Présenter quelqu’un
Primary 1 · French
Présenter quelqu’un
Lesson 2 of 4
15 min
Gatete is a boy. Uwase is a girl.
In French, we talk about a boy with il. We talk about a girl with elle. Let's see how!
il = he, for a boy or a man.
elle = she, for a girl or a woman.
Mugisha : Qui est-ce ?
Keza : C'est ma sœur. Elle s'appelle Uwase.
Mugisha : Et lui ?
Keza : C'est mon frère. Il s'appelle Gatete.
ma sœur = my sister, mon frère = my brother, Et lui ? = And him?
Je chante. (I sing.)
Elle fait un signe de la main. (She waves her hand.)
Je tape des mains. (I clap my hands.)
Elle s'étire. (She stretches.)
Il appelle quelqu'un. (He calls someone.)
Je réponds. (I answer.)
Elle écoute. (She listens.)
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? (What are you doing?)
Find the sentences with il. Find the sentences with elle.
Read each line aloud and do the action: sing, wave, clap, stretch, call, answer, listen!
Tip
Kinyarwanda has one word, French has two. In Kinyarwanda, « we » is for a boy and for a girl. In French you must choose: il for a boy, elle for a girl.
Mugisha is a boy. Il or elle?
Answer: il.
Maman is a woman. Il or elle?
Answer: elle.
Say in French: Her name is Keza.
Answer: Elle s'appelle Keza.
In the story, who listens: il or elle?
Answer: elle (« Elle écoute. »).
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The dialogue and exercises are written by Ganzaa.
Quick check
Uwase is a girl. Il or elle?
