Module 2 of the free French course (CEFR A1, completed), lesson 15 of 30: . On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 15.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| le numéro | the number | luh new-may-ROH |
| le téléphone | the telephone | luh tay-lay-FUN |
| mon numéro est le… | my number is… | moh(n) new-may-ROH eh luh |
| ma grand-mère a soixante-douze ans | my grandmother is seventy-two | mah grah(n)-mehr ah swah-sah(n)t-dooz AH(n) |
| plus | plus / more | plews |
| moins | minus / less | mwa(n) |
| ça fait | that makes | sah FEH |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
A review lesson with a job: phone numbers are said in pairs in French (06 12 34 56 78 — zéro six, douze, trente-quatre…), and ages now reach the grandparents.
Ma grand-mère a soixante-douze ans. Mon numéro est le zéro six… Say the real ones from your own life.
French phone numbers are said in pairs — zéro six, douze, trente-quatre — never digit by digit.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.
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