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Language/French/Vocabulary/Education

2021-02-04T13:07:41Z

Tafsico:

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Here is a list of French vocabulary for education and school.

Try to guess the meaning of every French word related to education and click the link to see the translation with an example.

Edit this article and add some more words if you think they are useful :)

==apprendre==

'''to learn'''

*L'élève apprends sa leçon = The student learn his lesson.

==enseigner==

'''to teach'''

*Le professeur enseigne le français = The professor teaches French.

==un cahier==

'''a notebook'''

*Note ça dans ton cahier ! = Write it down in your notebook!

==un cours==

'''a class'''

*Combien d'heures de cours as-tu aujourd'hui ? = How many hours of classes do you have today?

==une cour de récréation==

'''a playground'''

*les enfants jouent dans la cour de récréation = children play in the playground

==une craie==

'''a chalk'''

*prends la craie pour écrire au tableau = Take chalk to write on the blackboard

==un crayon==

'''a pencil'''

*Il me faut un crayon = I need a pencil

==les devoirs==

'''Homework'''

*as-tu fait tes devoirs pour demain ? = Have you done your homework for tomorrow?

==un dictionnaire==

'''a dictionary'''

*Avez-vous un dictionnaire français/anglais ? = Do you have a French/English dictionary?

==un diplôme==

'''a graduation'''

*Il a eu son diplôme la semaine dernière = He got his degree last week

==le directeur==

'''the director'''

*Arrêtez sinon j'appelle le directeur = Stop or I'll call the director

==une ecole maternelle ==

'''kindergarten, nursery school'''

*Il y a une école maternelle proche de chez moi = There is a nursery school near home

==une école==

'''school'''

*Les enfants sont à l'école

The children are at school

==le collège==

'''middle School'''

*Le collège commence à 11 ans = Middle school starts at age 11

==le lycée==

'''high school'''

*Elle commence le lycée l'année prochaine = She starts high school next year

==une université==

'''a college'''

*L'université n'est pas obligatoire

The university is not mandatory

==un élève==

'''a student'''

*L'élève doit écouter le professeur = Students must listen to the teacher

==un examen==

'''an examination'''

*La période des examens est au mois de juin = The exam period is in June

== le pupitre écolier ==
'''school desk'''
* Le pulpite des étudiants contient leurs stylos et crayons
* The student desk contains their pens and pencils

== le professeur ==
'''the teacher'''

*C'est un bon professeur = He is a good teacher

==une interrogation écrite==

'''a written exam, a quiz'''

*Le professeur a fait une interrogation écrite suprise = The professor made a surprise quiz

==un exercice==

'''an exercise'''

*Il y a 10 exercices à faire pour demain = There are 10 exercises to do for tomorrow

==la gomme==

'''the eraser'''

*J'ai perdu ma gomme = I lost my gum

==la leçon==

'''the esson'''

*Il y a combien de leçons dans ce livre ? = How many lessons does this book have?

==le livre==

'''the book'''

*C'est important de lire des livres = It is important to read books

==la salle de classe==

'''the classroom'''

*La salle de classe est pleine = The classroom is full

==le stylo==

'''the pen'''

*as-tu un stylo à me preter ? = Can you lend me a pen?

==le tableau==

'''the blackboard'''

*Le prof écrit des équations au tableau = The teacher writes equations on the board

==une matière==

'''subject'''

*Biology is my favorite subject = Biology is my favorite subject

==la biologie==

'''biology'''

*J'ai un cours de biologie cet après midi = I have a biology class this afternoon

==la chimie==

'''chemistry'''

*J'aime bien la chimie = I like chemistry

==les mathématiques==

'''Mathematics'''

*J'aime bien les mathématiques également = I also like mathematics

==la musique==

'''the music'''

*Il a manqué son cours de musique = He missed his music lessons

==la géographie==

'''geography'''

*la géographie nécessite une bonne mémoire = Geography requires a good memory

==l'histoire==

'''the history'''

*l'histoire est une matière importante = History is an important subject

==la grammaire==

'''the grammar'''

*la grammaire n'est pas obligatoire pour apprendre une langue = grammar is not compulsory to learn a language

==l'informatique==

'''computer science'''

*l'informatique est devenue indispensable = Computer science has become essential

==Ma matière principale==

'''My major (subject)'''

*Quelle est ta matière principale ? = What is your major?

==l'économie==

'''economics'''

*Ma matière principale c'est l'économie = My major is economics

==apprendre par cœur==

'''to learn by heart'''

*Cela ne sert à rien d'apprendre par cœur = It is useless to learn by heart

==avoir raison==

'''to be right'''

*Tu as raison = You are right

==avoir tort==

'''to be wrong'''

*Il a tort = He is wrong

==comprendre==

'''to understand'''

*Je ne comprends rien = I do not understand

==demander, poser la question==

'''to ask'''

*Je vais poser la question au professeur = I'll ask the teacher

==répondre==

'''to answer'''

*J'espère qu'il va pouvoir te répondre = I hope he will be able to answer you

==passer un examen==

'''to take an exam'''

*Je passe mon examen ce soir, j'espère que ce ne sera pas trop difficile = I will pass the exam this evening, I hope it will not be too difficult

==réussir un examen==

'''to pass a test'''

*Il était heureux d'avoir réussi son examen = He was happy to pass his exam

==échouer à un examen==

'''to fail an exam'''

*malheureusement, il a échoué à son examen d'économie = Unfortunately, he failed his examination of economy

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Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions

2018-07-12T14:06:47Z

Tafsico: prepositions

Prepositions are short words ('''on''', '''in''', '''to''') that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of geund verbs).

