Adrien Bariller

Sound alike but have different meanings! Learn a new language would be easier if we only had to talk. With the homographs that we write the same but get a different meaning and the homophones that we write differently but sound exactly the same, it’s difficult to know which one is worst. How not to be confused anymore? A, à A without the accent is a conjugated form of the verb “AVOIR” [To have] at the third person singular (he/she/it). Translatable by had/has. # Il a assez mangé. He has eaten enough. À with the accent is a preposition translatable by at/to/in. # Le premier à la maison gagne. The first one at home wins. 💡 To know which one to use, replace a by avait. Le chat a neuf vies. Le chat avait neuf vies. The cat had nine lives. That’s make sense, it’s a. Mon dernier jour à l’école. Mon dernier jour avait l’école. My last day had school. That doesn’t make any sense, it’s à. Let’s try now! Please, fill in the blanks with the correct answers. Jennie _ un petit chien. Je reste _ l’hôtel ce soir. Et, est Et is an invariable word translatable by and. # Paul et Joe mangent du fromage. Paul and Joe eat cheese. Est is a conjugated form of the verb “Etre” [To be] at the third person singular (he/she/it). Translatable by is. # Elle est belle. She is beautiful. 💡 To know which one to use, replace est by était. Il est content de regarder le film. Il était content de regarder le film. He was happy to watch the movie. That makes sense, it’s est. On veut danser et chanter. On veut danser était chanter. We want to dance was sing. That doesn’t make any sense, it’s à. Let’s try now! Please, fill in the blanks with the correct answers. Il _ temps d’être heureux. It’s time to be happy Je mange les citrons _ les pommes. I eat lemons and apples. Ou, où Ou is an invariable word translatable by or. # Pain ou croissant ? Bread or croissant? Où is a word used as relative pronoun*, conjunction** or to get information about place***. Translatable by where. # C’est où nous sommes allé ensemble. It’s where we went together. * # Où il y a de l’eau, il y a de la vie. Where there is water, there is life. ** # Où puis-je trouver des fleurs ? Where can I find flowers? *** 💡 To know which one to use, replace ou by et. Le matin ou le soir. Le matin et le soir. In the morning and at night. That makes sense, it’s ou. Le restaurant où nous avons fêté ton anniversaire. Le restaurant et nous avons fêté ton anniversaire. The restaurant and we celebrated your birthday. That doesn’t make any sense, it’s où. Let’s try now! Please, fill in the blanks with the correct answers. Peux-tu me dire _ est la boulangerie ? Can you tell me where the bakery is? L’Opéra de Sydney _ le Metropolitan Opera ? The Sydney Opera House or the Metropolitan Opera? _ est le metro? Where is the subway?