Copy of Week 17, Day 3: Stressed Pronouns
For this lesson, we will cover two topics:
1. Stressed pronouns
2. Vocabulary related to technology
Stressed pronouns may sound like a bunch of tired, burnt out pronouns, but I guarantee they are easy enough to breeze through without feeling stressed. Stressed pronouns are also called disjunctive pronouns, or pronoms disjoints in French, and they appear in a lot of ways.
Speaking Practice 1
Voici une liste des pronoms disjonctifs :
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moi | me |
toi | you |
lui | him |
elle | her |
soi | oneself |
nous | us |
vous | you |
eux | them (masc) |
elles | them (fem) |
Stressed pronouns are used in a variety of ways:
❑ To emphasize or repeat a noun or another pronoun
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- Moi, je suis sûr d'avoir raison.
- Me, I am sure I am right.
- Moi aussi je pense que c'est toi qui as raison.
- I also think it is you who is right.
- Ou peut-être bien que c'est lui qui a raison.
- Or maybe it's him who is right.
- Et eux, qu'en pensent-ils ?
- And them, what do they think?
❑ After c'est and ce sont
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- C'est toi qui fais à manger.
- It is you who is cooking.
- Ce sont elles qui mangent.
- It is they who eat.
Speaking Practice 2
❑ When there is more than one subject or object in a sentence, including at least one pronoun.
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- Jeanne et moi sommes les meilleurs artistes.
- Jeanne and I are the best artists.
- Je pense que lui et elle ne sont pas mauvais non plus.
- I think he and she are not bad either.
❑ When asking and answering questions
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- Qui n'aime pas le poisson ?
- Who does not like fish?
- C'est lui.
- It's him.
- Et toi ?
- And you?
Speaking Practice 3
❑ After prepositions
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- As-tu mangé chez elle ?
- Did you eat with her?
- Elle est partie sans lui.
- She left without him.
❑ With words used for emphasis (i.e. aussi, non plus, seul, surtout)
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- Lui seul sait le faire.
- Only he knows how.
- Eux aussi peuvent le faire.
- They can do it, too.
❑ After que, when comparing
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- Il est meilleur que toi.
- He is better than you.
- Elle est plus forte que moi.
- She is stronger than me.
❑ When using -même (s)
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- Peut-il le faire lui-même ?
- Can he do it himself?
- Non, nous allons le faire nous-mêmes.
- No, we'll do it ourselves.
❑ When using pronouns in negative expressions with : ni … ni, ne … que
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- Ni lui ni elle ne sont sages.
- Neither he nor she is wise.
- Il n'y a que lui qui mange si épicé.
- He is the only one who eats so spicy.
❑ After the preposition à to indicate possession
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- Ce manteau est à moi.
- This coat is mine.
- Ces chaussures sont à toi.
- These shoes are yours.
❑ When used with certain verbs that do not allow a preceding indirect object pronoun
These verbs include:
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avoir affaire à —> to have to deal with
avoir recours à —> to have recourse to
croire à —> to believe in
être à —> to belong to
Speaking Practice 4
For these verbs: when the indirect object is a person, you must keep the preposition à after the verb, and follow it with a stressed pronoun.
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- Je m'habitue à toi.
- I'm getting used to you.
- Je songe à t'épouser.
- I think of marrying you.
- Je tiens à eux.
- I like them.
- Fais attention à eux.
- Be careful of them.
Ready to tackle another topic? Let's check out one more. The next topic is about something you use every day: technology.
❑ IT related terms are usually expressed in English, even in non-English speaking countries. However, in the recent years, people speaking other languages have started to localize these terms into their native language.
❑ You will be needing these terms in everyday life, such as in the following scenarios:
o When going out to buy a new computer or laptop in France
o When you work in the IT field
o When you need to have your computer or gadgets fixed
In these cases, knowledge of these French terms will make communicating much more convenient for you.
Let's start with hardware.
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un ordinateur de bureau | a desktop computer |
un ordinateur portable | a laptop |
une tablette | a tablet |
une clé usb | a USB key |
une imprimante | a printer |
une souris | a mouse |
un clavier | a keyboard |
un casque audio | headphone |
un lecteur de carte mémoire | a memory card reader |
un disque dur | a hard disk |
❑ Reminder: Please always try to learn the vocabulary with the article, so that you can avoid the common mistake of using the wrong gender.
The vocabulary below might also be helpful for internet surfing and software installation.
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un logiciel | a software |
installer | install |
désinstaller | uninstall |
télécharger | download |
enregistrer | save |
❑ All of the vocabulary words are regular first group verbs, so after the lessons, you should know their conjugation well.
Now, let's practice with the dialogue
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- Je désinstalle votre logiciel.
- I uninstall your software.
- Ok, nous enregistrons sur le disque dur.
- Ok, we will save on the hard disk.
- Téléchargez un nouveau logiciel.
- Download a new software.
- Nous l'installons sur notre ordinateur portable.
- We install it on our laptop.
Additional Vocabulary
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French | English | French Example | English Example |
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faire allusion à | to allude to | La banque faisait allusion à la comptabilité de la société. | The bank alluded to the accounting of the company. |
faire appel à | to appeal to, address | Nous avons besoin de faire appel à un informaticien pour ce problème. | We need to appeal to an IT specialist for this problem. |
faire attention à | to pay attention to | Avant de soumettre ta lettre de motivation, je te conseille de faire attention à quelques détails de l'offre d'emploi. | Before submitting your cover letter, I advise you to pay attention to a few details of the job offer. |
s’habituer à | to get used to | Tu dois t'habituer à l'accent français si tu as l'intention d'aller vivre en France. | You have to get used to the French accent if you intend to move to France. |
penser à | to think of, about | Elle pense à accepter l'offre de la société. | She is thinking about accepting the company's offer. |
recourir à | to have recourse to | Les parties du différend devraient mettre fin aux hostilités et décider de recourir à la médiation. | The parties to the dispute should end hostilities and decide to have recourse to mediation. |
renoncer à | to give up, renounce | Beaucoup de gens renoncent facilement à leur rêve lorsqu'ils sont face à d'extrêmes difficultés de la vie. | Many people easily give up their dream when faced with extreme difficulties in life. |
revenir à | to come back to | Les informations que tu nous as communiquées sont erronées, nous allons donc revenir à ma stratégie. | The information you provided us is wrong, so we'll come back to my strategy. |
rêver à | to dream of | C'est tout à fait normal de rêver à une vie meilleure pour ses enfants. | It is quite normal to dream of a better life for your children. |
songer à | to think about, dream of | Il faudrait songer à faire plus de bénéfice sur la prochaine affaire. | We should think about making more profit on the next deal. |
tenir à | to be fond of, care about | Rachel tient beaucoup à son animal de compagnie. | Rachel cares about her pet very much. |
venir à | to come to | Nous avons des invitations pour venir à cette soirée. | We have invitations to come to this party. |
Speaking Practice 5
A Quick Recap of this Lesson-
Un petit résumé de la leçon
Stressed pronouns are used a lot of ways in French. These are:
- When repeating the subject pronoun
- After c'est and sont
You also learned new vocabulary about technology.
Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises
Exercise 1
- Type your answer into the space provided.
- When typing your answer, please remember that one space corresponds to one word.
- If there is an audio track before the questions (like in this exercise), you need to listen to the track first before answering.
Exercise 2
Now it’s time for a puzzle. Can you pick out the vocabulary you have just learned? Type your answer into the space. Exclude the letters already provided as hint!
Exercise 3
Answer the questions about the dialogue:
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