Language
French
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Noms du Quotidien
Linked course
French A1

Core words

Story

L'affiche des couleurs d'Adam

  1. Le soir, dans la chambre d'Adam, la lampe brille doucement.

    In the evening, in Adam's room, the lamp glows softly.

  2. Il y a une petite table avec du papier et une boîte de peintures.

    There is a small table with paper and a box of paints.

  3. Adam est content, et Lina et le chat Milo sont près de lui.

    Adam is happy, and Lina and the cat Milo are near him.

  4. Nous allons faire une grande affiche de couleurs.

    We are going to make a big colorful poster.

  5. Adam a une idée simple: un arc-en-ciel et des petits objets.

    Adam has a simple idea: a rainbow and small objects.

  6. Il prend le tube marqué 'red' et peint une première bande.

    He takes the tube marked 'red' and paints the first stripe.

  7. Lina choisit 'orange' pour une carotte et 'yellow' pour un soleil.

    Lina chooses 'orange' for a carrot and 'yellow' for a sun.

  8. Adam ajoute 'green' pour une feuille, puis 'blue' pour une mer calme.

    Adam adds 'green' for a leaf, then 'blue' for a calm sea.

  9. La page devient jolie, avec des bandes claires et nettes.

    The page becomes pretty, with clear, neat bands.

  10. Ils cherchent 'purple', mais le petit tube a disparu sous la patte de Milo.

    They look for 'purple', but the small tube has disappeared under Milo's paw.

  11. Adam regarde sous le coussin du chat, et il le trouve, ouf.

    Adam looks under the cat's cushion, and he finds it, phew.

  12. Ensuite, 'pink' colore une petite fleur à côté.

    Then, 'pink' colors a little flower beside it.

  13. Pour la terre du pot, Adam prend 'brown' et fait une bande douce.

    For the pot's soil, Adam uses 'brown' and makes a soft band.

  14. Il ajoute une petite nuit avec 'black' et des étoiles blanches.

    He adds a little night with 'black' and white stars.

  15. Sur la table, il y a aussi deux étiquettes: 'gray' et 'grey', et Adam hésite.

    On the table, there are also two labels: "gray" and "grey", and Adam hesitates.

  16. Lina dit: 'C'est le même gris, choisis celle que tu veux'.

    Lina says, 'It's the same gray, choose the one you want.'

  17. Adam pose 'grey' sur un nuage, range les pinceaux, et dit bonsoir.

    Adam puts 'grey' on a cloud, puts the brushes away, and says goodnight.

  18. La chambre est calme, la lampe brille, et leurs couleurs dorment avec eux.

    The room is calm, the lamp shines, and their colors sleep with them.

Topic examples

La balle est brune.

English: The ball is brown.

Le ciel est gris.

English: The sky is gray.

Le chien est gris.

English: The dog is grey.

La voiture rose est rapide.

English: The pink car is fast.

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