 5. Jean
a ete pauvre. 6. Furent-ils pauvres ? 7. Le fer etait dur.
8. La brosse avait ete neuve.
6. 1. The table was" round. 2. The lilies had been
white. 3. The caterpillars were green. 4. Shall wo be
rich ? 5. We shall have been poor. 6. I had been idle.
7. Ho should have been prudent. 8. He should be active.
Bois aim fusse fuissem
8018 SIS fusses fuisses
soit sit ut fuisset
soyons simus fussions fuissemus
soyez sitis fussiez fuissetis
soient sint fussent fuissent
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1. II finit. 2. Nous vendons. 3. Je re9oi3. 4. Elle
vend. 5. Tu reôis. 6. lis vendent. 7. Elles parlent.
8. Vous finissez. 9. lis re9oiveiit. 10. Ilparle. 11. Vous
vendez. 12. Tu vends.
2.
1. We are selling. 2. We do receive. 3. He is
finishing. 4. Thou speakesfc. 5. They (f.) receive. 6. They
are speaking. 7. I am selling. 8. She sells. 9. You
receive. 10. She does receive.
3.
1. Nous finissions. 2. Vous receviez. 3. Je finissais.
4. lis recevaient. 5. lis finissaient. 6. Tu vendais. 7. Vous
vendiez. 8. Nous recevions. 9. Tu parlais. 10. Elle rece-
vait.
4.
1. You were receiving. 2. He was finishing. 3. She
was speaking. 4. They (f.) were selling. 5. He was speak-
ing. 6. They were receiving. 7. We were finishing. 8. I
was selling. 9. You were finishing. 10. He was receiving.
5. 1. I was receiving. 2. Was he finishing ? 3. Does
he sell ? 4. We used to receive. 5. Were you finishing ?
6. She used to sell. 7. Is she speaking ? 8. They (f.) were
selling. 9. They do speak. 10. You sell.
6. 1. Was he selling ? 2. Wast thou finishing ? 3. Was
I receiving ? 4. Were you speaking ? 5. Did they receive ?
6. We were speaking. 7. She is speaking. 8. Is he finish-
ing? 9. They (f.) are receiving. 10. They (f.) receive.
finir finite
recevoir recipere
vendre vendere
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1.
1 . Vous parlates. 2. Ilfinit. 3. Nous resumes. 4. Je
vendis. 5. II parla. 6. Tu vendis. 7. II re9ut. 8. Nous
vendiines. 9. Vous refutes.
10. Elles parlerent.
2.
1. He finished. 2. You received. 3. She spoke.
4. They sold. 5. I spoke. 6. We spoke. 7. They finished.
8. They received. 9. I sold. 10. Thou finishedst.
3. 1. Nous parlerions. 2. Nous recevrons. 3. Tu finiras.
4. Tufinirais. 5. Elles finiront. 6. Elles parleraient. 7. Je
recevrai. 8. Je vendrais. 9. II parlera. 10. Elle finirait.
4.
1. They will sell. 2. They
(.)
would finish. 3. He
will receive. 4. We shall speak. 5. You will sell. 6. You
would receive. 7. Thou wilt finish. 8. Thou wouldst sell.
5.
1. Vendrons-nous ? 2. Yendrions-nous ? 3. Ee-
cevra-t-elle ? 4. Eecevrait-il ? 5. Finiront-ils ? 6. Finiraient-
elles ? 7. Parlerai-je ? 8. Parlerais-je ? 9. Recevrez-vous ?
10. E-ecevriez-vous ?
6.
1. Will he finish? 2. Would she finish? 3. Shall
I speak? 4. Should I speak ? 5. Will you sell ? 6. Would
you sell? 7. Shall we receive? 8. Should we receive?
9. Will they finish ? 10. Would they finish ?
finir-ai = finire-habeo
I have to finish I shall finish
-as = finire-habes
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1. 1. Qu'il finisse. 2. Qu'il vende. 3. Qu'elle reût.
4. Qu'il re9oive. 5. Qu'il parlat. 6. Qu'il vendit. 7.
Qu'il
parle. 8. Qu'il finisse.
2. 1. That you might receive. 2. That you may receive.
3. That you may finish. 4. That you might speak. 5. That
you might sell. 6. That you may speak. 7. That you may
sell. 8. That you might finish.
3. 1. Qu'ils parlassent. 2. Que nous vendions. 3. Que
nous finissions. 4. Que je re9oive. 5. Qu'ils reûssent.
6. Que vous vendissiez. 7. Que nous parlions. 8. Que tu
re9usses.
4r. 1. That thou mayest receive. 2. Thatwe might speak.
3. That he might finish. 4. That they may sell. 5. That
she might receive. G. That I may sell. 7. That he may
finish. 8. That she may receive.
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1. 1. Vendue. 2. Parlant. 3. Recevons. 4. Finis.
5. Recjue. 6. Qu'il re9oive. 7. Finissant. 8. Vends.
9. Parle. 10. Qu'il parle. 11. Finissez. 12. Qu'ils
vendent.
2. 1. Let us sell. 2. Received. 3. Selling. 4. Let
him finish. 5. Receive (ye). 6. To speak. 7. Let them
receive. 8. Finished (f.). 9. Speak thou. 10. Spoken.
11. To receive. 12. Let us finish.
3. 1. Jâvais re9u. 2. Nous aurons fini. 3. II a
vendu. 4. Ayant re9u. 5. Tu avais fini. 6. Vous auriez
parle. 7. Elle eut fini. 8. lis avaient vendu. 9. Avoir
parle. 10. J'aurais parle. 11. Que nous eussions re9u.
12. Quîl ait vendu.
4. 1. Thou hast sold. 2. We shall have received.
3. They should have spoken. 4. They (f.) shall have
finished. 5. That you may have sold. 6. That thou
mightst have received. 7. To have spoken. 8. Having
received. 9. He had finished. 10. He had spoken.
11. "We have sold. 12. She will have received.
a.
Interrogatively
VEEB.
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Parle-je ?
Parles-tu ?
*
Parle-t-il ?
Parlons-nous
?
Parlez-vous ?
Parleut-ils ?
Do I speak ?
Dost thou speak ?
Does he speak ?
Do we speak ?
Do you speak ?
Do they speak ?
Am I speaking ?
Art thou speaking ?
Is he speaking ?
Are we speaking ?
Are you speaking ?
Are they speaking ?
I do not
finish.
I am not
finishing.
Thou dost not
finish
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^c.
h.
Negatively,
Je ne finis pas,
Tu ne finis pas,
II ne finit pas
Nous ne finissons pas
Yous ne finissez pas
lis ne finissent pas
c.
Interrogatively and Negatively.
Ne regois-je pas ? Do I not receive ? Am I not receiving ?
Ne reôis-tu pas ?
Ne re9oit-il pas ?
Ne recevons-nous
pas ?
Ne recevez-vous
pas ?
Ne reôivent ils pas ?
d.
Compound Tenses.
Je n'ai pas parle,
Ai-je parle ?
Nâi-je pas parle ?
^c.
I have not spoken.
Save I spoken ?
Have I not spoken ?
e. Are the men selling ? = The men are they selling ?
Les hommes vendent-ils ?
Does the master praise ?
= The master does he praise ?
Le maitre loue-t-il ?
Is John not seeking ? = John is he not seeking ?
Jean ne cherche-t-il pas ?
*
Notice 1.
The acute accent on the e mute of the first person.
2.
Parle-t-ilbut punit-il, re(?oit-il, vend-il.
REGULAR VERBS.
61
Give 1. Present of vendre interrogatively. 2. The
imperfect of parler negatively. 3. Future of finir interroga-
tively and negatively. 4. J'ai re9u negatively5. Inter-
rogatively6. Interrogatively and negatively.
1. 1. Finissons-nous ? 2. Recevez-vous ?
3."
Recjurent-
ils ? 4. Vendra-t-il ? 5. Reût-il ? 6. Reôis-tu ? 7. Ven-
dons-nous? 8. Reôis-je ? 9. Parleras-tu ? 10. Avons-
nousfini? 11. Receviez-vous ? 12. Re9oit-il ?
2. Same negatively.
3. 1. Are we speaking ? 2. Should they sell ? 3. Did
they receive ? 4. Wast thou finishing ? 5. Did we speak ?
6. Dost thou sell ? 7. Will he receive ? 8. Shall we sell ?
9. Did you finish? 10. Were they receiving? 11. Do I
receive? 12. Should I speak?
4. Same negatively.
5. 1. Mon pere a-t-il vendu le cheval? 2. Mes tantes
ont-elles fini leur dejeuner ? 3. A-t-elle cherche les chiens ?
4. Ma mere a-t-elle reû les pommes ? 5. Mon maitre
a-t-il vendu sa maison ?
6. Negatively.
7. 1. Do the men speak? 2. Will the aunt receive^
3. Are the fathers selling ? 4. Have the mothers spoken ?
5. Had the queen received the books? 6. I3 the boy
seUing the cream ? 7. Will the brothers have sold their
books ? 8. Do the girls receive roses ? 9. Has the master
sold his dog ? 10. Was the woman speaking ?
8. Negatively.
9. 1. Je ne parlerai pas. 2. Ne vendraient-ils pas ?
3. lis ne vendront pas. 4. Ne recevrons-nous pas les
cerises rouges ? 5. L'homme a-t-il parle ? 6. La femme
ne parlait-elle pas ? 7. Ne parle pas. 8. Ne parlous pas.
10. 1. I was not speaking. 2. Was he not speaking?
3. No, he will not speak. 4. Has he sold his house ?
5. Yes, he has sold his house, but he will not sell his horses.
0. Have you finished your lesson ? 7. Finish. 8. Do not
finish. 9. Let us receive. 10. Let us not sell.
ADYEEBS.
Many adverbs are formed from the feminine of adjectives
by the addition of meilt (Latin, mente, with a mind)
;
as
sage, wise; sagement, wisely;

