Module 6 of the free French course (CEFR B1, first half), lesson 17 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 17.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| que | that, which (acted on) | kuh |
| le livre que je lis | the book that I am reading | luh leevr kuh zhuh LEE |
| la chanson que j'aime | the song that I love | lah shah(n)-soh(n) kuh ZHEM |
| la chanson | the song | lah shah(n)-SOH(n) |
| préféré | favorite (m) | pray-fay-RAY |
| ma chanson préférée | my favorite song | mah shah(n)-soh(n) pray-fay-RAY |
| écouter | to listen to | ay-koo-TAY |
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.
Que stands for the thing the second sentence acts ON: le livre que je lis (the book that I am reading), la chanson que j'aime (the song that I love).
The choice in one line: qui does, que is done to. L'ami qui parle — le livre que je lis.
que is the thing acted on, and it DOES shrink before a vowel: le livre qu'elle lit. qui never shrinks; que always does.
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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