| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Cette montre est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Cette montre est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| chère |
| chère |
| Cette montre est chère. |
| Cette montre est chère. |
| "This watch is expensive." |
| We use chère in this sentence because montre is a feminine singular noun. Cette also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Cet avion est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Cet avion est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| petit |
| petit |
| Cet avion est petit. |
| Cet avion est petit. |
| "This plane is small." |
| We use petit in this sentence because avion is a masculine singular noun. Cet also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ce restaurant est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Ce restaurant est (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| bon |
| bon |
| Ce restaurant est bon. |
| Ce restaurant est bon. |
| "This restaurant is good." |
| We use bon in this sentence because restaurant is a singular masculine noun. Ce also agrees with the gender of the noun. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Cet |
| Cet éléphant |
| Cet éléphant est |
| Cet éléphant est gros. |
| "This elephant is big." |
| Cet éléphant est gros. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Cette lampe est (nouveau or nouvelle). |
| Cette lampe est (nouveau or nouvelle). |
| nouvelle |
| nouvelle |
| Cette lampe est nouvelle. |
| "This lamp is new." |
| Nouvelle is used here because lampe is a feminine singular noun. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ce sofa est (blanche or blanc). |
| Ce sofa est (blanche or blanc). |
| blanc |
| blanc |
| Ce sofa est blanc. |
| "This sofa is white." |
| Blanc is used here because sofa is a masculine singular noun. |
| Let's translate some sentences into French. |
| Translate "This dog is black." into French. |
| Ce, "This" |
| followed by |
| chien, "dog" |
| next |
| est, "is" (Third-person singular form of être, meaning "to be.") |
| followed by |
| noir, "black" |
| Noir is used here because chien is a masculine singular noun. |
| Ce chien est noir. |
| Ce chien est noir. |
| "This dog is black." |
| Translate "This car is old." into French. |
| Cette, "This" |
| followed by |
| voiture, "car" |
| next |
| est, "is" |
| followed by |
| vieille, "old" |
| Vieille is used here because voiture is a feminine singular noun. |
| Cette voiture est vieille. |
| Cette voiture est vieille. |
| "This car is old." |
| Translate "This tree is tall." into French. |
| Cet, "This" |
| followed by |
| arbre, "tree" |
| next |
| est, "is" |
| followed by |
| grand, "tall" |
| Grand is used here because arbre is a masculine singular noun. |
| Cet arbre est grand. |
| Cet arbre est grand. |
| "This tree is tall." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which adjective is used in the sentences? |
| Ce restaurant est bon. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ce restaurant est bon. |
| Did you hear, bon? Bon, meaning "good," is used with masculine singular nouns. |
| How about...? |
| Cette lampe est nouvelle. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Cette lampe est nouvelle. |
| Did you hear, nouvelle? Nouvelle, meaning "new" in its -e form, applies to feminine singular nouns. |
| Next… |
| Cet éléphant est gros. |
| One more time. |
| Cet éléphant est gros. |
| Did you hear, gros? Gros, which means "big," is used with masculine singular nouns. |
| And... |
| Cette montre est chère. |
| One more time. |
| Cette montre est chère. |
| Did you hear, chère? Chère, meaning "expensive," is an adjective that, in its feminine form, takes an accent mark (è) to maintain the correct pronunciation, changing from cher—masculine—to chère—feminine. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to describe something with adjectives in French. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Au revoir ! |
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