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^AHN'S
FEENCH PRIMER.
Dr. P. HENN.
NEW YORK.
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GIFT
PREFACE.
Special attention Ls invited to the following remarks es
pianatory of the system of instruction in the First Elements
of the French language adopted in this little book.
Competent and very experienced authorities on the study of
this language, have repeatedly adverted to the fact that pupils
rarely succeed in attaining anything like a correct French
pronunciai^ioa, when practice m it has been restricted to
such casual opjiortunities as are afforded in the usual study of
grammar and translation into English. They have therefore
advised an Introductory Course which should treat exclusively
of the proper French pronunciation, current reading, and the
early and correct training of the ear to the unfamiliar French
sounds.
The realization of this view is the aim of AEN'S French
Primer. It teaches correct pronunciation by giving numerous
examples of the individual French sounds on a really systematic
or rational plan, according to their inter-relation and the
organs used in their production. These examples are never
meaningless syllables, such as often occur in English Spel-
ling-Books and French Syliabaircs, which can he of no possible
interest to the pnpil, bin are al-ways words referring to
such objects as the pupil is familiar with. Moreover, as the
English meaning is given with each of them, the pupil is enabled,
whilst acquiring a correct accent, to store uu, with great ease,
a vocabulary of extreme value for the real Course itself. The
greatest care haH tMsen tuKen m the choice of exampie-s. Id order
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w give, in each lesson, such sounds only as have been already
explained. The rules laid 'iowo at the head of each lesson,
are few, eimple, and cieajr.
The perpiexiug subject of silent vowels, consonants, and
terminatious is treateii in such a way thai the pupil's eye is
at once spoken to by the (DTnilbll&ni© or hairiine type
used for all silent letters, aud one explanation only is rend-
ered necessary on the part of the teacher.*
In order to arrest the pupil's attention, and fix in his mind
the instruction given in the first part of the book, and for
practice in current reading, Phrases and tittle Conversations
(with an interlinear English version) and easy exercises for
Translation are appended. Tliese apply practically the
words used in t.he reading lessons, and aim really at notliing
more than an agreeable and encouraging recapitulation of the
Course.
Closely based uoon the Primer, and possessing its cliief
feature, viz., the introduction of the ©mitlliiim© type for
all silent letters, are AHN^S French Heading Charts, which
will be found of great service in class instruction.
Although AUK'S French Primer forms one part of a regu-
lar, graded series, it is, as an Introductory Course, complete
in itself, and may be advantageously used, at the earliest
stage of instruction, with any French Grammar.
• Every one conversant with the snbjeci is aware that there i» some diversity
of practice, even amonsr the edncated, as to certain shades and niceties ot Frencli
pronnnciatinn. Bnch ponits the scope of this book does not embra.;e. For this
reason, the present nsapre of the Normal GoIleLre of Paris has been 8(;cepted as the
standard, and mvariably followed, oltboash. In some cases, it may tiiffer tToui
•ther autbunoea.
I. THE ALPHABET.
The French Alphabet consists of the following twcnty-tive
letters:
Names
Names
a A
ah
11 N
enn
b B
bay
o O
o
<• V
say
pP
pay
d D
day
qQ
3
e E
eh
r R
err*
f F
eff
s S
ess
gG
jay'
t T
tay
hH
ash 2
u U
3
i I
ee
V V
vay
J J
jee'
X X
ix
kK
kah
y Y
ee greek
1 L
ell
z Z
zed
inM
emni
1. Simple vowels are: a, e, i, o, ii, y.
2. All other letters are simple consonants.
3. The following are compoimd letters:
Compound voivels: au, eaii, on, ai, ei, eii, oeu.
Nasal vowels: an, am, en, em; in, ini, ain, aim;
on, t)m; uii, um, enn.
DiphtJiongs: ia, ie. ie. ie, i<>. ieii <>i. ni. <>iii.
Nasal diphthongs: iaii, ieii. oiii. iiiii. ion.
Compound consonants: eh, pli, tli, qn, j»'ii.
1 j to be pronounced like ,s in pleasure.
2 a to be pronounced as in fast.
3 The French name of this letter cannot be represented by English
letters; it mnst be learned from the mouth of the teacher.
4 err to be pronounced as in ferry.
1
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II. READING AND SPELLING.
1. a ^ 1 1
b p d t m n
1. a is proiiuLiiiced like a in fad; a witli the Circumflex
Accent ( '" ) lias the sound of a in father. A vowel marked
with the Circumflex Accent is always long.
2. i and i with the Circumflex Accent, are usually pro-
nounced like i in machine, i is sometimes like the English
short /, as in pin.
3. e at the end ol* words of more than one syllal)lo, is silent.
4. b p (It in n at the beginning of words or syllables,
are pronounced as in English.
5. A consonant ut the end of a word is generally silent.
In this book, all silent letters will 1)e given in ® mtMlffi®
or hairline type.
a ba§ ma ta da da papa midi
has stocking my thy hobby-horse papa noon
ami ni nii dit tapis pa§
frieiul neither nest said carpet step
tabae bati mat dlna dame
tobacco built mast (he) dined lady
tap© madam© am© an© pat©
tap jVIrs., Madam soul ass paste
badin© abim© mm dim© min©
switch abyss put tithe mien, look
pip© timid© dat© pi© mi©
pipe timid date magpie crumb (of bread)
e ^ ^ 6
f V 1 r
1. e at the end of words of one syllable, sounds like it in
the English word tub; at the end of syllables not final, it has
really the same sound, but is in many cases scarcely to be heard.
2. e with the Acute Accent (') is pronounced like a in fate.
3. e with the Grave Accent (') is pronounced like a in tare.
4. e with the Circumflex Accent is pronounced like c m there.
5. e without an accent, at the beginning and in the middle
of syllables, is ordinarily jironounced like the French e (a in
tare): in the final syllables er, et, ez, however, it sounds like
the French e (a in fate).
6. f, V, 1. r arc pronounced as in English.
le me te iie de yenir brebis
the lae thfij not of to come sheep
d^ tM f^® ble 6t<5 verite
thimble tea fairy wheat summer truth
feve planet© per© merD frere
beau 1 lanet father mother brother
pret tete fet© bete feuetr©
ready head feast beast window
me me re ye yetir etre pretre
same dream Id dress tulje jjriest
fer mer terme ferme liberte
iron sea l.-nn I'.irMi liberty
tel elle frateriiel fer mer diner
such she- l>rotlierly to closr dinner
et tiret ft lei nea yenes paries
and hyplieu thread nose come speak
s. U tl
c ^ k q
1. o has for the most part nearly the same souml as in
English; it is iisuall}^ pronounced hke o in robe; sometimes
it is short as in odd; 6 with the Circumilex Accent has always
the sound of o in no.
2. u and ii with the Circumflex Accent, cannot be ren-
dered by any corresponding sound in English, and must be
learned from the lips of the teacher.
3. c before a, o, ii, or a consonant, and at the end of
syllables and of some words, is pronounced like the P^nglish Jc.
When it comes before e, i, and y, it is pronounced like s in
the English word same. With the cedilla (^), it always
sounds like sharp s.
4. k sounds like the English k. q, cither followed by u, or
without it, is also pronounced like the English k.
5. In French, there is no neuter gender. All nouns are
either masculine or feminine. The masculine article is le, the;
the feminine article is la, the. Now, as the gender of nouns
can only be learnt by long practice, it is of great importance
for beginners to learn, at the very outset, every noun luith
its article.
la mod© le port le domino la
the mode, fashion the ]inrt the domino the
robe le role le dome le cote
dress the roll the cupola, dome the side
du lu bu tu la rue le futur
of the read drunk thou (he street the future
la nature la lune la vertu eu
the nature the moon the virtue had
du mur miirir la flut© bril
due ripe to ripen the Hute to bnru
la corde le canif actif le roc
the string the peutnife active the rock
la lecture le due ce ceci ici
the rtadiug the duke this this here
le ci dr© la ci r© la ci te la for c©
the cider the wax the city the strength
§a la facade regu le kilo qmi
that the front received the kilogram who
quie la quia lite le coq Paqm©§
whom the quality the cock Easter
4. ail eau ou
§ J
1. ail and eau are pioiiouiiced like o in home.
2. oil sounds like ou in soup.
3. g before a, o, ii, and consonants, has the hard sound of
g in go; before e and i, it is pronounced like s in pleasure.
4. j is always jjronounced like 8 in pleasure.
5. In French, there are as many syllables in a word, as
there are vowels or diphthongs.
