159 - 25 School Words in French

In this lesson, you’ll learn 25 school words in French. 📚✏️

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Transcript

Bonjour à tous, hello everyone, welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast. This is episode 159, numéro 159. Today, we’ll be learning some school vocabulary.
 
Before we start, as always, if you're new to the podcast, welcome! Please make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet handy, so you can see the spelling of the words while you listen. And when you finish this episode, you can head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your lesson's exercises and practice what you've learned today. You'll find all the download links in the episode notes. It’s free!
 
Let’s get into it, we have 25 words, plus example sentences! Make sure you repeat after me so you can also practice your pronunciation.
 

• La chaise 🪑 (chair)

"Rangez vos chaises avant de quitter la salle de classe, s'il vous plaît." (Please put away your chairs before leaving the classroom.)
 

• Le bureau (desk)

"Nettoyez vos bureaux avant de partir." (Clean your desks before leaving.)
 

• Le tableau (blackboard)

"Le professeur écrit sur le tableau."(The teacher writes on the blackboard.)
 

• Le stylo 🖊 (pen)

"J'écris avec un stylo bleu." (I’m writing with a blue pen.)
 

• Le crayon ✏️ (pencil)

"Est-ce que tu peux me prêter un crayon? Le mien est cassé." (Can you lend me a pencil? Mine is broken.)
 

• Le cahier 📓 (notebook)

"Ouvrez vos cahiers à la page vingt." (Open your notebooks to page twenty.)
 

• Les livres 📚 (books)

"J'ai beaucoup de livres dans mon sac." (I have a lot of books in my bag.)
 

• Le sac à dos 🎒 (backpack)

"Son sac à dos est trop lourd." (His backpack is too heavy.)
 

• Le professeur 👩‍🏫 (teacher)

"Le professeur vérifie les devoirs." (The teacher checks the homework.)
 

• L'élève 👦 (student)

"Les élèves répondent aux questions." (The students answer the questions.)
 

• Le directeur, la directrice👨‍💼 (principal)

"La directrice accueille les nouveaux élèves." (The principal welcomes the new students.)
 

• La bibliothèque 📖 (library)

"Nous allons à la bibliothèque de l’école pour emprunter des livres." (We go to the library to borrow books.)
 

• Le réfectoire / la cantine 🍴 (cafeteria/canteen)

"Les enfants mangent à la cantine." (The children eat in the cafeteria/canteen.)
 

• Le gymnase 🏋️ (gym)

"Le cours de sport est dans le gymnase." (The PE class is in the gym.)
 

• L'infirmerie 🏥 (nurse's office/medical room)

"Va à l'infirmerie si tu te sens mal." (Go to the nurse's office if you feel sick.)
 

• La salle de classe 🏫 (classroom)

"La salle de classe est au deuxième étage." (The classroom is on the second floor.)
 

• Le couloir 🚪 (hallway)

"Ne courez pas dans le couloir." (Do not run in the hallway.)
 

• L'ordinateur 💻 (computer)

"Allumez vos ordinateurs." (Turn on your computers.)
 

• La table 🛋 (table)

"Mettez vos livres sur la table." (Put your books on the table.)
 

• La feuille de papier 📄 (piece of paper, page)

"Écris ton nom en haut de la feuille." (Write your name at the top of the page.)
 

• La règle 📏 (ruler)

"Utilise la règle pour tracer une ligne droite." (Use the ruler to draw a straight line.)
 

• La gomme 🧽 (eraser)

"Efface ce que tu as écrit avec la gomme." (Erase what you wrote with the eraser.)
 

• Le taille-crayon ✏️ (pencil sharpener)

"Peux-tu me prêter ton taille-crayon?" (Can you lend me your pencil sharpener?)
 

• Le surligneur 🖍 (highlighter)

"Surlignez les mots importants avec vos surligneurs." (Highlight the important words with your highlighters.)
 

• Le classeur 📂 (binder)

"Mon classeur est organisé par matières avec des intercalaires." (My binder is organized by subjects with dividers.)
 
Alright, let’s recap’
 

• La chaise 🪑 (chair)
• Le bureau 🏫 (desk)
• Le tableau 🖼 (blackboard)
• Le stylo 🖊 (pen)
• Le crayon ✏️ (pencil)
• Le cahier 📓 (notebook)
• Les livres 📚 (books)
• Le sac à dos 🎒 (backpack)
• Le professeur 👩‍🏫 (teacher)
• L'élève 👦 (student)
• Le directeur, la directrice 👨‍💼 (principal)
• La bibliothèque 📖 (library)
• Le réfectoire / la cantine 🍴 (cafeteria)
• Le gymnase 🏋️ (gym)
• L'infirmerie 🏥 (nurse's office)
• La salle de classe 🏫 (classroom)
• Le couloir 🚪 (hallway)
• L'ordinateur 💻 (computer)
• La table 🛋 (table)
• La feuille de papier 📄 (piece of paper)
• La règle 📏 (ruler)
• La gomme 🧽 (eraser)
• Le taille-crayon ✏️ (pencil sharpener)
• Le surligneur 🖍 (highlighter)
• Le classeur 📂 (binder)

Et voilà! We’ve covered our 25 school-related words in French, and that’s the end of today’s episode! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Don’t forget to head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your exercises. All the links are in the episode notes. I’ll chat with you next week! À bientôt.