Les objets de la classe
Primary 2 · French
Les objets de la classe
Lesson 4 of 4
20 min
Listen: la boule, la poule.
One is a ball. One is a hen! Only one sound changes: [b] or [p].
Today you will say both sounds, and show your school things in French.
[b]: your voice buzzes. Press your lips together. Open them with your voice ON. Put your hand on your throat: it buzzes! le bic, le banc, le bureau, bonjour, bleu.
[p]: a little puff. Press your lips together. Open them with a little puff of air and no voice. Put your hand in front of your mouth: you feel the air! le papier, la porte, la pomme, papa, la poule.
In Kinyarwanda, b is often soft. For the French b, close your lips well, then open them.
| [b] | [p] |
|---|---|
| la boule ⚽ (the ball) | la poule 🐔 (the hen, inkoko) |
| le bain 🛁 (the bath) | le pain 🍞 (the bread, umugati) |
Papa pose le papier bleu sur le bureau = Papa puts the blue paper on the desk.
A child shows us a box of coloured pencils. This text comes from a story from Mozambique.
Voici mes crayons de couleur.
Je dessine une tomate avec le crayon rouge.
Je dessine une orange avec le crayon orange.
Je dessine le soleil avec le crayon jaune.
Je dessine une grenouille avec le crayon vert.
Je dessine le ciel avec le crayon bleu.
Je dessine le drapeau du Rwanda avec du bleu, du jaune et du vert.
Je dessine = I draw. le soleil = the sun (izuba). une grenouille = a frog (igikeri). le ciel = the sky (ijuru). le drapeau = the flag (ibendera).
Find a [b] and a [p] in the text: bleu, drapeau!
Keza shows her things to the class:
Voici ma trousse. Dans ma trousse, il y a un bic bleu, deux crayons et une gomme. Voici mon cahier. Mon cahier est sur ma table. Et voici mes crayons de couleur !
Now it is your turn. Put your things on your table. Present them to a friend or a big person: « Voici ma trousse. Dans ma trousse, il y a … »
Tip
Buzz or puff?
Hand on your throat. A buzz is b. A puff of air and no buzz is p.
Say your answer out loud first, then tap Show answer to check.
Which sound starts the word la porte: [b] or [p]?
Answer: [p]
Which sound starts the word le bureau: [b] or [p]?
Answer: [b]
In the text, which pencil draws the sun?
Answer: le crayon jaune
What is la poule?
Answer: a hen (inkoko)
Present your pencil case in French.
Answer: « Voici ma trousse. Dans ma trousse, il y a … »
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The explanations, the drawing, Keza's presentation and the exercises (Try it yourself and the practice questions) are written by Ganzaa.
This lesson adapts CC BY-SA material and is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quick check
Match the French to the English.
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
