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Is she your mother? Est-elle ta mère ?
Formez des questions oui/non avec le verbe be — inversez be et le sujet : Is she…? / Are they…?. Les réponses courtes sont Yes, she is. / No, he isn't.. Apprenez le vocabulaire de la famille (son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, baby) et les mots descriptifs (old, young, tall, good, happy), ainsi que le mot interrogatif who. Le coin prononciation aborde /æ/ et /e/, difficiles à distinguer pour beaucoup d'apprenants.
Dialogue
Is She Your Mother? — Est-elle ta mère ?
- Emma Minsu, is she your mother? Minsu, est-elle ta mère ?
- Minsu Yes, she is my mother. Oui, c'est ma mère. (court : Yes, she is.)
- Emma Just say "Yes, she is." Is she young? Dis juste « Yes, she is. » Est-elle jeune ?
- Minsu No, she isn't. But she is happy! Non, elle n'est pas jeune. Mais elle est heureuse !
Dialogue
Who Is He? — Qui est-il ?
- Jack Minsu, who is he? Minsu, qui est-il ?
- Minsu He is my grandfather. He is old. C'est mon grand-père. Il est âgé.
- Jack Is she your grandmother? Est-elle ta grand-mère ?
- Minsu Yes, she is. And the baby is my brother. Oui, c'est ça. Et le bébé est mon petit frère.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| son | /sʌn/ | n. | fils |
| daughter | /ˈdɔːtər/ | n. | fille |
| grandfather | /ˈɡrænˌfɑːðər/ | n. | grand-père |
| grandmother | /ˈɡrænˌmʌðər/ | n. | grand-mère |
| baby | /ˈbeɪbi/ | n. | bébé |
| who | /huː/ | pron. | qui |
| old | /oʊld/ | adj. | vieux ; ancien |
| young | /jʌŋ/ | adj. | jeune |
| tall | /tɔːl/ | adj. | grand (de taille) |
| good | /ɡʊd/ | adj. | bon |
| happy | /ˈhæpi/ | adj. | heureux |
Grammar
be — yes/no questions + short answers le verbe be — questions oui/non et réponses courtes
be 동사로 yes/no 질문을 만들 때는 be와 주어의 자리를 바꿉니다: She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. 대답은 짧게: Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). 짧은 대답에서는 be를 줄이지 않아요 — "Yes, she's."라고 하지 않습니다.
Pour former des questions oui/non avec be, inversez be et le sujet : She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. Répondez court : Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). Dans les réponses courtes, on ne contracte pas be — on ne dit pas « Yes, she's. »
- Is she your mother? — Yes, she is. /ɪz ʃiː jʊər ˈmʌðər jes ʃiː ɪz/ Est-elle ta mère ? — Oui.
- Is he old? — No, he isn't. /ɪz hiː oʊld noʊ hiː ˈɪznt/ Est-il âgé ? — Non.
- Are they happy? — Yes, they are. /ɑːr ðeɪ ˈhæpi jes ðeɪ ɑːr/ Sont-ils heureux ? — Oui.
pronunciation
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