douce, gentle; doucement, gently.
They are compared in tbe same manner as adjectives
;
as
sagement,
plus sagement,
le plus sagement,
moins sagement,
le moins sagement.
wisely,
more wisely,
.
the most icisely,
less ivisely,
the least wisely.
Place of the Adverb. The adverb is generally placed
after the verb in a simple tense, and after the auxiliary verb
in a compound tense. Adverbs of time and place usually
stand at the end of the sentence.
Adverbs of Place.
ou, where
y,
there
la, there ici, here
loin,
far
pres, 7iear
a droite, to the right a gauche, to the
left
Adverbs of Time.
quand ? when ? alors. then.
a present,
hier,
t6t.
at present,
yesterday,
soon.
aujourd'hui,
demaiu,
tard,
to day.
to morrow,
late.
encore,
yet, still. deja. already.
souvent. often.
3amais, never.
toujours. always. enfin. at last.
oil
y
loin
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ibi
longe
quand quando
aujourd'hui hodie
hier heri
tard tarde
ADVERBS. 63
1. 1. Lcplusfidelement. 2. Plusrapidement. 3. Moins
jastement. 4. Delicatement. 5. Froidement. 6. Leplus
"^poliment. 7. Le moins *liardiinent. 8. *Gaiment.
2. 1. Usefully. 2. Morewisely. 3. Less cleverly. 4. Most
blindly. 5. Truly. 6. The least slowly. 7. More gently.
8. Less wisely.
3. L Yous dansiez souvent. 2. II cliante toujours. 3.11
a ferme la porte aujourd^hui. 4. Oh gardez-vous votre
petit chien ? 5. EUe aime tendrement son pere et sa mere.
6. Avez-vous porte la table a gauche ?
4. 1. When will you find my book? 2. Did he sing
yesterday? 3. They will dance to-morrow. 4. My master
is shutting the door already. 5. You will find the house to
the right. 6. We had dined then.
5. 1. L'oiseau chante agreablement. 2. Gardezlelapin
ici. 3. Apportez-moi souvent des poires et des pommes.
4. Donnez-moi des joujoux aujourd'hui. 5. Enfin elle apporte
du Sucre. 6. Le roi louait sagement ses generaux.
6. 1. Where did he find my bird ? 2. Bring me my ball
to morrow. 3. I will seek your bat now. 4. He often speaks
slowly. 5. They shut the door cleverly. 6. You will dance
gaily.
Notice irregularity.
Adverbs of Manner and Quantity.
comme like
bien well
mal
vite
badly
quickly
SI so
tres
plutot
very
rather
so much
^tant (de)
f
^
'
(,50 many
combien (de) how much
assez (de) enough
peu (de) little
trop (de) too much
beaucoup(de) much
Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation.
OUl yes non no
SI yes ne . . . pas not
ne . . . point not
ne . . . rien nothing
*Observe^
but.
1
.
De is used after adverbs of quantity
Enougb bread
= Assez de pain,
2. He has some bread
= II a du pain,
He has not any bread
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mal male ne point
peu paucum ne rien
non non
,
ne
ne passum {not a step)
ne punctum {not a point)
ne rem {not a thing)
ADVERBS. (55
1. 1. Combien d'argent avez-vous ? 2. II recevra tres
poliment votre petit frere. 3. Nous avons toujours loue
Guillaume. 4. Elle etait la liier. 5. II
y
a beaucoup de
glace. 6. N'avez-vous pas encore trouve votre eponge?
7. Nod, monsieur, mais j'ai trouve ma brosse bier soir.
2. 1. You will find the house easily. 2. You are walk-
ing slowly. 3. Have you enough of bread ? 4. Where is
John ? 5. He was here yesterday. 6. Mary sings very badly.
7. He speaks too quickly.
3. 1. Marchez a droite. 2. Combien d'oeufs avez-vous
trouve? 3. Aimez-vous beaucoup ce livre ? 4. Ne chantez-
pas comme Jacques. 5. Jean danse bien. 6. A-t-il trop
d'argent ? 7. II a assez d'argent, mais peu d'or. 8. Elle
4. 1. Where is your horse ? 2. How do you like your
master? 3. There are many birds. 4. I have too much
paper. 5. She is very clever. 6. I have often praised my
brother. 7. Our uncle will not sell the bees at present.
8. They are not very wise.
5. 1. He has some wine. 2. He has some good wine.
3. He has much wine. 4. This brook has little water.
5. They have some money. 6. They have not any money.
7. They have too much money.
PEEPOSITIONS.
a to, at
apres
after
. avec with
avant
before
chez withj at the house
of
dans in
de
of,
from
en in
par by, through
pour
for
sans without
sous under
sur on, wpon
a travers across
a Paris at or in Paris
en Ecosse in Scotland
h ad
chez casa (a cottage
de de
en in
par per
pour pro
sans sine
sur super
PREPOSITIONS.
67
1. 1. Elle danse avec son frere. 2. Mon pere restera
a Londres. 8. Demeure-t-elle chez son oncle ? 4. II
y
a
beaucoup d'oiseaux dans le nid de I'hirondelle. 5. Ses
enfants marchaient sans cliapeau. 6. Le chien est sous
la table.
2. 1. She lives in England. 2. He has found the
rabbit in (dans) the wood. 3. This horse is for your sister.
4. Will you stay with (chez) my aunt after the summer ?
5. The woman is in the hospital. 6. The girls are walking
through the garden.
3.
1. Cette petite souris est pour vous. 2. Portez ces
roses a votre mere. 3. II a trouve Tardoise, mais pas le
crayon. 4. Elle a lave I'enfant avec I'eponge. 5. Nous
chanterons pour nos freres. 6. J'ai vendu les bas de soie.
4. 1. He will speak to the man. 2. The children are
in the (an) garden, 3. Bring the roses to Paris. 4. My
mother is at the house of her friend. 5. This pretty coat is
for John. 6. The lilies are under the tree.
Europe
Asia
Africa
L'Europe
L'Asie
L'Afrique
Spain
Germany
Italy
L'Espagne
L'Allemagne
L'ltalie
America LÂmerique Russia La Russie
Australia L'Australic London Londres
England
Scotland
L'Angleterre
L'Ecosse
Edinburgh Edimbourg
Paris Paris
Ireland L'Iriande Brussels Bruxelles
France La France
68
PEENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
CONJUNCTIONS.
et and
ou or
mais hut
car
done
for
then
que
parce que
si
ni . . . ni
that
because
neither nor
II n'a ni pain ni beurre. He lias neither bread nor butter.
INTERJECTIONS.
All ! bon ! lielas ! oh ! bravo ! fi
!
et et
111 nee
ou aut
car quare
Bl SI
CONJUNCTIONS. 69
LIST OF VERBS.
ajouter to add jouir to enjoy
allumer to light obeir to obey
briller to shine perir to perish
bruler to burn remplir to
fill
causer to talk reussir to succeed
couter to cost salir to soil
demander to ask
eviter to avoid apercevoir to perceive
frapper to strike concevoir to conceive
frotter to rub decevoir to deceive
garder to keep {preserve) devoir to owe
gater to spoil
marcher to walk apprendre to learn
oser to dare attendre to wait
oublier to forget entendre to hear
penser to think fendre to split
raconter to tell (a story) defendre to
defend
rouler to roll pendre to hang
suspendre to hang
descendre to go down
agir to act rendre to give back
applaudir to applaud fondre to melt
batir to build repondre to answer
flechir to bend tondre to shear
tburnir to furnish perdre to lose
grandir to grow mordre to bite
guerir to cherish tordro to twist
EECAPITULATORY EXERCISES.
1. 1. They are defending the town. 2. Let them act
wisely. 3. He has split the wood. 4. These good women
would perish in the canal. 5. He will save them.
3. 1. Shall we applaud ? 2. Have you forgotten my
rabbits andmice ? 3. They would tell many stories (histoires)
.
4. They will talk the whole night (toute la nuit). 5. Let us
avoid the deep well.
3. 1. My dear friend spoils her little daughter. 2. Do
you not spoil yours also ? 3. I owed much gold to my good
brother. 4. Wait here the whole hour. 5. I hear the
cuckoo's voice.
4. 1. He will have lost our prizes. 2. Has she found
hers ? 3. Will he succeed ? 4. To-day the men filled the
casks with wine. 5. He saved her.
5. 1. The man will not furnish eighty boats. 2. Has
Robert lost his beautiful dog ? 3. This dog will not bite
her. 4. We are walking slowly^ too slowly. 5. It is (c'est)
because we dare not walk (inf.) quickly.
EECAPITULA.TORY EXERCISES. 71
EECAPITULATORY EXERCISES.
0. 1. This tree is perishing. 2. It is because our
gardener is lazy. 8. Do not strike the horse. 4. Would
lie not preserve tlie children ? 5. She rubs her tables often.
7. 1. Add seventy-five to twelve. 2. His coat costs
more money than mine. 3. Will the farmer shear the
lambs or the sheep ? 4. The peasant has not burned the
wood. 5. Do they not owe some silver ?
8. 1. Do the chickens grow ? 2. The stars were shin-
ing in the sky. 3. The cruel admiral has dared to hang
three men. 4. The birds were singing in the forest. 5. Is
he not lighting the gas ?
9. 1. He had asked some cheese. 2. Has the tiug
killed the soldier's daughters ? 3. No, my son, he is the
father of his people. 4. They think only of (a) their horses
and yours.
10. 1. The children had forgotten their books.
2. They have neither their books nor their hats. 3. We are
neither good nor clever. 4. The bees have neither honey
nor sugar.
72
FRENCH FOE BEGINNEES.
PAET II.
CONVEESATION EXEECISES
SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER.
In using tlie following conversation exercises^ the pupils
should read aloud in the class the list of words at the head
of the page. Thewords should then be committed thoroughly
to memory, the pupils being well exercised on them both
orally and in writing. The sentences should then be gone
over with the object of any necessary explanation and be
reproduced as an exercise next day. The pupil should be
thoroughly familiar with each page before passing to a new
one. Further exercises should be made by the teacher^ and
the pupil should be made to use his words in replying to
questions formed and varied by the master. The amount of
work given and the time spent upon each page is left to
the judgment of the master. The amount of attention given
to the Etymology will also depend upon the individual
teacher and age of the learner
;
but the writer believes that
great advantage and pleasure will result from a continual
comparison of the two languages.
COKVERSATION EXERCISES.
1. Rising Le lever
the bed lelit hot chaud
the bath le bain take prenez
the towel I'essuie-main (m ),la lazy paressoux
serviette give me donnez-moi
to dry essuyer bring me apportez-moi
the sponge l'6ponge (f.) to sleep dorniir
the soap le savon to brush brosser
the miter I'eau (f.) to tcash oneself se laver
the teeth les dents (f.) to dress oneseij s'habiller
the brush la brosse to comb (one's hair) se peigner
the toothbrush la brosse ^ dents to get up se lever
the comb le peigne here is
!
voici
If
you please S'il vous plait there is I \o\\k
clean propre now maintenant
cold froid
Get up
!
Levez-vous ! Leve-toi
!
I am still filcepii J'ai encore envie de dormir.
Yon. are very lazy.
Nobody awakes me Personne ne m*eveille.
Glue me my towel,
if
you please.
Bring me my sponge.
Bring me the soap.
Bring me some hot water.
Bring me name cold water.
Brush your teeth {les dents).
Here is the toothbrush.
Here is the comb.
Here is the brush.
Now I am clean.
I have washed
myself
I have dressed inyself
I have combed my hair
Je me suis lave
Je me suis habille
Je me suis peigne.
lit lectum chaud calidus
essuyer exsuccare prendre prehendere, prendere
main manus donner donare
savon sapo dormir dormire
eau aqua laver lavare
dent dens, -tis habiller habilis
peigne pecten lever levare
plaire placere maintenant manus, tenens
froid frigidus
74 FEENCH FOE BEGINNEES.
2.
The clothes Les vetements
a coat un habit the thread lefil
a waistcoat un gilet an umhrella un parapluie
a pair
of
trowsers un pantalon a
imiffler
un cache-nez
a shirt une chemise hoots des bottines (f.)
a collar un col shoes des souliers (m.)
cuffs des manchettes slippers des pantoufles (f.)
stockings des bas (m.) the pocket la poche
(jloves desgants(m.) to mend raccommoder
apocket-ha7idkerchiefun mouchoir put it mettez-le (mets-le)
an overcoat un par-dessus quite ready tout pret
huttons des boutons (m.) you knoio vous savez
Can you {do you hnow to) dress yourself?
Where is my shirt ?
There it is. La voila.
Give me my collar.
Here is my coat.
Bring me my
cuffs.
Where are my stockings ?
Buy me some gloves.
Mend my stockings,
if
you ])lease.
Here are huttons
for
your coat.
Here is thread.
Give me my handkerchiej.
Put it in your 'pocket.
Take your umhrella.
Take your
muffler.
Where is your overcoat ?
I have lost my shoes.
I am quite ready.
Let us go. Allons.
col collum
fil filum
mettre mittere
tout totus
CONVERSATION EXERCISES. to
3.
Breakfast Le dejeuner
the tablecloth
the milk
the
coffee
the salt
the ugar
the butter
the ham
the bread
an egg
a slice
of
bread and butter
a cup
la nappe a saucer une soucoupe
le lait a knife un couteau
le caf6 a fork
une fourchette
lesel a spoon une cuiller
le Sucre a cojf'ee-pot une cafeti^re
le beurre ready pret
le jambon to take prendre
le pain to eat manger
un ceuf to sleep dormir
une tartine to breakfast dejeuner
une tasse
Good morning
J
Papa ! Bonjour, papa !
Good morningy Mamma ! Bonjour, maman !
Have you slept well ? Avez-vous bien dormi ?
I am hungry {I have hunger). J'ai faim.
{The) Breakfast is ready.
Here is a slice
of
bread and butter.
Iwill take an egg.
I IV ill take some milk.
Give me some ham,
if
you please.
Give me some salt.
Bring me a cup.
Bring me a saucer.
Give me some bread.
Here is some sugar.
Here is a spoon.
Yoic do not eat.
It is time to go to school. II est Theure d'aller en classe.
lait
sel
lac, lactis.
sal
pain
lEUf
panis
ovum
couteau
fourchette
culter
furca
76 TRENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
4.
The school L'ecole.
the bell la cloche the Indian rubber la gomme 61astique
the slate I'ardoise the overcoat le par-dessus
the pencil le crayon the ring sonner
the exercise-hook le cahier to listen 6ccuter
the pen la plume to hang up {on a hooJc] accrocher
the penknife le canif to forget oublier
the satchel le petit sac late tard
Listen !
The bell is ringing.
We are late.
Hang up your overcoat.
Hang up your hat.
Here is your satchel.
Do not forget
your hoohs.
Here is your slate.
Here is your pencil.
Give me an exercise-hook.
Give me a pen.
Give me a penknife.
Bring me some India-ruhber.
crayon
plume
creta
pluma
sonner
sonare
oublier oblivisci
tard
tardus
CONVERSATION EXERCISES. 77
Dinner Le diner
the soup la soupe salad de la salade
roast meat du roti salt du sel
boiled meat du bouilli a napkin une serviette
mutton du mouton a plate nne assiette
fish du poisson to drink boire
potatoes des pommes de terre I drink je bois
peas des petits-pois to take prendre
vegetables des legumes give him donnez-lui
tarte de la tarte to dine diner
rice du riz to sup souper
It is dinner time. C'est I'heure du diner.
Wash your hands, Lavez-vous les mains.
Brush your hair, Brossez-vous les cheveux.
He^'e is your napkin.
Will you {have) soup ?
The soup is very hot.
Here is roast meat.
Give me some
heef,
if
you please.
Give me some viutton,
if
you please.
Give me some
fish, if
you please.
Take some salt.
Take some vegetables.
Here are peas.
Here are potatoes.
Give him some boiled meat.
Give him some rice.
Give him some salad,
I drink water.
Give me some water,
if
you please.
poisson
legume
&nh--de'-e{P--
boire bibere.
78"
FRENCH FOR BEGINNEES.
The school-room La classe
the hliick-lioanl le tableau noir to read lire
a desk un pupitre to write ecrire
a form
un banc to count compter
a table une table to sit dou-n s'asseoir
the class la classe to play jouer
a map une carte to study etudier
chalk de la craie to like aimer
ink de I'encre each chaque
paper du papier on sur
the master le maitre with avec
apupil un or une el^ve you are right V0U3 avez raison
the lesson la le(;on you are wrong vouz avez tort
to sing chanter
The school-room is large.
The master has a desh.
Bach scholar has a desh.
He reads his lesson.
I have just been reading (Je
History
of
France.
He writes on a slate.
The master writes with chalk.
He writes on the hlach-hoard.
Give me some inh.
Give me my copy-hook.
Here is some paper.
We write with a pen and ink.
It is
four
o'clock.
I like to play.
viens de lire) the
tableau )
table j"
tabula
carte
craie
carta
creta
lire
ecrire
legere
scribere
noir
table
classe
niger
tabula
classis
papier
maitre
chanter
papyrus
magister
cantare
asseoir
aimer
sur
ad sedere
amare
super
.7.
To play Jouer
To play at ball jouer a la balle
To play at football jouer au ballon
To play at cricket jouer au cricket
To play at shuttlecock jouer au volant
To play at draught.'i jouer aux dames (f.)
To play at che/is jouer aux echecs (m.)
a battledoor une raquette to loin gagner
a hoop un ceiceau to lose perdre
a top une toupie to break casser
a whip un fouet broken casse
inarblea des billes (f.) buy me achetez-moi
enough assez goodbye ! adieu
!
always toujours to leap sauter
Let U8 play at hall,
I have lost my hall.
Bring me a hoop.
Buy me a top,
if
you please.
Buy me some marbles,
I should like a whip.
We play at foothall.
Little hoys do not play at foothall.
I like to play at cricket,
I have just hroken my top.
I have played enough.
I always lose.
You always win.
Goodhye
!
volant
dame
volans -tis
domina
perdre
adieu
perdere
ad deum
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8.
Tea Lethd
tlie teapot la thî^re thin bread and butter des tartines minces
a cake un gateau empty vide
a hiscidt un biscuit to prefer preferer
cream de la cr^me I prefer je pr6f^re
preserves des confitures much beaucoup
thin mince
It is tea time, C'est Theure du the.
Be quicTc
!
Faites vite !
Will you (have) some cal'e ?
Iprefer thin bread and butter.
Do you like much milk ?
I will take some cream.
Where is the teapot ?
It is empty.
Give a biscuit to your little brother.
He Wkes preserves.
Give him some cake.
Here is a cup.
Here is a saucer.
Give me a spoon.
biscuit bis coctus vide viduus
9.
The parts
of
the body Les parties da corps
the arm le bras t?ie chest la poitrine
the hand la main the heart le coeur
the
finger
le doigt to sleep dormir
the thumb le pouce to walk marcher
the nails les ongles (m.) to run courir
the leg la jambe to cut couper
the
foot
le pied the scissors les ciseaux (ra.)
the toes les orteils (m.) I have cut myself je me suis coupe
the knee le genou I liave cut my
finger
je me suis coup6 au doigt
the back le dos have you cut yourself? vous ^tes-vous coup6 ?
the sfoTnacM'estomac (m.) to work travailler
We work with our {the) hands.
We write with our hands.
We draw with our hands.
We play at hall with our hands.
Our hands are very useful,
I have cut my (the) hnee.
Wash your hands,
I have eight
fingers
and two thumbs.
Have you cut your nails ?
Where are the scissors ?
bras brachium
main manus
doigt digitus
pouce pollex -icis
ongle ungula
pied pes
orteil articulus
genou genu
dos dorsum
ccEur cor
poitrine pectus
courir currere
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10.
The -parts
of
the body
tlie head
the neck
the face
the eye
the eyes
the nose
the ears
tlie cheeks
la tete
le cou
le visage
I'oeil (m.)
les yeux
le nez
les oreilles (f
.)
les joues (f.)
the forehead le front
the mouth la bouche
the lips les Ifevres (f
.)
the tongue la langue
Les parties
the teeth
the throat
to see
to hear
to smell
to speak
to taste
to cheio
to breathe
to eat
ice eat
du corps.
les dents (f.)
la gorge
voir
entendre
sentir
parler
gouter
macher
respirer
manger
nous mangeons
We see with our eyes.
We hear with our ears
We smell with the nose.
The mouth speaks.
The tongue tastes.
We have two lips.
The teeth chew.
We breathe by (par) the nose,
I have headache J'ai mal a la tete.
I have earache
I have toothache
cou coUum bouche bucca gorge gurges
ceil oculus levre labra (pi.) voir videre
nez nasus langue lingua sentir sentire
oreille auricula dent dens gouter gustare
front frons
11.
TheJive senses Les cinq sens
sight la vue the song la chanson
hearing I'ouie to see voir
smell I'odorat (le) to hear entendre
taste le gout to smell sentir
touch le toucher to taste gouter
odour Todeur (la) to touch toucher
the stone la pierre
for pour
I have two eyes for
seeing {in order to see, pour voir)
I have two ears
for
hearing,
I have a nose
for
smelling.
I have a tongue
for
tasting.
I have
fingers for
touching.
How do you see ?
With {par) my eyes.
How do you hear ?
With my ears.
I see the dog.
I taste the apple.
It is {c'est) good.
I smell the rose.
I liear the song.
It is very pretty,
I touch the stone.
It is very hard.
vu, voir
oui, ouir
viderc
audire
odeur
pour
odor
pro
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FRENCH FOR BEGINNEES.
12.
The garden Le jardin
the flower la fleur a bud un bouton
the rose la rose seed de la grains
the rose-tree le rosier a spade une b^che
the tulip la tulipe a rake un rateau
the violet la violette a watering-can un arrosoir
the daisy la marguerite to dig becher
the lily lelis to water arroser
the lilac le lilas a
flower-bed un parterre
the mignonette le reseda Tieat propre
a root une racine to think Denser
a stem une tige nosegay jouquet (m.)
a leaf
une feuille
(Do you like flowers
?)
(I like tliem mucli.)
Are you fond
of
flowers
?
I am very
fond of
them,
I love my garden,
I dig it,
I water it.
Look at my roses.
The red roses are more beautiful than the white.
I do not think so. Je ne le pense pas.
The mignonette has a very sweet smell.
The tulip is very pretty.
Where is your rahe ?
This
flower-bed
is not neat.
Look at this rose-tree.
Let us gather (cueillons) a, little nosegay
for
our friends.
fleur flos
rose rosa
violette viola
lis
feuille
lilium
folia (pi.)
CONVEBSATION EXERCISES.
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13.
The garden Le jardin
a turnip un navet
a carrot une carotte
a cabbage un chou
peas des petits pois
an onion un ognon
a beet-root un betterave
to help aider
the ground la terre
dry sec, s^che
the bed la planche
the gardener le jardinier- ^re (la)
vegetables des legumes
Help
me to sow some seed.
Give me some peas.
Where shall I put them ?
In this small hed.
I have no heet-root.
I have some onions.
We shall have good peas.
The
ground is very dry.
Our
gardener likes
flowers
better than vegetables.
He does not water the turnips.
Here is the watering-can !
chou
terre
caulis
terra
siccus
14.
an apple-tree
an apple
a pear-tree
a pear
a plum-tree
a plum
a cherry-tree
a cherry
a mulberry-tree
a mulberry
a straivberry
a gooseberry
a raspberry
The orchard Le verger
xm pommier a currant une groseille
une pomme a vine une vigne
un poirier a bunch
of
grapes une grappe
une poire grapes du raisin
un prunier the loine le vin
une prune an orange une orange
un cerisier a melon un melon
une cerise fruit du fruit
un murier ripe mur
une mure -unripe, sour vert, acide
une fraise sweet doux
une groseille unwholesome malsain
une framboise to pick up ramasser
We have
fine
apple-trees in our orchard.
Do you like pears ?
We have twenty
fine
pear-trees.
I like
fruit very much.
Give me some raspherriesj please.
These strawberries are very large.
These plums are very ripe.
The cherries are sour.
What a
fine
mulberry-tree ! Quel beau murier
!
I like mulberries when they are (will be) ripe.
Let us pick up these apples.
Unripe
fruit is very unwholesome.
pommier 1
pomme
J
pomum
prune prunum fruit fructus
vigne vmea mtir maturus
poirier pirus raisin racemus acide acidus
poire
pirum
vm vinum doux dulcis
prunier prunuB
15.
The country La campagne
the labourer le travailleur, I'oumer
the plough la charrue
to plough labourer
the harrow la herse
to harrow herser
the seed la graine
to sow semer
to grind moudre
to cut couper
the grain le grain
com lebl6
oaU I'avoine (f.)
jUmr la farine
ears
of
corn des epis
the hedge la bale
the mill le moulin
they, people on
the
field
le champ
I think je crois
Look at these lahotirers.
They are very diligent.
They are ploughing.
They are harrowing.
They are sowing.
They grow corn here.
Look at that
field of
turnips.
How small that seed is !
The hedges are green.
The grain is carried to the mill
On cultive le ble ici
Que cette graine est petite
{They carry the gram to
the mill)
Grind the corn. Faites moudre le grain.
The farmer
will cut the com next week.
The cows are going (vent) into the
field of
wheat.
These ears
of
com are very pretty.
campagne (campania) campus
conduire conducere
semer semen
avome
cultiver
on
avena
cultus
homo
16.
The country La campagne
the farm la ferme a chicken un poussin
the fanner la fermier some corn dubl6
the farm-mistress la fermiere the grass I'herbe (f.)
the potiltry-yard la basse-cour to swim nager
a turkey un dindon to cackle caqueter
a goose une oie to lay pondre
a duck un canard a pond un etang
a hen une poule
Here is the farmer !
He is carrying the goose.
Come with me to the
farm.
Here is the poultry-yard.
There is the farm-mistress.
Her children are giving corn to the turkeys.
The ducks are swimming in the pond.
I see ten geese.
Here are
fine
hens.
The hen lays eggs.
Have you seen the chickens ?
Yes, Mamma, they are very pretty.
poule
nager
pullus
natare
pondre ponere
itang stagnum
17.
TJie country
the Jiay
the haymaker
to viabe hay
the scythe
the mower
an odour, scent
the pitchfork
delightful
the meadow
thefield
to feed
La campagne
le foin
le faneur
faner
la faux
le faucheur
line odeur
la fourche
delicieux
la prairie
le champ
nourrir
Here is a large meadow.
The hay is very good.
Look at the haymakers.
The mower has a scythe.
The mower cuts the grass with his scythe.
This hay will
feed
the horses, the oxen and the cows.
Let us too make hay.
Give me a pitchfork.
The scent
of
the hay is delightful.
How busy the mowers are ! Que les fauchenrs sent laborieux
!
How green the grass is !
How delightful the country is.
foin
faner
faneur
faux
faucheur
fourche
champ
foenum
falx
furca
campus
18.
Tlie sea La mer
the ocean I'ocân the helm le gouvernail
a rock un rocher the sail la voile
a sandhanTc un banc de sable the rope la corde
a storm un orage the compass la boussole
a wave une vague coal du charbon
^ ,
.
fun navire
^'^''P
iunvaisseau
the sailor le marin
the captain le capitaine
a hoat un bateau to carry porter
a steavi-hoat un baten.u a vapeur to cross traverser
the mast le mat to guide diriger
to fasten attacher
Have you seen the ocean ?
How vast the sea is !
We cross the ocean in ships.
The masts are very high.
The sails are white.
The ropes are strong.
A steam-hoat carries coal.
The helm guides the ship.
The sails are fastened (attacliees) to the masts.
The sailors are brave.
They love the sea.
The water
of
the sea is salt (salee).
How useful the compass is !
mer mare voile velum
ocean oceanus corde chorda
orage aura charbon carbo
navire navis marm marmus
vaisseau vas capitaine caput
vapeur vapor porter portare
gouvernail gubernaculum
CONVERSATION EXERCISES.
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19.
The forest La forSt
the wood le bois to saw scier
the wood-cutter le bAcheron the saw la scie
tfie tree I'arbre (m.) the axe la cogn6e
the oak le chone the stag lecerf
the lime-tree le tilleul the wild boar le sanglier
tlie holly-tree le houx the hedgeJwg le h6risson
the willow le saule the hare le lievre
the poplar le peuplier the rabbit le lapin
the elm I'orme (m.) to inhabit habiter
the beech le hetre to fell abattre
the
fir-tree le sapin full rempli
the plank le planche 10 hat is ? qu'est-ce que ?
the joiner le menuisier shoic me montrez-moi
the saicyer le scieur
Let us go (allons) to the
forest.
The
forest is
full
of
great trees.
Show me an elm and a holly.
Those trees (ces arbres-la) are oaks.
Here is the wood-cutter
!
The wood-cntter
fells trees*
The sawyer saws
fir-trees.
What does the joiner do ? Que fait le menuisier ?
The joiner makes tables with the planks.
What is the wild boar?
The wild boar is a wild pig.
The hedgehog
inhabits the woods.
The hare runs very
fast
{vite).
The rabbits are very numerous.
How
fast
they mn!
arbre arbor
cognce cuneus
peuplier p5pulu3 cerf cer^lls
scier
'
lievre lepus, leporis
scie V secare habiter habitare
scieur
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20.
The Jieavens Les cieux
tJie sky le ciel the wind le vent
the sun le soleil the light la lumi^re
the moon la lune tJie heat la ehaleur
the stars les etoiles (f
.)
to appear paraitre
the morning le matin to bloio souffler
the evening le soir to set se coucher
the day le jour gives us nous donne
the night la nuit to go to bed se coucher
the north le nord to rise se lever
the south le sud we go to bed nous nous couchons
the east Test (m.) we rise nous nous levons
the loest I'ouest (m.) what is it which qu'est-ce qui
from the north du nord
What {is it which) gives îs light ?
The sun gives us light.
The sun gives us heat.
The moon appears.
The sun sets in (a) the West.
There are the stars.
We rise (in) the morning.
We go to hed {in) the evening.
The wind is blowing
from
the N,
The wind is blowing
from
the 8.
Where does the sun rise ?
It rises in the East.
soleil sol vent ventum
lune luna lumiere lumen
6toile Stella ehaleur calor
matin matutinum lever levare
soir serum donner donare
]our diurnus ciel coelum
nuit nox, noctis
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21.
Domestic animals Animaux domestiques
the dog le chien
the cat le chat, la chatte
the horse le cheval
the ox le boeuf
the coxo la vache
the calf le veau
the sheep le mouton
a lamb un agneau
a she-goat une ch^vre
a pig un pore
to catch attraper
to gallop galoper
xcool de la laine
Do you love your dog ?
What is his name ? Comment I'appelle-t-on ?
His name is Oscar. {They call him Oscar.)
My cat catches mice.
Does the horse gallop ?
The sheep gives us wool.
The cow gives us milk.
We call the
flesh of
the oXj
heef.
(La viande du boeuf
sâppelle boeuf.)
We call the
flesh of
the
calf,
veal.
We call the
flesh of
the sheep, mutton.
We call the
flesh of
the pig, porh.
Where is the cat ?
It is in the garden.
It is catching birds.
Oh, the naughty cat !
chien
boeuf
vache
agneau
cams
bos, bovis
vacca
agnus
ch^vre
capra
pore
porcus
laine lana
domestiquc domesticus
04 FRENCH FOB BEGINNERS.
22.
Wild animals Animaux sauvages
the lion le lion
the tiger le tigre
the inonTiey le singe
an elephant un elephant
a wolf un loup
a bear un ours
a seal un phoque
a camel un chameau
a serpent un serpent
a fox
un renard
immense immense
droll drole
the den la caverne
Which (Quel) is the largest animal?
{of
the animals)
It is the elephant.
Here is the lions'' house {den).
Have you ever seen a lion ?
Yes, Sir, I have also seen a tiger.
Show me the monkeys.
How droll the monkeys are !
The elephant is immense.
The wolves are
fierce.
Is the hear white or brown ?
Are the seals tame ?
The camel is very useful.
Have you seen the serpents ?
Wolves Mil lambs.
lion leo -nis
tigre tigris
616phant elephantus
loup lupus
ours ursus
phoque phoca
chameau
)
chamelle
j
camelus
serpent serpens -tis
immense immensus
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23.
Birds Les oiseaux
the parrot le perroquet
the canary le serin
the cage la cage
the sayid le sable
tJie perch la perche
the chick-weed le mouron
to hatlie {oneself) se baigner
the one
the other TunI'autre

