FrenchA2Lesson 2.1
🇫🇷 French A2 · Lesson 2.1

Les vêtements et les couleurs — Clothes & colours

Describe clothes and colours using demonstratives ce, cette, ces.

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A shopper points out clothes she likes in a boutique window. Listen for ce, cette and ces.

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un manteaua coat 🔊
une robea dress 🔊
des chaussuresshoes 🔊
rougered 🔊
ce pullthis jumper 🔊
cette vestethis jacket 🔊

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« J'aime beaucoup cette veste verte. » 🔊
I really like this green jacket.
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Regarde cette robe bleue, elle est jolie ! 🔊Look at this blue dress, it's pretty!
Oui, mais je préfère ce manteau rouge. 🔊Yes, but I prefer this red coat.
Et ces chaussures noires ? 🔊And these black shoes?
Elles sont parfaites pour l'hiver. 🔊They're perfect for winter.
On entre dans le magasin ? 🔊Shall we go into the shop?
Grammar in focus · les démonstratifs

“This/these” changes with the noun: ce pull (masc.), cette robe (fem.), ces chaussures (plural). Colour adjectives agree too: une robe bleue, des chaussures noires.

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Describe three items of clothing and their colours using ce, cette or ces.

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Bien joué ! Match the demonstrative to the noun: « ce manteau », « cette robe », « ces chaussures », and agree the colour.

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1. “This dress” is…
2. Which means “shoes”?
3. The feminine of « bleu » is…
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