6. A single consonant between two vowels, is joined to the
latter.
le baum© la faut© faux jaun©
le bateau le bureau le taureau
the boat the office the bull
ou le couteau le coii le coud©
or the knife the ueek the elbow
le louiD beau coup la poule Aotit
the wolf uiufh, mauy the heu August (mouth)
la moutard© la tour le coucou
the iiuistard the tower the ciiekoo
la rout© roug© le gag© la pag©
tht,' road red tln^ jjicage the Jtage
le gateau le geueral la flgur©
the <-ake the geueral the face, figure, form
les legum©s la glac© la gorg©
the vegetables the ice the throat
gros le gilet je le jour jouer
large the vest I the d;iy to play
le journal joli le jug© JuIbs
the uewspaper pretty the judge Julius
5. ai ei
s X z
1. ai and ei are generally pronoiineed like ai in bail; ai
at the end of a word, especially in some forms of the verb, is
sounded like a in fate.
2. s at the beginning of words has the sharp sound of the
English .s in same; between two vowels, it is pronounced like s
in rose; ss has always the hissing sound of SS in lesson.
3. X as in English, has two different sounds; in most words
beginning with ex, it sounds like gs; in others like ks.
4. z has the same sound as z in English.
5. In dividing words into sjilables, mark, besides tno
general rules (.see 4), the folio wing:
Two different consonants, or the two same consonants be-
tween two vowels, must be separated.
There are many combinations, however, which always be-
long to the same syllable, namely: bl, br, cl, cr, ell, dr, fl,
fr, gl, gr, pi, pr, tl, tr, vr, cli, pli, th, gn.
la lain© la bai© le maitro le
the wool the bay the master, teacher the
palai§ la paix la rai© la pair©
l)alaee the peaee the Hue the pair
le balai je parlerai je parlerais
the liruoiii I shall speak 1 should speak
seiz© la rein© la vein© plein©
sixteeu the iineeu the veiu full
le sabl© le sel sauvag© le sac
the saud the salt savage tlie bag
la musiqui© la visit© le Riiss©
the visit the Kussiau
exact le lux© flxeir la tax©
exact luxiUT to tix the tax
le zero la zon© le zel© le gaz
naught the zoue zeal the gaz
la vertu la bours© le boniieifc
the virtue the purse the cap
qmit ter le ti gr© le tre fl© pro pr©
to leave the tiger the clover proper, clean
— 8 ~
«. eu oeu
h ch th ph
1. eu and oeu sound nearly like u in nume; when followed
hj r, or another consonant not silent, the sound is more open.
2. h in French is said to be aspirated or not, but is never
pronounced. Mark that before all nouns beginning with a
vowel or non-aspirated h, the article is 1' (with the apostrophe)
instead of le, la. With nouns beginning with h aspii'ated,
the article remains unchanged.
3. ch sounds the same as the English sh. In a few words,
however, taken from the Greek, and when it comes before a
consonant, it is pronounced like k.
4. th is pronounced like t simply, and ]>h like f.
le jeu le feu jeu di la cou leur
the play the tire Thursday the color
la doiileur la fleur le coeur la
the paiu the flower the heart the
soeur le boeuf le iioeudl I'lueur©
sister the ox the knot the hour
I'Myer le malheur le Mboii le
the winter the misl'ortuue th^' owl the
hetr© la bouch© le chen© clier
beech-tree the mouth the oak dear
clierche la chro ni qm© le chceur
sought the chi'oiiicle the choir
r^cho le tMm© le theatre
the echo the exercise the theatre
la phras© le phar© le phosphor©
the phrase the light-uons^ the oho^horus
— 9 —
7. an am en em
1. lu I'reuch, n uiui lu, when tinul or bel'uru a cuii.suiiant,
cU-e said to have a nasal sound, but more properly speaking,
dropping their own sound, they only indicate that the preced-
iug vowels are to be sounded through the nose. Thus an, am,
en. em are used to represent the nasal sound of the French a,
and are pronounced like en in the Anglicized word encore.
2. In pronouncing these sounds, care shoidd be taken not
to press the back of the tongue against the palate, as is done in
producing the sound of the English ng.
3. When the m or n of these and similar combinations is
doubled or followed by a vowel, there is no nasal sound.
I'iiiicr© Fans© Fang© daii§ sans
thf> anchor the haudlu the angel iu without
la taiite ma man Jean le banc
til'' aunt Mamma John the bench
blanc* am pi© la jam b© la lam p©
white ample the leg the lamp
le tam bour la ram p© le flam beau
the drum the stairs the torch
en I'encr© en cor© I'entre© le
ill the ink still the entrance the
venl; Fen fane© vendr© yendredi
wind the childhood to sell Friday
Fo ri ent Men ri le sens en sem bl©
the E.ist Henry the sense tcgcther
Fenipir© le membr© la cann©
the empire the member the caue
Fen n© mi la flam m© la gem m©
the enemy the flame the gem
— 10 —
s. in im ain aim ein
in, iiu, ain, aim, ein represent the nasal sound cor-
responding to the French 1; taey arc all pronounced nearlj
like an in the English word samj.
le vin la fin le pin le moulin
the wine flu; eiiil the piue-tree the mill
le la pin le jar din le niagasin
the nibuit the garden the wMrehonse
le matin invite ingrat sini-
the morning invited ungrateful sim-
pl(B im plo rer grim per la main
pie to implore to climb the hand
le bain le pain plain dr b vain cr©
the batli the bread to complain to vanquish
lnu main crain dre de main le
human tt> fear to-morrow the
gain plain tif le par rain ain si
gain ])laintive the godfather thus
la faim le daim Fessaim plein
hunger the deer the swarm full
le frein le sein le teint la
the bridle the bosom the complexion the
feinte le peintre la peintur©
feint the painter the painting
le des sein i nu ti k im mor tel
the design useless immortal
— 11 —
9. on om
un iiiii eiin
1. oil and oiii ivprescut the nasal sound corresponding to
the Frencli o; they are pronounced nearly like on in song.
2. uii, uiii, euii represent the nasal sound corresponding
to the Fi-ench ii: they iirc pronounced nearly like an in sung.
3. The 11 of iiioii, ton, son, nil, on is pronounced with
the next word, if that conunences with a vowel or non-
aspirated h.
Oil onz^ boil moil ton son
om;, thoy eleven good my thy his
Toncle le bonbon le mondp) la
the um-le the sugar-phini the world the
niontr© le pan talon le plafond
watch the trowsers the ceiling
la reponse le savon le gar§on
the ilu^swer the so.ip the boy
Tom bra ge le noin sombre le
the shade the uamr dark the
nombr© la tomb 3 le preiiom
iiund.er the tomh the Christian name
nn un© cliacun la Inn lundi
a, iiu, (me eacli the alum Monday
brun le parfnni kunibk a jeun
brown the perlume InuuMe tasting
mon onclB la bonn© doniier
my uuclc the nurse to give
^ 12 -—
ia ie i^ i^ io ieu
1. Ill French, all clip lit lioii^s arc j)iouuiuicc(l by uttering
fully and distinctly the vowels which compose them; this should,
however, be done by a single inii)ulsc of the voice. Thus:
ia is compounded from the French vowels i and a
ie ' " " " i '• e
ie ■' '' " " i " e
ie " " '' " i " e
io " '' " ' i ' o
ieu " " " " 1 " eu
2. In dividing wonls into syllables, diphthongs should never
be separated.
Ie diablD Ie piano Ie dhidem©
tlic di'\il thr piano tlio (lindi'iu
lemariage Ie dia metre Ie flacr©
tbu niarriage the iliaiiieter 'An- fall
Ie diamant Ie rosier Ie dernier
the diamoud the rose-bush Uk- last
Ie pied Janvier Ie premier tier
the foot January the first yesterday
la pi tie I'amitie Ie sieg© la pie-
j)iiy the frieudship the seat piety
te Ie lie g b Ie pie g e la pie cb la
the cork-tree the trap the jiieee the
salier© la bier© la niec© la
salt-oellar Ihe beer (he niece the
flol© la pioclip) Ie yiolon Dieu
jjhial the pickaxe the Yioliu God
Ie mi lieu Ie lieu yieux mom sieur
the middle the place old Sir, Mi-., gentleman
— IS —
11. oi ui oui
oi is pronounced like wa in loas.
ui is compounded from the French vowels ii and i.
oui ** " " " ou and i.
uioi toi le roi noir la loi la
I thou the kiug black the law the
soire© la sole le miroir ayoir
<_ \eiiiii},' the .silk the iniiTor to have
le poi YTO la soif la bol te boi r©
the iiejjper the thirst the box to drink
la voi k la vie toi r© la toi k I'oi©
the sail the victory the liueu the ^oo^n
Toi seau le moii choir liii liii r©
the l)ird tlie poeket-haudkerchief he to shine
je siiia rHiiuil© la niiit je puis
J am tile oil the uight I can
le ciiir la ciii si ii© niii r© la tui 1©
the leather the kitchen to injure the tile
le cuivr© la plui© I'etui suivi
the copper the rain the case followed
la rui n© le buis son la Suis s©
the riiiu the bush Switzerland
la sui t© le bis cuit la con dui t©
the attendants the biscuit the conduct
rejoui oui la fouin© Louis©
rejoiced yes the marten Louisa
— 14 —
12. ian ion oin uin ien
1. ian is compounded t'rom the French vowels i and an nasal.
