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Chez; Voici; Voilà

Chez (au domicile de – at somebody’s place – home, at home, at someone’s house, at the home of) is a preposition. It is used to indicate a place or professions. It means (au magasin, cabinet de) Chez is used to mean (dans la famille de, dans le pays, la region de, le groupe, parmi - among, dans la personalité, dans l’œuvre de – in)

Examples / Exemples:

Bienvenue chez moi – Welcome to my home

Bienvenue chez nous – Welcome to our home

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Voici – Here is, this is. C’est une préposition. Example: Voici mes parents – Here are my parents. Use voici to make a presentation or to present somebody or something.

Example: Voici la clé de la voiture. Tu conduis maintenant – Here is the key to the car. You drive now.

Voici ma fille – Here is my daughter / She is my daughter.

Voilà – That’s why, that is why, there’s why (adv.)

Voilà – There is, there are

Example: Voilà deux mois que je travaille ici – I have been here for two months.

Voilà ma mère – Here comes my mother

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Vocabulary – Vocabulaire
Ancien – former, old, ex
Voracious womanizer, playboy – dragueur, coureur de jupe
Libéré Sous Caution Mais Inculpé – set free on bond but indicted
l’ancien patron du FMI(Fonds Monétaire International) – Ex chief of IMF (international monetary funds)
Connu – known
Viol présumé – presumed violation
Femme de chambre – maid, cleaning lady
Le grand Jury Américain – The American Grand Jury
foulard de tête – hijab or head scarf
Lors de l’audience – During the court hearing, session
Coupable – guilty
Non-coupable – not guilty
Louer – to rent
Moyens financiers – financial means
La caution – the bond
la cour supreme – The supreme court

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Learn new words and ask questions: Housework / Travaux Ménagers (Tâches Ménagères)
To do Housework – Faire le ménage
To sweep the floor – Balayer le sol
To do household repairs – Bricoler
To water the plants – Arroser les plantes
To empty the garbage can – Vider la poubelle
To sort – Trier
To mow the lawn – Tondre le gazon
To take out the garbage – Sortir les ordures
To scour the bathtub/ clean by scrubbing vigorously – Récurer la baignoire
To vacuum – Passer l’aspirateur
To clean – Nettoyer
To wash – Laver
To garden – Jardiner
To wash dishes – Faire la vaisselle
To do laundry – Faire la lessive
To cook – Faire la cuisine
To pay the bill – Payer la facture
To wipe – Essuyer
To dry – Sécher
To dust off – Enlever la poussière

Use the preceding expressions. Ask a question first, then try to answer it : Utilisez les expressions precedents. Posez une question premièrement. Essayez d’y répondre:
Exemple / Modèle : Qui lave le sol de la maison ? Mon frère lave le sol de la maison – Who washes the floor of the house ? My brother washes the floor of the house.
Qui fait la vaisselle aujourd’hui? Jacques fait la vaisselle aujourd’hui. – Who washes the dishes today ? Jack washes the dishes today.
Qui répare la porte du garage? C’est Jean qui répare la porte.
Qui fait la cuisine ce soir ? Who is cooking tonight ?
Qui lave la voiture de la famille ? Mon père la lave les Samedis. – Who washes the family’s car ? My father washes it on Saturdays
Qui jardine chez vous ? C’est mon grand-père qui le fait – Who gardens in your home ? My grandfather does it.
Qui passe l’aspirateur chez vous ? Je passe l’aspirateur chez moi. – Who vacuums your home ? I vacuum it
Qui fait plus de travaux ménagers traditionellement? Les hommes ou les femmes ? Who does more housework traditionally? Men or women?

Devoir/Homework
Discutez avec vos amis si une maison propre est importante pour eux. (Discuss with your friends whether a clean house is important to them).

**** Continuez à interviewer un ami ou un membre de votre famille pour découvrir qui fait les tâches ménagères. Utilisez le passé composé pour trouver la dernière fois quelqu’un a fait quelque chose.
Par exemple : Qui a nettoyé la chambre hier ? Who cleaned the room yesterday ?
Learn these home-related words :
Le torchon – dish rag
Le tapis – rug
Le seau – bucket
La machine à laver – washing machine
Le chiffon – dust cloth
Le balai – broom
Le balai-éponge – sponge-mop
Le lave-vaisselle – dishwasher
Une éponge – sponge
Les draps – sheets
L’eau de Javel – bleach
Une casserole – cooking pot
Un bassin – basin, bowl
Le sous-sol – basement
La lessive – laundry soap
Le détergent – detergent
Le garage – garage
Le balcon – balcony
Etagères – Shelves
Ranger – to tidy up
La buanderie – Laundry room
Loisirs – pastime
Une promenade dans le parc – A walk in the park
Le footing – fast walking, jogging
Le cirque - circus
Le parc d’attractions – Amusement park
Tricoter – to knit
Le vélo – bicycle
La gymnastique – exercise

