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French household objects: explore a kitchen and learn the labels
Explore ten kitchen objects with French articles and action sentences. Find the cup, bowl, jar and tea towel, then check three useful distinctions.
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Give each object a label with its article: la tasse, le bol, le torchon. Then attach an action: Je prends une tasse. Explore this kitchen, hide the labels and try naming the objects before you reveal them.
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A kitchen ready for breakfast
Find:
What are the French names for household objects?
| French label | Use in this kitchen | A second useful form |
|---|---|---|
| une serviette de table | A napkin for the meal | des serviettes de table |
| un torchon | A cloth for drying dishes | des torchons |
| un bocal | A glass storage jar | des bocaux |
A cup usually has a handle; a bowl is wider and open at the top. Here, la tasse holds coffee and le bol holds cereal. Le verre is the drinking vessel. For a container made of glass, use en verre: un bocal en verre.
- Lina
Tu peux mettre la table ?
Can you lay the table?
- Vous
Oui. Où sont les assiettes ?
Yes. Where are the plates?
- Lina
Dans le placard. Prends aussi deux verres et deux serviettes.
In the cupboard. Take two glasses and two napkins too.
- Vous
Et les cuillères ?
And the spoons?
- Lina
Elles sont dans le tiroir.
They’re in the drawer.
Make three useful labels
- On a cup: une tasse — Je prends une tasse.
- On a drawer: les cuillères — Je range les cuillères ici.
- On a jar: un bocal — des bocaux. The plural changes its ending.