L A N ATIONALIT É ET L IDENTITÉ Tiffany Wun French II Honors Period 3

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E XPLANATION – I IDENTIT É ( FRENCH TRANSLATION ) TopicExample Question Involving the Topic Example Answer to the Question le Pr é nom et le Nom Comment tappelles-tu?Je mappelle Tiffany. la NationalitéQuelle est ta nationalité? De quelle nationalité es- tu? Je suis chinoise. le DomicileO ù habites-tu? Quelle est ton adresse? Quel est ton numéro de téléphone? Jhabite à MD. Jhabite 9930 Rose Trail Cest le l Âge Quel âge as-tu?Jai quinze ans. le Lieu et la Date de Naissance O ù es-tu n é(e)? Quand es-tu n é(e) Je suis née à Chine. Je suis née le 5 février.

L IDENTIT É V OCABULARY W ORDS Le prénom : first name Le nom : name/last name Ladresse : address Le numéro de téléphone : phone number Le lieu : place La date : date La naissance : birth Je suis né(e) : I was born

E XPLANATION – I IDENTIT É ( ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS ) TopicExample Question Involving the Topic Example Answer to the Question First and last name What is your name?I call myself Tiffany. NationalityWhat is your nationality? What nationality are you? I am Chinese. Place of residenceWhere do you live? What is your address? What is your telephone number? I live in Maryland. My address is 9930 Rose Trail. My telephone number is (410) AgeWhat age are you?I am 15 years old. Place and date of birth Where were you born? When were you born? I was born in China. I was born on February 5.

R EMEMBER … While nationality, date of birth, and place of birth uses être, age is different. When using age, it usesavoir as if to say I have 15 years. Also, remember that n é and nationalities change in order to match the subject it is referring to!

L A N ATIONALITÉ anglais(e): English français(e): French japonais(e): Japanese chinois(e): Chinese américain(e): American mexicain(e): Mexican cubain(e): Cuban portoricain(e): Puerto Rican belge: Belgian suisse: Swiss russe: Russian Add an e for the ladies Same to whatever gender espagnol(e): Spanish allemand(e): German

L A NATIONALITÉ CONTINUED canadien/canadienne: Canadien italien/italienne: Italian ha ïtien/haïtienne: Haitian vietnamien/vietnamienne: Vietnamese cambodgien/cambodgienne: Cambodian indien/indienne: Indian coréen/coréenne: Korean Needs a different form for feminine

R EMEMBER … Nationalities are not capitalized when used in French. Also, correspond the gender of the nationality to the person or object it is referring to!

E XAMPLES Comment tappelles-tu? Elle sappelle Linda. Il est né le 9 mars. Nous sommes coréenne. Tu as vingt ans. Quelle est ta nationalité? Ma cousine est belge. Où est-tu né? Le fleur est chinois. What is your name? Her name is Linda. His birthday is March 9 th. We are Korean You are 20 years old What is your nationality? My cousin is Belgian. Where were you born? The flower is Chinese. French translation English translation

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P RACTICE P ROBLEMS : Translate these sentences from French to English Now translate these problems from English to French Comment sappelle-t-il? Quel âge a-t-elle? Mon chien est japonais. Elles sont nées à Paris. Nous habitons à Californie. My phone number is (443) 206 – What nationality are you? Are you (s) Italian? My aunt lives in Montreal. My friend is Haitian.

P RACTICE P ROBLEMS : A NSWER K EY Translate these sentences from French to English Now translate these problems from English to French Comment sappelle il? What is his name? Quel âge a-elle? What age is she? Mon chien est japonais. My dog is Japanese. Elles sont nées à Paris. They were born in Paris Nous habitons à Californie. We live in California. My phone number is (443) 206 – Mon num é ro de t é l é phone est What nationality are you? De quelle nationalit é es-tu? Are you (s,m) Italian? Est que tu es italien? My aunt lives in Montreal. Ma tante habite à Montr é al. My friend (m) is Haitian. Mon amis est ha ïten.

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