ion " " " *' i '' on ''
oin " " " " o ' in "
uin ** ** " " n " in "
ien " " " '' i " en "
2. All these diphthongs are pronounced by uniting the sounds
of their component parts, except ien, which is mostly final,
and sounds like i with in {an in the P^nglish word sang).
la viand© riant la con fiance le
thfi uieiit siiiiliiig ci>iiti(leiK-e the-
mendiant le negociant friand
beggai- the merchaut dainty
le lion le champion la pension
the lion the champion the boarding-school
la pas sion In nion la pro ces sion
tlif ]iassion tlie union the procession
loin le foin le soin le coin le
far the hay the carr the corner the
point joindr© le be soin Juin
point to join the need June
bien rien mien mienn© tien
well nothing mine mine thine
sien le lien an cien le co me dien
his the hand ancient the actor
le Prussien le Chretien com bien
the Prussian the Ghristiau li'^w much
— 15 —
13. il ill
eil eill
1. 1 and 11, when preceded by i. are pronounced like y
consonant in yonder (liquid 1); in such words as have only
tte vowel i before the 1 or 11, the i has its regular sound.*
2. When there is another vowel before the 11 or ill, the 1
is always silent, and the vowel befoi-e it has its I'egular sound.
Thus: eil and eiU are pronounced like e with 1 liquid.
le babil le mil le peril Avril
th ta:k the millet the peril April
111 famille la fill© la yaiiill©
the luiiiily the danghier the vauilLi
le pa vil Ion la co qmil le brii leir
lue pavilit)u the shell to shine
le con sell con sell ler le vermenl
the advice to aJvice the veriiiiliuu
paretl le soleil le sommeH la
like the sim the bleep the
bouteill© la corbeilk Foreill©
l)Oltie the basket the ear
la mer veil \% I'a beO k meO leur
the wonder the bee better
la gro seil le vi ell le vi eil lard
the gooseberry old the old man
*) The pronunciation of the liquid I is sometimes given as being
like that of Hi in brilliant; but, as indieated above, in Paris and pans
of France, it is softened down to very nearly the sound of y.
— 16 —
u. ail euil ouil
aill euill ouill
ail aiul aill are pronouucetl like a with 1 liquid.
euil ' euill " " eu '• 1 ''
oviil " ouill • "■ ou ' 1 "
i is, of course, always silent.
le bail le be tail le gouyernail
the lease the eattls the rudder
I'email le travail Fe yen tail la
the enamel the work the tan the
bataill© recalll© la medaille
battle the scale (of fish) the medal
la muraill© la paill© le caillou
(he wall th(^ straw the pebble
le deuil recureuil le faiiteuil
the mouruiut,' the squirrel the armchair
le cheyreuil le seiiil la feuille
the roe the threshold the leaf
le ports feuil 1b le che yr© feuil 1©
the j>ortl<)li() the honey-suckL'
le feuil la ge le fe iioiiil mouil ler
the foliage the fenuel-seed to wet
bouillir le bouillon la rouille
to boil the broth the rust
fouiller le brouillon la depouill©
to dig the waste-book the spoil
17
gn y
1. gll has a sound combining that of the English n and y
consonant, like 7il in minion. In dividing words into syllables,
it is always considered as one letter, (see 5.)
2. y when initial, or when after a consonant, has the sound
of the French i. y after a vowel is to be considered as a com-
pound sound of two i (ii), the first i going with the preceding
vowel, and the second with the following; thus: nioyen =
moi-ien.
la ligiie la campagn© le sigiie
the liue the country the sign
la moil ta giie I'Al le ma gii© di gii©
the monntiiiu Germany wrtrMiy
rigiioraiic© le compagiion le
ignorance the companion, partner the
lorgnon le rogiioii espagiiol
eyeglass the kidney Spanl^h
y les yeiix la lyre la syllabe
there the eyes the lyre the syllable
le type le myrt© la syntax©
the type the myrtle the s>^ltax
le tyran la pyramid© I'luydr©
the tyrant the iiyramid the hydra
lepays le pay sag© le moyen le
the country the landsca])-- the means the
crayon you§ voyes employer
pencil you see to employ
payer loyal royal aboyer
to pay honest royal to bark
— 18
•• •• ••
1 u e
1. g'U before e and i sounds like g in go; the u lias no
sound whatever, it onl}^ shows that the g is hard.
2. g-e befoie a, o, ii, sounds like s in pleasure; the e is
inserted to show that the g is soft.
3. The trema (*•) ])laced over the second of two vowels,
denotes that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters.
la laiigui© la gmerre le gmid©
the laugnaf^e tongue the wiir the guide
la flgiiKB la baguue la gmerit©
the tig the ring the sen try-box
fatigmie la g mi tar© la drogHKB
tired the guitar the drug
la gunirland© gnner© la ginepe
tlie garland hardly the wa.sp
la mar gun© ri to la dagiie le gme
the daisy the dirk the lord
le dogniKB ForgniKB gmerir le gmi
the house-, log the orgau to heal the mistletoe
la guuetr© il mangea le geolier
the gaiter be ate the jailer
rou goa tr© le pi g©on la man g^©oi r©
reddish the pigeon the manger, crib
Faieul hair Saiil Raphael
the grandfather to hate Saul Raphael
19 —
17.
ti ent
1. ti in the middle of words, when it comes before another
vowel, is very otten jn'onounced like ce in cedar.
2. ent final in the Third Person Plural of all French verbs,
is silent.
la ration la nation la fraction
the ration the imtioii th*' tractiou
la consolation Faddition la
the con-olution the additinu the
SOUS traction la multiplication
sul)tr!iotiou the imiltiplicatinu
la por tion I'e du ca tion le di tion
the i^ortiou the edm-atiou the editiou
Fat ten tion la condition la per-
the attention the (•(niditinu the jx-r-
Action le Venitien essentiel
Itclimi the Veneiiaii esseiiti.d
patient la patienc© la compo-
jiatieiit patience the compo-
si tion le:^ lions rugiss©ini4 le§
sitioii (tlie) lions roar (the)
pigeons roucoukait les serpente
pigeons con (the) seq^ents
siffleunt les boeufe mu gis seimt les
hiss I the) oxen low (the)
mou tons be l©Bt les coqs clian tent
sheep bleat (the) cocks crow
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j«. f^oiible Consonants.
1. Aa a |2:eneral mle, In words ending In e mate, preceded
by two likf^ consonants, the two con.soiKints are pronounced as
one. There are, however, a gi-eat many words with double
consonaniis m which both of them are pronounced,
2. Double 1 afler i retains in a few words the proper sound
of I, as heard in hill, (see 13.)
3. Double c before e and i is pronounced as in English,
namely, the first like k, the second like s.
la nappo la chatt© la barr© la
the tablf-c'loth the cat the bar
chas m la pier re le par ter r© la
hiiutiiij,' the stone the garden-plot the
terr© TAngleterr© J©anii© le
earth England Jane tlir
reii 11© qmit t© I'Eiioiii m© com in©
reindeer (juits the man like, as
la pom ill© le beurr© le sifflet
the ajiple the butter the whistle
la §riff© la coiff© la goutt©
the claw the head-dress the drop
iiii men s© im mo bi 1 © I'er reur
immense inlmovable the error
il his tr© la yil 1© mil 1© le mil 1©
illustrious the town thousand the mile
ia vaccin© le succes accepter
the vaccimtiou the buccesa to accept
— 2\
10. Some Exceptions and Difficulties.
I. Mark the occasioual sounds of tlic following betters:
e =- a. la fern in© im prii deiii meiit
the wife, wonuiu imprudeutly
fle=eu. Ym\ Ymllei Foeillade
the eye tlie pink the glance
c = g. le se cond nous se con don§
the second we second
X = s. six dix soi xan t© - six
leu
Hixty-six
X = 7. le den xie m© le si xie niB
the second . the sixth
2. The Apostrophe (') does not ciiange the pronunciation
of the following syllable, and only denotes the elision of one
vowel before another. Thus:
mslead of:
we. wiitK and read:
iitstead nf: wi
write and reoA:
le air
I'air
je ai
*9 *
jai
the air
i Lave,
la eau
llie water
Feau
de un
of a
d'un
qme il
qm'il
ya-toi en
va-t*en
that he
go along
quae on
qm'on
si il
s'il
tliat tlicy
if he
ce ^%%
cest
si ils
s'ils
that is
if they
le ami
Tanii
je aim©
j'aim©
the t'riejid
Hove
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20. Connection of Words.
