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Monsieur Mangetout’s wishes

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Using the partitive article

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The partitive article

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Gourmet tour of France

What would Monsieur Mangetout like?

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What would Monsieur Mangetout like?

Say in English what Monsieur Mangetout would like to eat.

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some chicken

some soup

some crisps

Je voudrais…

de la soupe

des chips

du poulet

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The partitive article

Understanding how to use the words for ‘some’ in French.

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de + la = de la

de + l’ = de l’

de + les = des

de la soupe

des chips

de l’huile d’olive

de + le = du

du poulet

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)

Je voudrais…

le poulet(a masculine noun)

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Using the partitive article

Identify the correct French word for ‘some’ for each item.

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des saucisses

du poisson

le poisson

les saucisses

de la pizza

de l’ail

l’ail

la pizza

Je voudrais…

Masculine nouns:de + le = du

Nouns that begin with a vowel or an ‘h’:de + l’ = de l’

Feminine nouns:de + la = de la

Nouns in the plural form:de + les = des