Les Formes et les Couleurs (Shapes and Colors): Combining

Learning ObjectivesI can name four basic shapes in French: cercle (circle) [SEHR-kluh], carré (square) [kah-RAY], triangle (triangle) [tree-AHN-gluh], and étoile (star) [ay-TWAHL].I can combine a shape and a color to describe an object (for example, 'un carré bleu' (a blue square) [uhn kah-RAY bluh]).I can understand that in French, the color word comes after the shape word.Imagine you're drawing a beautiful picture! 🎨 You use a yellow sun, a red house, and a green tree. In French, how would you describe these shapes and colors together? Let's find out!Real-World ApplicationsDescribing your toys to a friend.Making a drawing and naming the colors and shapes.Playing games like 'I spy something...'

Here are the new words for the shapes we'll be using today.French TermEnglish MeaningExampleun cercle (a circle) [uhn SEHR-kluh]The French word for 'a circle'.Le soleil est un grand cercle jaune. (The sun is a big yellow circle.) [luh soh-LAY ay tuhn grahn SEHR-kluh zhohn] 🟡un carré (a square) [uhn kah-RAY]The French word for 'a square'.La fenêtre est un carré. (The window is a square.) [lah fuh-NET-ruh ay tuhn kah-RAY] 🪟un triangle (a triangle) [uhn tree-AHN-gluh]The French word for 'a triangle'.Je mange un morceau de pizza en triangle. (I'm eating a triangle-shaped piece of pizza.) [zhuh mahnzh uhn mor-SOH duh peet-ZAH ahn tree-AHN-gluh] 🍕une étoile (a star) [ewn ay-TWAHL]The French word for 'a star'.La nuit, je vois une étoile dans le ciel. (At night, I see a star in the sky.) [lah N...

The Position of Color AdjectivesRule: In French, the color adjective comes AFTER the noun it describes. This is the opposite of English!Look at this pattern:[SHAPE] + [COLOR]For example:We say: un cercle rouge (a red circle) [uhn SEHR-kluh roozh].We don't say: un rouge cercle.We say: une étoile jaune (a yellow star) [ewn ay-TWAHL zhohn].We don't say: une jaune étoile.