a bit un morceau
the plumage le plumage
bright brillant
to catch attraper
How beautiful {the) birds are !
I like their bright pUimage.
Does your parrot speak ?
Yes, Mamma, my parrot speaks, but it does not
fly.
I have two pretty canaries.
The one is yellow, the other is green.
The cage is large.
Here is the perch.
Here is some sand.
Here is some chickweed.
He bathes
himself.
He does not eat.
Give him a bit
of
sugar,
I
left the door
of
the cage open.
My canary has
flown
away (s'est envole).
Mamma will be angry with me (sera f^chee contre moi)
un unus
autre alter
morceau mordere
plumage pluma
24.
Birds Les oiseaux
the raven le corbeau
the robin le rouge-gorge
a lark une alouette
a swallow une hirondelle
the nightingale le rossignol
the dove le pigeon
the blackbird le merle
the sparrow le moineaule passereau
the linnet le linotla linotte
the cuckoo le coucou
to shoio montrer
to
fly
voler
southward vers le sud
the window la fenetre
the crumb la miette
The birds sing sweetly in the wood.
Have you found
the sparrow^s nest ?
Noj John, hut there are three swallows^ nests under the
roof.
Do you hear the larh ?
Noj hut I hear the cuckoo.
Do you hear the nightingale ?
Where is the larh's nest ?
Show me a hlachhird.
Where do the swallows
fly
to in autumn ?
They
fly
to the south.
The robin is at the window.
Give him sortie crumbs
[of
bread).
corbeau corvus
alouette alauda
hirondelle hirundo
merle merula
montrer monstrare
voler volare
fenetre fenestra
miette mica
Insects
the
fly
a bee
the icasp
tlie butterfly
the moth
the ant
the gnat
the caterpillar
the icorm
the silk-worm
the cocoon
the spider
to come out
of
wonderful
troublesome
to spin
25.
Les insectes (m)
la mouche
une abeille
la guSpe
le papillon
la teigne
la fourmi
le moucheron
la chenille
le ver
le ver a soie
le cocon
une araignê
sortir de
merveilleux
iraportun
filer
What do the hees make ? Que font les abeilles ?
Does the wasp make honey too ?
Butterflies
lay eggs.
What {is it which) comes out
of
the eggs ?
Caterpillars or worms.
The silk-worm is very useful.
What does it do ?
It spins silk.
The ants are very diligent.
They are very wonderful.
Spiders are so aUo. Les araignees le sont aussi.
Tlie
flics
are troublesome.
mouche musca 1 fourmi formica
abeille apis,apicula mouche musca
guepe vespa ver vermis
papillon papilio araignê aranea
teigne tinea 1
9.8
FEENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
26.
The bee L'abeille (f)
a bee-hive une ruche
wax de la cire
the honey le miel
the honey-comh le rayon de miel
a sting un aiguillon
the queen hee la reine des abeilles
a cottage une chaumiere
the strata la paille
to suck sucer
Here is a pretty cottage !
There are
five
bee-hives.
How busy the bees are !
They are going (vont) to suck the
flowers.
What do they make ?
They make honey.
Honey {le) is very sweet.
I like it.
The bee's sting is sharp.
There is a wasp.
Where is the queen bee ?
These hives are made
of
straw.
The bees have a sting which hurts (fait du mal)
.
cn-e cera
miel mel
rayon radius
chaumiere calamus
27.
The house La maison
the door la porte the pane la vitre
the hall le vestibule the table la table
the dining-room la salle k manger the chair la chaise
the draicing-room le salon tlie sofa le canape
the bed-room la chambre h. coucher the piano le piano
the kitchen la cuisine the picture le tableau
the staircase I'escalier (m) to go up monter
the window la fenetre to come into entrer
Gome with me.
Here is my father's house.
Your father has. a
fine
house.
Let us go up the staircase.
Gome into the dining-room.
On the chimney-piece there is a clod'.
The
sofa is large.
The pictures are very pretty.
Here is my hed-room.
Bo you like it ? L'aimez-vous ?
Yes, Mamma, it is {c*est) a pretty room.
The kitchen is too small.
I donH like it.
Come and see (Venez voir) the joiner^s large house.
He is not at home (chez lui) to-day.
porte porta
chambre camera
escalier scala
table tabula
entrer intrare
28.
The colours Les eouleurs (f)
red le rouge green le vert
orange I'orange violet le violet
yellow le janne black le noir
blue le bleu white le blanc
green vert, verte i black noir, noire
blue bleu, J)leue white blanc, blanche
the sly le ciel the rainbow I'arc-en-ciel
Looh at the rainbow !
Do you see seven colours ?
I see red.
I see yellow and blue.
The grass is green.
The shy is blue.
White is not a colour.
Black is not a colour.
You are wrong.
No, Sir, I am right.
Looh at the apple.
I see it.
Is it red or yellow ?
I do not know.
Show me those pears.
They are green.
They will soon be brown.
couleur color
rouge ruber
vert viridis
violet viola
noir niger
arc arcus
ciel coelum
29.
The seasons Les saisons (f)
spring le printemps to skate patiner
summer l'6t6 (m) a skate un patin
autumn I'automne (m) a sledge un traineaa
winter I'hiver (m) to slide glisser
Christmas Noel to gatlier cueillir
Easter Paques to build (a nest) construire
Midsummer la St.-Jean the liarvest la moisson
Spring is coming (vient).
How merry the birds are
!
Tliey sing
from morn to night.
They are building nests.
Spring is very pleasant.
Summer is the warmest season.
We gather (cueillous)
flowers
in summer.
In autumn is the harvest.
Winter is very cold.
The little birds are cold in winter.
But we are warm
;
we slide on the ice.
There is my brother
;
he has his skates.
Let us go to skate.
Good-bye, Mother,
Do not be sad.
We will soon return (reviendrons.)
printemps primum ter
et6 aestas
autonme aucturanu3
hiver hibernum
noel natalis
paques pascha
Jean Johannes
cueillir colligere
30.
The weather Le temps
tJie snoio la neige it is
fine
il fait beau
the ice la glace it is had weather il fait mauvais temps
tlie rain la pluie the sun shines il fait du soleil
the dust la poussik-e it rains il pleut
the wind le vent it snoivs il neige
the mud la boue it freezes il gele
muddy crott6 it is cold il fait froid
the road
r le chemin
( la voie
it is hot il fait chaud
it is windy il fait du vent
the street la rue it is
foggy
il fait du brouillard
a cloud un nuage I am hot j'ai chaud
a
fog
un brouillard I am cold j'ai froid
Let us go out.
Is it cold ?
No, the sun shines.
Have you an umbrella ?
Yes, it rains.
It is snowing.
The ice is thich
We shall shate to-morrow,
LooJc at these thick clouds.
I do not like dust.
The roads are muddy.
Oh! how tiresome it is I Oli ! que c'est ennuyeux !
It is
foggy,
and I cannot go out (je ne puis sortir).
In (a) London it is often
foggy.
temps tempus fait facit
neige nix il pleut pluit
glace glacies il gele gelat
pluie pluvia froid frigidus
poussiere pulvis chaud calidus
voie via
31.
a year
a month
a week
a day
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
the first
has gone
The months (&c Les mois &c.
un an last year 1' annee demi^re
une annee next week la semaine prochaine
un mois January Janvier (m)
une semaine February F^vrier
(28)
un jour March Mars
dimanche (m) April Avril
(30)
lundi May Mai
mardi June Juin
(30)
mercredi July Juillet
jeudi August Aout
vendredi September Septembre
(30)
samedi October Octobre
le premier November Novembre
(30)
est pass6, e December Decembre
Seven days make a week.
The year is divided (se divise en) into twelve months.
The
first
day
of
the week is Sunday.
The
first
month
of
the year is Janiiai-y.
Some months have thirty days.
Some months have thirty-one days.
February has twenty-eight days.
Another year has gone.
I am ten years old. J'ai dix ans.
John was twelve last year.
My sister will be nine next iceek.
mois mensis premier primus
annê
"j
Janvier Januarius
an F6vrier Februarius
/semaine septimana Mars Mars
Dimanche dies dominica Avril Aprilis
Lundi Lunae dies Mai Mains
4,
Mardi Martis dies Juin Junius
"i Mercredi Mercurii dies Juillet Julius
Jeudi Jovis dies Aout Augustus
Vendredi Veneris dies Septembre Septembris
\
Samedi Sabbati dies Octobre Octobris
Novembre Novembris
D6cembre Decembris
*
The old Romans did not reckon by weeks,
used in later Latin.
These expressions are those
104 FEENCH FOR BEGINNfiES.
32.
Division
of
time Division du temps
the day le jour an hour une heure
the night la nuit a minute une minute
midday le midi a second une seconde
midnight le minuit to point out indiquer
the watch la montre to look at regaider
tlie timepiece la pendule to explain expliquer
tlie clock I'horloge (f) they say on dit
the church l'6glise (f) there are 11
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the mantelpiece la cheminê it is light il fait clair
the clockface (dial) le cadran it is dark il fait noir
the
figures
les chiffres (m) one o'clock une heure
the hands les aiguilles (f
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two o'clock deux heures
Twenty-four hours malce (font) a day.
Sixty minutes make an Jiour.
8ixty seconds malce a minute.
Have you a watch ?
There is a timepiece on the mantelpiece.
Look at the church clock.
Look at the dial.
Explain it to me, Expliquez-le-moi.
There are twelve
figures
on the dial.
There are two hands.
The smallest points out the hours.
The largest points out the minutes.
What o'clock is it ? Quelle heure est-il ?
Five o'clock.
Eight o'clock.
Ten o'clock.
Eleven o'clock.
Twelve o'clock, Midi or minuit.
It is light.
It is dark.
midi medius dies dire dicere
minuit media nox clair clarus
montrer monstrare heure hora
cheminê caminus font faciunt
expliquer explicare faire facere
105
33.
For girls Pour les demoiselles
a pin une 6pingle a dress une robe
a needle une aiguille a bonnet un chapeau
a thimble un d^ a liat un chapeau
a silver thimble un de d'argent a neckerchief un fichu
a bobbin une bobine a pocket handkerchiej un mouchoir
tape du ruban de fil a sash une ceinture
scissors des ciseaux (m) a veil un voile
thread dufil a ribbon un ruban
cotton du coton a shaicl un chale
silk de la sole lace de la dentelle
wool de la laine an apron un tablier
a button un bouton a petticoat un jupon
a workbox uneboite4ouvrage a nightdress une chemise de
to sew coudre nuit
to knit tricoter
cuffs
des manchettes
to mend raccommoder a collar un col
to darn repriser a brooch une broche
a present un cadeau a
muff
un manchon
to thread a needle enfiler a
fan
un 6ventail
lie has sent me 11 m'a envoye a parasol une ombrelle
coarse gros, grosse an umbrella un parapluie
Christmas present 6trennes
My aunt has sent me a ^pretty present.
What is it ?
A workbox.
Here is a silver thimble.
Here is wool to dam my stockings.
There are coarse and
fine
needles.
I have buttons and tape too.
My aunt has forgotten nothing.
My sister is very naughty.
She has sent me a thimble as Christmas present.
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argent arêntum
fil tilum
chapeau caput
voile velum
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un berger
un bijoutier
un coiffeur
un charretier
un cordonnier
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un forgeron
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un bote
un laitier
un libraire
un menuisier
a butcher
a baker
a shepherd
a jeweller
a hairdresser
a icaggoner
a shoemaker
a grocer
a blacksmith
a fruiterer
a landlord
a milkman
a bookseller
a joiner
un nia(?on
un meunier
un m^decin
un matelot
un marchand
un pecheur
un peintre
un ramoneur
un tonnelier
un commis
un negociant
une bonne
un cocher
un palefrenier
a mason
a miller
a doctor
a sailor
a tradesman
afisherman
a painter
a chimney sweep
a cooper
a clerk
a merchant
a nurse
a coachman
a groom
un chateau
une auberge
un moulin
un foss6
un 6tang
un pare
une terre
une mine
une fonderie
un chemin de fer
une gare
une diligence
un fiacre
une voiture
une roue
une 6curie
la mer
a castle
an inn
a mill
a ditch
a pond
a park
an estate
a mine
a foundry
a railway
a terminus
a stage-coach
a hackney coach
a carriage
a wheel
a stable
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la douane
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a storm
a shipwreck
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a lighthouse
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EXTRACTS FOE READING,
TRANSLATION AND DICTATION.
I.
La terre, iiotre demeure.
Savez-vous quelle est la forme de la terre^ notre de-
meure ? La terre est ronde comme une boule. La terre
est tres grande : elle a dix mille lieues de tour. Si vous
pouviez marcher toujours devant vous sans vous arreter,
vous mettriez plus de dix ans a faire le tour de la terre.
La terre se divise en cinq parties : lÊurope, I'Asie,
PAfrique, I'Amerique et TOceanie.
11.
La mer.
Les trois quarts de la terre sont converts dûne vaste
etendue dY-au salee qu'on appelle mer ou Ocean. Comment
done faire pour aller d'uue partie de la terre a I'autre,
quand la mer est entre les deux ?
Pour traverser la mer, les hommes ont construit de
grands vaisseaux, des vaisseaux tout en bois et en fer,
dont les mats s'elevent plus liaut que le cloclier do I'eglise
du village. Aux mats sont attacliees des voiles blanches
qui ressemblent k de grandes ailes. Le vent s'engouffre
dans les voiles, les pousse et fait avancer le vaisseau sur
la mer.
Que de courage il a fallu aux hommes pour se risquer
ainsi ur la vaste etendue de I'Ocean !
EXTRACTS FOR READING.
Ill
III.
Le trayall aux champs et h I'atelier.
Aux champs, le travailleur laboure la terre, seme le ble,
fait la moisson : c'est I'agriculture.
A I'atelier, le forgeron faônne le fer, le menuisier taille
le bois, le tisserand fait la toile : c'est I'industrie.
Le travailleur des champs et celui de I'atelier travaillent
pour leur famille et pour leur pays. Honneur au travailleur
!
lY.
L'habitation de la famille.
Les premiers hommes ne savaient pas construire des
maisons pour leurs families. Ou habitaient-ils done
?
lis
habitaient dans des cavernes, oii ils rencontraient parfois
des betes feroces, dans des cabanes ou encore sous des
tentes, comme celles des patriarches Abraham et Jacob.
Maintenant nos maisons sont baties en pierres solides.
lElles ont des charpentes en bois et en fer. Elles ont des
toits en tuiles ou en ardoises, sous lesquels nous dormons
tranquilles.
Combien nous sommes heureux de profiter du travail de
coux qui nous ont precedes !
V.
Les fruits et les boissons.
Vous connaissez tons les principaux fruits : peche, poire,
pommc, cerise, abricot, prune, raisin, etc. Les fruits servent
a nous rafraichir et h faire nos boissons.
Savez-vous quel est le fruit le plus utile ? C'est le
raisin, avec lequel on fait le vin. La recolte du raisin
s'appelle la vendange.
112 TEENCH FOE BEGINNERS.
Yous savez aussi quelle boisson on prepare avec les
poxnmes et les poires : c'est le cidre.
Dans les pays trop froids ou les fruits ne peuvent bien
murir, comment les hommes ont-ils fait ? lis ont fabrique
une autre boisson amere, la biere, avec de I'orge et du
houblon.
YI.
La poule, les oeufs, les poussins.
C'est la poule qui pond les bons oeufs que nous man-
geons. Quand on ne lui prend pas ses oeufs, elle les couve:
pendant vingt et un jours elle les ecbauffe sous ses ailes.
A cette douce chaleur, de petits poussins se sont formes
dans les oeufs. Yoyez ! ils brisent de leur bee la coquille,
sortent des oeufs, et les voila qui se cachent sous les plumes
de leur m^re ! Que de merveilles tout autour de nous dans
la creation !
YII.
Le cheyal ^chapp^.
Cêtait un dimancbe, et Paul ramenait sa petite soeur de
Teglise. Au bout de la rue, on voit venir un cheval ecliappe,
apres lequel des liommes courent en poussant des oris. Paul
a grand peur : mais il regarde sa petite soeur qui a encore
plus peur que lui et qui se met a pleurer.
''Ne crains rien,

