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THE USBORNE

FIRST

THOUSANDWORDSIN FRENCHles

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THE USBORNE

FIRST

THOUSANDWORDSIN FRENCH

With easy pronunciation guide

Heather Amery

Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright

Revised edition edited by Nicole Irving

and designed by Andy Griffin

French language consultant: Lorraine Sharp

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^ ^ & « ^ B -^j^ c^-^On every big picture across h/v'O pages,

there is a little yellow duck to look for.

Can you find it?

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About this bookThis book is for everyone who is starting to learn French.

By looking at the small, labeled pictures, it will be easy to learn

the words. You can also look at the large central picture andtry to recall words for things. This helps to make the words stick

in your mind, and it is also lots of fun. Seeing things in a scene

will also help you to remember them.

Masculine and feminine wordsWhen you look at French words for things such as "table" or

"man", you will see that they have le, la or T 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 masculine word, la is "the" in front of a feminine word, andyou use \' in front of words that begin with "a", "e", "\"

, "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.

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All the labels in this book show words for things with le, la,

r or les. Always learn them with this little word.

Looking at French >vordsA few French words have accents. These are signs that are

written over or under some letters. Usually they are over the

letter "e" , and they change the way you say the letter.

Saying French >vords

The best way to learn how to say French words is to listen to a

French speaker and repeat what you hear. To help you,

though, in the word list at the back of the book, you will find

an easy pronunciation guide for each French word.

About this revised edition

This edition brings new life to on enormously popular

book. The book has been redesigned

to give even clearer pictures and labels, and there are

many brand-new illustrations by

Stephen Cartv/right. The book has also been brought up

to date, so that it now includes objects which have madetheir way into everyday life in recent years.

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La maisonlelit

le robinet

le papier

hygienique

la brosse a dents

I'eau

les toilettes

eponge

le lavabo

la douche

!l l i W ii II ,! ; lil ll"Tr-T

Le salon

la serviette

le dentifrice

la radio le coussin la moquette |e canape

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la chaise la couettele peigne

\q jrap la descente de lit

rarmoire

rodioteur vTdXo '« i°--' '° '^ble,,3 fe,,,,

I'escalier

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la planche a

repasser les ordures

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I .ii • . frannp<; '© chiffon les carreabouilloire couteaux nunytii,

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le lave-linge

le torchon |es tossesj^s allumettes la b

les bolsle placard

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/

la brouette

la ruche

escargot

les briques

le pigeon

la beche

la coccinelle

la poubelle

es graines

Le jardin

I'appentis le ver de terre'e^^'eurs

le tourniquet(^ binette

'^ ^^^P"

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• L'atelier

la planche les copeaux |e canif

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les punaises I'araignee les boulons les ecrousla toile d'araignee

e tonneau

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La ruele magasin

ile trou

le cafe

Tambular

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le trottoir

I'antenne detelevision

la ch(

le toit

le bulldc

lavoiturede|es tuyaux le marteau I'ecole la cour de

] 2I hotel le monsieur police piqueur recreation

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le taxi le passage ., .

pour pietons '^^'"® 'e camion de signalisation

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le cinema

la camionnette

le rouleau

compresseur

la remorque

la maison

le marche

les marches

la moto

la bicyclette

le camion de pompiers

I'agent de policela voiture la dame I'immeuble

lampadaire 13

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Le magasin de jouets rharmonica

ie train electrique

les des

] 4 de poupeela maison le sifflet |es cubes i u-.^ £ . i

^*"^ la trompetteJ .

'^^ t-uueb\q chateau tort le sous-marm

les fleches

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•^ ^ ^gles batons de

A'arc le parachute |,«b^°te«-maquiilage

'^'^"'^^^ les masquescompresseur

les soldats b boite de , r .

de plomb peinture '"^^''^*

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M Lejardin publicles balancoires

la grenouille

£n. /^ffn. X\\l\>^' -^

16le toboggan les tetards

le lac le buisson

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le bebe la planche a roulettes la terre |a poussette la balancoi

les enfants

le tricycle

les oiseaux

PtJtla cloture

lebal

le bateau

la ficelle

la fiaque d'eau

les canetons

la corde a sauter

la plate-bande les cygnes a aisse i^-—^ j

les canards les arbres

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Lezoo

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les rails

'Le voyageI'helicoptere

la locomotive

les tampons

la controleuse

la volvalise

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la billetterie,

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les reux

de signalisation

tI

. , les phares " ^"^, ,

le sac a dos |e moteur la roue la batterie

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la tour decontrole

le steward

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le pilote

S

le lovoge-auto

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a depanneuse

le camion-citerne 'a clefj^ ^^ |g capot I'huile

a pompe a essence

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4m La campagneI'eolienne

la montagne

la montgolfiere

e papillon

1 ,»tw

i-^

le ruisseau

le poteau

indicateurmle herisson

I'ecureuil la foret la riviere la route

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les tentes

I J- I-11 le papillon

u ^^r^^l les rondins e vi aqe j^„.,;t i „^„tle canal ^ de nuit le pent

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e camion-citerne h grange la boue charrette

