Les Animaux de la Ferme (Farm Animals)

Learning ObjectivesName 10 farm animals.Use 'le' (the) [luh] and 'la' (the) [la] correctly.Match animals to their sounds.Imagine you're visiting a sugar shack in the spring, and there's a little farm right next to it! 🚜 You hear some noises... 'Moo!' 🐮 'Baa!' 🐑 What animals will you see? Let's discover them together!Real-World ApplicationsTalk about animals you see in books or in the countryside.Understand stories that talk about farm animals.Play guessing games about animals.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExamplela ferme (the farm) [la FAIRM]This is the word for "the farm".Je vais à la ferme (I am going to the farm) [zhuh VAY ah la FAIRM].la vache (the cow) [la VAHSH]This is the word for "the cow".La vache (The cow) [la VAHSH] mange de l'herbe (eats grass) [mahnzh duh LAIRB]. 🐄le cochon (the pig) [luh co-SHOHN]This is the word for "the pig".Le cochon (The pig) [luh co-SHOHN] est rose (is pink) [ay ROHZ]. 🐷le mouton (the sheep) [luh moo-TOHN]This is the word for "the sheep".Le mouton (The sheep) [luh moo-TOHN] est blanc (is white) [ay BLAHN]. 🐑le cheval (the horse) [luh shuh-VAHL]This is the word for "the horse".Le cheval (The horse) [luh shuh-VAHL] est grand (is big) [ay GRAHN]. 🐴la poule (the chicken/hen) [la POOL]This is the word for "the chicken" or "hen...

1. The Gender of Nouns (Masculine and Feminine)In French, all nouns have a gender: they are either masculine or feminine. To know the gender, we look at the little word in front of the noun, which is called an article.Rule: We use 'le' [luh] in front of a masculine noun.Example: le cochon (the pig) [luh co-SHOHN], le cheval (the horse) [luh shuh-VAHL], le mouton (the sheep) [luh moo-TOHN]Rule: We use 'la' [la] in front of a feminine noun.Example: la vache (the cow) [la VAHSH], la poule (the chicken) [la POOL], la chèvre (the goat) [la SHEV-ruh]