dit Paul, je te protegerai/' II la fait se ranger au coin
d'une porte, et, s'oubliant lui-meme, se place devant elle
pour la defendre. II regarde le cheval qui vient droit a
eux, et, pour le detourner, il lui presente son moucboir en
Pagitant. Le cheval s'ecarte, surpris, et passe sans leur
faire de mal. La petite fille pousse des oris de joie; son
frere Tembrasse : il est heureux. Paul, tu es deja un petit
homme, car tu sais etre courageux pour defendre les tiens.
EXTRACTS FOE READING. 113
VIII.
Le cheval.
Le cheval est I'animal le plus utile a rhomme. II est
robuste : vous le voyez trainer de lourds fardeaux. II est
agile : vous le voyez emporter rapidement cavaliers ou
voitures. II est courageux, et meme dans la bataille il ne
fuit pas. II est si docile que, dans les pays ou on ne le
frappe point, il obeit comme uq chien a la voix de son
maitre.
Les Arabes le laissent paitre en liberte
;
quand ils ont
besoin de lui, ils sifflent, et le cheval accourt.
IX.
Utility des oiseaux.
Les oiseaux construisent leurs nids avec des brins de
mousse et avec les brins de laine que les brebis ont laisses
accroches aux buissons ; car, dans la nature, rien ne se perd.
Les oiseaux nourrissent leurs petits avec des vers et des
chenilles. Sans les oiseaux, savez-vous tout le mal que
feraient ces vers et ces chenilles ? Vers et chenilles devore-
raient nos recoltes.
Enfants, si vous aviez la cruaute de tuer un oiseau ou
de detruire un nid dans un champ, c'est comme si vous
voliez dans ce champ une mesure de ble.
X.
Les objets de la toilette.
La brosse dont vous vous serveX pour brosser vos habits
est faite avec les crins du cheval.
L'eponge avec laquelle vous vous lavez, savez-vous d'oii
elle vient ? C'etait un animal qui vivait dans la mer,
attache aux rochers ou aux coquillages.
Et vos peigues, d'ou viennent-ils ? lis sont faits avec
la corne et les sabots des bocufs.
8
114 TRENCH rOR BEGINNERS.
XI.
L'abeille.
C'est pour faire du miel et de la cire que les abeilles
vout sucer les fleurs des le matin. Elles amassent leur miel
et leur cire dans les ruches. On mangerale miel des abeilles,
et avec la cire on fera des bougies et des cierges.
Ne vous approcbez pas trop des ruches, car les abeilles
ont un aiguillon qui fait des piqures douloureuses.
XII.
Le boeuf.
Les boeufs sont tres forts. Les avez-voas vus dans les
champs trainer la charrue avec leurs cornes ? La chair du
boeuf sert a notre nourriture. La peau de boeuf et du veau
fournit le meilleur cuir pour faire nos chaussures. Ija graisse
du boeuf, qu'on appelle suif, comme celle du mouton, sert a
faire les chandelles qui nous eclairent.
XIII.
La vache.
La vache nous donne son bon lait charge de creme. En
battant le lait, la fermiere fabrique le beurre. En faisant
cailler le lait, elle fabrique le fromage.
XIV.
La prairie et le foin.
Quand Pherbe de la prairie sera grande, le faucheur
viendra; il la coupera avec sa faux. On laissera secher
Pherbe
;
elle deviendra du foin. On mettra le foin en bottes,
on le ramassera dans les greniers ; et voila la provision qui
servira a nourrir les chevaux, les bceufs et les vaches.
115
XV.
La farine et le pein.
Quand les bles ont jauni au soleil d'ete efc
quails
soni
murs, on les coupe, et on bat leurs epis pour faire sortir le
grain. Puis on va porter le grain au moulin. Les grosses
meules du moulin Pecrasent et en font de la farine. Av-eC
la farine petrie et cuite au four, on fait le pain et les bonnes
galettes. Le pain est la nourriture de tous. Ne perdez
jamais un morceau de pain. II
y
a des hommes, il
y
a des
enfants de votre age qui n'ont pas toujours assez de pain
pour se nourrir.
XVI.
La glace, les poles et les points cardinaux.
Vous savez que, lorsqu'il fait froid, Peau des ruisseaux et
des rivieres gele. Aux deux extremices de la terre appelees
poles, la mer elle-mctne so gele, et forme une immense
etendue de glace qui ne fond jamais.
Voulez-vous savoir ou sont les mers glacees ? Regardez
votre carte : en haut vous voyez pole nord ; en bas, pole
sud ; c'est la que la mer g^le. A droite se trouve Test, ou
le soleil se leve le matin ; a gauche est Pouest, ou il se
couche le soir. Le nord, le sud, Test et I'ouest sont les
quatre points cardinaux.
XVII.
Les jours.
Quoique la terra nous paraisse immobile, elle tourne sur
elle-meme sans s'arreter jamais. Elle tourne et nous tour-
nons avec elle, ainsi que nos champs et nos maisons. La
moitie de la terre est eclairee par le soleil. II
y
fait jour.
Mais Fautre moitie est dans Tombre. 11
y
fait nuit. Quand la
terre, en tournant, presente au soleil le pays ou nous som-
mes, c'est le jour pour nous
;
c'est la nuit pour les hommes
places sur I'autre moitie de la terre. Mais la terre continue
de tourner ; et, peu a peu, la nuit revient pour nous, le jour
pour les autres hommes.
Le jour et la nuit durent ensemble vingt-quatre heures :
c'est le temps que met la terre pour faire son tour sur elle-
meme.
XVIII.
L'annee.
En meme temps que la terre tourne sur elle-meme, elle
parcourt un grand cercle autour du soleil; mais, pour
accomplir ce grand tour, elle met toute une annee. II
y
a
trois cent soixante-cinq jours dans Tannee. Si vous a,vez
neuf ans aujourd'hui, il faudra que la terre tourne une fois
autour du soleil, et trois cent soixante-cinq fois sur elle-
meme, pour que vous ayez dix ans.
XIX.
Le papillon et le ver h soie.
Les papillons pendent des ceufs, d'oii sortent des vers et
des chenilles. De Toeuf dûn papillon sort un petit ver bien
utile : c'est le ver a soie. Ce petit ver file la soie, comme
Taraignee file sa toile. II file la soie avec laquelle on fait
des robes, des rubans, des cravates. Et savez-vous pourquoi
le petit ver file ainsi la soie ? C'est pour se faire un nid
bien doux, un nid de soie appele cocon, dans lequel il se
cache et s'endort. Devinez a present comment il s'eveille
apres un sommeil de vingt jours ? Chose merveilleuse ! II
fi'eveille change en papillon.
XX.
Les moutons et la laine.
Les moutons, au lieu de poil, ont de la laine sur le dos.
EXTRACTS FOR READING. 117
Chaque annee le tondeur coupe cette laine avec de grands
ciseaux. Avec le fil de la laine on fait nos vetements les
plus chauds, le drap des habits et des pantalons, I'etoffe des
robes.
XXI.
Extrait de Madame Th^r^se.
Adam Schmitt avait fait la guerre de sept ans et toutes
les campagnes de Silesie et de Pomeranie. Maintenant il
etait tout vieux, et depuis la mort de sa soeur, il vivait seul
dans la derniere maison du village, une petite maison
couverte de chaume. Elle avait un petit jardin entoure de
haies, que le pere Schmitt cultivait avec soin.
L'oncle Jacob aimait ce vieux soldat; quelquefois, en le
voyant passer, il frappait a la vitre et lui criait :
"
Adam,
entrez done
!
''
Nous fimes done halte devant sa maison, et Frantz Sepel,
se penchant sur la haie, nous dit:
Regardez ce traineau. Je parie que le pere Schmitt
nous le pretera, pourvu que Fritzel entre hardiment, qu'il
mette la main a cote de Foreille du vieux, et qu'il dise
:
"
Pere Adam, pretez-nous votre schlitte
!
" ''
Oui, je parie
qu'il nous le pretera, j'en suis sur; seulement il faut du
courage/'
J'etais devena tout rouge; d'un ceil je regardais le
traineau, et de Pautre la petite fenetre. Tons les
camarades, au coin de la maison, me poussaient par Pepaule
en disant
:
"
Entre, il te le pretera
!
''
"
Je n'ose pas," leur disais-je tout bas.
"
Tu n'as pas de courage,'' repondait Hans;
"
a ta place,
moi, j'entrerais tout de suite."
"
Laissez-moi seulement regarder un peu s'il est de
bonne humeur."
Alors je me penchai vers la petite fenetre, et je vis
le pere Schmitt assis sur un escabeau devant la pierre
de Ftoe. II nous tournait le dos ; on ne voyait que
IIB rEENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
la longue ecliine, ses epaules voutees, sou bonnet de coton
bleu, ses larges oreilles rouges, et ses gros sabots appuyes
sur la pierre de I'atre. II fumait sa pipe de terre. Voila
tout ce que je vis.
Cela ne m'inspirait pas beaucoup de confiance, et je
voulais me sauver, lorsque tous les autres me pousserent
dans bailee en disant tout bas
:
"
Fritzel ! Fritzel ! il te le pretera, bien sur !
'^
'^Non!^'
''
Si
!
''
"
Je ne veux pas.''
Mais Hans avait ouvert la porte, et j'etais deja dans la
chambre avec Scipio, les autres, derriere moi, regardant et
pretant Toreille.
Oh ! comme j'aurais voulu m'ecliapper ! Mallieureusement
Frantz, du dehors, retenait la porte a demi fermee ; il n'j
avait de place que pour sa tete et celle de Hans, debout sur
la pointe des pieds derriere lui.
Le vieux Schmitt s'etait retourne. '^Tiens, c'est
Fritzel
!
''
dit-il en se levant.
"
Qu'est-ce qui se passe done ?
'^
II ouvrit la porte, et toute la bande s'enfuit. Je restai
seul. Le vieux soldat me regardait tout etonne.
"
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez done, Fritzel?^' dit-il en
tenant une braise sur I'atre pour rallumer sa pipe eteinte.
Puis, voyant Scipio, il le contempla gravement, en tirant
de grosses bouffees de tabac.
Moi, j'avais repris un peu d'assurance.
"Pere Schmitt,^' lui dis-je, "les autres veulent que je
vous demande votre traineau, pour descendre de I'Alten-
berg.^'
Le vieux soldat clignait de Toeil et souriait. Au lieu de
repondre, il se gratta Foreille en relevant son bonnet, et me
demanda :
"
C'est a vous, ce chien, Fritzel
?
"
"
Oui, pere Adam, c'est le chien de la femme que nous
avons chez nous.^"*
'Âh, bon! 9a doit etre un chien de soldat; il doit
connaitre Texercice.''
119
Scipio nous regardait, le nez en Pair, et le pere Sclimitt,
retirant la pipe de ses levres, dit
:
"C'est un cliien de regiment; il ressemble au vieux
Michel, que nous avions en Silesie/'
Alors, elevant la pipe il s'ecria :
'^
Portez armes
!
"
d'un
voix si forte, que toute la baraque en retentit.
Mais quelle ne fut pas ma surprise, de voir Scipio
s'asseoir sur son derriere, les pattes de devant pendantes,
et se tenir comme un veritable soldat
!
''
Ha ! ha ! ha ! s'ecria le vieux Schmitt, je le savais
bien/'
Tous les camarades etaient revenus
;
les uns regardaient
par la porte entr'ouverte, les autres par la fenetre. Scipio
ne bougeait pas, et le pere Schmitt, aussi joyeux quîl avait
paru grave auparavant, lui dit
:
"
Attention au coramandement de marche V'
Puis, imitant le bruit du tambour, et marchant en arriere
sur ses gros sabots, il se mit k crier
:
'Ârche ! Pan .... pan .... rantanplan .... Une ....
deusse .... Une .... deusse
/"
Et Scipio marchait avec une mine grave etonnante, ses
longues oreilles sur les epaules et la queue en trompette.
Cêtait merveilleux
;
mon occur sautait.
Tous les autres, dehors, paraissaient confondus d'admira-
tion.
"
Halte
\"
s'ecria Schmitt, et Scipio s'arreta. Alors je
ne pensais plus k la schlitte; j'etais tellement fier des talents
de Scipio, que j'aurais voulu courir a la maison et crier a
Poncle :
*'
Nous avons un chien qui fait Texercice
!'*
Mais Hans, Frantz, et tous les autres, encourages par la
bonne humeur du vieux soldat, etaient entres, et se tenaient
en extase, le dos a la porte et le bonnet sous le bras.
"En place, repos!^' dit le pere Schmitt, et Scipio
retomba sur ses quatre pattes, en secouant la tete et se
grattant la nuque avec une patte de derriere, comme pour
dire: *'Dcpuis deux minutes une pucerae demange; maison
n'ose pas se gratter sous les armes !
'*
120 PEENCH FOE BEGINNEES.
Le pere Schmitt regardait Scipio d'un air attendri ; on
voyait qu'il lui rappelait le bon temps de son regiment. >
<*<
'^
Oui/^ fit-il au bout de quelques instants, ^'c'est un vrai
chien de soldat. Mais reste a savoir s'il connait la politique,
car beaucoup de cbiens ne savant pas la politique/^
En memo temps il prit un baton derriere la porte et le
mit en travers, en criant
:
''Attention au mot d'ordre
!"
Scipio se tenait deja pret.
*'
Saute pour la Republique
!^^
cria le vieux soldat.
Et Scipio sauta par-dessus le baton, comme un cerf.
"
Saute pour le general Hoche !
^^
Scipio sauta.
"
Saute pour le roi de Prusse
!
"
Mais alors Scipio s'assit sur la queue d'un air tres-ferme,
et le vieux bonbomme se mit a sourire tout bas, en disant
:
''
Oui, il connait la politique .... he ! he ! he ! Aliens
.... arrive !
'^
II lui passa la main sur la tete, et Scipio parut tres-
content.
"Fritzel/' me dit alors le pere Schmitt, vous avez un
chien qui vaut son pesant d'or ; c'est un vrai chien de
soldat.''
Et, nous regardant tous, il ajouta :
''
Puisque vous avez un si bon chien, je vais vous preter
ma schlitte
;
mais vous me la ramenerez a cinq heures, et
prenez garde de vous casser le cou."
II sortit avec nous et decrocha son traineau du hangar.
Eeckmann-Chateian.
Notes to XXI.
Faire la guerretake part in : entourerto surround
:
fimes haltemade halt, halted : se pencherto lean : parier
EXTBACTS FOR READING. 121
to bet : pourvu queprovided that : j'etais devenuI had
become : tout de suiteat once : je visI saw : assis
seated: escabeaustool: Tatrethe hearth: Techinespine,