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tnr% ^^ ^ mmla palissade |a selle I'etable

le foin les moutons |e7L IX J -11

I L I

'®S COchonS 1^ fprm^bottes de paille le cheval 'C" rernne

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4^ La plagele bateau a voiles

le coquillage

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le marin '^ crabe |q mouette I'Tl^

le conot a moteur le ski nauhque

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— '-''\r. ^u nXj^^^\^le chapeau

les vogues de p^ille la falaise le navire le kayakM

les galets

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L'ecoleles ciseaux le tableau

^ .- - T

le crayon

28le bureau

lesli

le stylo

a encre la collela

led€

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W Ila corbeille

a papier

TI'institutrice 'a boTte

la cartele pinceau |e plafond

lapoignee b plante ^op^rnonde fa fi||e'^^ ^™r" la lompe

'^ •°'^'^°'^ "°'^

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i L'hopital #I'infi

le coton

le medicament

J

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I L Iq pommeI ours en peluche ^

I'ascenseur

la robe

de chambre

9

les bequilles

les comprimes

/le plateau

la montre

le thermometre

30rideau le platre 1° bande le fauteuil |e puzzle

roulant le docteur

la sermgue

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Le docteur 1^ nles pantoufles /^^^^/\::^

I'ordinateur

le pansement

la banane

O

le raisin

le panier

les jouets

f

I •

la poire

les cartes

la couche

c^-'

la

,M^^ Jr?^O ^^la chemise le pyjama Torange

la television ^^ nuit

les mouchoirs r,^ n j/ « »

^r, r.r.r.\^r Q BD lo solle cl ottente ^ ,en papier o i

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La feteles cadeaux

le gateau la paille la bougie a guirlande les jouets

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le sandwich le beurre le fromage '^ P^'" la nappe33

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le pamplemousseLe magasin ''^'"S

la carotte

le chou-fleuf

le poireau

le champignon

le concombre

i ^

le citron

le celeri

I'abricot

34-ie melon |'oignon i .

^ le chc

3'"P^"^^

lalaitue les petits pois|^ ,^^^,

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?v:^ 11^^L1-1>n'

la prunela rarine |a balance les bocaux

"^^ 4P*la viande

3 f^9=i'i'fe- ite• !^:^

I'ananas

le yaourt

le panier

les boTtes

de conserve

les pommes, , . ,

Uo hnriroK i

de terra 'es epinards '®^ naricoTs |a caisse a citrouille le caddie35

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La nourriture

36les crepes les petits pains

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/

ie jambon

ledi

les fritesles desserts

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la tete 'f^ .-' ^

les oreilles

les doigts de pied

\ A—^ le pied

la jambe yKy

A^^fV^^^ ^/l_-_^ le genou la poitrine

le cou les epaules

Hle dos le derriere

la main

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y \.

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38le pouce les doigts

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Les vetements

les chaussettes le slip le maillot de corps le pantalon le jean

ila jupe la chemise la cravate le short le collant la robe

le pull-over le sweat-shirt le gilet I'echarpe

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le mouchoit

les tennis les chaussures les sandales les bottes les gants

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Vj-v^ 'la boucle U^*vj les'

^^:?^j \. la ceinture la fermeture le lacet le bouton boutonnieres

\ . li .A eclair

les poches le manteau la casquette le chapeau

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le serveurla serveuse

La famille

le fils la fille la mere le pere

le frere la soeur la femme le mari

la tante I'oncle (

le grand-pere

le cousin |a grand-mere^41

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Les actions

42ram per danser se lover tricoter

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Les contraires

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2^^

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Les jours

linrTrroTrjmardi / ^ ^7

TTmnnfTn

uiro 1 -j^ / i I samed

7 ^ mercredi ?:^^. /, , /

j le calendrier

le matin le soir

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Jours de fete

I'anniversaire ,*<

le cadeau

le jour du mariage

le gateau d'anniversaire

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Le temps

le parapluie

soleil

'

i:^ les nuages

le vent

Les saisonsle givre

le printemps I'ete

48automne

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Les sports

le surf de neige

la voile

O la planche a voile

^2 le football la gymnostique

americain

la balle

le karate

a batte

'appat

la peche , ^A

le plongeon ^>(

50la natation

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le badminton

le tennis de tabile patinage

^ le telesiege (T^V '-

.-\

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Les couleurs ^rii3 orange

gris

Ll blanc bleu

Les formes

I'ovalele triangle

52 A

>vert

rouge

nolet Lj iaujoune

le carre le croissant

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Les nombres

1 ,. un

2 deux

3 trois

4 quatre ^d^j)ljl]^^ ^c^Y) iefZ

^RT^W fflns.

