Ordering and choosing food
Numbers from to are useful for order numbers, prices and counting objects: .
Use partitive articles for some food and drink: , , , . These mean “some” in English, but English often leaves “some” out.
After a negative sentence, the partitive usually changes to or :
The verb means “to prefer”. At A1 you can use simple patterns like or
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| some / any (masculine singular) | ||
| some / any (masculine singular) | ||
| some / any (feminine singular) | ||
| some / any (feminine singular) | ||
| some / any (before vowel) | ||
| some / any (before vowel) | ||
| not any / no | ||
| not any / no | ||
Je voudrais du pain.I would like some bread.
Je voudrais de l’ eau.I would like some water.
Je ne veux pas de café.I don't want coffee.
Zoé compte : seize, dix-sept, dix-huit.Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
Aujourd'hui, je préfère le thé.Today, I prefer tea.
Il y a douze personnes au café.There are twelve people in the café.
Je suis fatigué. Il y a douze personnes.I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatiguée. Il y a douze personnes.I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatigué. J’ai quinze euros.I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Je suis fatiguée. J’ai quinze euros.I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I would like some bread.
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I would like some water.
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I don't want coffee.
: , , .
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Je voudrais pain.
I would like some bread.
Je voudrais eau.
I would like some water.
Je ne veux pas café.
I don't want coffee.
Zoé compte : seize, dix-sept, .
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
Aujourd'hui, je le thé.
Today, I prefer tea.
Il y a personnes au café.
There are twelve people in the café.
Je suis fatigué. Il y a personnes.
I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatiguée. Il y a personnes.
I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatigué. J’ai euros.
I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Je suis fatiguée. J’ai euros.
I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Je ne veux pas café.
I don't want coffee.
Zoé compte : seize, dix-sept, .
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
Aujourd'hui, je le thé.
Today, I prefer tea.
Il y a personnes au café.
There are twelve people in the café.
Je suis fatigué. Il y a personnes.
I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatiguée. Il y a personnes.
I am tired. There are twelve people.
Je suis fatigué. J’ai euros.
I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Je suis fatiguée. J’ai euros.
I am tired. I have fifteen euros.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I would like some bread.
I would like some water.
I don't want coffee.
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
Today, I prefer tea.
There are twelve people in the café.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I would like some bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I would like some bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I would like some water.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I would like some water.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I don't want coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I don't want coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Zoé counts: sixteen, seventeen, eighteen.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