back : vouteround : appuyeresting : se sauverrun
away : Talleeentrance : Je ne veux pasI wonH : du
dehorsfrom the outside : retenaitwas holding (back) :
deboutupright, standing : se retournerto turn round :
tiens
!
halloo ! qu'est-ce qui se passe
?
what is passing,
i.e. what is up ? s'enfuitfled : braiseburning ember
:
eteinteextinguished : bouffeea puff : reprisregained :
ils veulentthey wish : cligner de Pocilto wink : souriait
smiled : 9a=cela : baraquecottage : retentirresound
:
derrierehaunches: pendanthanging: ils etaient revenu
they had returned : entr'ouverthalf-open : bouger
^to
budge : paruappeared : auparavantformerly : en arriere
backwards : mineair-look : en trompetteturned up : ils
paraissaientappeared : tellementso : secouerto shake :
la nuquenape, neck : une pucea flea : demangerbite :
attendri : full of tenderness : lui rappelaitrecalled to him :
fit-ilsaid he : reste a savoirremains to know, i.e. to be
seen : decrocherunhook, take down : hangarshed.
XXII.
Choeur des Chasseurs.
Le cor resonne
!
La chasse part
!
La chasse part
!
Le piqueur sonne,
Pour le depart.
Pour le depart.
Tayaut, tayaut,
Tayaut, tayaut, tayaut
L'echo repute
Le bruit des voix
!
Le bruit des voix
!
Le cerf s'arrete
Au fond des bois,
Au fond des bois.
122 PEENCH FOR BEGINNERS.
XXIII.
La Ronde enfantiue.
AUons, allons^ la grande
ronde
!
Allons fillettes et garôns !
Tout tourne, tourne dans le
monde
:
Tournons, tournons^ tour-
nons, tournons !
Le ciel tourne sur notre
tete,
Les astres tournent par
millions,
La terre aussi : rien ne
sârrete
:
Tournons, tournons, tour-
nons, tournons !
La vieille tourne a sa que-
nouille.
Son rouet avec ses talons.
Sur les fuseaux le fil s'em-
brouille...
nons, tournons
!
Comme les oiseaux de
passage,
Sans bruit, comme les
alcyons,
En glissant commele nuage,
nons, tournons
!
Comme la feuille au bois
ravie
Et qu'emportent les aqui-
lons,
Comme un reve, comme la
vie,
nons, tournons !
XXIV.
Chanson de la caille.
Des lâurore naissante,
Dans ses accents joyeux.
La caille vigilante
Sêleve vers les cieux.
Ecoutez, elle dit
:
Sors du lit, sors du lit
!
La caille prevoyante
Appelle vers midi,
Dans la plaine brulante,
Le faucheur eudormi
:
Allons, vite au travail
;
Au travail, au travail
!
Quand la brise legere
Se fait sentir le soir.
La caille messagere
Semble dire bonsoir
!
En chantant elle dit
:
Bonne nuit ! bonne nuit!
XXV.
La Bonde.
MonsieurBiron veut danser^
Ses souliers fait apporter.
Ses souliers tout ronds
;
Eh bien, dansez, Biron !
M. Biron veut danser,
Sa perruque fait apporter.
Sa perruque
Jusqu'a la nuque,
;
Son habit fait apporter.
Son habit
Vert et gris,
Sa perruque
Jusqu'a la nuque,
Ses souliers tout ronds.
M. Biron veut danser.
Son gilet fait apporter.
Son gilet
Blanc et net.
Son habit
Vert et gris,
Sa perruque
Jusqu'a la nuque,
Ses souliers tout ronds,
M. Biron veut danser !
Sa culotte fait apporter.
Sa culotte
A la mode,
Son gilet
Blanc et net.
Son habit
Vert et gris,
Sa perruque
Jusquâ la nuque,
;
M. Biron veut danser.
Son chapeau fait apporter
Son chapeau
Large et haut,
Sa culotte
A la mode.
Son gilet
Blanc et net,
Son habit
Vert et gris,
Sa perruque
Jusqu'a la nuque,
Dansez, monsieur Biron !
Ses manchettes fait appor-
ter.
Ses manchettes
Fort bien faites,
Son violon
Qui a bon son.
Son epee
Affilee,
Son chapeau
Large et haut.
Sa culotte,
A la mode.
Son gilet
Blanc et net,
Son liabit
Vert et gris,
Sa perruque
Jusqu'a la nuqne,
Dansez, monsieur Biron
!
XXYI.
Le Corbeau et le Renard.
Maitre Corbeau, sur un arbre perche,
Tena.it en son bee un fromage.
Maitre renard, par I'odeur alleche,
Lui tint a peu pres ce langage :
He ! bonjour, monsieur du Corbeau.
Que vous etes joli ! que vous me semblez beau.
Sans mentir, si votre ramage.
Se rapporte a votre plumage,
Vous etes le pbenix des botes de ces bois.
A ces mots le corbeau ne se sent pas de joie
;
Et, pour montrer sa belle voix,
II ouvre un large bee, laisse tomber sa proie.
Le renard sên saisit, et dit : Mon bon monsieur,
Apprenez que tout flatteur
Vit aux depens de celui qui lY^coute
:
Cette le9on vaut bien un fromage, sans doute.
Le corbeau, bonteux et confus,
Jura, mais un peu tard, quôn ne Vj prendrait plus.
La Fontaine (1621-1695).
XXVII.
Le Rat de ville et le Rat des champs.
Autrefois le rat de ville
Invita le rat des champs,
D'une fagon fort civile,
A des reliefs dôrtolans.
Sur un tapis de Turquie
Le convert se trouva mis
Je laisse a penser la vie
Que firent ces deux amis.
Le regal fut fort honnete
;
Rien ne manquait au festin :
Mais quelqu'un troubla la
fete
Pendant qu'ils etaient en
train.
A la porte de la salle
lis entendirent du bruit
:
Le rat de ville detale
;
Son camarade Ic suit.
Le bruit cesse, on se retire
:
Rats en campagne aussitot
;
Et le citadin de dire :
Achevons tout notre rot.
C'est assez, dit le rustique
;
Demain vous viendrez chez
moi.
Ce n'est pas que je me pique
De tons vos festins de roi
:
Mais rien ne vient m'inter-
rompre
;
Je mange tout a loisir.
Adieu done. Fi du plaisir
Que la crainte peut cor-
rompre
!
La Fontaine (1621-1695).
Notes to XXII.
Choeur
chorus : chasseur
^huntsman : resonnere-
sounds :
piqueurwhipper-in: au fondin the depth :
tayaut : tally ho !
Notes to XXIII.
Ronderoundelay, round : filletteslittle girls : tourner
to turn : astrestar : vieilleold woman : quenouille
distaff: rouet
wheel: talon
heel: fuseau
spindle:
s'embrouilleentangles itself : alcyonhalcyon: glissant
gliding : nuagecloud : raviesnatched : qu'emportent

les aquilonswhich the north winds carry away : reve
dream : vielife.
Notes to XXIV.
Caille
quail
:
dawn of
des I'aurore
accents
naissantewith
icccnts : joyeux
the first
-joyful:
126 PRENCH FOR DEQINKEHS.
vigilantewakeful : s'elevesoars : ecoutezlisten : sors
du lit
get up: prevoyante
prudent: plaine
plain:
brulante
glowing : endormiasleep : allonscome : brise

'
breeze : legerelight : se fait sentirmakes itself felt :
messageremessenger : sembleseems.
Notes to XXY.
Perruquewig : jusqu'aas far as^ down to : culottB
breeches

a la modein the fashion : sonsound_, tone
:
affilesharp.
Notes to XXVI.
Maitremaster (used as a title) : perche
^perched
-
tenaitheld : allecheattracted : lui tintaddressed to-
him : a peu presnearly : semblerseem^ look : sans-
mentirwithout lying, i.e. truly : ramagesinging i se-
rapporte acorresponds with : phenix
phoenix (a rare,,
wondrous bird) : hoteinhabitant, denizen : il sentfeels r
ne se sent pas de joieis beside himself with joy : proie
prey : se saisirtake possession : flatteurflatterer : depens

expense : vautis worth : doutedoubt : honteux
ashamed : confusconfused : jurerswear : qu'on ne Vy