5 cinq

6 six

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7 sept #000 0<J8 hui, ©O^&OOt^D

10 dix QBB^ltoBaaa^S

1

2

douze

13 treize ^ \ r^ :7 \7 ^7 \r^ ?' ^'

1

4

quatorze

15 quinze

1 6 seize

1 7 dix-sept

18 dix-hui. Mtfcia,ai^a.Q.tQ,a.&na

1

9

dix-ne

20 vingt

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La fete foraine

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Le cirque

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Word list

In this list, you can find all the French words in this

book. They are listed in alphabetical order. Next to

each one, you can see its pronunciation (how to say

it) in letters like this, and then its English translation.

Remember that French nouns (words for things) are

either masculine or feminine (see page 3). In the list,

each one has le, la, \' or les in f^ront of it. These all

mean "the". The words with le are masculine, those

with la are feminine.

French nouns that begin with "a", "e", "\", "o" or

"u", and many that begin with an "h", have I' in

front of them. At the end, you will see (m) or (f) to

show if the word is masculine or feminine. Plural

nouns (a noun is plural if you are talking about more

than one, for example "cats") have les in front.

These are also followed by (m) or (f).

About French pronunciationRead the pronunciation as if it were an English

word, but try to remember the following points

about how f^rench words are said:

the French j is said like the "s" in "treasure";

when you see (nj or (m) in a pronunciation, you

shoulcl 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 andsounds a little like gargling;

the French u is not like any sound in English. It is a

little like a 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 pronunciations use

the letters "ew" to show this sound.

A

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n

has

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lo charrette

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les des (m|

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la gare

le gateau

le gateau d'anniverscire

a gauche

le genou

les gens (m/f)

le gilet

la girafe

le givre

lo gloce

la gommele gorllle

la gralne

grand

la grand-mere

le grand-pere

la grande roue

la grange

le grenier

la grenouille

grimper

gris

gros

la grue

la guepe

la guirlande

la guitare

la gymnastique

H

la hache

la haie

le hamburger

le hamster

le haricot

I'harmonica (m|

haut

le haut

le haut-de-forme

I'helicoptere (m)

I'herbe (f)

le herisson

le hibou

rhippopotame (m)

I'hiver (m)

rhomme-grenouille (m)

I'hopital (m)

I'hotel (m)

I'hotesse de Pair (f)

I'huile (f)

huit

le (f)

mmeuble (m)

nfirmier (m)

nfirmiere (f)

nstituteur (m)

nstitutrice (f)

nterrupteur (m)

la gar

luh ga-taw

luh ga-taw

dannee-vair-sair

a gawsh

luh juh-noo

hi jolnj

luh jee-lai

la jee-raf

luh jeevr

la glahss

la gomluh goree-yuh

la grenn

groin)

la gro(nj-mair

luh groin] pair

la gro{n]d roo

la gro(njj

luh gruhn-yai

la gruh-noo-yuh

gra(mlpai

gree

graw

la grew

la gaip

la geer-lo(n)d

la gee-la rr

la /eem-nastee(c

la ash

la ai

luh a(mjboor-ger

luh am-stair

luh aree-kaw

larmoneeka

awluh awluh aw duh form

lellee-koptair

lairb

luh airee-so(nj

luh eeboo

leepo-pottam

lee-vair

lorn gruhnoo-yuh

law-peetal

law-tell

lawtess duh lair

Iweel

west

lee-merbl

la{n]ieerm-yai

la(njfeern)-yair

la(njstee-tewter

lafnjstee-tewtreess

la(n)terrewp-ter

station

cake

birthday cake

(on/to) the left

knee

people

cardigan

giraffe

frost

ice cream

eraser

gorilla

seed

big

grandmother

grandfather

Ferris wheel

barn

attic

frog

to climb

grey

fat

crane

wasp

paper chains

guitar

gym

axe

hedge

hamburger

hamster

bean

harmonica

high

top

top hat

helicopter

grass

owl

hippopotamus

winter

frogman

hospital

hotel

flight attendant

oil

eight

island

apartment building

nurse (man)

nurse (woman)

teacher (man)

teacher (woman)

switch

a jambe

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luh ma-yo duh bain)

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le pecheur

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le riz

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le i.ain

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les

poussins

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la

bicyclette

I'echelle

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lesfleurs la barriere

THE USBORNE

FIRST

THOUSANDWORDS

IN FRENCH

The Usborne First Thousand Words in French provides

a wealth of vocabulary-building opportunities for young

learners of French, and also for anyone who wants the

stimulus of learning with pictures. Devised to appeal to

a wide age range, this book contains bright and amusing

pictures by Stephen Cartwright, illustrating a basic French

vocabulary. It encourages direct association of the

French word with the object to ensure effective,

long-term learning. At the end of the book there is a full

French/English dictionary, which covers all the words

in the book and includes an easy-to-use,

word-by-word pronunciation guide.

This revised edition brings fresh life to this enormously

popular book. The pictures and labels now include

familiar objects which have only made their way into

everyday life over the past few years. The text has been

entirely revised and brought up to date, and there are a

number of brand-new illustrations.

The First Thousand Words in English,

The First Thousand Words in Germanand The First Thousand Words in Spanish

are all available in this revised edition.

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