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A1 French Grammar Lesson

Naming things with un, une and des

Les articles : un, une, des

2:07 min video · 6 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with English

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About this lesson

Léa comes home late and finds a box on the table. Inside, there is a surprise from her flatmate.

How to practise

  1. Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic.
  3. At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
une boîtea box
la tablethe table
un bruita noise
des gâteauxcakes
une surprisea surprise

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