Module 3 of the free French course (CEFR A2, first half), lesson 24 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 24.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| je cherche | I am looking for | zhuh SHEHRSH |
| chercher | to look for | shehr-SHAY |
| essayer | to try on | ess-ay-YAY |
| je peux essayer? | may I try it on? | zhuh puh ess-ay-YAY |
| bien sûr | of course | bya(n) SEWR |
| le vendeur | the shop assistant (m) | luh vah(n)-DUHR |
| la vendeuse | the shop assistant (f) | lah vah(n)-DUHZ |
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.
The shop dialogue opens with je cherche (I am looking for) and turns on je peux essayer? (may I try it on?).
Bonjour! Je cherche un pull. — Quelle taille? — Taille huit ans. Je peux essayer? — Bien sûr!
je peux essayer? already means may I try it ON — essayer covers the whole idea, so there is no extra word for 'on'.
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.
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