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French vocabulary examples: turn ten words into useful sentences

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Build useful French example sentences with ten everyday words. See the article, verb pattern or agreement in each model, then complete three new sentences.

In short

A useful vocabulary example shows one meaning and the words that go with it. For a noun, keep its article: la gare. For a verb, show its construction: Je viens de la gare. For an adjective, make agreement visible: La chambre est lumineuse.

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Four words you can put in a scene

Nouns: keep the article and add a setting

la garef.stationLa gare est près de chez moi.
le vélom.bicycleMon vélo est devant la maison.
le busm.busLe bus arrive à huit heures.
la fenêtref.windowJ’ouvre la fenêtre de la cuisine.

Verbs: show what follows

aller àto go toJe vais à la gare.
venir deto come fromNous venons du marché.
apporter quelque choseto bring somethingJ’apporte mon carnet au cours.
écouter quelque choseto listen to somethingElle écoute la radio dans le bus.

Adjectives: give them a noun

lumineux / lumineusebright; well-litMa chambre est lumineuse.
meublé / meubléefurnishedNous louons un appartement meublé.
From a bare word to a reusable sentence
Start withAdd the useful detailModel
venirthe place you come fromJe viens de la gare.
apporterthe thing and the destinationJ’apporte mon carnet au cours.
écoutera direct objectElle écoute la radio.
lumineuxa feminine noun to show agreementLa cuisine est lumineuse.

The sentence Elle écoute la radio shows that écouter takes its object directly. English uses “listen to”, but French has no à here. Nous venons du marché shows another useful detail: de + le becomes du. These small words are part of the model you can reuse.

Question 1No account needed
Complete “I am coming from the library”.Je viens ___ bibliothèque.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

de la. Venir de gives the starting place. Bibliothèque is feminine: de la bibliothèque.

Question 2No account needed
Complete with “by bicycle”.Nous allons au cours ___.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

à vélo. The usual transport expression is à vélo: Nous allons au cours à vélo.

Question 3No account needed
Make lumineux agree with pièce.Cette pièce est ___.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

lumineuse. Pièce is feminine singular, so use lumineuse, with no plural s.

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Question 4No account needed
Which sentence models “listen to the radio” correctly?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

J’écoute la radio.. Écouter takes the thing listened to directly: écouter la radio.

Question 5No account needed
Which example makes the feminine form visible?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

La chambre est lumineuse.. Chambre is feminine, so lumineuse shows the feminine adjective ending.

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