1. Ill current reading and speaking, tlie last syllable of a
word is generally joined to the first of the tbllowing, if that
commences with a vowel or non-aspirated li. In this connection,
however, some letters change their regular sounii, namely:
d is pronounced like t
sorx " '* z
g- is pronounced like k
f u u ^
2. The t of et, and, is never pronounced.
grand Ikomme rang* elBve
graii-thom-mt
great man
j'au-ke-le-ve
elevated rank
vous
vou-
you
et©s aiiiiabl© boii ami boiis amis
ze-te-zai-iiui-blo
are amiable
l)()-na-mi
good friend
l)()ll-/a-llli,-
good friends
eest asses trop in just© ils ont ©u
c'es-tas-sez
that is enough
tro-piii-jus-te
too unjust
il-zoii-teu
they have had
ils aimomt a parler lisons a present
il-zai-meii-ta-i)ar-ler
they like to sj^eak
li-son-za |)re-yeiit
let us read now
neuf hommos il est six lieur©^
neu vhom-mes
nine men
i-lest-si-zheu-res
it is six o'clock
amour et patri© vainer© ou mourir
a-mou-ret-pa-tne
love and fatherland
vaiii-creou-mou-nr
to vanquish or to die
— 23 —
21, To tliose who wish to be accurate in Dividing Words
into Syllables, a review of the rules already given iu several
former lessons (,see 4, o, 10 , may he of service.
1. There are as many syhables in a French word, as tliere
are vowels (u- diplithongs.
•2. A single consonant between two vowels, \< joined tc the
latter.
3. Two different consonants or the two same consonants
must be separated.
4. Tliere are many combinations, however, which always
belong to the same syllable; namely: 1)1, br, cl. cr, dl, dr,
fl, fr, gl, gr, pi, pr, tl, tr, \ r, cli, pli, tli, gn, and, of
course, all diphthongs.
la ca cia Te ra ble la mi ntt to Sep tern brs
the gmu-tree the maple-tree the minute September
le prill temps I'odorab- le berger la bar bo
the spring the smell (sense) the shepherd the beard
le tounerre le ruisseau le cerisier les pieds
the thunder the stream the cherry-tree the feet
la paupiere la pluie le tigra le chagrin
the eye-lid the raha the tiger the grief
IVnivrage le marbre le sie cle les montagnes
the work the marble the centiiry the mountains
le pen pl-3 Ton gle tin 6 le phant
the people the nail (of fingers) an elephant
22, The chief marks of punctuation are the same as in English,
namely:
[,] la virgule, the comma
[;] le point et virgule, the semicolon
[:] les deux points, the colon
[.] le point, the period
[?] le point d'interrogat ion, the note of interrogation
[!] le point d'exelamation the note of exclamation.
— 24 —
III. CURRENT READINO
23. L'heure a soixante minutes. La flute est un
The hour has sixty minutes. The flute is an
instrument. Ce fruit est mur. La flotte sort du
iustrument. This fruit is ripe The fleet leaves the
[)ort. Notre vie est courte. L ete est passe. Aime
port. Our life is short. (The) summer is past. Love
ton pere et ta mere. Cette vallee est fertile. Porter
thy lather and thy mother. This valley is fertile. Carry
cette lettre a la poste. Le fer est un metal,
this letter to the post-office. (The) iron is a metal
Ce portrait est beau. Je veux une fleur.
This portrait is beautiful. I wish (want) a flower.
24. Ce papier est mauvais.. Veux-tu aimer ton
Tliis paper is bad. Wilt thou love thy
pere et ta mere, tes freres eb tes soeurs ? Maman,
father aud thy inother, thy brothers and thy sisters? Mamma,
donne-moi un ruban. L'empereur de Russie est le
give me a ribbon. The emperor of Eussia is the
maitre dim vaste empire. L'ecolier va a I'ecole
master of a vast empire. The scholar goes to (the) school
Je suis dans la seconde classe.
I am in the second class.
25. Les flatteurs sont tres-dan^i^ereux; il faut tou-
(The) flatterers are very dangerous; one must al-
jours el re en garde contre eux. Nous m^prisons
ways be on guard against them We despise
souvent une chose, parce (lu'il n'est pas en notre
often a thing, because it is not in our
pouvoir de Tobtenir. Je suis reine des fleurs, disait
power to obtain it I am queen of the flowers, said
un jour la rose k Thumble violette.
one day the rose to the humble violet
— 25 —
26. Henri! Que voulez-vous 7 Venez ici. Pour
Henry I What do yoii waut V Come here. "What
quoi faire? J'ai quelque chose k vous montrer.
to do ? I have something to show you.
Qa'est-ce que c'est? Un joli livre. Y a-t-il cles
What k :i.? A nice book. Are there any
images dedans? Oui, beaucoup. Qui vous Ta donne?
pictures in it? Yes, many. Who has given it to you ?
Papa. Quand ? Ce matin.
Papa. When ? This morning.
27. Je vais sortir. Avec qui ? Avec maman. Ou
I am going out. With whom ? With Iklamma. Where
allez-vous? Dans le pare. Julie va-t-elle avec
are you going? Into the park. Is Julia going with
VOUS ? Oui, et Sophie aussi. Mettez votre chapeau.
you? Yes, and Sophia also. Put on your bonnet.
J"ai uu chapeau neuf. De quelle couleur? Bleu.
I have a new bonnet. Of what color? Blue.
Montrez-le-moi. Le voici. 11 est bien joli. Youlez-
Show it to me. Here it is. It is very pretty. WiU
VOUS Tessayer ? II est trop grand pour moi.
you try it'^on ? It is too large for me.
2S. Marie, venez dans le jardin. Pour quoi faire ?
:Mary, come into the garden. "UTiat to do ?
Pour cueiUir des fleurg. Pour qui ? Pour maman.
To gather some flowers. For whom? For Alamma.
Avez-vous une corbeiUe? Non. Je vais chercher
Have yea a basket? No. I am going to fetch
la mienne. Apportez aussi une paire de ciseaux.
mme. Bring also a pair of scissors.
Nous n'avons plus de tulipes. Ni de lilas. Mais
We bttvtj no more tuhps. Nor lilac. But
— 26 —
11 y a des roses. Je crois que nous avons assez de
there are sorae roses. I think we have flowers enough.
fleurs. Portons-les k maman.
Let us cany them to Mamma.
29, Qu'avez-Yous la ? Un joli petit moineau. Qui
What have you there ? A pretty little sparrow. Who
vous I'a donne ? Le jardinier. II faiu le mettre
has given it to you? The gardener. It is necessary to put it
dans une cage. Je niii pas de cage. Jean en a une.
in a cage. I have no cage. John has one.
Me la pretera-t-il? Je vais lui demander. Voila
Will he lend it to me ? I am going to ask him. There is
la cage. Allez chercher de ia graine. Voyez, il
the cage. Go and fetch some seed. See, it
Qiange deja.
eats already.
50. Ou vont tons les garpons. Engine? Je ne
Where are all the boj's going, Eugene ? I do
?ais pas. Voyez comment ils courent! lis vont
not know. See how they are running ! They are
voir un petit Italien qui a un singe. Allons le voir
going to sec a little Italian, who has a monkey. Let us go to see him
aussi. Vou3 savez quon nous a defendu de sortir.
also. You know that they have forbidden us to go out.
A-h, que cela est malheureux ! Voila les gargons
How unfortunate that is! The boys
qui reviennent. Le petit Italien est avec eux. II
are coming back. The little Italian is with them. He
va faire danser le singe dans la coiii-. J'ui quelquss^^
ts going to make the monkey dance iu the yard. I h&sa
SOUS, je vais les lui jeter.
cents, I am going to throw them to him.
— 27 —
IV. TRANSLATION (Oral and Written).
31. le, the la, the
le pere, the father la nibre, the mother
le frere, the brother la soeur, the sister
et, and
Le pere et la mere. Le fr^re et la soeur. Le
pere et le frere. La mere et la soeur. La mere et
le fr^re. Le pere et la soeur.
32. bon, bonne, r/ood est, is
Le bon |)t!re. La bonne mt;re. Le bon fr^re.
La bonne soeur. Le pere est bon. La mere est
bonne. Le bon pere et la bonne mere.
33. The brother and the sister. The father and
the brother. The mother and the sister. The
brother is good. The sister is good. The good
brother and the good sister.
34. un, une, a, an mon, ma, my
un oiicle, an unde une tante, an aunt
mon p^re, my father ma m^re, my mother
Un p^re et une mere. Un oncle et une tante.
Un bon oncle et une bonne tante. Mon fr^re et ma
soeur. Mon bon oncle et ma bonne tante. Mon
p^re est bon, ma mere est bonne.
