Unit 78 Guidebook: describe what's in your home

KEY PHRASES

Describe what's in your home

Tu as acheté de nouveaux meubles ?
Did you buy new furniture?
Oui, j'ai acheté une petite table carrée pour le salon.
Yes, I bought a small square table for the living room.
Ces tasses sont très jolies.
These mugs are very pretty.
Si tu aimes ces tasses, achète-les.
If you like these mugs, buy them.
Ce tapis est tout neuf.
This rug is brand new.
Mets table="" class="dotted playback" title="">la nouvelle lampe sur la table et allume-la.
Put the new lamp on the table and turn it on.
TIP

Achète‑les !

When giving commands like Buy them! or Call her!, the French pronouns le, la, and les are tied to the verb with a hyphen!

Prends‑le !
Take it!
Appelle‑la !
Call her!
Achète‑les !
Buy them!

But if you're telling someone not to do something, le, la, and les come before the verb.

Ne le prends pas !
Don't take it!
Ne l'appelle pas !
Don't call her!
Ne les achète pas !
Don't buy them!
Ne le mets pas ici !
Don't put it here!
TIP

Ce sont de bons gâteaux

We've seen that some adjectives go before the word that they describe.

C'est un bon livre.
It is a good book.

We've also seen that you need to put des before plural nouns!

J'achète des livres.
I buy books.

And if both these happen together? Use de before the adjective instead of des!

Je porte de nouvelles chaussures.
I am wearing new shoes.