LAF1201 · Français 1 · Reviser
Every phrase in the deck, grouped by its SIO. The Reviser drills each one in both directions (EN → FR and FR → EN), so 125 phrases = 250 cards.
| SIO 1 Greet by time of day and introduce yourself; ask someone's name. | ||
| 1 | Hello! My name is Daniel. | Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Daniel. |
| 2 | Good evening! My name is Léa. | Bonsoir ! Je m’appelle Léa. |
| 3 | And you, what's your name? (informal) | Et toi, tu t’appelles comment ? |
| 4 | And you, what's your name? (formal) | Et vous, vous vous appelez comment ? |
| SIO 2 Choose correctly between tu, vous (one person, formal) and vous (several people). | ||
| 5 | You are a student. (to a classmate) | Tu es étudiant. |
| 6 | You are the teacher. (to one person, formally) | Vous êtes le professeur. |
| 7 | You are students. (to several people) | Vous êtes étudiants. |
| SIO 3 Use emphatic (stressed) pronouns to highlight who you mean. | ||
| 8 | Me, I'm called Daniel. | Moi, je m’appelle Daniel. |
| 9 | You, you're called Léa. (informal) | Toi, tu t’appelles Léa. |
| 10 | Him, he's French. | Lui, il est français. |
| 11 | Her, she's Chinese. | Elle, elle est chinoise. |
| 12 | Us, we're students. | Nous, nous sommes étudiants. |
| 13 | You, you're Mr Chan. (formal) | Vous, vous êtes Monsieur Chan. |
| 14 | Them, they're French. (masculine group) | Eux, ils sont français. |
| 15 | Them, they're Chinese. (feminine group) | Elles, elles sont chinoises. |
| SIO 4 Recite the alphabet; spell and pronounce a word on request. | ||
| 16 | How do you spell it? | Comment ça s’écrit ? |
| 17 | It's spelled C-H-A-N. | Ça s’écrit C-H-A-N. |
| 18 | How do you pronounce it? | Comment ça se prononce ? |
| 19 | It's pronounced 'Chan'. | Ça se prononce « Chan ». |
| SIO 5 Use Monsieur / Madame and un / une, and ask who someone is. | ||
| 20 | It's Mr Chan. | C’est Monsieur Chan. |
| 21 | It's Ms Sow. | C’est Madame Sow. |
| 22 | There's an actor and an actress. | Il y a un acteur et une actrice. |
| 23 | Who is it? | C’est qui ? |
| SIO 6 Ask when something happens; answer with a day + a part of the day. | ||
| 24 | When is it? | C’est quand ? |
| 25 | It's Monday morning. | C’est lundi le matin. |
| 26 | It's Tuesday afternoon. | C’est mardi l’après-midi. |
| 27 | It's Wednesday at noon. | C’est mercredi midi. |
| 28 | It's Thursday evening. | C’est jeudi le soir. |
| 29 | It's Friday. | C’est vendredi. |
| 30 | It's Saturday and Sunday. | C’est samedi et dimanche. |
| SIO 7 Ask what something is like; answer with a colour; ask which colour. | ||
| 31 | What's it like? | C’est comment ? |
| 32 | It's black. | C’est noir. |
| 33 | It's blue. | C’est bleu. |
| 34 | What colour is it? | C’est quelle couleur ? |
| 35 | It's red and white. | C’est rouge et blanc. |
| SIO 8 Ask how many there are; count from 0 to 69. | ||
| 36 | How many students are there? | Il y a combien d’étudiants ? |
| 37 | There are zero students. | Il y a zéro étudiant. |
| 38 | There are fifteen students. | Il y a quinze étudiants. |
| 39 | There are twenty students. | Il y a vingt étudiants. |
| 40 | There are sixty-nine students. | Il y a soixante-neuf étudiants. |
| SIO 9 Understand and follow common classroom instructions. | ||
| 41 | Look! (to the class) | Regardez ! |
| 42 | Listen! (to the class) | Écoutez ! |
| 43 | Repeat! (to the class) | Répétez ! |
| 44 | Read! (to the class) | Lisez ! |
| 45 | Speak! (to the class) | Parlez ! |
| 46 | Write! (to the class) | Écrivez ! |
| SIO 10 Ask for and give a first name and surname; ask about a third person. | ||
| 47 | What's your first name? (informal) | Quel est ton prénom ? |
| 48 | What's your surname? (formal) | Quel est votre nom de famille ? |
| 49 | My first name is Daniel. | Mon prénom, c’est Daniel. |
| 50 | My surname is Chan. | Mon nom de famille, c’est Chan. |
| 51 | And him? And her? | Et lui ? Et elle ? |
| 52 | And them? (masc / fem) | Et eux ? Et elles ? |
| SIO 11 Say what people are called using s'appeler across all persons. | ||
| 53 | You're called Léa. (informal) | Toi, tu t’appelles Léa. |
| 54 | You're called Mr Chan. (formal) | Vous, vous vous appelez Monsieur Chan. |
| 55 | He's called Mateo. | Lui, il s’appelle Mateo. |
| 56 | She's called Yuki. | Elle, elle s’appelle Yuki. |
| 57 | We're called the Chans. | Nous, nous nous appelons les Chan. |
| 58 | They're called Wei and Amara. (m) | Eux, ils s’appellent Wei et Amara. |
| 59 | They're called Léa and Yuki. (f) | Elles, elles s’appellent Léa et Yuki. |
| SIO 12 Identify a country; say which you know / like; use definite articles for countries. | ||
