MASCULINE AND FEMININE…and why they matter so much in French

RULE: ALL NOUNS (THINGS) IN FRENCH ARE EITHER MASCULINE OR FEMININE

Activity #1: Look up five foods en francais, and then write them out, adding the appropriate “a” (une vs. un) in front.

MASCULINE AND FEMININE: AND WHY THEY MATTER

Example:

pizza = feminine

hamburger = masculine

This affects how you say “a”

une = “a” (feminine)un = “a” (masculine)

Example:a pizza = une pizzaa hamburger = un hamburger

RULE: IN FRENCH, VERBS (ACTION WORDS) CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

Activity #2: Using two of your food words (one masculine and one feminine) fill out this chart, using the appropriate form of the verb avoir:

MASCULINE AND FEMININE: AND WHY THEY MATTER

to have – avoirI have J’ai We haveNous avonsYou have Tu as You have (plural/don’t know) Vous avezHe has Il a They have (masc.) Ils ontShe has Elle a They have (fem.)

Elles on 

Example:I have a pizza = J’ai une pizza.She has a hamburger = Ella a une pizza.