Dear Grade 1 Parents,
Starting on Thursday, I am encouraging the grade 1 students to speak in French with me in the classroom. The rational behind this is for them to become more immersed in the French Language. Your child has been learning many phrases in class and has been doing amazing in picking up the French language. To help your child continue to develop their French oral language skills I am sending home some French phrases that we use in the classroom. It would be wonderful if you could practice these phrases at home with your child in order for them to feel comfortable and increasingly confident when speaking in French in the classroom.
Playing games with your child will help them significantly. You do not need to be a French speaker to play oral French games with your child.
Oral French Language Games to play:
Ask them how many objects they see(combien?) They answer: Je vois…or Il y a….
Ask them to identify objects (qu’est-ce que c’est?) They answer: Voici un/une, C’est un/une
Ask them what they see (Que vois-tu?) They answer: Je vois….
Ask them what they are doing (verbs). They answer: Je (and then action they are doing, such as je joue- I play)
Ask them what they like Aimes-tu…. Get them to answer with J’aime or Je n’aime pas the object
Ask them to identify things that they have: They answer: J’ai…
The more your child practices speaking in French, the easier it will be in the classroom.
Thank you for your ongoing support in helping your child speak French.
Mme Rode
Here is a little table to help your child at home. I will also include a PDF file so you can print it off and put it on the fridge.
French Phrases Grade 1
French phrase |
English pronunciation |
English meaning |
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Voici… |
Vwahsee |
Here is… |
Je |
Je |
I |
J’aime |
Jehme |
I like/love |
J’ai |
Jeay |
I have |
Je suis |
Je swee |
I am |
C’est |
Say |
It is |
Je vois |
Je vwah |
I see |
Est-ce que je |
Ess se ke je |
Can I … |
Regarde |
regard |
Look |
Où est… |
Oo ayy |
Where is |
Combien |
Combe-ehn |
How many? |
Aujourd’hui |
Oh-jour-dweee |
Today… |
Qu’est-ce que c’est |
Kess ke say |
What is it? |
J’ai besoin de |
Jeay bezwin de |
I need |