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35, A brother and a sister. A good brother and
a good sister. My father and my mother. My uncle
and my aunt. My good brother and my good sister.
My uncle is good; my aunt is good.
S(i. grand, grande, large, tall ton, ta, thy
petit, petite, little^ small, short aussi, also
le cousin, the (rnale) cousin
la cousine, the (female) cousin
Mon petit frere. Ma petite soeur. Mon pere est
grand. Ma mere est petite. Mon oncle est petit.
Ma tante est grande. Ton p^re est mon oncle. Ton
frere est aussi mon frere. Ton cousin est petit. Ta
cousine est aussi petite.
37, My little cousin is good. Thy mother is my
aunt. Thy sister is also my sister. Thy uncle is
tall, and thy aunt is short. My little brother and
my little sister. Thy brother is good, and thy
sister is also good.
3S, le livre, the hooh Jean, John
la plume, the pen Marie, Mary
a, has
Mon p^re a un frbre et une soiur. Jean a un
livre et une plume. Le livre est bon. La plume
est aussi bonne. Mon oncle a un grand livre et une
petite plume. [La]* petite Marie a mon livre et ma
plume.
• Words within brackets [ ] are to be read, but not translated;
words within parentheses ( ) are not to be read, but translated.
— 29 —
39, John is my cousin. M}" mother has a good
brother and a good sister. My book is good, my
pen is also good. John has a large book and a
small pen. My cousin John has my book and
my pen.
40, not re, okt voire, your
la maison, the house Jacques. Jaiiies
le jardin, the garden Louise, Louisa
joli, jolie, jjretty
Notre pere est nn bon pure. Notre mere est
une bonne mere. Yotre oncle a une jolie maison.
Yotre tante a un joli jardin. Notre jardin est grand.
Yotre maison est petite. Yotre plume est bonne.
Jacques est notre cousin. Louise est votre cousine.
41, Our uncle is a good uncle, and our aunt is a
good aunt. Y'our book is large, and your pen is
small. Our garden is pretty. (The) little James is
your cousin. Louisa is our sister. Our uncle has a
large house. Your aunt has a pretty garden.
42, riche, rich j'ai, I hate
pauvre, poor tu as, thou hast
malade, ill, sicl- tr'6s, xery
Notre oncle est trbs-riche. Yotre cousin Richard
est pauvre. Jacques est tres-malade, Charles est
notre frere. Yotre jardin est tres-joli. J'ai un bon
frere. Robert a un bon livre et une bonne plume.
Jean, tu as un tr^s-bon oncle et une tres-bonue tante.
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43, la lieiir, the fl,ower la rose; the rose
Our aunt is very rich. Our little sister is sick.
Your cousin Mary is poor. I have a good uncle and
a good aunt. Mary is our sister. Your house is
very large. Thou hast a good aunt, Charles. My
sister has a rose. The rose is a pretty flower.
Robert, thou hast a very good brother and a very
o:ood sister.
44. ai-je, have I? as-tu, liast thou?
])erdu, lo^t trouv6, found
le can if, the j^enhiife le chien, tJte dog
oui, yes non, no
Ai-je ta plume, Marie? Non, ma soeur, tu as
mon canif. As-tu aussi mon livre ? J'ai ton livre
et ta plume. Charles, tu as un joli chien. J'ai perdu
mon canif. Jacques, as-tu trouve mon canif? Oui,
mon frere, j'ai trouve ton canif. Alfred, as-tu perdu
ta plume? Oui, mon pere.
45. Henri, Henry Julie, Jidta
vu, seen
Have I a brother and a sister? Henry, thou
hast a pretty dog. Our dog is very little. Mary is
very sick; my sister Julia is also sick. Charles,
hast thou seen our garden? Yes, I have seen your
garden and your house. Mary, hast thou seen my
uncle? Yes, Henry, I have seen thy uncle and
thy aunt.
- si -
40, nous avons, we have avons-nous, have we ?
vous avez, you have avez-vous, have you?
papa, Papa maman, Mamma
Nous avons iiii bon pere. Vous avez uiie bonne
mere. Avons-nous un Irere et une soeur? Avez-
vous un jaidin et une maison ? Avez-vous vu mon
letitchien? Oui, Robert, nous avons vu ton joli
petit chien. Avez-vous trouve votre canif, papa?
Oui, Henri. Charles, as-tu inf^ oluniQ? Non, maman.
47. la montre, the watch le chapeau, the hat, honnet
un enfant, a child un ami. a friend
Henr}- has a ))retty hat and a pretty watch.
Have you also a watch? No, we have lost our
watdi. Mamma, have you lost your book? No, my
child. We have a good friend. Have you also a
friend ? Yes, Mamma, we have a good friend. Our
poor friend is sick. You have a good aunt.
48, monsieur, Mr., Sir, gentleman \^\QiiYQ. the letter
madame, Mrs.. Madam ecrit, written
As-tu 6crit un9 lettro, mon enfant? Oui, mon-
sieur, j'ai ecrit une lettre. Et vous, Henri et Robert,
avez-vous aussi ecrif une lettro ? Oui, monsieur,
nous avons aussi ^crit une petite lettre. A.-^-tu une
fleur. »]ulie? Oui. madame, j'ai une jolie ro.se. Avez-
V0U3 per«]u un livre? Oui, madame, nous avons
perdu un livre et une plume.
49. Hast thou seen my dog. Charles? Yes, Sir. I
have seen vour dog. Have you Josl a pen? Yes
Madam, we have lost a pen and a book. I have
written a letter. Have jon also written a letter,
Henry and Charles? Yes, Sir; we have also writteo
a letter; Richard has seen our letter. Hast thou a
flower, my child? Yes, Madam, I have a prettj
^ower.
50, il, he {she, it) elle, she (it)
il est, he is est-il, is he ?
elle est, she is est-elle, is she ?
il a, he has a-t-il, has he ?
elle a, she has a-t-elle, has she ?
le fijs, the son la fille, the daughter
J'ai vu votre fr^re; il est tres-grand. As-tu aussi
vu notre cousine, Marie? Oui, madame, elle est tres-
grande. Vous avez un bon oncle; est-il riche? Non,
madame, il est tres-pauvre. Et votre tante, est-elle
aussi pauvre ? Oui, madame. Ta tante a un Ills;
a-t-elle aussi une fille ? Oui, monsieur, elle a un
fils et une fille.
5t, mais, hut encore, still
Our garden is small, but [it] (he) is very
prett}^ Hast thou seen our cousin Robert? is he
still sick? No, my friend. I have seen your son,
Sir; has he still the little dog? Hast thou found a
watch, Henry? Yes, my sister. Is [it] (she)
pretty? Yes, [it] (she) is very pretty. My book
is small, but [it] (he) is very good.
— as —
5.'A SOQ, sa. his, hery its dans, in, into
le choval. the horse la chambre, the room
achet6. bought vendu, sold
ou, where? pour, for
Mon oncle a perdu son fils et sa fille. Ma soeur
a acliet^ un canif et uue plume. Votre pere a vendu
son clieval. Ma tante a aussi vendu son cbeval. Ma
soeur a 6crit une grande lettre pour sa tante. As-tu
perdu ton livre, Henri ? Nous avons trouv^ un livre
dans notre jardin. Oli est votre cousin, Charles?
Est-il dans sa chambre?
53. raison, right tort, ivrong
j'ai raison, I am right j"ai iovi, 1 am wrong
toujours, always
My father has lost his watch. My brother has
found a pretty penknife. My uncle has sold his
house. Your aunt has sold her oarden. My uncle
has bought a pretty hat for his son. Where have
you found your watch? Am I right? Yes, Sir, you
are right, but your sister is wrong. We are al-
ways right, and you are always wrong.
54, ce, cet, cette, this
un jardin, a garden ce jardin, this garden
une femme, a woman cette femme, this woman
un enfant, a child cet enfant, this child
un habit, a coat cet habit, this coat
un homme, a man cet homme, this man
Ce jardin est trbs-joli. Cet enfant est malade.
Cette maison est grande, Ou avez-vous vu cet
— <54 —
homme et cette femttie? Cette chambre est trbs-
petite. Oil avez-vout? Lrouve ce canif et cette plume?
(\'t habit eyi trey-joli; eat-il pour mon frere? Avez-
vous eerie cette lettre ? Ce monsieur a raison, son
Ills a ton.
SS. \e jar d'miev. the gardener
la sei'vante, the maidservant
This clog is for my brotlier. This rose is very
pretty. Have you bought this coat, Sir? Yes, Sir,
I have bought this coat for my son. We have seen
this man and this woman in oar garden. This man
is our gai-dener. Tiiis woman is our maid-servant.
This mother is very good; she has bought a pretty
])onnet for her daughter.