prendrait plusthat one would not catch him that way
(y)
again.
Notes to XXVII.
Autrefoisonce upon a time : fa9onmanner : relief*
scraps, leavings : ortolanortolan (a bird) : tapiscarpet r
le convert se trouva misthe cloth was laid : regalfeast
:
honneteliberal : manquerto be wanting : festinban-
quet : troublerto disturb: fetefeast: entrain busy:
detalerto scamper away : suitfollows : citadin, i.e. rat de
ville : de dire, hastened to say : achevonslet us finish :
rotmeal : rustiquerusticrat des champs : me pique de
pique myself on: festinsbanquet: a loisirat leisure:
fi deout upon : corromprespoil.
127*
KETRANSLATION EXEECISES.
I.
1. To cross the sea men liave "built great vessels, vessels
all of wood and iron, whose masts rise higher than the
steeple of the village church.
2. To the masts are fastened white sails which look
like great wings. The wind rushes into the sails and
makes them move over the sea.
II.
1. The first men knew not (how) to construct houses
for their families. Where did they live then ? They lived
in caves where they sometimes met fierce beasts, in huts or
again under tents, like those of the patriarchs, Abraham
and Jacob.
2. Now our houses are built of solid stone(s). They
have beams of wood and iron. They have roofs of tiles or
slates, under which we sleep in peace.
How happy we are to profit by the work of those who
have gone before us.
III.
1. Birds build their nests with bits of moss and with
little bits of wool which the sheep have left hanging in the
bashes ; for in nature nothing is lost.
2. Birds feed their young with worms and caterpillars.
Without the birds, do you know all the harm which the
worms and caterpillars would do ? Worms and caterpillars
would devour the crops.
lY.
1. "Wlien the corn (pi.) has grown yellow in the summer
sun, and when it is ripo, it is cut, and the ears are threshed
to expel the grain. Then they go and carry the grain to
the mill. The great millstones crush it and make flour.
2. With, flour kneaded and baked in the oven they
make bread and nice cakes. Bread is the food of every-
body. Never waste a morsel of bread. There are men^
there are children of your age who do not always have
enough bread to feed them.
y.
Sheep instead of hair have wool upon their backs (sing.)
.
Each year the shearer cuts the wool with great shears.
With the thread of the wool are made our warmest clothes,
clofch for coats and trousers, stuff for dresses.
VI.
1. Adam Schmitt had taken part in the seven years'
war and in all the Silesian and Pomeranian campaigns.
Now he was quite old, and since the death of his sister, he
had lived alone in the last house of the village, a little
house covered with thatch. It had a little garden surrounded
with hedges, which Father Schmitt cultivated with care.
Uncle Jacob loved this old soldier ; sometimes seeing him
pass, he knocked at the window and called to him : ^Âdam,
come in
!
''
2. ThenI leant towards the little window, andI saw Father
Schmitt seated on a stool before the hearth-stone. He had
his back turned to us
;
you only saw his long back, his round
shoulders, his blue cotton cap, his great red ears, and his
big sabots resting on the hearth-stone. He was smoking
his clay pipe. That is all I saw.
3. Scipio looked at us, his nose in the air, and Father
Schmitt, taking his pipe from his lips, said :
"
He is a regimental dog ; he is like old Michel, whom
we had in Silesia.^'
Then raising his pipe, he cried,
"
Shoulder arms !
"
in a
voice so loud, that the whole cottage resounded with it.
But what was my surprise, to see Scipio seat himself
upon his haunches, his fore-paws hanging down, and holding
himself like a true soldier.
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Ordinal Numeral Adjectives.
Ordinal numeral adjectives are formed by adding Ume to the
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troisidme, third, formed from troiSy three
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dixUme, tenth, from dix,
ten.
Except : premier^ first, and second^ second.
Premiery -ire
(/.)
first
Deuxidme or second, -e
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second
Troisi^me, third
Quatri^me, fourth
Cinqui^me, fifth
Sixi^me, sixth
Septidmey seventh
ffuiti^me, eighth
Neuvidmey ninth
Dixi&mey tenth
Onzi&mey eleventh
Douzitmey twelfth
Treizidiney thirteenth
Quatorzidme, fourteenth
Quinziime, fifteenth
Seizidme. sixteenth
Dix-septi&me <fec., seventeenth
VingMmey twentieth
Vingt-et-uni^me tfec, twenty-first
Trentitmey thirtieth
Quaranti^mey fortieth
Cinquanti^mey fiftieth
Centidme, hundredth
Cent-unidme, hundred and first
Deux-cent trente troisidiney two
hundred and thirty-third
Millidme, thousandth
Mille deux cent-quatri^niy one
thousand two hundred and
fourth
Millioni&)ny millionth
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soixantey quatre-vingty cent and mille.
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Le trois Juin, the third June
Louis quinze, Louis Fifteenth
Except^rs<, which is premier ; as, Charles premier, Charles First.
VOCABULAEY,
FBENCH-ENGLISH.
VOCABULAEY.
FRENCH-ENGLISH.
k, to or at
abattre, tofell
abeille (f), bee
abricot (m), apricot
accomplir, to accomplish
accourir, to run itp
accourt, runs up
accrochd, attached
accrocher, to hang up
acheter, to buy
acide, sour
actif, active, active
adieu, good bye
k droite, to the right
Afrique (f), Africa
k gauche, to the left
Age (m), age
agile, agile
agir, to act
agiter, to wave
agneau (m), lamb
agrdable, agreeable
agriculture (f), agricidturc
Ah! Ah!
aider, to help
aigle (m), eagle
aiguille (f), needle
aiguillon (m), sting
aile (f), wing
aiiuable, amiable
aimer, to love^ to like
ainsi, thus
ainsi que, as well as
ajouter, to add
aller, to go
aliens, let us go, come
allumer, to light
alors, then
alouette (f), lark
ame (f), sold
amer, ^re, bitter
Am^rique (f), America
ami {tol), friend
amiral (m), admiral
amusant, amusing
an (m), year
tne (m), ass
Angleterre (f), England
animal (m), animal
anneau <m), ring
annee (f), year
annuel, annual
aoftt (m), August
apercevoir, to perceive
appeler, to mil
applaudir, to applaud
apporter, to bring
approcher, to go near, to approach
aprJjs, after
k prdsent, at present, now
142 VOCABULARY.
Arabe, Arab
araignde (f), spider
arbre (m), tree
arc (m), bow
arc-en-ciel (m), rainbov)
ardoise (f), slate
argent (m), silver, money
arreter, to stop
arroser, to water
arrosoir (m), ivatering-can
Asie (f), Asia
s'asseoir, to sit down
assez, enough
assiette (f
),
plate
atelier (m), luorkshop
k travers, across
attacher, to fasten, to
fix
attendre, to wait, expect
attraper, to catch
aujourd'lmi, to-day
aussi, also
automne (m), autumn
autour, round, around
autre, other
avancer, to advance
avant, before
avare, covetous
avec, ivith
aveugle, blind
avoine (f), oats
avoir, to have
avril (m), Ap)ril
baigner, to bathe
bain (m), bath
balle (f), bcdl
ballon {ra), football
banc {m),foiif)i
banc de sable (m), sandbank
bas, low ; en bas, at the bottom
bas (m), stocking
basse-cour (f), poultry-yard
bat, thrashes
bataille (f), battle
bateau (m), boat
bateau k vapeur (m), steamboat
b&tir, to build
bMon (m), stick
batte (f), bat
battre, to beat, to thrash
beau, bel, belle, beautiful
beaucoup, much
bee (m), beak
bSche (f), spade
blcher, to dig
besoin (m), need; avoir besoin, to
need
bete (f), beast
betterave (f), beetroot
beurre (m), butter
bidet (m), pony
bien, loell, very
bifere (f), beer
bille (f), a marble
biscuit (m), biscuit
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 143
blanc, blanche, tohite
h\6 (m), corn
Wen, blue
blond, /atr
bobine (f), bobbin
bcenf (m), ox
boire, to drink
bois (m), wood
boisson (f), drink
bolte (f), box
boite 5!i ouvrage (f), work-box
bon, good
"bon ! ^rooc? /
bonjour ! good morning !
bonnet (m), cap
botte (f), truss^ bundle
"bottine (f), boot
bonche (f), mouth
"boue (f), mud
"bougie (f), cayulle
bouilli (m), boiled meat
bouquet (m), nosegay
boule (f), ball
boussole (f), compass
bout (m), end
bouton (m), button
bras (m), arm
bravo ! bravo !
brebis (f), sheep, ewe
briller, to shine
brin (m), blade, bit
briser, to break
brosse (f), brush
brosse 5, dents (f), tooth-brush
brosser, to brush
brouillard
{m),fog
bruit (m), noise
brftler, to burn
brun, brown
bftclieron (m), woodcutter
buisson (m), bush
bureau (m.), oice
cabane (f), hut
cacher, to hide ; se cacher, to hide
ojicself
cache-nez (m),
muffler
cadeau (m), present
cadran (m), dial
cafd (m), coffee
cafeti^re (f), coffee-pot
cage (f), cage
cahier (ni), copy-book
-cailler, to curdle
carapagne (f), country
canal (m), canal
canapd (m),
sofa
canard (m), duck
canif (m), penknife
capitaine (m), captain
caqueter, to cackle
car, for
cardinal, cardinal
carotte (f), carrot
carte (f), wia^
144 VOCABULARY.
casser, to break
causer, to talk
cavalier (m), horseman
caverne (f), cavern^ den
ce, cet, cette, this
ceinture (f), sash
cehii, celle, Ae, she^ that
cerceau (m), hoop
cercle (m), circle
cerf (m), stag
cerf-volant (m), kite
cerise (f), cherry
cerisier (ni), cherry-tree
c'est, it is
ceux, those
chair (f),
flesh
chaise (f), chair
chMe (m), shawl
chaleur (f), heat
chamhre (f), room
chambre k coiicher (f), bedroom
chameau (m), camel
champ (m),
field
changer en, to change into
chandelle (f), candle
chanson (f), song
chanter, to sing
chapeau (m), hat
chaque, each
charbon (m), coal
charger, to load
charpente (f), beam^ timber-work
cliarme (f), ploiigh
chat (le), chatte (la), cat
chaud, hot
chaume
(f), thatch
chaumifere (f), cottage
chaussure (f), boots, stockings
chemin (m), road
cheminee (f), Tuantelpiece
chemise (f), shirt
chne (m), oak
chenille (f), caterpillar
cher, dear
chercher, to seek
cheval (m), horse
cheval de bois (m), cheval k bas-
cule (m^ rocking-horse
cheveu (m\ hair
ch^vre (f), goat, she-goat
chez, withy at the house
of
chien (m), dog
chiffre (m),
figure
choix (m), choice
chose (f), thing
chou (m), cabbage
cidre (m), cider
ciel (m), sky
cierge (m), ivax-taper
cieux (m), heavens
cire (f), loax
ciseaux (m), scissors
clair, light
classe (f), class, school
clef (f), key
cloche (f), bell
clocher (m), steeple
cocon (m), cocoon
cocur (m), heart
cognde (f), axe
coin (m), corner
col (m), collar
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 145
colombe (f), dove
combien, hoio^ how vmch, how
many
comme, likCy as
comment, how
compter, to count
concevoir, to conceive
confiture (f), preserves
connaitre, to know
continuer, to continue
construire, to build
construit (il), builds
construisent, build
coquillage (m), shells
coquille (f), shell
cor (m), horn
corbeau (m), crow
corde (f
),
rope
come (f), horn
corps (m), body
cote (m), side
coton (m), cotton
cou (m), neck
coucher, to set ; se coucher, to go
to bed
coucou (m), cuckoo
coudre, to sew
couleur (f
),
colour
couper, to cut
courage (m), courage
courageux, courageoits
courir, to run
couteau (m), knife
coftter, to cost
couver, to hatch
convert, covered
craindre, to fear
craie (f), chalk
cravate (f), cravat
crayon (m), pencil
creation (f), creation
cr^me (f
),
cream
cri (m), cry
cricket (m^, cricket
crin (m\ hair
croire, to believe
croix (f), cross
crott^, muddy
cruaut^ (f), cruelty
cruel, cruelle, cruel
cueillir, to gather
cuiller (t*), spoon
cuir (m), leather
cuire, to cook^ bake
cuisine (f), kitchen
cultiver, to cultiuaiCy to till
dame (f), lady
dames, les (f), draughts
dans, iuy into
danser, to dance
D
de,
of
d6 (m), thimble
d<j d'argent, silver thimble
d^cembre (m), December
10
146 VOCABULARY.
tlecevoir, to deceive
defenclre, to defend
(lejh,, already
dejeuner (m), breakfast
delicat, delicate
delieieux, delicious
demain, to morroiu
demander, to ask
demeure (f), dioelling
demi, half
demoiselle (f), young lady
dentelle (f), lace
dent (f), tooth
depuis, since
derrifere, behind
dfes, from, since
detourner, to turn away
d^truire, to destroy
devant, before
deviner, to guess
deviendra, will become
devoir, to oiue
devorer, to devour
dimanche, Sunday
dindon (m), turkey
diner (m), dinner
dire, to say
diriger, to guide
dit (il), says
diviser, to divide
docile, docile, gentle
doigt (m), finger
domestique, domestic
donner, to give
done, then
dont,
of
which
dormir, to sleep
dos (m), back
d'oii, whence
doucement, sioeetly, gently
douloureux, painfd
doux, ce, sweet, gentle
drap(m), cloth
droit, right, straight
dur, hard
durer, to last
E
eau (f), %oater
is'ecarter, to turn aside
echapper, to escape
echaufFer, to warm
echecs, les (m), chess
eclairer, to give light
ecole (f), school
ecouter, to listen to
êraser, to crush, to grind
ecrire, to write
eglise (f), church
614phant (m), elephant
^leve (m and f), pupil
s'dlever, to rise, to get up
elle, she
elle-rii6me, she herself
FEENCH-ENOLISH.
147
embrasser, to embrace
eiuporter, to carry away
en, o<, in,
of
en,
of
ity
of
them
encre (f), ink
encore, yet^ still
enfant (m, f), child
enfiler, to thread (a needle)
entin, at last
s'engouffrer, to ntsh into
s'endormir, to fall asleep
ensemble, together
entendre, to hear
entre, between
entrer, to come into
envie (f), wish
envoyer, to send
dpais, se, thick
cp6e (f), s2vord
^pi (m), ear
{of
com)
dpingle (f), pin
6\)onge (f), sponge
escalier (m), stair-case
estomac (m), stomach
essuie main (m), towel
essuyer, to dry
est (m), east
et, and
^tang (m), po7id
6t6 (m), Slimmer
<Jtendue (f), expanse
6toffe (f), material^
stuff
^toile (f), star
dtonner, to astonish
6tre, to be
dtrennes, Christmas present
Europe (f), Europe
eux, them
s'^veiller, to awake
dventail (m),/n
6viter, to avoid
excellent, excellent
expliquer, to explain
extrdmitd (f), end
fabriquer, to viakc, to manu-
facture
fficli^ ((5e), vexed, angry
faônner, toforge
faim (f), hunger
faire, to inake, to do
faire le tour, to go round
se faire, to be done
fait-il, is it
faites, do
falloir, to be necessary
famille {i), family
faner, to make hay
faneur (m), haymaker
fardeau (m), burden
farine {i),Jlour
faut (il), there is need
of
faux (f), scythe
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148 VOCABULARY.
faudra, will he necessary
femme (f), woman
fendre, to split
fentre (f), window
fer (m), iron
fera, will make, will do
feraient, would do
ferme {i),farm
fermer, to shut
fermier {m), farmer
fermifere {t)
,
farm-mistress
feroce, fierce
fertile, fertile
feu {m),fire
feuille (f),
leaf
fevrier (m), February
fl^chir, to bend
^\fie!
for
shame !
fichu (m), neckerchief
fidele, faithful
tier,-ke, proud
til (m), thread
tiler, to spin
tille (f), girl, daughter
tils (m), son
tin, fne
tinir, finish
tieur (i),
flower
foin (m), hay
fois (f), time
fondre, to melt
fond, melts
font, make
forgeron (m), blacksmith
forme (f),form, shape
former, toform
fort, strong
fou, fol, ioWe, foolish
fouet (m), lohip
four (m), ove7i
fourche (f), pitchfork
fourchette (f),
fork
fourmi (f
),
ant
fournir, tofurnish
fraise (f), strawberry
France (f), France
frapper, to strike
frfere (m), brother
froid, cold
fromage (m), cheese
front (m), brow, forehead
frotter, to rub
fruit [to), fruit
fuir, to
flee
fumer, to smoke
G
gagner, to ivin
gai, gay, cheerful
galette (f), cake
galoper, to gallop
gant (m), glove
garôn (m), boy, waiter
garder, to take care
of
gateau (m), cake
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 149
gilter, to spoil
gauche, k^ on the left
gaz (m), gas
gfele, il-, it freezes
geler, tofreeze
general (m), general
genou (m), knee
gilet (m), ivaistcoat
glace (f;, ice
glac^, frozen
glisser, to slide
gomme elastique (f), i?idia rubber
gorge (f), throat
godt (m), taste
goftter, to taste
gouvernail (m), helm
grain (m), gram
graine (f), seed
graisse {i),fat
grand, large, tall, great
grandir, to groio
grappe (f), a bunch
of
grapes
gratter, to scratch
grenier (m), hay-loft
gris, grey
gros, big
grosellle (f), currant
groseille verte (f), gooseberry
guepe (f), wasp
guerir, to cherish
Guillaume, William
N.B.
* denotes that the h is aspirate

habile, clever
habiller, to dress
habit (m), coat
habitation (f), diaelling
habiter, to inhabit
'haie (f), hedge
*hardi, bold
*haut, high
hdlas ! alas !
herbe (f), grass
hdrisson (m), hedgehog
herse (f), harroio
'herser, to harrow
hctre (m), beech
heure (f), hour
heureux, happy
hier, yesterday
hirondelle (f), swallow
hiver (m), winter
homnie (m), man
lionneur (m), honour
liopital (m), hospital
horloge (f), clock
hdtel (m), hotel
*houblon (m), hops
*houx (m), holly tree
huile (f), oil
hultre (f), oyster
150 VOCABULARY.
ici, here
il, he
il fait, he makes; it is
il
y
a, there is, there are
immense, immense
immobile, motionless
indigo (m), indigo
indiqûer, to point out
industrie (f), industry
insecte (m), insect
jamais, ever
jambe (f), leg
jambon (m), ham
Janvier (m), January
Jacques, James
jardin (m), garden
jardinier (m), gardener
jaune, yellow
jaunir, to grow yellow
je,/
Jean, John
jeu (m), game
jeudi (m), Thursday
jeune, young
joie(f),yo?/
joli, pretty
joue (f), cheek
jouer, to play
jouir, to enjoy
joujou (m), plaything
jour (m), day
juillet (m.), July
juin (m), June
jupon (m), petticoat
juste, just
la (art. f), the
la (pron. f), her
\\ there
labourer, to work, to till
laine (f), wool
laisser, to allow, let
lait (m), milk
langue (f), tongue
lapin (m), rahhit
laver, to ivash
laver, se
, to wash ojieself
le (art. m), the
le (pron. m), him, it
le9on (f), lesson
legume (m), vegetable
lent, slow
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 151
lequel, laquelle, luhichy toho,
who7)i
les (m &. f), the
leur (adj.), their
leur (pron. pers.), to theniy them
leur (pron. poss.), theirs
lever, se
, to rise
Ibvre (f), Up
liberte (f), freedom
au lieu de, instead
of
lieue (f), league
li^vre (m), hare
lilas (m), lilac
linotte (f), linnet
lion (m), lion
lire, to read
lis (m), lUy
lit (m), bed
livre (m), 6oo^
loin,
far
Londres, London
long, ue, long
lorsque, luhcn
louer, to praise
Louise, Louisa
loup (m), ifo^/"
lourd, lieavy
lueur (f
),
/jÂ^
lui, to or
for
him, her, or it
lui-m6me, himself itself
FunI'autre, the one, the other,
each other, one another
lune (f), moon
lundi (m), 3Ionday
M
m&cher, to chew
niadame (f), madam
niai (m), May
main (f), hand
maintenant, 7iotu
mais, but
maison (f), house
niaitre (ni), master
nial (m), harm
nial i\ la t6te, headache
mal aux dents, toothache
mal aux oreilles, earache
malheureux, nnhappy
nialsain, unwholesome
maman (f), mammu
mancliette (f),
cuff
manclion (m),
muff
mangeons (nous), we eat
manger, to eat
marcher, to walk
mardi (m), Tuesday
marguerite (f), daisy
Marguerite, Margaret
Marie, Mary
marin (m), sailor
mars (m), March
marteau (m), hammer
m&t (m), mast
152 VOCABULAEY.
matin (m), morning
mauvais, had
indchant, wicked
meilleur, hetUr
melon (m), melon
meme, even
menuisier
{^^
joiner
mer (f), sea
mercrecli (m), Wednesday
m^re (f), mother
merle (m), blackbird
merveille (f), wonder
merveilleux, wonderful
mesure (f), measure^ quantity
metal (m), metal
mettre, to put
mettre, se
, to begin to
meule (f), millstone
midi (m), midday
mien (m), mienne (f), mine
miette (f), ammb
miel (m), honey
mille, thousand
mince, thin
minuit (m), midnight
minute (f), minute
moi, /, me, to me
moineau (m), spairow
moins, less
mois (m), month
moisson (f), harvest
moitie (f), half
mon, ma, my
monsieur (m), Sir
monter, to go iip i
montrer, to show
morceau (m), piece^ hit
mordre, to bite
mou, mol, molle, soft
mouche
{i),fly
moucheron (m), gnat
mouchoir [m),pocket handkerchief
moudre, to grind
moulin (m), mill
mouron (m), chickweed
mousse (f), moss
mouton (m), sheep, mutton
muet -te, dumb
mot (m), word
mur (m), ivall
mdr, ripe
mftre (f), midberry
mftrier (m), mulberry-tree
mdrir, to ripen
N
nager, to swim
nappe (f), table cloth
nature (f), nature
navet (m), turnip
navire (m), ship
nepas, not
ne
point, not, not at all

