Vocabulary
This word means "car" in French
Voiture
This tense is used to describe what would happen in the future under certain conditions
Le conditionnel
What do French people often need to present at the post office or bank to prove identity?
Une piece d'identite
True or False: final consonants in French are usually silent
True
Which region includes the island of Corsica?
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur et la Corse
The French phrase for "to be online" or "connected"
Etre en ligne
True or False: Reciprocal reflexives always use "etre" in the passe compose
True
This French region is famous for lavender fields and the Mediterranean coast
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Give one French word where the final consonant is pronounced
Avec, sept, sac, ouest, respect...
The capital of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Marseille
Il fait le plein
Give the infinitive: "ils ont offert"
Offrir
What is a "petit commerce"?
A small local shop, like a bakery, butcher, or corner store
The letter H in French can be "aspire" or muet". What's the difference?
"H muet" allows liaision (l'homme); "H aspire" does not (le hero)
Name one city in La Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bordeaux, Bayonne, Limoges, Poitiers
What do the French call a "small neighborhood grocery shop?"
Une epicerie
Which preposition follows commencer when it is followed by an infinitive
à --> commencer à fair quelque chose
What are two common ways the French use technology differently than Americans?
WhatsApp vs. SMS and more protective of their privacy; less likely to share personal info online
When do you capitalize words in French titles
Only the first word (and proper nouns)
What types of shops or buildings might you find in a small French village that differ from U.S. towns?
Boulangerie, boucherie, epicerie, la mairie, le marche en plein air
Un embouteillage
Name three verbs that are irregular in the futur simple
avoir, etre, aller, faire, savoir, venir, pouvoir, voir
Name one cultural feature of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine or L'Occitanie
Nouvelle-Aquitaine: vineyards, surfing
Occitanie: Toulouse, Roman ruins, strong regional identity
Pronounce or explain the sound difference in "x" in deux vs. six
In deux, the x is silent; in six, it's pronounced (sis) before vowels and (si) before consonants
Describe one unique feature of Marseille
It's France's oldest city, a major port, and has strong Mediterranean/North African influences