Lesson # 8 - To Have & Have Not

Lesson 8 - To Have & Have Not

This lesson you will learn how to say "I Have"

J'ai (zhay) - I have
Je n'ai pas (zhuh nay pah) - I don't have

Tu as (too ah) - You have
Tu n'as pas (too nah pah) - You don't have

Il a (eel ah) - He has
Il n'a pas (eel nah pah) - He doesn't have

Elle a (ehl ah) - She has
Elle n'a pas (ehl nah pah) - She doesn't have

Nous avons (nooze ah vohn) - We have
Nous n'avons pas (noo nah vohn pah) - We don't have

Vous avez (vooze ah vay) - You have
Vous n'avez pas (voo nah vay pah) - You don't have

Ils ont (eel zohn) -They have (refers to a group of men or men & women together)
Ils n'ont pas (eel nohn pah) - They don't have

Elles ont (ehl zohn) - They have (refers to a group of women only)
Elles n'ont pas (ehl nohn pah) -They don't have

You will notice there are 2 ways of saying "You have". Tu is used when speaking to a friend, relative, or someone you are very friendly with. Vous is used when speaking to people who are strangers, shopkeepers, etc. It is the polite way to speak to most people when you are visiting France, since you do not really know them well. Remember always be polite, use S'il vous plâit (see voo play) -"please", and Merci (mehr see) - "Thank You" a lot.

More Numbers to learn:

26 - vingt-six (vahn seece), 27 - vingt-sept (vahn set), 28 - vingt-huit (vahn wheat), 29 - vingt-neuf (vahn nuhf), 30 - trente (trahnt)

Since I put in a lot of things in this posting the next actual lesson will be on Aug. 31
Practice this lesson for the next few days to get comfortable with it. I will still post little phrases each day till then.