De mon pays à mon quartier
Primary 4 · French
De mon pays à mon quartier
Lesson 4 of 4
35 min
Mutesi's class is making a book called Nos quartiers (Our neighbourhoods). Every pupil writes one page about where they live and reads it to the class.
Here is Mutesi's page. By the end of this lesson you will write and say your own.
Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Mutesi. J'ai dix ans. J'habite à Nyamirambo, un quartier de Kigali, au Rwanda.
Mon quartier est grand et animé. Il y a une mosquée, une école primaire et beaucoup de boutiques. Il y a aussi un terrain de football.
Ma rue est calme et propre. J'aime mon quartier parce que mes amis habitent là.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| grand / grande | big |
| petit / petite | small |
| joli / jolie | pretty |
| animé / animée | lively, busy |
| calme | quiet |
| propre | clean |
Mon quartier is masculine: mon quartier est grand. Ma rue is feminine: ma rue est grande.
Parce que means because. Use it to say WHY:
To ask why, say Pourquoi ?
In Kinyarwanda, l and r are often the same sound. In French they are very different, and mixing them changes the meaning!
Listen to the difference: le lit (the bed) and le riz (the rice); lire (to read) and rire (to laugh). Now say this silly sentence three times: « Le riz est sur le lit ! »
A asks, B answers, then swap.
Write your page for Nos quartiers, using Mutesi's page as a model: your name and age, where you live, what there is, and why you like it.
Tip
Four steps to a perfect page: WHO (Je m'appelle …), WHERE (J'habite à …), WHAT (Il y a …), WHY (J'aime … parce que …). Say the four W's and your page is done.
What does « Ma rue est calme » mean?
Answer: My street is quiet.
Complete: J'aime mon école ___ la maîtresse est gentille.
Answer: parce que.
Grand or grande? Ma maison est ___.
Answer: grande (maison is feminine).
What is the difference between le lit and le riz?
Answer: le lit is the bed (l sound), le riz is the rice (r sound).
Your friend says: « J'aime mon quartier. » Ask her why.
Answer: « Pourquoi ? »
What you learned today
Sources and credits
Written by Ganzaa.
Quick check
Say: My street is big. Ma rue est ___.