Des Habits – Clothes
Un pull – sweater
Un manteau – a coat
Des bottes – boots
Une écharpe – scarf
Un foulard – scarf
Un sweat – sweatshirt
Un pantalon sweat – sweatpants
Un imperméable – raincoat
Des gants – gloves
Une casquette – a cap
Un t-shirt – a t-shirt
Un jean – a pair of jeans
Une chaussette – sock
Un short – a short
Une sandale – a sandal
Un maillot de bain – a swimshirt
Un chapeau – a hat
Un costume – a suit
Un pantalon – pants
Une chaussure – shoes
Un chemisier – a shirt (for women)
Une jupe – a skirt
Un porte-jupe – a skirt hanger


Review : List of adjectives that precede nouns in French : Autre (other), beau (handsome, beautiful), bon (good), grand (large), gros (big), jeune (young), vieux, viel (old), nouveau (new), Long (long) except with long hair (cheveux longs), petit (little, small), joli (pretty), meme (same).
Verb “Avoir” (To have) in French Expressions and Body Parts
How do you say “I have a stomach ache? A tooth ache? In French?
Use this: “Avoir mal à + the affected body part.” You have to conjugate the verb “Avoir” to agree with the subject etc. And if the affected body part is in the plural form, remember these mandatory contractions: à + le = au and à + les = aux
Exemple / Modèle: J’ai mal aux yeux – My eyes hurt me; Jeanne a mal aux jambs – Jeanne’s legs hurt her
Jean s’est amusé bien au concert de rock. Il a mal au dos maintenant – Jean had a good time a the rock concert. Now he has a backache ;

Devoir / Homework: Identify the rest of these body parts:
The human body – Le Corps Humain
Les bras, les mains, le dos, les jambs, les épaules, le cou, les cheveux, les pieds, le torse (torso), la cheville (ankle), les oreilles, les dents, les yeux, le ventre, les doigts, le visage (face), le sourcil (eyebrow), le poing (fist), l’orteil (toe), un membre (limb), une organe (organ), la joue (cheek), le front (forehead), une articulation (joint), le menton (chin, les lèvres (féminine noun) (lips), la tête, le nez, l’œil, le pied, la poitrine, le genou, le coude, la cuisse, la taille, le mollet etc.


Use the possessive adjectives before each one of these nouns
Masculine/ singular: Mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur – (my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their)
Feminine / Singular: Ma, ta, sa, notre, votre, leur - (my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their)
Both genders and Plural: Mes, tes, ses, nos, vos, leur - (my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their)
Modèle: Ma tête – my head; ma main – my hand; mon corps – my body; mon doigt – my finger etc

Apprenons les noms des pays: Let’s learn the names of countries:
Quels sont les noms des pays Africains? Les articles définis qui les précèdent ?
Les pays d’Afrique sont :
L’Afrique du Sud – South Africa
L’Algérie – Algeria
Le Burkina – Burkina-Faso
Le Congo – République du Congo ou le Zaïre
La Côte d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast
L’Egypte – Egypt
L’Ethiopie – Ethiopia
Le Kenya – Kenya
La Libye – Libya
Le Mali – Mali
Le Maroc – Morocco
Le Niger – Niger
Le Nigéria – Nigeria
Le Sénégal – Senegal
Le Soudan – Sudan
Le Tchad – Chad
La Tunisie – Tunisia
Le Zaïre ou Le Congo – Zaire

Quels sont les pays d’Europe ?
Ils sont :
L’Allemagne – Germany
L’Angleterre – England
L’Autriche – Austria
La Belgique – Belgium
La Bulgarie – Bulgaria
La Croatie – Crotia
Le Danemark – Denmark
L’Ecosse – Scotland
L’Espagne – Spain
La Finlande – Finland
La France – France
La Grèce – Greece
La Grande-Bretagne – Great Britain
La Hongrie – Hungary
L’Irlande – Ireland
L’Italie – Italy
La Norvège – Norway
La Pologne – Poland
La République tchèque – Czech Republic
La Slovaquie – Slovakia
La Suède – Sweden
La Suisse – Switzerland
La Yougoslavie – Yugoslavia

Quels sont les pays du Moyen-Orient, d’Asie, et d’Australie ?
Ils sont :
L’Afghanistan – Afghanistan
L’Arabie Saoudite – Saudi Arabia
L’Arménie – Armenia
L’Australie – Australia
Le Cambodge – Cambodia
La Chine – China
La Corée – Korea
L’Inde – India
L’Indonésie – Indonesia
L’Irak – Irak
L’Iran – Iran
Israël – Israel
Le Japon – Japan
La Jordanie – Jordan
Le Liban – Lebanon
Le Pakistan – Pakistan
Les Philippines – Philippines
La Russie – Russia
La Syrie – Syria
La Thaïlande – Thailand

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