Unit 5 Guidebook: get around town
KEY PHRASES
Get around town
Où est le restaurant, s'il vous plaît ?
Where is the restaurant, please?
Where is the restaurant, please?
Je vais à la gare.
I am going to the train station.
I am going to the train station.
Tu as une valise ?
Do you have a suitcase?
Do you have a suitcase?
Je vais à Paris en voiture.
I am going to Paris by car.
I am going to Paris by car.
Je prends le train et l'avion.
I am taking the train and the plane.
I am taking the train and the plane.
C'est un restaurant mexicain.
It is a Mexican restaurant.
It is a Mexican restaurant.
TIP
The, the, or the?
Le goes with masculine nouns.
le garçon
the boy
the boy
La goes with feminine ones.
la femme
the woman
the woman
But if the word starts with a vowel or silent h, use l' instead!
l'homme
the man
the man
TIP
Tu as un passeport ?
Most French verbs change really predictably. But some verbs just do their own thing and don't follow typical patterns.
| subject | verb (aller) |
|---|---|
| je I |
vais go |
| tu you |
vas go |
| il / elle he / she |
va goes |
If a verb begins with a vowel, be sure to change je to j'!
| subject | verb (avoir) |
|---|---|
| j' I |
ai have |
| tu you |
as have |
| il / elle he / she |
a has |
J'ai un passeport.
I have a passport.
I have a passport.