A mini junior french dictionary for kids by Veronia Sudharshini


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A mini junior french dictionary for kids!!
By Veronia Sudharshini© 2004

About this website

This online dictionary for people of all ages will explains over 1000 common French words with the meaning in English.This website is for everyone who is starting to learn french it could help with your french work at school or homework.

Masculine and Feminine words


When you look at French words for things such as"teddy bear" or "man", you will see that they have le,la or l' in front of them. This is because all French Words for things and people are either Masculine or Feminine.Le is the word for "the" in front of a feminine word,and you use l' in front of words that begin with "a","e","i","o" or "u". In front of words that are plural (more than one, such as "tables" or "men") ,the French word for "the" is Les.

Pronouncing French words

Read the pronounciation as it is were an English word in French.But remember that the French "I" is said like the "S" in "treasure"; when you see "N" or "M" in a pronounciation,you should barely say the "N" or "M"; say the letter that is before it through your nose,as if you had a cold; the French "r" is made at the back of the throat and sounds a little like gargling; the french "u" is not like any sound in English.It is a little cross between the "ew" of "few" and the "oo" of "food".To say it round your lips to say "oo",then try to say "ee";the pronounciations use the letters "ew" to show this sound.


 
 

Veronia Sudharshini,Last updated 12-06-04 at 22:44pm