,76*. 1 un, una 5 cinq
2 deux 6 six
3 trois 7 sept
4 quatre 8 liuit
le pere, the father les peres, the fathers
la mere, the mother les meres, the mothers
I'enfant, the child les enfants, the children
Henri a ])erdu les livres. Louise a ecrit deux
lettres pour son oncle. J'ai trois soeurs et quatre
freres. Cette femme a cinq enfants, trois Ills et
deux filles. Nous avons achote six plumes et un
canif. Mon onclo a vendu une maison et deux jar-
dins. Nous avons deux chiens. Mon frere a achet^
sept livres. Notre jardinier a vendu les roses. Ce
monsieur a achete trois canifs.
— 85 —
57. la table, the table la chaise, the chait
la tete, the head la main, tht hand
le pied, the foot
Wo have found the books in your room. Robert
has written two letters for his aunt. I have two
brothers and three sisters. My father has bought
two gardens. We have a head, two hands, and two
feet. Our uncle has bought a table and six chairs.
Our gardener has six children, one son and five
(laughters. We have two tables and eight chairs in
our room.
08. mon fr^re, my brother mes freres, qui/ brothers
ma soeur, my sister mes soeurs, Quy sisters
ton livre, thy book tes livres, thy books
r:i plume, thy pen tea i)lumGS, thy pens
son jardin, his. Iter garden ses jardiuG, his, her gardens
sa maison, his, lu^r house sea maisons, hCs, her houses
voici, here is, here are voili, there is, there are
mis, put sur, on, upon
une dame, a lady aims, loves, likes
Voici mes livres ct mes plumes. As-tu vu mes
rose^, Marie? Oui. ma cousine, jai vu tes roses.
As-tu trouve tes amis, Paul ? Oui, mon oncle, j ai
trouve mes amis dans le jardin. Mon frere a mis
ses livres sur la table. J'ai vu la tante. ses fils et
ses lilies. Ou est Robert? A-t-il ecrit ses lettres?
Oui, papa, Robert a ecrit ses lettres. Cette dame
a perdu ses freres et ses soeurs. J'ai trouv^ mes
livres. Cette m^re aime ses enfants.
— 36 —
59, Papa, have you sold our horse and our dog?
Yes, ray children. Hast thou seen my flowers,
Mary? Yes, my cousin, I have seen thy flowers.
This man has lost his friends. Where are my books,
Mamma? 1 have put thy books upon a chair. Our
gardener has sold his flowers. This gentleman has
bought three books for his children. Here are my
books and my pens.
60, notre livre, our hooh nos livres, our boohs
notrefleur, our flower nos fleurs, our flowers
votre chien, your dog vos chiens, your dogs
votre lettre, your letter vos lettres, your letters
ils, elles, they
ils sont, ) .J sont-ils? ) ^j «
elles sont, [ ^^'''^ ""'' sont-elles ? \ "'' ^^'''^^
sago, luise, good jeune, young
le caliier, tlie coi^y-looh hier, yesterday
Avez-vous vu nos enfants, Marie? Oui, madame,
j"ai vu hier vos enfants. Ou sont nos livres et nos
plumes, Charles ? J'al mis vos livres et vos ])lumes
sur la table. Nos deux cousins, Paul et Joseph.
sont toujours malades. Voila nos enfants, sont-ils
sages ? Oui, monsieur, ils sont tr^s-sages. J'ai
trouv^ deux cahiers dans ma chambre.
61, le tiroir, the drawer triste, sad
Your brothers and your sisters are still very
v-^iing. We have lost our two friends, Paul and
Henry. Have you found your copy-books, Mar^
— ST —
and Jnlia? Yes, Mamma, we have found our copy-
books in our drawer. There are your sisters; are
they sad? Yes, Sir, they are very sad. We have
found tliree pens in this drawer.
62, ce livre, this book ces livres, these hooks
cet enfant, this child ces enfants, these children
cette femme, this woman ces femmes, these women
lis ont, ) ,7 7 ont-ils? ) ; ,^,^ ,7 ^, e,
elles out. [ ^''"■' ^^^" ont-elles ? f '"'"' ""^2' "
une ombrelle, a parasol la pomme, the apple
ua parapluie, an umbrella, la poire, the pear
uus bagne, a ring cuedli, gathered
Ces enfants sont tr^s-tristes. Avez-vous achete
ces pornmes et ces poires ? Non, niadame, nous avons
cueilli ces pommes et ces poires dans notre jardin.
Jean et Paul ont trouve une jolie bague. Ou ont-ils
trouve la bague ? lis ont trouve la bague dans le
jardin. Mes tantes ont achet^ une ombrelle et un
parapluie pour Pauline et une tres-jolie bague pour
Louise.
OS, le voisin. the neighhor si, so, as
Our neighbor has bought these houses and these
gardens. Is he so rich? Yes, Madam, he is very rich.
V^x sisters have gathered these apples and these
pears in our garden. Ferdinand and Richard have
found a pretty umbrella. Where have they found the
umbrella? They have found the umbrella in our
garden. These ladies have bought a parasol.
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G4, je suis, / am suis-je ? a7n IF
tu es, thou art es-tu? art thou?
nous soiiimes, we are sommes-nous? are we?
vous etes, you are etes-vous ? are you?
ie neveu, the nephew adieu! good-bye!
ici, here ou, or
Ou est ton papa, Charles ? Est-il ici ? Qui,
monsieur, mais il est malacle; il est dans sa chambre.
Ton pere est mon oncle; je suis son neveu, tu es nion
cousin. Ai-jo raison ou tort? Tu as raison, Charles,
je suis ton cousin. Adieu, mon ami. Nous sommes
freres. Somnies-nous riches ou pauvres? Nous
sommes |)auvres. Jean est mon cousin, son pere
est mon oncle.
^,T. Where is thy uncle, Alfred? Is he here? Yes,
Sir. Is he in his room? No, Sir; he is in the gar-
den. Am I thy friend, James? Yes, thou art my
friend. Our sisters are cousins. Grood-bye. Henry.
We are brothers. You are sisters. Louisa is my
cousin; her mother is my aunt. Where are our
children, Mary? Are they in the garden? Yes,
Madam, they are in the garden.
6*6*. qiii ? who ? whovi ? quel, quelle ? what, which?
c'est, it is ce sont, the/y are
le medecin, the physician le crayon, the pencil
le Soulier, the shoe la botte, the hoot
pris, taken la, there
— 39 —
Qui a pris mes souliers ? Charles a pris tes
bottes et tes souliers. Qui a achete cette jolie mai-
son ? Noti'G voisiii a achete ces deux niaisous.
Quel livre as-tu perdu? Quel cheval avez-vous
vendu ? Quelle pluuie as-tu la ? Sur (juelle table
as-tu mis mon crayou ? Pour qui sout ces fleurs?
Ces fleurs sont pour maman. Qui est la? C'est le
medecin, c'est moii oncle. Qui sont ces enfants ?
Ce sont nos cousins.
67. Who has written this letter? Henry has written
this letter. For whom is this ring? This pretty
ring is for Mary. In what room have you found my
watch? In which garden have you gathered these
flowers? Who is there? It is our Robert; it is the
physician. Which flowers have you there? Who
are these little children? They are my sisters.
08, plus, more
grand, large, great plus grand, larger, greater
le soleil, the sun Tor, {the) gold
la terre, the earth le fer, {the) iron
utile, uaefid que, than
Le soleil est plus grand que la terre. La terre
est plus petite que le soleil. Le cheval est plus
grand que le chien. [Le] fer est plus utile <|ue [1']
or. Ma mere est plus jeune que mon pere. Mario
est plus sage que son frere. Get homme est ])auvre,
mais cette femme est encore plus pauvre. Pauline,
es-tu plus grando que ta soeur ? Oui, Robert.
— 40 —
69. la ville, the town la campagne, the country
agreable, agreeable fort, forte, strong
content, contente, contented
I am stronger than my cousin. You are richer
than we, but we are more contented than you. The
country is very agreeable. The country is more
agreeable than the town. Mary is more contented
than Louisa. The horse is more useful than the dog.
We are richer than you. My father is younger than
my mother. This woman is poorer than this man.
to, le couteau, the knife les couteaux, the knives
Tanimal, the a?ii?nal les animaux, the animals
I'oiseau, the bird . le vaisseau, the ship
le moineau, the sparrow la cuiUere, the sp)oou
Ma soeur aime [les] oiseaux. Mon frere a vendu
ses oiseaux. Nous avons vu hier deux grands vais-
seaux. Ma tante a achete six cuilleres et six cou-
teaux. Mon tils aime [les] chevaux. Ma tante a un
chien et cinq oiseaux; elle aime [les] animaux. Nous
avons perdu nos chapeaux. Mon frere a achete
deux moineaux. [Les] chevaux sont tres-utiles.
71, le metal, the metal le marchand, thetradesman
(The) metals are very useful. Have you seen my
two sparrows? Yes, Henry, they are still very little.