| 60 | Which country is it? | C’est quel pays ? |
| 61 | It's France. | C’est la France. |
| 62 | I like France. | J’aime la France. |
| 63 | Which countries do you know? (informal) | Tu connais quels pays ? |
| 64 | Which countries do you know? (formal) | Vous connaissez quels pays ? |
| 65 | Which country do you like? (informal) | Tu aimes quel pays ? |
| 66 | Which country do you like? (formal) | Vous aimez quel pays ? |
| SIO 13 Ask for and give nationality. | ||
| 67 | What's your nationality? (informal) | Quelle est ta nationalité ? |
| 68 | What's your nationality? (formal) | Quelle est votre nationalité ? |
| 69 | What's his / her nationality? | Quelle est sa nationalité ? |
| 70 | I'm not French. | Je ne suis pas français. |
| 71 | He's Singaporean. | Il est singapourien. |
| 72 | She's Chinese. | Elle est chinoise. |
| 73 | He's a Singaporean. | C’est un Singapourien. |
| 74 | She's a Chinese woman. | C’est une Chinoise. |
| SIO 14 Ask for and give profession. | ||
| 75 | What's your job? (informal) | Quelle est ta profession ? |
| 76 | What's your job? (formal) | Quelle est votre profession ? |
| 77 | What's his / her job? | Quelle est sa profession ? |
| 78 | I'm a student. | Je suis étudiant. |
| 79 | He's an actor. | Il est acteur. |
| 80 | She's an actress. | Elle est actrice. |
| 81 | He's a chef. | Il est chef. |
| 82 | She's a chef. | Elle est cheffe. |
| 83 | He's a tennis player. | Il est joueur de tennis. |
| 84 | She's a tennis player. | Elle est joueuse de tennis. |
| SIO 15 Ask for and give age. | ||
| 85 | How old are you? (informal) | Tu as quel âge ? |
| 86 | How old are you? (formal) | Quel âge avez-vous ? |
| 87 | How old is he? | Il a quel âge ? |
| 88 | How old is she? | Elle a quel âge ? |
| 89 | What's his / her age? | Quel est son âge ? |
| 90 | I'm twenty years old. | J’ai vingt ans. |
| 91 | We're nineteen years old. | Nous avons dix-neuf ans. |
| 92 | They're twenty years old. (m) | Ils ont vingt ans. |
| SIO 16 Ask what someone is studying with étudier, and respond. | ||
| 93 | What are you studying? (informal) | Tu es étudiant en quoi ? |
| 94 | What are you studying? (formal) | Vous êtes étudiant en quoi ? |
| 95 | What's he studying? | Il est étudiant en quoi ? |
| 96 | What's she studying? | Elle est étudiante en quoi ? |
| 97 | I'm a business student. | Je suis étudiant en commerce. |
| 98 | I study music. | J’étudie la musique. |
| 99 | You study computer science. (informal) | Tu étudies l’informatique. |
| 100 | She studies the life sciences. | Elle étudie les sciences de la vie. |
| 101 | We study science. | Nous étudions les sciences. |
| 102 | Are you studying business? (formal) | Vous étudiez le commerce ? |
| 103 | They study music. | Ils étudient la musique. |
| SIO 17 Ask for and give an email address. | ||
| 104 | What's your email address? (informal) | Quelle est ton adresse mail ? |
| 105 | What's your email address? (formal) | Quelle est votre adresse mail ? |
| 106 | What's his / her email address? | Quelle est son adresse mail ? |
| 107 | It's daniel.chan@nus.edu.sg | C’est daniel point chan arobase nus point edu point sg. |
| SIO 18 Give a short factual presentation of a country. | ||
| 108 | The country is called Switzerland. | Le pays s’appelle la Suisse. |
| 109 | The people are called the Swiss. | Les habitants s’appellent les Suisses. |
| 110 | People speak French, but also German, Italian and Romansh. | On parle français, mais aussi allemand, italien et romanche. |
| 111 | On the flag there are two colours: red and white. | Sur le drapeau, il y a deux couleurs : le rouge et le blanc. |
| 112 | There's also a cross. | Il y a aussi une croix. |
| SIO 19 Express physical states and feelings with avoir / être; ask how someone is. | ||
| 113 | Are you hungry? Are you sad? (informal) | Tu as faim ? Tu es triste ? |
| 114 | Are you hungry? Are you sad? (formal) | Vous avez faim ? Vous êtes triste ? |
| 115 | No, I'm not hungry, but I'm very thirsty. | Non, je n’ai pas faim, mais j’ai très soif. |
| 116 | I'm not sad, but I'm very tired. | Je ne suis pas triste, mais je suis très fatigué. |
| 117 | He's sick. | Il est malade. |
| 118 | She's cold. | Elle a froid. |
| SIO 20 Make negative sentences with ne … pas. | ||
| 119 | It's not me. | Ce n’est pas moi. |
| 120 | He's not sick. | Il n’est pas malade. |
| 121 | She's not French. | Elle n’est pas française. |
| 122 | He's not fifteen. | Il n’a pas quinze ans. |
| 123 | She's not cold. | Elle n’a pas froid. |
| 124 | My name is not Marie. | Je ne m’appelle pas Marie. |
| 125 | There aren't twenty students in the class. | Il n’y a pas vingt étudiants dans la classe. |