nerien, nothing
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 153
neige (f), snow
neiger, to snow
net, nette, clearly neat
neuf, -ve, new
neveu (m), nephew
nez (m), nose
ni, neither^ nor
nid (ni), nest
noel (m), Christmas
noir, black
noix (f), nut
non, no
nord (m), Twrth
DOS, our
notre, our
notre, ours
nourrir, to nourish
nourriture {f),food
novembre (m), November
nuage (m), cloud
nuit (f), night
nuque (f), nape
of
the neck
obeir, to obey
ob(5issant, obedient
objet (m), object, article
ocân (m), oceaii
Ocdanie (f), Oceania
octobre (m), October
odeur (f), odour
odorat (m), smell
teil (m), eye
CEuf (m), egg
Oh ! oh !
oie (f), goose
oignon (m), onion
oiseau (m), bird
oisif, idle, lazy
OS (m), bone
ombre (f), shadow
ombrelle (f), parasol
on, one, they, people
on dit, they say
oncle (m), unde
ongle (m), nail
or (m), gold
orage (m), storm
orange (f), orange
Oreille (f), ear
orge (f), barley
orme (m), elm
orteU (m), ioe
oser, to dare
ou, or
oil where
oublier, toforget
oui, 2/e5
onie (f), hearing
ours (m), bear
ouvert, opened, open
ouvrage (ra), work
Ol^^Tie^ (m), labourer
154 VOCABULARY.
Paques, Easter
paille (f), straw
pain (ra),
loaf, bread
paitre, to graze
paix (f), peace
pantalon (m), ^xV
of
trowsers
pantoufle (f), slipper
papa (m), ^mpa
papier (m), paper
papillon (m),
butterfly
par, bi/y through
paraitre, to appear
13arapluie (m), umbrella
imrce que, because
parcourir, to describe, to run over
par-dessus, over
par-dessus (m), over-coat
paresseux, lazy
parfois, sometimes
Paris, Paris
parler, to speak
parten-e {m),
flower bed
partir, to set out
partie (f
),
a part
passer, to p)ass
passereau (m), sparrow
patin (m), skate
patiner, to skate
patriarche (m), patriarch
patte (f), paw
pauvre, poor
pays (m), country
paysan {m), peasant
peau (f), hide
peclie (f), peach
peigne (m), comb
peigner, to comb
peigner, se
, to comb one's hair

