LE CAMPING : vocabulary
Below, I have listed much of the major vocabulary, grammar and structures that students will be learning or have already learned in French class while studying this topic. In each case, I have tried to provide an English translation along with more phonetic spellings of how these words and phrases actually sound in French (for those parents who would like to practice with their children but have a limited knowledge of French). Please note that these phonetic spellings do not convey the exact subtlety and nuances of French pronunciation, so don’t be alarmed if your child tries to correct you when you say them. In fact, it would probably be a good indication that they are learning and retaining what I teach in class everyday !!
French (sounds like...) English meaning
faire.... (fair) to go .... {in the sports sense}
de la bicyclette (deuh-lah-bee-cee-clett) cycling
du vélo (dyuh-vay-lo) cycling
du camping (dyuh-com-ping) camping
du canotage (dyuh-ca-no-taj) canoeing
de l'équitation (duh-lay-kee-tass-yohn) horseback riding
de la motoneige (deuh-lah-mo-to-nej) snowmobiling
de la natation (deuh-lah-na-tass-yohn) swimming
du patinage (dyuh-pa-tee-naj) ice-skating
de la raquette (deuh-lah-ra-kett) snowshoeing
de la randonéé (deuh-lah-rahn-do-nay) hiking du toboggan (dyuh-to-bo-gahn) toboganning
FAIRE
je fais (jhuh-feh) I go / I'm going
tu fais (tyu-feh) you go / you're going
il / elle fait (eel / el - feh) he/she goes / is going
nous faisons (noo-fez-ohn) we go / we are going
vous faîtes (voo-fett) you (plural) go / are going
ils / elles font (eel / el - fohn) they go / they are going
* this verb FAIRE can also mean "to make" or "to do" in other contexts in French*
apporter (ap-or-tay) to bring
oublier (oo-blee-ay) to forget
mettre (meh-truh) to put on
un sac à dos (uhn-sak-a-do) a backpack
un sac de couchage (uhn-sak-duh-coo-shaj) a sleeping bag l'équipement (lay-keep-mohn) equipment (camping gear)
des vêtements (day-vett-mohn) clothes
une carte (uyn-cahrt) a map
une tente (uyn-tont) a tent
la nourriture (la-noo-ree-tuyr) food
un gilet de sauvetage (uhn-jhee-leh-duh-so-vuh-taj) a life-jacket
une casque (uyn-cask) a helmet
des bottes (day-bot) boots
French (sounds like...) English meaning
faire.... (fair) to go .... {in the sports sense}
de la bicyclette (deuh-lah-bee-cee-clett) cycling
du vélo (dyuh-vay-lo) cycling
du camping (dyuh-com-ping) camping
du canotage (dyuh-ca-no-taj) canoeing
de l'équitation (duh-lay-kee-tass-yohn) horseback riding
de la motoneige (deuh-lah-mo-to-nej) snowmobiling
de la natation (deuh-lah-na-tass-yohn) swimming
du patinage (dyuh-pa-tee-naj) ice-skating
de la raquette (deuh-lah-ra-kett) snowshoeing
de la randonéé (deuh-lah-rahn-do-nay) hiking du toboggan (dyuh-to-bo-gahn) toboganning
FAIRE
je fais (jhuh-feh) I go / I'm going
tu fais (tyu-feh) you go / you're going
il / elle fait (eel / el - feh) he/she goes / is going
nous faisons (noo-fez-ohn) we go / we are going
vous faîtes (voo-fett) you (plural) go / are going
ils / elles font (eel / el - fohn) they go / they are going
* this verb FAIRE can also mean "to make" or "to do" in other contexts in French*
apporter (ap-or-tay) to bring
oublier (oo-blee-ay) to forget
mettre (meh-truh) to put on
un sac à dos (uhn-sak-a-do) a backpack
un sac de couchage (uhn-sak-duh-coo-shaj) a sleeping bag l'équipement (lay-keep-mohn) equipment (camping gear)
des vêtements (day-vett-mohn) clothes
une carte (uyn-cahrt) a map
une tente (uyn-tont) a tent
la nourriture (la-noo-ree-tuyr) food
un gilet de sauvetage (uhn-jhee-leh-duh-so-vuh-taj) a life-jacket
une casque (uyn-cask) a helmet
des bottes (day-bot) boots