girl
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la fille
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
That girl is six years old.Cette fille a six ans.
b. la petite fille
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The girl who lives next door is selling cookies.La petite fille qui habite à côté vend des biscuits.
c. la fillette
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The girl laughed as she chased the butterfly.La fillette riait en poursuivant le papillon.
a. la fille
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Do you see that girl? She's my sister.Tu vois cette fille ? C’est ma sœur.
b. la jeune fille
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The girl who babysits for us is 16 years old.La jeune fille qui fait du baby-sitting pour nous a 16 ans.
a. la fille
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I always take my girls to see baseball games in the summer.J’emmène toujours mes filles voir des matchs de baseball l’été.
a. la copine
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
My girl is coming to the party with me.Ma copine vient à la fête avec moi.
b. la petite amie
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Are you going to introduce us to your girl soon?Tu vas bientôt nous présenter ta petite amie ?
5.
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(female servant)
a. la bonne
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
The girl is going to make us some coffee.La bonne va nous faire du café.
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