Lesson 4: Going out

À and De

The preposition à can indicate a destination, a location, a characteristic, measurement, a point in time, purpose, and several other things which will be covered later.
When le follows à, the à and le combine into au. Similarly, à and les combine into aux.
The preposition de can indicate an origin, contents, possession, cause, manner, and several other things which will be covered later.
When le follows de, the de and le combine into du. Similarly, de and les combine into des.

Leisure Activites

Les loisirs refers to leisure activities.

Partir & Sortir

French Verb • Present Indicative partir to leave (past participle – parti(e)(s))
	Singular			Plural
first person	je pars	jeuh pahr	I leave	nous partons	noo partoh	we leave
second person	tu pars	too pahr	you leave	vous partez	voo pahrtay	you leave
third person	il part	eel pahr	he leaves	ils partent	eel part	they leave (masc. or mixed)
	elle part	ell pahr	she leaves
	on part	oh pahr	one leaves	elles partent	ell part	they leave (fem.)

French Verb • Present Indicative sortir to go out, to take out (past participle – sorti(e)(s))
	Singular			Plural
first person	je sors	jeuh sore	I go out	nous sortons	noo sortoh	we go out
second person	tu sors	too sore	you go out	vous sortez	voo sortay	you go out
third person	il sort	eel sore	he goes out	ils sortent	eel sort	they go out (masc. or mixed)
	elle sort	ell sore	she goes out
	on sort	oh sore	one goes out	elles sortent	ell sort	they go out (fem.)

Some other verbs use sortir and partir as stems.

• repartir – to set out again
• répartir – to distribute

Movies

French Vocabulary • Going out Movies Les films
General
le film (domestique) (en vidéo) le film (étranger) (en DVD)	(domestic) movie (on video) (foreign) movie (on DVD)	V.O. (Version originale) les sous-titres	unaltered sub-titles
l’acteur (m) l’actrice (f)	actor actress	la vidéo le DVD	video DVD
louer	to rent
The Movie Theater		Film Genres
le cinéma	the (movie) theater	le dessin animé	cartoon
la salle du cinéma	theater showing room lit: room of the the theater	le documentaire	documentary
la séance	showing	le film d’amour	love story
le guichet	ticket window	le film d’aventures	adventure movie
la place le fauteuil	seat/place to sit chair1	le film d’horreur	horror film
coûter	to cost	le film policier	police film
jouer	to play	le film de science-fiction	sci-fi film

• ¹Un fauteuil is the physical chair that one sits on. One would normally use “une place” whenever “a seat” is used in English.
  • Prenez place ! – Take a seat! (very common expression. No article before place, you should not say Prenez la place)

Les films sont fascinants! Allez-vous au cinéma? Pourquoi? Vous aimez les films? Pour demander quels films jouent au cinéma, on dit Qu’est-ce qui joue au cinéma? . On achète les places au guichet, où l’employé(e) les vend. On entre dans la salle du cinéma pour regarder un film. Quel est votre genre de film préféré? Louez-vous des vidéos? des DVDs?.

-enir verbs

• -enir verbs are irregularly conjugated (they do not count as regular -ir verbs).

Venir

• The most common -enir verb is venir.
• The verb venir is translated to to come.
• When it means to come from, venir is used with the preposition de.
  • Nous venons du stade.
• You can also use venir with a verb to state that you have recently accomplished an action. **Je viens de finir mes devoirs (I’ve just finished my homework).

Formation

In the present indicative, venir (and all other -enir verbs) are conjuagted as follows:

French Verb • Present Indicative venir to come (past participle – venu(e)(s))
	Singular			Plural
first person	je viens	jeuh vee ehn	I come	nous venons	noo venn oh	we come
second person	tu viens	too vee ehn	you come	vous venez	voo vennay	you come
third person	il vient	eel vee ehn	he comes	ils viennent	eel vee ehn	they come (masc. or mixed)
	elle vient	ell vee ehn	she comes
	on vient	oh vee ehn	one comes	elles viennent	ell vee ehn	they come (fem.)

Other -enir Verbs

• revenir – to come back, to return
• devenir – to become

• appartenir – to belong
• contenir – to contain
• détenir – to keep, to detain
• retenir – to retain
• se souvenir – to remember
• soutenir – to support
• tenir – to hold

-éxer Verbs

-éxer verbs are regular -er verbs, but are also stem changing.

Formation

French Verb • Present Indicative suggérer to suggest (past participle – suggéré)
	Singular			Plural
first person	je suggère	jeuh soo zjair	I suggest	nous suggérons	noo soo zjairoh	we suggest
second person	tu suggères	too soo zjair	you suggest	vous suggérez	voo soo zjairay	you suggest
third person	il suggère	eel soo zjair	he suggests	ils suggèrent	eel soo zjair	they suggest (masc. or mixed)
	elle suggère	ell soo zjair	she suggests
	on suggère	oh soo zjair	one suggests	elles suggèrent	ell soo zjair	they suggest (fem.)

Other -éxer Verbs

• accélérer – to accelerate
• célébrer – to celebrate
• espérer – to hope
• oblitérer – to obliterate
• préférer – to prefer
• sécher – to dry

Directions

Sometimes when you go out, you may get lost, or come across someone who is lost. This should help you ask for and give directions.

• Pardonnez-moi/Excusez-moi, mademoiselle/madame/monsieur. – Excuse me, Miss/Mrs/Mr.
• Je suis perdu. – I am lost.
• Je cherche… – I’m looking for…
  • La poste – the post office
  • La gare – the train station
  • Le supermarché – the supermarket
  • Le stade – the football stadium
  • Le camping – the camping grounds
  • La plage – the beach
  • Le parc – the park

• Vous prenez… – You take…
  • la première rue – the first street
  • à gauche – to the left
  • à droite – to the right
  • tout droit – straight ahead

• Merci beaucoup! – Thanks so much!
• De rien. – It was nothing/No worries.