A prepositions describes a relationship between other words in a sentences.

In itself, a word like "'''in'''" or " '''after'''" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words.

For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "'''in'''" or " '''between'''" or "'''on'''", you invariably use your hands to show how something is situated in relationship to something else.

Prepositions are nearly always combined with other words in structures called prepositional phrases.

Prepositional phrases can be made up of a million different words, but they tend to be built the same: a preposition followed by a determiner and an adjective or two followed by a pronoun or noun (called the object of the preposition).

This whole phrase, in turn, takes on a modifying role, acting as an adjective or an adverb, locating something in time and space, modifying a noun, or telling when or where or under what conditions something happened....

== Examples ==
You can sit '''''before''''' the desk OR '''''in front''' of'' the desk.

The professor can sit '''''on''''' the desk (when he's being informal) or '''''behind''''' the desk, and then his feet are '''''under''''' the desk or '''''beneath''''' the desk.

He can stand '''''beside''''' the desk (meaning '''''next''' to'' the desk), '''''before''''' the desk, '''between''' the desk and you, or even '''''on''''' the desk (if he's really strange

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<div style="font-size:200%;">Preposition</div>

Prepositions are short words ('''on''', '''in''', '''to''') that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of geund verbs).

A prepositions describes a relationship between other words in a sentences.

In itself, a word like "'''in'''" or " '''after'''" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words.

For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "'''in'''" or " '''between'''" or "'''on'''", you invariably use your hands to show how something is situated in relationship to something else.

Prepositions are nearly always combined with other words in structures called prepositional phrases.

Prepositional phrases can be made up of a million different words, but they tend to be built the same: a preposition followed by a determiner and an adjective or two followed by a pronoun or noun (called the object of the preposition).

This whole phrase, in turn, takes on a modifying role, acting as an adjective or an adverb, locating something in time and space, modifying a noun, or telling when or where or under what conditions something happened....

Examples

You can sit '''''before''''' the desk OR '''''in front''' of'' the desk.

The professor can sit '''''on''''' the desk (when he's being informal) or '''''behind''''' the desk, and then his feet are '''''under''''' the desk or '''''beneath''''' the desk.

He can stand '''''beside''''' the desk (meaning '''''next''' to'' the desk), '''''before''''' the desk, '''between''' the desk and you, or even '''''on''''' the desk (if he's really strange).

Here are examples of prepositions and their meaning :

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Preposition
!Meaning
!Example
|-
|about
|for topics, meaning what about
|I was talking about you
|-
|above
|higher than, or over
|The sun is above the clouds.
|-
|across
|from one side to the other
|It's dangerous to run across the road.
|-
|along
|from one end to the other
|They are walking along the road.
|-
|among
|surrounded by
|John was among the spectators.
|-
|at
|for age / indicating location
|He learned Russian at 45 / He is at the store.
|-
|behind
|at the back of
|Passengers sit behind the driver.
|-
|below
|lower than
|His shorts are below his knees.
|-
|beneath
|under
|The pen was beneath the books.
|-
|beside
|next to
|The bank is beside the cinema.
|-
|between
|in the space separating two things
|Mary sat between Tom and Jane.
|-
|by
|who made it
|A book by Mark Twain
|-
|close to
|near
|The bank is close to the school
|-
|down
|from higher to lower
|He pulled down the blind.
|-
|for
|what is intended
|I bought this book for you.
|-
|from
|where something starts or originates
|The wind is blowing from the south.
|-
|from
|who gave it / point of origin
|A present from Jane
|-
|in
|located within
|Get in the car!
|-
|in front of
|directly before
|The child ran out in front of the bus.
|-
|inside
|on the inner part of
|The bird is inside the cage.
|-
|into
|enter a closed space
|He went into the shop.
|-
|near
|close to
|The school is near the church.
|-
|next to
|beside
|The bank is next to the cinema.
|-
|off
|leaving a public transport vehicle
|The men get off the train.
|-
|on
|in a position touching a surface
|The plate is on the table.
|-
|onto
|move to a position on a surface
|The cat jumped onto the roof of the car.
|-
|opposite
|facing, on the other side
|Eva sat opposite Tom at the table.
|-
|out of
|leaving a car / Taxi
|The passengers get out of the taxi
|-
|past
|beyond
|He drove past the supermarket.
|-
|round
|in a circular movement
|The earth moves round the sun.
|-
|through
|from one side to the other
|The Seine flows through Paris.
|-
|throughout
|in every part of
|The virus spread throughout the country.
|-
|to
|in the direct of; towards
|On the way to the station.
|-
|towards
|in the direction of
|The child ran towards her father.
|-
|under
|beneath, below
|Water flows under the bridge.
|-
|underneath
|beneath
|There was dust underneath the rug.
|-
|up
|towards or in a higher position
|He walked up the stairs.
|}