Les Souvenirs de Voyage (Travel Souvenirs)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify common travel souvenirs.Use the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] to talk about past purchases.Describe a souvenir using adjectives.Share a travel experience.Imagine you find a little wooden maple leaf in a box. 🍁 You remember your trip to the cabane à sucre (sugar shack) [kah-bahn ah SOO-kruh]! Souvenirs help us remember special moments and places we've visited. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about these precious objects in français (French) [frahn-SAY].Real-Life ApplicationsTelling your friends about your vacation.Writing a postcard to your family.Understanding what others say about their travels.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentenceun voyage (a trip/journey) [uhn vwah-YAHZH]The act of traveling to a place that is quite far away.J'ai fait un beau (I had a beautiful) [zhay fay uhn boh] voyage (trip) [vwah-YAHZH] au Québec (to Quebec) [oh kay-BEK].visiter (to visit) [vee-zee-TAY]To go see a place to discover it.Nous allons (We are going to) [noo zah-LOHN] visiter (visit) [vee-zee-TAY] Montréal cet été (Montreal this summer) [mohn-ray-AHL set ay-TAY].rapporter (to bring back) [rah-por-TAY]To bring something from a place you have been.Mon oncle a (My uncle) [mohn OHN-kluh ah] rapporté (brought back) [rah-por-TAY] du sirop d'érable (some maple syrup) [doo see-roh day-RAH-bluh].acheter (to buy) [ah-shuh-TAY]To get something in exchange for money.J'ai (I) [zhay] acheté (bought) [ah-shu...

1. The Passé Composé (Past Tense) with 'avoir'To talk about an action that is finished in the past, we often use the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY]. For many verbs, you form it with the verb 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAR] in the present tense and the past participle of the main verb.Rule: Subject + avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] (in the present tense) + past participle.Example: J'ai acheté (I bought) [zhay ah-shuh-TAY] un souvenir (a souvenir) [uhn soo-vuh-NEER].Example: Tu as visité (You visited) [too ah vee-zee-TAY] un musée (a museum) [uhn mew-ZAY].2. Adjective AgreementWhen you describe a souvenir, the adjective must agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) with the noun it describes.Rule: The adjective agrees with the noun it describes.Example (mascu...