Thy brothers like (the) birds. (The) horses are
more useful than (the) dogs. Have you sold your
horses? These little animals are very pretty. This
— 41 —
tradesman is very poor ; he "has lost his vessels.
(The) sparrows are very useful.
72, ueuf, nine seize, sixteen
dix, ;e?i dix-sept, seventeen
onze, eleven dix-huit, eighteen
douze, twelve dix-neuf, nineteen
treize, thirteen vingt, twenty
quatorze, fourteeM vingt et un, twenty-one
qumze, Jif teen trente, thirty
Varbre, the tree Fan, the year
le th^me, the exercise le mois, the month
la faute, the mistake le jour, the day
11 y a, there is, there are
Dans noire maison il y a quatorze chambres.
Dans cette chambre il y a deux tables et douze
ehaises. Dans notre jardin il y a vingt-deux grands
arbres. J'ai trouve neuf fautes dans ton th^me.
L an a donze mois. Ce mois a trente et un jours.
Xous avons cueiUi vingt pommes et quatorze poires
dans le jardin. II y a seize ou dix-sept chambres
dans cette maison.
73. 1 ecole, the school une semaine, a vjeeh
In our school there are thirty children. A v/eek
has seven days. I have seen fifteen children in oui'
garden. There are twelve or thirteen rooms in our
house. In this little town there are nine schools.
We have found thirty apples and nineteen pears in
our garden. Our neighbor has ten children. [ have
twenty-one books.
— 42 —
74. le livre de Jean, John^s book
la maison de moii p^re, my father' s house
I'enfant de cette femme, this woman's child
s'appelle, is called Gruillaume, William
Le fils de notre voisiii s'appelle Henri, et sa fille
s'appelle Marie. L'enfant de cette femme s'appelle
Charles. Le frbre de Jean est ici; il est dans notre
jardiu. Les enfants de notre tante sont tres-bons
Les livres de mon oncle sont utiles. Les amis de
Gruillaume sont dans notre jardin. La soeur de Marie
a ecrit une lettre. Les tleurs de notre soeur sont
tres-jolies. Voici les souliers de Marie et, de Louise,
et les bottes de Henri
73, facile, easy difficile, difficult, hard
Have you seen my brother's books ? Our neigh-
bor's daughter is called Louisa. My friend's brother
is very ill. Mary's sister has written a letter.
William's friend is in our garden. My brother's
friend is called James. William's exercises are al-
ways very easy, but Charles' exercises are always
very difficult. Our neighbor's children are good.
John has sold his brother's dog.
76, pen, little, few trop, too much, too many
beaucoup, much, many combien ? how much, how many ?
peu de vin, little ivirie
pen de ^enrs, few floioers
beaucoup de viande, ?nuch meat
beaucoup de pommes, many apples
— 48 —
trop de pain, too much bread
trop d'eufants. too many children
combieii d'argent? how much money?
combien de livres? how many hooka?
Teaii; the water donnez-moi, yive me
le lait, the milk mange, eaten
la cerise, Uie cherry bu, drunk
J'ai pen d'argent. Avez-vons beaucoup de vin ?
Donnez-moi un pen d'ean. Nous avons pen de
pommes. Charles a mange trop de cerises dans le
jardin de son oncle. Mon liure a achete beanconp
de poires. Combien d'argent avez-vous trouve?
Combien d'enfants avcz-vons vn dans Tecole? Mon
frere a beaucoup de lleurs dans son jardin. Les
enfants ont bu trop de lait. Cette pauvre mere a
beaucoup d'enfants.
77. la soupe, the soup le poivre, the pepper
le sel, the salt s'iivous plait, ifyouplease
merci, thank you
Hast tliou eaten thy soup, Caroline? Yes, Mam-
ma. There is also a little bread and a little meat.
Thank you, ^bimma. Grive me a little salt, if you
] (lease. This poor woman has many children. Few
men are contented. Our gardener lias many flow-
ers. These children have drunk too much water.
How many books have you? I have few books. My
sister has too many books. This man has little
money. Give me a little pepper, if ^'ou please.
— 44 —
78. la faim, hunger la soif, thirst
j'ai faim, I am hungry j'ai soif, I am thirsty
autanb, as much, as many assez, enough
moins, less, feioer que, as
autant de })aiii, as miicli bread
autant de livres, as many hooks
moins d 'argent, less money
assez de pain, hread enough
plus de viande, more meat
Mon frere a autant de livres que vous. Avez-
vous assez de pain ? Notre voisin a moins d'enfants
que notre jardinier; il a deuz fils et une tille. J'ai
assez dc pain. As-tu faim, mon enfant? Oui,
maman, donnez-moi, s'il vous plait, un pen de
viande eb un peu de pain. As-tu aussi soif? Non,
maman, j'ai bu un peu d'eau dans le jardin de notre
oncle. Ai-je plus de fleurs que vous ?
7,9. My father has as many flowers as your gar-
dener. We have eaten more meat than you. We
have drunk wine enough. I am hungry, Mamma,
give me a little bread, if you please. How many
children has your uncle? He has six children, two
sons and four daughters. Our neighbor has fewer
children; he has two sons and one daughter.
80. de, of
le morceau, the piece le jambon, the ham
le verre, the glass le sucre, the sugar
la tasse, the cu^) le the, the tea
la bouteiUe, the bottle la bi^re, the beer
— 45 —
J'ai mange iiu pen de soupe et uii morceau cle
jambou. Pour qui est cette tasse de the ? Cette
tasse de the est pour ton frere, et ce morceau de
Sucre est pour ta soeur. J'ai faim, maman, donnez-
moi, s"il vous plait, un morceau de viande et un peu
de pain. Henri et Jean ont bu un verre de vin.
Le jardinier a bu une bouteille de biere.
81. la livre, the found la paire, the fair
une livre de the, a found of tea
deux paires de bas, t%m 'fairs of stockings
How many pairs of stockings liast tlion? I have
six pairs of stockings. John has three ])airs of
shoes, and one pair of boots. Are you thirsty, my
children? Yes, Mamma, we are thirsty. There is
a cup of tea. My aunt has five pounds of sugar and
two pounds of tea. I am hungry and thirsty, give
me a piece of bread and a glass of water.
82. le ])remier, the first le quatrieme, the fourth
le second, the second le cinquieme, the fifth
le troisi^me, the third le dernier, the last
la classe, the class fait, made, done
la partie, the fart pardon, I heg your fardon
Charles, es-tu le premier de la classe ? Pardon,
monsieur, Henri est le premier, je suis le second,
Jean est le troisieme, Robert est le quatrieme, [le]
petit Richard est le cinquieme, et mon cousin Jacques
est le dernier. Combien de fautes as-tu fait dans
ton dernier th^me, Guillaume ? J'ai fait trois fautes.
Cinq est la quatrieme partie de vingt.
— 46 —
83, Janvier, January Juillet, July
Fevrier, February Aout, August
Mars, March Septembre, September
Avril, Aj^ril Octobre, October
Mai, May Novembre, November
Juiii, June Decembre, December
rannee, the year
le sixieme, the sixth le neuvieme, the ninth
le septieme, the seventh le clixieme, the tenth
le huitieme, the eighth le onzieme, the eleventh
How many days has this month, Charles? This
month has thirty clays; it is the ninth month of the
year. January is the first month of the year,
February the second, March the third, April the
fourth. May the fifth, June the sixth, and December
the last. Three is the third part of nine.
84, eu, had ete, bee7i
j'ai eu, I have had j'ai ete, I have been
tu as eu, thoa hast had tu as ete, thou hast been
il a eu, he has had il a ete, he has been
nous avons eu, we have had nous avons ete we have been
vous avez eu, you have had vouz avez ete, you have been
ils ont eu, they have had lis ont et^, ihey have been
chez, at the house of
chez mon pere, at my father'^ s
chez le cordonnier, at the shoemaher^s
le plaisir, the pleasure la canne, the cane
As-tu eu mon crayon, Henri? Non, ma soeur,
mais j'ai eu ta plume. Qui a eu ma canne? Louis
— 47 —
a eu ta canne. Avez-vmis en beaiicoiip de plaisir,
mes eufauts? Qui, mainan, nous avoiis eu beaucuup
(le plaisir. Qui a ete ici? Monsieur Beauuioui
a e(6 ici. As-tu et^ cliez le cordonni?r, Jean? Oni,
monsieur, j ai (5t6 hier cliez le cordonnier; il a fait
vos hottes et vos souliers. C'est bon.
So, les affaires, business aujotird'hui, to-day
le fruit, the fruit le gant, the glove
Where hast ihou put my gloves, Mary? I have
put your gloves in the drawer, Madam. Here are
your waich and your i)arasol. Thank you. Where
is my lather? Your father is in his room; he has
had much business to-day. Where have you been
yesterday, my children? We have been at our
uncle's. My sisters have been sick this week, they
have eaten too much fruit at the gardener's.
