Class Notes: French Vocabulary – School Subjects

Objective

To learn and review French vocabulary related to school subjects.

Key Points

1. General Vocabulary

• Subject (in school): matière

2. School Subjects in French

• Math: les maths
• History: l'histoire
• Physics: la physique
• Geometry: la géométrie
• Physical Education (PE): l'EPS
  (Note: Like English “PE”, French uses initials: EPS)
• Social Science(s): les sciences humaines
• Chemistry: la chimie
• Algebra: l’algèbre
• Art (Plastic Arts): les arts plastiques / la plastique (depends on the type of art)
• Biology: la biologie
• Foreign Languages: les langues étrangères
• Modern Languages (Living Languages): les langues vivantes

3. Specific Languages

• French: le français
• Spanish: l’espagnol
• German: l’allemand
• Italian: l’italien
• English: l’anglais

4. Grammar Tips

• To make a language adjective feminine, add an -e.
  • Example: anglais (masculine), anglaise (feminine)
• For plural forms, add -s.

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7. Closing Wishes

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