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Gourmet tour of France
What would Monsieur Mangetout like?
The partitive article
Using the partitive article
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What would Monsieur Mangetout like?
Say in English what Monsieur Mangetout would like to eat.
Je voudrais…
de la soupe
du poulet
des chips
some soup
some chicken
some crisps
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The partitive article
Understanding how to use the words for ‘some’ in French.
Je voudrais…
la soupe (a feminine noun)
les chips (a noun in the plural form)
l’huile d’olive (a noun starting with an ‘h’ or a vowel)
le poulet (a masculine noun)
de la soupe
des chips
de l’huile d’olive
du poulet
de + la = de la
de + les = des
de + l’ = de l’
de + le = du
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Identify the correct French word for ‘some’ for each item.
Using the partitive article
Je voudrais…
les saucisses
le poisson
l’ail
la pizza
des saucisses
de l’ail
du poisson
de la pizza
Masculine nouns: de + le = du
Feminine nouns:de + la = de la
Nouns that begin with a vowel or an ‘h’: de + l’ = de l’
Nouns in the plural form: de + les = des
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