86, ne . . . pas, not
je n'ai pas, I have not nousn'avons pas, ivehavenoi
tu n*as pas, thou hast not vous n'avez pas, you have iiot
il n'a pas, he has not iis n'ont pas, they have not
qui de nous, which of us voulez-vous, ivillyou?
As-tu ma plume. Henri? Non, Robert, je n'ai
pas ta plume. Qui a eu mon canif ? Je n'ai pas eu
ton canif. Qui de nous deux a raison ? Tu n'as pas
raisou. Guillaume, tu as tort. Avez-vous faim,
mes enfants ? Non. maman, nous n'avons pas faim.
nous avons soif. Voulez-vous un verre de bibre?
Merci. maman. donnez-moi, s'il vous plait, un verre
d'eau ou une tasse de lait.
— 48 —
87, le de, the thimble pas encore, not yet
paresseux, idle, lazy Edouard, Edward
Hast tlioii found thy thimble, Louisa? No, Mam-
ma, I have not yet found my thiip^^le. Edward
has not yet done his exercise; he is very lazy. Our
neighbor has not bough"^ this house. You are
wrong, my friend, my uncle has not yet sold his
garden. Why are you so sad, William and Edward?
Have you lost your books ? No, Sir.
88, je ne suis pas, I am not
tu n'es pas, thou art not
11 n'est pas, he is not
nous ne sommes pas, we are not
vous n'etes pas, you are not
ils ne sont pas, they are not
la IcQon, tJie lesson appris, learnt
heureux, happy pas de, no
Je ne suis pas riche, mais je suis content. Je n©
suis pas malade. Cette ville n'est pas agr^able.
Ces themes ne sont joas difficiles. Tu n'es pas sage,
mon enfant, !u n'as pas appris ta legon. Ce jeune
homme n'est pas heureux; il n'a pas d'amis. Nous ne
sommes pas tristes, nous n'avons pas perdu nos livres.
Henri, tu n'es pas le premier de la classe, tu n'as
pas fait ton thbme.
SO, appliqu<^, diligent
I am not ill. We are not rich, but we are con-
tented. My brother 's not happy; be is always
sick You are not diligent, my children, you have
— 49 —
not learnt j^our lessons. We are not poor, we have
not sold our gardens. These exercises are not eas}'.
This gentleman is not my uncle. Your sisters have
not taken your copy-books.
90. n'ai-je pas, have I not? ne suis-je pas, am I not ?
n'as-tu pas, hast thou not ? n'es-tu pas, art then not ?
n'a-t-il pas, has he not? n'est-il pas, is he not?
n'avons-nous pas, have we ne sommes-nous pas, are
not? ive not ?
u'avez-vous pas, have you n'etes-vous pas, are you
not? not?
n'ont-ils pas, have they not? ne sont-ils pas,«re they not?
connu, knoiv?i h, to, at, in
N'ai-je pas un joli livre ? Ne suis-je pas appli-
que ? N'as-tu pas eu beaucoup de plaisir, Edouard ?
N'es-tu pas content? Ton frere est a Washington;
n'a-t-il pas encore ^crit? Ne sommes-nous pas heu-
reux ? N'etes-vous pas les amis de mon cousin ? Tu
n'es pas applirpe; n'as-tu pas fait beaucoup de fautes i
N'avez-vous pas connu mon oncle ? Yoilii nos en-
fants; ne sont-ils pas tres-sages?
01, Have you not been my cousin's friend? Hast
thou not books enough? Where is your brother.
Sir? He is in San Francisco. Has he not yet
written? No, Sir. Have you not yet been in (at)
Paris? Have you not yet seen this town? Hast
thou not been at our physician's to-day? Am I not
happy? Have I not much pleasure? Art thou not
my friend? Have you not seen my uncle to-day?
- 60 -
92, a la maison, at home a la campagne, in the country
moil oiicle est-il malade ? is my uncle nick ?
ta soeur n'est-elle pas ici? is thy sister not here?
ces enfants sont-ils sages? are these children good ?
Ce monsieur est-il votre oncle ? Cette dame est-
elle votre tante ? Ce theme est-il difficile ? Votre
tante a-t-elle vendu sa maison ? La terre n'est-elle
pas plus petite que le soleil ? Le cordonnier a-t-il
fait une paire de bottes pour Henri ? Yotre cousin
a-t-il 6te k Washington ou k Baltimore? Yotre
tante a-t-elle ^te k la campagne? Ton frere est-il
k la maison ?
93, Are our sisters sick ? Is this gentleman your
brother? Is this lady your mother? No, Madam,
it is my aunt. Has your neighbor sold his house? Is
Charles at home? No, Sir, he is not at home. Has
your aunt been in the country? No, Sir, she has not
been in the country, she has been at my father's.
Is your lesson easy or difficult? Is this child sick?
Are your children at home, Mrs. Reval? No, Madam,
they are in the country.
94, le mien, la mienne, mine
le tien, la tienne, thine
le sien, la sienne, his, hers
les miens, les miennes, mine
les tiens, les tiennes, thine
les siens, les siennes, his, hers
bon, good, meilleur, better le meilleur, the best
— 5i —
Ce cnapeau est plus joli que le tien. Ce canif
est bon; mais le mieu est meilleur. Cette plume est
tres-bonne; elle est meilleure que la mienue. Voici
nies livres ei voila les tiens. Voici mes bottes et
voila les tiennes. Charles est mon meilleur ami.
Robert a perdu mes livres et les siens. Ton livre
est plus utile que le mien. Mon jarclin est plus agre-
able que le tien. Ton canif est plus joli que le sien.
9o, Thy room is prettier than mine. My pen is
larger than thine. Where is thy cousin? His book-
is prettier than mine; but mine is more useful than
his. My exercise is easier than thine. This hat
is very pretty; it is prettier than mine. Here are
my gloves and there are thine. Robert is my best
i*riend. Edward has lost his copy-book and mine.
.96*. le nOtre, la iiutro, ours les notres, ours
le votre, la votre, yours les vOtres, yours
est-C9 la, is that..? Claire, Clara
sont-ce la, are those . . ? aussi, as
Est-ce 111 votre chien. Alfred? Non, monsieur,
ce n'est pas le notre. Est-ce la votre chambre, mes
enfants? Non, madame, ce n'est pas la notre; c'est
la chambre de Louise et de Claire. Sont-ce la vos
chapeaux? Non, maman, ce ne sont pas les notres;
ce sont les chapeaux de Richard et de Charles. As-
tu trouv6 nos livres, Jacques ? Oui, j'ai trouv^ les
miens et les votres. Notre jardin est-il aussi joli
que le voire? Le notre n'est pas si joli que le votre.
— 5^ —
97. Our town is more agreeable than yours, Is
that your house, Edward ? No, Sir, it is not ours.
Our uncle is richer than yours. Your house is pret-
tier than ours. My cousin's exercise is easier than
yours. Is our town as large as jours ? Are our sis-
ters younger than yours? Yes, Madam, they are
younger. Hast thou found our pens, William ? Yes
I have found mine and yours. Here are mine 5
there are yours.
98, celui, celle, that, that one ceux, celles, those
celui de mon frere, my brother-'s
celle de Julie, Julians
ceux de Ferdinand, Ferdi7iand\^
celles de Robert, Robert's
ce n'est pas, (Ms is not ce ne sont pas, these are not
le mouchoir, the pochet-handkerchief fiddle, faithful
la cravate, the cravat age, old
Ce n'est pas ton parapluie, Jacques, c'est celui
de mon frere. Ce n'est pas ta plume, Julie, c'est
celle de Marie. Ce ne sont pas tes souliers, Jean,
ce sont ceux de Ferdinand. Ce ne sont pas tes bottes,
ce sont celles de Louise. Yoilti ton mouchoir et celui
de Paul. Notre chien est plus fiddle que celui de
notre voisin. Mon fils est plus age que le vOtre.
Yoici ta cravate et celle de ton fr^re. .
if9. This is not thy parasol, it is thy sister's. These
are not thy shoes ; they are Louisa's. Here are thy
stockings and thy sister's. These books are more
— 53 —
useful than thy uncle "s. Your cousin's dog is more
faithful than our uncle's. These are not your books,
these are Henry's. This is not thy hat, it is thy
cousin's ; here is thine. These are not thy books,
Charles, they are William's.
100. leur, leurs, their
leur livre, their hook leurs livres, their hooks
leur plume, their pen leurs plumes, their pens
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avec, with
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EUe est a la campagne avec sa mere. Ou sont mes
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voisiu out perdu leurs livres et leurs plumes. Claire
a oubli6 son parapluie. Elise a etc a San Francisco
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