pencher, se, to bend, lean
pendant, during
pendre, to hang
pendule (f), timepiece
lênser, to think
perclie (f), perch
perdre, to lose
perdre, se, to be lost
perdrix (f), partridge
Xjere {m), father
pMr, to perish
perroqnet (m), parrot
petit, little
petit navire (m), small boat
petit pois (m), pea
petit sac (m), satchel
petrir, to knead
pen, little {adv.)
I)eu
a pen, little by little
peuplier (m), poplar
j)eur {i),fear
penvent {they), are able
plioque (m), seal
jjiano (m), piano
pied {m),foot
pierre (f), stone
piquant, sharp
piqftre (f), sting
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placd, situated
placer, se
, to place oneself
plaire, to please
planclie (f), plank, Jlower-bed
p\em,full
pleurer, to iveep
cuvoir, to rain
pluie (f), rain
plume (f), pen, feather
plus, vwre
plutdt, rather
poclie (f), pocket
poll (m), hair
point (m), point
lK)int, ne, not at all
poire (f), pear
ix>irier (m), pear tree
pois (m), jica
poisson
{m),fsh
poitrine (f), chest
ix)ix
(f), pitch
jxjle (ni), pole
poli, polite
lK)mme (f), apple
pomme de terre (f), potato
pommier (m), apple-tree
pondre, to lay
pore (ni), pig
porte (f), door
lx)rtecrayon (m), pencil case
porter, to carry
ix>ule (f), hen
poup<Se (f), doll
pour,
for
pourquoi, tchy
pousser, to pushy blow, utter
poussibre (f), dust
poussin (m), chicken
pouvoir, to he able
prairie (f), meadoxo
precdder, to precede
pr^fere (il, etc.), {he, she, it) prefers
pref^rer, to prefer
premier,
first
prendre, to take
preparer, to prepare
prfes, near
present (m), presetit
pret, ready
preter, lend
principal, principal
printemps, (m), spring
prix (m), prize
profiter, to
profit
profond, deep
propre, proper
prot(iger, to protect
provision (f), supply
prudent, prudent
prune (f), plum
prunier (m), plum-tree
puis, then
puisque, since
puits (m), well
pupitre (m), desk
156 VOCABULARY.
Q
quand, when
quart (m), quarter
que (conj.), that
que, whatf what ?
que, than
quel, quelle ? what, which ?
raccommoder, to mend
racine (f), root
raconter, to tell, relate
rafraichir, to refresh
raisin (m), grapes
ramasser, to collect, to pick up
ramener, to bring hack
ranger, se
, to place oneself
rapide,
swift
rapidement, swiftly
raquette (f), battledore
rdteau (m), spade
rayon de miel (m), honeycomb
recevoir, to receive
r^colte (f), harvest
regarder, to look at
reine (f), queen
remplir, to
fill
renard {m.),fox
rencontrer, to meet
rendre, to give back
repondre, to answer
respirer, to breathe
repriser, to dam
rds^da (m), mignonette
ressemljler, to resemble
E
quelquefois, sometimes
queue (f), tail
qui {inter.) 1 who ?
qui (rel.), ivho
quoique, although
rester, to remain
reussir, to succeed
revient, returns
riche, rich
rien, ne
, nothing
riz (m), rice
risquer, to risk
riviere (f), river
robe (f), dress
Robert, Bobert
robuste, strong
rocher (m), rock
roi (m), king
rose (f), rose
rosier (m), rose-tree
rond, ronde, round
rossignol (m), nightingale
roti (m), roast meat
rouge, red
rouge-gorge (m), the robin
rouler, to roll
ruban (m), ribbon
ruban de fil (m), tape
ruche (f), bee-hive
rue (f), street
ruisseau (m), brook stream
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 157
sable (m), sand
sabot (m), wooden shoCy hoof
sac (m), sack, bag
sage, wise
sagement, wisely
sais, (ye), / know
saison
(),
season
salade (f), salad
salle (f), room
salle h. manger (f), dining-room
sal^, salty salted
salir, to soil
salon (m), drawing-room
samedi (m), Saturday
sanglier (m), wUd boar
sans, ictthout
sapin {iD.)yJir-tree
s'asseoir, to sit down
saule (m), willow
sauter, to leap
sauvage, savage
sauver, to save
savez-vous ? do you know ?
savoir, to know
savon (m), soap
scie (f), saxo
scier, to saxo
scieur (ra), sawyer
se, oneself
sec, sbche, dry
archer, to dry
second (m), seconde (f), second
srel (m), salt
semaine (f), week
semer, to sow
sentir, to smell
sens (m), sense
septembre (m), September
serin (m), canary
serpent (m), serpent
sert, serves
serviette (f), towel
servir, to serve
se servir de, to use
si,
if
so, yes
sien (m), sienne (f), his, hers, its
siffler, to whistle
sillon {m),furroio
s'il vous plait,
if
yon please
singe (ni), monkey
soeur (f), sister
soie (f), silk
soir (m), evening
soldat (m), soldier
soleil (m), sûti
solide, solid
sommeil (m), sleep
soin (m), care
son, sa, ses, his, her, its
sonner, to sound
sort (il), he goes, comes out
sortir, to come, to go out
soucoupe (f), saucer
Soulier (ni), shoe
soupe (f), soup
souper, to sup
158 VOCABULARY,
soUris (f), mouse
sous, under
souvent, often
St. Jean, Midsummer'
sucer, to suck
Sucre (m), sugar
sud (m), south
suif (m), tallow
sur, 07?, upon
surpris, surprised
suspendre, to hang
T
table (f), table
tableau (m), picture
tableau noir (m), blackboard
tablier (m), apron
tailler, to cut
tambour (m), drum
tant, so much
tante (f), aunt
tard, late
tarte (f), tart
tartine (f
),
slice
of
breadand butter
tasse (f), Clip
teigne (f), moth
tendre, tender
tenir, to hold
tente (f), tent
temps (ra), time, weather
terre (f
),
ground, earth
tete (f), head
the (m), tecL
thdi^re (f), teapot
tien (m), tienne (f), thine
tige (f), stem
tigre (m), tiger
tilleul (m), lime-tree
tirer, to draio
tisserand (m), weaver
toile (f), cloth, web
toilette (f), toilet
toit (m),
roof
tomber, to fall
ton, ta, thy
tondeur (m), sheep-shearer
tondre, to shear
tordre, to tioist
tot, soon
toucher, to touch
toujours, always
toupie (f), top
tour (m), circumference, revolution-
tourner, turn
tous (pi. masc), all, everybody
tout, toute (adj.), all, everything-
tout (adv.), quite, wholly
toux (f), cough
traineau (m), sledge
trainer, to draw
tranquille, peacefid
travail ler, to work
travailleur (m), labourer
travail (m), work
travers (k), across
FRENCH-ENGLISH, 159
traverser, to cross
trds, very
tricoter, to knit
trop, too nuich
trouver, to
find
trouver, se
, to
find oneself, to he
tu, thou
tuer, to kill
tuile (f), tUc
tulipe (f), tulip
U
un, line, a, one
utile, useful
utilitd (f), usefulness
va (il), Ac groe^
vaclie (f), cow
vague (f), wave
vaisseau (m), ship
vapeur (f), vapour, steam
vaste, vast
veau (m), ccdf, veal
vendange (f), vijitagc
vendredi (m), Friday
venir, to conic
vent (m), tvind
ver (m), woivn
ver .\ sole (m), silktoonn
verger (m), orchard
vers, towards
vers le sud, southicard
vert, green, sour
vestibule (ni), hall
vetements, le3(ni), clothing, clothes
viande (f), 7iieat
viendra, will come
viennent, co7)ic
vient, cojnes
vieux, vieil, vieille, old
vif, vive, lively
vigne (f), vine
ville (f), city, toicn
village (m), village
vin (m), wine
violette (f), violet
visage (ni),/ce
îsiter, to visit
vit (il), he lives
vite, quick
vitre (t), jHOic
vivre, to live
voici, here is, here arc
voie (f), ro(td
160 VOCABULARY.
voila, there is, there are
voile (m), veil
voile (f), sail
voir, to see
voiture (f), carriage
voix (f), voice
volant (m), shuttlecock
voler, to
fiy^
to steal
vont (ils), they go, arc going
vos, your
votre (adj. poss.), your
v6tre (pro. poss.), yours
voulez-vous, do you wish, will you
vous, you
voyez (voir), look, see
vrai, vraie, true
vu, vue (voir), seen
vue (f), sight
y,
there
y
a-t-il, is there ?
yeux (m), eyes
EN6LISH-FEENCH.
A
a, an, un, un^
across, d travers
act, agir
active, actif -ve
add, ajouter
admiral, amiralKm)
after, apr^s
agile, agile
agreeable, agHable
alas ! hdas !
already, d^jcl
also, aussi
always, tovjours
amiable, aimable
amusing, amusant
and, et
animal, animal
annual, annuel, -Ic
ant, fourmi (f
)
answer, repondre
appear, paraitre
applaud, applaudir
apple, pomme (f)
apple-tree, pommier (m)
apricot, abricot (m)
April, avril (m)
apron, tablier (m)
arm, bra^ (m)
ask (to), demander
ass, Ane (m)
at, ci
at last,
enfin
at present, d present
at the house of, chcz
August, aoid (m)
aunt, tante (f)
autumn, autamne (m)
avoid, <;y7er
axe, cognac (f)
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162 VOCABULARY.
back, dos (m)
bad, mauvais
badly, Ttial
ball, houle (f)
bath, hain (m)
bathe oneself (to), se haigner
battledore, raquette (f)
bear, ours (m)
beautiful, ieau, bel, belle
because, parce que
bed, lit (m)
bed(flower) ,planche(f
)
,parterre(m)
bedroom, cJiamhre (f)
bee, abeille (f)
beech, 'hStre (m)
beer, bidre (f)
beetroot, betterave (f)
before, avant
bell, cZocAe (f)
below, atc-dessous, en bas
hend, flichir
big, 5'ro5, grosse
bird, oiseau (m)
biscuit, biscuit (m)
bit, morceau (m)
bite, mordre
black, W02V
blackbird, ??icrZe (m)
blackboard, tableau noir
blind, aveugle
blow (to), souffler^
pousser
blue, 6Zew
boat, bateau (m)
bobbin, bobine (f)
body, corps (m)
boiled meat, bouUli (m)
bold, ^hardi
bone, 05 (m)
bonnet, chapeau (m)
book, îvre (m)
boot, fto^ê (f), bottine (f)
box, 6otê (f)
boy, gargon (m.)
bread, âm (m)
break (to), casser
breakfast, dejeuner (m)
breathe (to), respirer
bring me, apportez-moi
broken, cass6
brooch, broche (f)
brook, ruisseau (m)
brother, /r^rc (m)
brown, brun
brush, brosse (f)
bmsh (to), brosser
bud, bouton (m)
build, 6<îîV
build (a nest), construire
bunch of grapes, grappe (f)
bum, bruler
but, mais
butter, beurre (m)
butterfly, papillon (m)
button, bouton (m)
by, âr
buy me, achetez-moi
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cabbage, chou (m)
cackle (to), caquetcr
cage, cage (f)
cake, gateau (m)
calf, veau (m)
camel, chameau (m)
canal, canal (m)
canary, serin (m)
cap, bonnet (m)
captain, capitaine (m)
carrot, airotte (f)
carry (to), porter
cask, tonncau (m)
catch (to), attraper
caterpillar, chenille (f)
chair, chaise (f)
chalk, c/rac (f)
cheek, yoc (f)
cheese, fromage (m)
cherish, giUrir
cherry, cemc (f)
cherry-tree, cerisier (f)
chess, t't7tt'C5 (m), to play at chess,
joucr aux cchecs
chest, poitrinc (f)
chew (to), mdcher
chicken, jMulct (m)
chickweed, mouron (ni)
child, enfant (m or f)
choice, cAow; (ni)
Christmas, Noel (m)
church, Sglise (f)
class, c/tMse (f)
clean, propre
clear, c/atV
clever, adroit
clock, horloge (f)
clockface, cadran (m)
clothes, vitements (m)
cloud, muige (m)
coal, charbon (ni)
coarse, ^jwais -5*6
coat, Art6eY (m)
coffee, c/J$ (m)
coffee-pot, cafetiere (f)
cold, /roii3?
cold (it is),
ilfaitfroid
collar, col (m)
colour, couleur (f)
comb, peigne (m)
comb one's hair (to), se peigner
come in (to), entrer
come out of (to), sortir de
comforter, cache-nez (m)
compass, boussolc (f)
copy-book, cahier (m)
com, wheat, 6/^ (m)
cost, coiiter
cottage, chauini^re (f)
cotton, coton (m)
cough, <OKX (f)
count (to), co7npter
country, campagnc (f)
covetous, avare
cow, vache (f)
cream, crdi (f)
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164 VOCABULARY.
cricket, criclcet (m)
cross (to), traverser
cruel, cruel^ -le
cuckoo, cottcou (m)
cocoon, C0C071 (m)
cuffs, manchettes (f)
currant, groseillc (f)
cut (to), couper
daisy, marguerite (f)
dance (to), danser
dare, oser
dark (it is), ilfait noir
darn (to), repriser
day, jour (m)
dear, cher, -dre
deceive, ddcevoir
December, decembi'C (m)
deep, profond
defend, defendre
delicate, delicat
desk, pupitre (m)
dig (to), Mcher
dining-room, salle d manger (f)
dinner, diner (m)
division, division (f)
docile, docile
dog, cAim (m)
doll, ponpee (f)
domestic, domestique
door
i
porte (f)
dove, pigeon (m)
draughts, dames {les) (f)
drawing-room, 5?o?^ (m)
dress, ?'o6c (f)
dress oneself (to), s'liabiller
drink (to), boire
drum, tambour (m)
dry, sec, seche
dry (to), secher
dumb, muet -fe
dust, poKSsidre (f)
dwell (to), demeurer
E
each, chaque
eagle, ai'^'ê (m)
ear, oreille (f)
earache, mal aux oreillcs
east, e*^ (m)
Easter, Pdques
eat (to), manger
egg, <w/(m)
elephant, tUphant (m)
empty, w'cê
England, Angleterrc (f)
enjoy, yo?V
enough, a^ses
evening, soir (m)
exercise-book, cahier (m)
explain (to), expliquer
eye, ?*/ (m)
eyes, /cs yczîc
FRENCH-ENGLISH. 165
F
face, visage (m)
fair, blond
faithful, /rf^/e
fan, iventail (m)
far, loin
i&Tm,ferme (f)
farmer, /c/*wi/er (m)
farm-mistress, /cnnt^re (f)
father, pdre (m)
February, fevrier (m)
fell (to), abattre
iertHe, fertile
fie!^/
held, champ (m)
figures, les chiffres (m)
fill, remplir
find (to), troHver
fine, 6eatt
fine, it is
, ilfait beau
finger, cloigt (m)
finish (to),^/ar
fire,/ct< (m)
first, premier
fir-tree, sapin (m)
fiour, farinc (f)
gallop (to), galoper
game, jeu (m)
garden, jardin (m)
gas, gaz (m)
gather (to), cucUlir
gay, srai
G
flower, ^fMr (f)
flowerbed, planche (f), parterre
(m)
fly, mouche (f)
fly (to), vo/r
fog, brouillard (m)
foggy, it is
, ilfait du brouillard
foolish, /oM,
folyfolle
foot, jw/e<f (m)
football, ballon (m)
for, ôwr
forehead, /ro?t^ (m)
forest, /or^< (f)
forget (to), oublier
form, 67?c (m)
fox, remird (m)
France, France (f)
freezes, it
, i7 gde
Friday, vendrcdi (m)
friend, ami (m)
from, rfe
fruit, /rtttY (m)
full, plein
fumhihffouvnir
general, g^niral (m)
gently, doucement
get (to), gagncr
girl,///c(f)
give (to), doyincr
give back, rcndrc
166 VOCABULARY.
give me, donnez-moi
glove, gant (m)
gnat, moiicheron (m)
go down, descendre
goat, cMvre (f)
gold, or (m)
good, hon
good ! hon !
goodbye ! adieu
!
good morning ! honjour
!
goose, oie (f)
gooseberry, groseille (f)
go to bed (to), se coucher
go up (to), monter
grain, grain (m)
grapes, raisin (m)
grapes (bunch of), graj[ype (f)
grass, herhe (f)
green, vert
grind (to), moudrc
ground, teiê (f)
grow (to), croUre
grow, grandir
guide (to), diriger
H
hair, cheveu (m)
hall, vestibule (m)
ham, yamSow (m)
hammer, marteau (m)
hand, warn (f)
haiid (of clock), aiguille (f)
hang, pendre
hang, suspetidre
hang up (to), accrocher
hard, (/i/r
hare, ^î;re (m)
harrow, 'herse (f
)
harrow (to), 'herser
harvest, moisson (f)
hat, chapeau (m)
have (to), avotV
hay,/om(m)
haymaker, /rt7iez(r (m)
hay (to make),/awr
head, tete (f)
headache, mal a la tete
hear (to), entendre
hearing, oiiie (f)
heat, chaleur (f)
heavens, cieux (les)
hedge, 'haie (f)
hedgehog, 'herisson (m)
helm, gouvernail (m)
help (to), aider
hen, jooM^c (f)
her, son^ sa, ses
here, ici
! here is, ?;o^c^
here it is, le void
his, son, sa, ses
hive, ruche (f)
holly tree, 702a; (m)
honey, 7niel (m)
honeycomb, rayon de micl (m)
hoop, cerceau (m)
ENGLISH-FRENCH. 167
horse,"^^m/ (m)
hospital, hdpital (m)
hot, chaud
hotel, hCtel (m)
hot, it is
, Ufait chaud
hour, heure (f)
house, inaison (f)
how much, how many, combien
ice, glace, (f)
idle, oisif -ve
if, si
if you please, s'il votis plait
in, dayis, en
india rubber, gomme elastique (f)
inhabit (to), hahiter
ink, encre (f)
insect, insecte (m)
iron,/er (m)
is there,
y
a-t-il
it (nom.), il, elle
it (accus.),/e, â
it is, c'e^t
its, 5(m, 5a, 5C5
James, Jacques
Ja,nna,Ty, Janvier (m)
John, /ean
joiner, menuisier (m)
July, juillet (m)
June, ywm (m)
just, yw^te
K
keep (to), garder
key, clef
{i)
king, roi (m)
kitchen, cuisine (f)
kite, cerf
-volant (m)
knee, ^rcnoM (m)
knife, couteau (m)
knit (to), tricoter
know (to), avor
168 VOCABULARY.
labour (to), travaiUer
labourer, travailleur (m)
lamb, agneau (m)
lark, alouette (f)
late, tard
lay eggs (to), pondre
lazy, oisif -ve
legijambe (f)
left to the, d gauche
lesson, legon (f)
light, lumidre (f)
light, it is
, ilfait clair
like (to), aimer
lilac, lUas (m)
lily, lis (m)
limetree, tilleul (m)
linnet, linotte (f)
lion, lion (m)
lip, Uvre (f)
listen (to), couter
little, /?e^*Y
lively, v^ -ve
loaf, pam (m)
London, Londres
long, ôn^r, -tê
look at (to), regarder
lose, perdre
Louisa, Louise
love (to), amer
M
madam, madame (f)
make {ô),faire
mamma, maman (f)
mantelpiece, cTieminte (f)
map, carê (f)
Margaret, Marguerite
Mary, Marie
mast, mGit (m)
master, maitre (m)
meadow, prairie (f)
meet (to), rencontrer
melt, fondre
mend (to), raccommoder
metal, mdtoZ (m)
mignonette, ris6da (m)
midday, mtc?* (m)
midnight, minuit (m)
midsummer, Saint-Jean (f
)
milk, âtY (m)
mill, moulin (m)
minute, minute (f)
Monday, ^wwc?i (m)
monkey, stn^'e (m)
month, wiow (m)
more, plus
morning, matin (m)
moth, teigne (f)
mother, rn^re (f)
ENGLISH-FRENCH. 169
mouse, souris (f)
mouth, bouche If)
mow (to), faiicher
moweTf /aucheur (m)
mutton, mouton (m)
N
nail, ongle (m)
napkin, serviette (f)
near, prds
neck, cou (m)
neckerchief,
fichu
(m)
needle, aiguille (f)
neithernor, ni
ni
nephew, neveu (m)
nest, nid (m)
never, nejamais
new, noMvmj/, -e/, -elle
night, nuit (f)
nightdress, chemise de nuit (f
)
nightingale, rossignol (m)
no, wow ; aucun : nepas de
nor, ni
north, 7M)rrf (m)
nose, nee (m)
not, nepas
not at all, nepoint
notliing, 7ic
Hen
November, novembrc (m)
now, maintenant
nut, nota; (f)
oak, chcne (ra)
oats, avoine (f)
obedient, ohtissant
obey, o6î>
ocean, ocdan
o'clock, Aewre (f)
October, octobre (m)
odour, orfcwr (f
)
of, de
office, bureau (m)
often, souvcnt
oh ! oA /
oil, Awt/c (f)
old, vietix^ vicilj vicille
on, sur
one, t/, ?iM
one (people, they), on
oneother, l\inVautre
onion, oignon (m)
or, ou
orange (an), orange (f)
orange, orange
orchard, verger (m)
our, notrCy nos
overcoat, par-dessns (m)
owe, devoir
ox, bauf {m)
oyster, huitrc (f)
170 VOCABULARY.
Papa, papa
paper, papier (m)
parasol, ombrelle (f
)
Paris, Paris
parrot, perroquet (m)
part, partie (f)
partridge, perdrix (f)
pear, poire (f)
peartree, poirier (m)
pea, pois (m)
peace, paix (f)
peasant, paysan (m)
peas (green), pctits pois
pen, plume (f
)
pencil, crayon (m)
pencil-case, porte-crayon (m)
penknife, c7i?/ (m)
people, o?i
perceive, apercevoir
I>erch (to), se pcrcher
perish, perir
petticoat, jupon (m)
piano, piano (m)
picture, tableau (m)
pig, ;?W'C (m)
pin, ^pijigle (f)
pitch, ôiic (f)
pitchfork, fourche (f)
plank, planche (f
)
play (to), /ower
plaything, joujou (m)
plate, assiette (f)
plough, charrue (f)
plough (to), labourer
plum prune (f
)
plumtree, prunier (m)
pocket,
J90c7i6
(f)
pockethandkerchief, mouchoir (m)
point out (to), indiquer
polite, ô^
pond, dtongr (m)
pony, poney
poor, pauvre
potato, pomme de terre (f)
poultry-yard, basse-cour (f)
praise (to), /oiêr
prefer (to), preferer
present (a), cadeau (m)
present (at), d, present
pretty, yo^
prize, prix (m)
prudent, prudent
pupil, e7^V6
put it, mettezle
Q
queen, mne (f)
queen-bee, re7WJ des abeilles
quite, tout
quite ready, tout prSt
FRENCH-ENGLISH.
171
rabbit, lapin (m)
rain, plute (f)
rains it, t'l pleut
rainlx)w, arc-en-ciel (m)
rake, rdteau (m)
raspberry, framboise (f
)
rather, plutot
raven, corbeau (m)
read (to), lire
ready, pret
receive (to), recevoir
red, rouge
remain (to), restcr
ribbon, rubcui (ni)
rice, riz (m)
rich, riche
right, to the, a droite
ring (a), anneau (m)
ring (to), soniicr
ripe, miir
rise (to), ê /ere?*
road, chemin (m), roic (f)
roast meat, roti (m)
Robert, Robert
robin, rouge-gorge (m)
rock, rocher (m)
rocking-horse, chevald bascule (m)
roll, rouler
root, racine (f)
rope, corc?c (f)
rose, rose (f)
round, rone?
rub,
f
rotter
run (to), courir
S
sail, roiVe (f)
sailor, mari?i (m)
salad, salade (f)
salt, 56^ (m)
sand, .sa6/c (m)
sandl>ank, banc de sable (m)
sash, ceinture (f)
satchel, /)e/tY sac (m)
Saturday, samcdi (m)
saucer, soucoupe (f)
saw (a), scie (f)
saw (to), 5cier
sawyer, scieur (m)
say (to), dire
say (they), on e?<
school, ^cole (f)
schoolroom, c/o^ê (f)
scissors, /fes ciseaux (m)
scythe, /aiu; (f)
sea, mer (f)
seal, phoqne (m)
season, saison (f)
second (a), seconde (f)
see, fOjs/3
172 VOCABULARY.
see (to), voir
seed, graine (f)
seek (to), chercher
seen, vu, vue
sell (to), vendre
sense, sens (m)
September, septembre (m)
serpent, serpent (m)
set (to), mettre
sew (to), coudre
shadow, 07nbre (f)
sharp, piqua?it
shawl, chdle (m)
she, elle
shear, tondre
sheep, mouton (m)
ship, navire (m), vaisseau (m)
shine, hriller
shirt, chemise (f)
shoe, Soulier (m)
show (to), montrer
shuttlecock (to play at), jower
w volant
sight, 'yi/c (f)
silk, 5o/e (f)
silkworm, ver sote (m)
silver, argent (m)
silver thimble, d6 d'argent (m)
sing (to), chanter
Sir, monsieur
sister, sceur (f)
sit, s'asseoir
slide (to), glisser
skate, joa^m (m)
skate (to), patiner
sky, ctcZ (m)
slate, ardoise (f)
sleep (to), dormir
slice ofbread and butter, tartine (f)
slippers,
pantoiifles
slow, êni
smell (sense of), odorat (m)
smell, odour, oêwr (f)
smell (to), sentir
snow, wezjg'e (f)
snows, it
, il neige
so, St
soap, savon (m)
sofa, canapt (m)
soft, wiow, mol^ molle
soil, saîV
solid, solide
something, quelque chose
so much, tant
son, j^/s (m)
soon, t6t
song, chanson (f)
soul, wie (f)
soup, sowpe (f)
sour, acide, vert
south, Slid (m)
southward, au sud : vers le sud
sow (to), scmer
spade, heche (f)
sparrow, moineau (m), passereau
(m)
speak {to), jMrler
spider, araignee (f)
spoil, gdter
split, fendre
sponge, Sponge (f)
spoon, cuiller (f)
ENGLISH-FRENCH. 173
B])nng. printemps, (m)
stag, cerf (m)
stair-case, escalier (m)
star, 6toile (f)
steam, vapeur (f)
steamboat, bateau d vapeur (m)
stem, tige (f)
still, encore
sting, aigidllon (m)
strike,
f
rapper
stocking, bas (m)
stomach, estomac (m)
stone, pierre (f)
storm, ora^re (m)
straw, jpat'We (f)
strawberry, /raise (f)
street, ?*?<e (f)
strong, fart
sugar, Sucre (m)
summer, 6t6 (m)
succeed, r6ussir
sun, soê7 (m)
sun, theshines, ilfait du soleil
Sunday, dimanche
swallow, hirondelle (f)
sweet, doux -ce
swift, rapide
swim (to), nager
table, table
tablecloth, nappe (f)
take (to), prendre
tall, grand
talk, cawser
tape, ruban
dcfil
(m)
tart, êr<e (f)
taste, ^roM^ (m)
taste (to), goiUer
tea, th^ (m)
teapot, tkeierc (f)
tell (relate), racontcr
than, ^'wc
that (pro.), cc, cc^ cc<<6
that (conj.), ^mc
the, ic, la, les
their, /ew/*, /ewrA^
then, done
there,
y
; li
there is, i7
y
a
there are, i7
y
a
there it is, /e voild, la voilO.
these, ce*
they, ilSf elles
they, people, ofi
thimble, de (m)
thin, mince
think (to), penser
tliis, cc, cc^, cciê
thou, ^2
thread,// (m)
thread (a needle) (to), enfiler
throat, gorge (f)
tlirough, par
174 VOCABULARY.
thumb, pouce (m)
Thursday, jeudi (m)
tiger, tigre (m)
time, temps (m)
timepiece, pendule (f
)
to, a
toe, orteil (m)
to-day, aujourd'hui
to-morrow, cUmain
too much, many, trop
tooth, dent (f)
toothache, maZ aux dents
tooth-brush, hrosse d dents
tongue, langue (f)
top, toupie (f)
touch, toucher (m)
touch (to), toucher
towel, serviette (f)
town, ville (f)
tree, arhre (m)
troublesome, importun
trousers, pantalon (m)
true, t'rca'
Tuesday, mardi (m)
tulip, ifM^^)9e (f)
turkey, dindon (m)
turnip, navei (m)
twist, tordre
U
umbrella, parapluie (m)
uncle, o?ic?e (m)
under, sous
upon, swr
useful, utile
vegetables, legumes (m)
veil, voile (m)
very, ^r^5
vine, vigne (f)
violet, violette (f)
voice, wtx (f)
VV
wait, attendrc
waistcoat, gilct (m)
walk (to), marcher
wall, ir (m)
warm, chaud
wash (to), ?vcr
ENGUSH-PEENCH.
175
wash oneself (to), se laver
wasp, gucpe (f)
watch, mmitre (f)
Avater, eaii (f)
water (to), arroser
watering-can, arrosoir
wave, vague (f)
wax, cire (f)
we, 7iotis
weather (the), le ternps
weather (it is good), ilfait beau
temps
weather (it is bad),
ilfait mauvais
tc7nps
Wednesday,
inercredi (m)
west, 02iest (m)
what? que?
where ? ou ?
when? quand?
whip,/oj(e< (m)
white, blanc, -che
who, qui
who? qui?
whom, que
whom? qui?
why ? pourquoi ?
wicked, michant
wild, sauvage
wildboar, sanglier (m)
William, Guillaume
win (to), gagner
wind, vent (ra)
wdndy, it is, ilfait du vent
wine, vin (m)
winter, hiver (m)
wise, sage
wisely, sagement
with, avec, chez
without, sans
wood, hois (m)
woodcutter, hAcheron (m)
wolf, loup (m)
wool, laine (f)
woman, /eii6 (f)
work, ouvrage (m)
workbox, ioiê <l ouvrage (f)
worm, rer (m)
write (to), ^crire
year, n (m), an7Ue (f)
yellow, y</M6
yesterday, Ater
yes, oui
yet, encore
you, vous
your, vo^rc
young, yeuwc
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FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS

22. Clioeiir des Chasseurs 121

la mere, the mother.

les peres, the fathers.

I'or the gold,

au pere^ to or at the father.

une mere a mother

le livre, the hook; les livres, the hooks.

le fils, the son; les fils, the sons;

le chapeau, the hat; les chapeaux, the hats;

le cheval, tite horse; les chevaux, the horses.

All the following words are masculine:

petit, petite, little;

le frere fidele. la soeur fidele.

le livre amusant, the amusi7ig hoolc.

le jeune homme, the young man.

le petit livre ; les petits livres

petit petits petite petites

monsieur, madaine, viaman.

positive, riche, rich.

moins riche, less rich.

amusantclier delicat agreable

1. Le plus gros.2. La plus grosse.3. Lesplusgros.

4. Les plus grosses.5. Le moins beau.6. La moins

9. La plus avare.10. Les plus amusantes.IL Les

3. The least beautiful (masc. sing.).4. The least beau-

6. Longer (masc. sing.).7. Yellower (fem. plur.).

8. Yellower (masc. plur.).9. More wise (masc. sing.).

10. wiser (fem. sing.).11. The ripest (masc. sing.).

12. The ripest (fem. plur.).

G. Les moins agiles.7. Les plus jolies.8. La moins

II. La moins utile.12. Les plus gaies.

6. The blackest (masc. plur.).7. Prettier (fern,

5. Le beurre est plus jaune que la creme.6. Le

6. Jean est plus riche que Guillaume.

4. The doll is very pretty.5. The grass is very green.

(3. John is older than Mary.

Le fils aime Sa mere.

sage, wise; sagement, wisely;

the other TunI'autre

''Ne crains rien,

seated: escabeaustool: Tatrethe hearth: Techinespine,

gliding : nuagecloud : raviesnatched : qu'emportent

get up: prevoyante

glowing : endormiasleep : allonscome : brise

prey : se saisirtake possession : flatteurflatterer : depens

ashamed : confusconfused : jurerswear : qu'on ne Vy

* denotes that the h is aspirate

point, not, not at all

, to comb one's hair

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