Animals (les animaux)
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Here's a short video describing some points about animals:
Please spend at least an hour learning the following words and their pronunciation:
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Helpful verbs
aimer ("to like"), avoir ("to have"), avoir peur de ("to be afraid of"), dormir ("to sleep"), e.g.:
aimer
J'aime les singes = "I like monkeys"
avoir
J'ai deux chats = "I have two cats"
avoir peur de
J'ai peur des serpents = "I am afraid of snakes"
dormir
Mon chien dort = "My dog is sleeping"
Grammar Point: Elision
French doesn't usually allow two vowels in a row between words. Instead, replace the first one with an apostrophe, e.g.:
le animal becomes
l'animal. This is also true for many words that begin with silent "h", e.g.:
l'hiver ("the winter"). You can find out more about elision
here.