Tuesday 10 June 2008

Numbers forty one to sixty in French



Here we reach the middle of our numbers series. Its all downhill to the end from here folks! This is Numbers forty one to sixty in French. I hope you're having fun keeping up with the number learning and that you have a chance to use your new-found knowledge of French at some point in the future!


English to french numbers forty one to sixty
EnglishFrench
forty-onequarante-un
forty-twoquarante-deux
forty-threequarante-trois
forty-fourquarante-quatre
forty-fivequarante-cinq
forty-sixquarante-six
forty-sevenquarante-sept
forty-eightquarante-huit
forty-ninequarante-neuf
fiftycinquante
fifty-onecinquante-un
fifty-twocinquante-deux
fifty-threecinquante-trois
fifty-fourcinquante-quatre
fifty-fivecinquante-cinq
fifty-sixcinquante-six
fifty-sevencinquante-sept
fifty-eightcinquante-huit
fifty-ninecinquante-neuf
sixtysoixante


Sunday 8 June 2008

Numbers twenty one to forty in French



Continuing on with our theme of numbers in French, we now move onto numbers twenty one through forty. This is the second block in our numbers series, we will be continuing the series up to 100.

After the numbers series we will start to move onto more advanced words and then onto simple phrases.

English to french numbers twenty one to forty
EnglishFrench
twenty-onevingt-un
twenty-twovingt-deux
twenty-threevingt-trois
twenty-fourvingt-quatre
twenty-fivevingt-cinq
twenty-sixvingt-six
twenty-sevenvingt-sept
twenty-eightvingt-huit
twenty-ninevingt-neuf
thirtytrente
thirty-onetrente-un
thirty-twotrente-deux
thirty-threetrente-trois
thirty-fourtrente-quatre
thirty-fivetrente-cinq
thirty-sixtrente-six
thirty-seventrente-sept
thirty-eighttrente-huit
thirty-ninetrente-neuf
fortyquarante


Thursday 5 June 2008

Numbers one to twenty in French



We are starting a new theme here at learning55, everyone needs to use basic words (which we have started covering already) and numbers. To make it easier for you to learn, we are splitting them up from 1-100 in blocks of twenty. Here follows the first "block" for you to start learning!


English to french numbers one to twenty
EnglishFrench
eighteendix-huit
sixteenseize
seventeendix-sept
fifteenquinze
fourteenquatorze
thirteentreize
twelvedouze
elevenonze
tendix
nineneuf
eighthuit
sevensept
fivecinq
fourquatre
threetrois
twodeux
oneun
zerozéro
nineteendix-neuf
twentyvingt


Sports in French



Holiday resorts or business retreats often have facilities for sports and entertainment, but what's the difference between baseball and basketball in French? Well your about to find out because we've compiled a list of popular sports and there French counterparts.

English to french sports
EnglishFrench
basketballbasket-ball
dartsfléchettes
poolbassin
soccerfootball
high jumpsaut en hauteur
long jumpsaut en longueur
pole vaultsaut à la perche
triple jumptriple saut
racingcourse
skateboardingla planche à roulettes
snowboardingplanche à neige
surfingsurf
mountaineeringalpinisme
cyclingcyclisme
dancingdanse
horse racingles courses de chevaux
fishingpêche
aerobaticsla voltige
gymnasticsgymnastique
canoeingcanoë
table tennistennis de table
rc racingrc course
runningfonctionnement
sailingvoile
skiingski
swimmingnatation
divingplongée


Tuesday 3 June 2008

Transport in French



Getting to and from the airport can be a pretty daunting task without knowing what your options are (or what those funny letters in French mean on the board), using these simple phrases below in French you should be able to find a taxi, bus or train service to your city or hotel.

English to french transport
EnglishFrench
carvoiture
lorrycamion
bikevélo
unicyclemonocycle
wheelchairen fauteuil roulant
skateboardplanche à roulettes
fire enginepompiers
police carvoiture de police
boatbateau
shipexpédier
airplaneavion
limousineberline
truckcamion
submarinesous-marin
lifeboatde sauvetage
canoecanoë
bargechaland
motorcyclemoto


Relationships in French



Family and friends are important when traveling, its important that when you make new friends abroad you know what to call them, we have again, made a list of popular relationships and the translation in French, we didn't bother with second cousins or half sisters but we will be covering numbers in another set so stay tuned to your French language learning.

English to french relationships
EnglishFrench
mothermère
fatherpère
sistersoeur
brotherfrère
grandfathergrand-père
grandmothergrand-mère
uncleoncle
aunttante
friendami
husbandmari
wifeépouse
girlfriendpetite amie
boyfriendpetit ami
fiancefiancé
siblingfrères et sœurs


Fruits in French



We start this set of translations with some names of fruit, we here at 55learning want to both promote French learning and healthy eating so its a win win situation really, these French words will get harder and harder over the course of this series.

English to french fruits
EnglishFrench
applepomme
apricotabricot
avocadoavocat
breadfruitpain
bananabanane
blackcurrantcassis
blueberrybleuet
cherimoyachérimolier
coconutnoix de coco
cranberrycanneberges
grapefruitpamplemousse
graperaisin
guavagoyave
lemoncitron
limechaux
mangomangue
mangosteenmangoustan
papayapapaye
pearpoire
pinappleananas
pomegranategrenade
quincecoing
strawberryfraise
watermelonpastèque