Basic French in 15 Days: Health and Clothes and colours
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Health and Clothes and colours, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 10: Health and Clothes and colours
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: D. I have a headache.
Avoir mal à means to have a pain in. La tête is the head.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: C. au
Dos is masculine (le dos), and à + le becomes au: j'ai mal au dos.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: A. aux
Dents is plural (les dents), and à + les becomes aux.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: A. à la
Gorge is feminine (la gorge). À la does not change.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: D. A prescription
Une ordonnance is the paper from the doctor that lets you get a medicine.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: D. J'ai de la fièvre.
In French you have a fever: j'ai de la fièvre (avoir, not être).
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: D. Depuis trois jours.
Depuis quand asks how long the problem has lasted. Depuis trois jours means for three days.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: A. A stomach ache and a fever
J'ai mal au ventre means my stomach hurts, and j'ai de la fièvre means I have a fever.
Transcript
Médecin: Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? Patient: J'ai mal au ventre et j'ai de la fièvre.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: D. Three times a day, after meals
Trois fois par jour means three times a day, and après les repas means after meals. Deux is the number of tablets.
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Pharmacien: Prenez deux comprimés trois fois par jour, après les repas.
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Question 10 of 20
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Answer: A. On Sunday
Fermée le dimanche means closed on Sunday. On Saturday it is open from 9 h to 12 h, and on weekdays from 8 h to 20 h.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: D. A coat
Un manteau is a coat. A hat is un chapeau or, in winter in Canada, une tuque.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: D. blanche
Chemise is feminine singular, and the feminine of blanc is blanche.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. noires
Chaussures is feminine plural, so add -e and -s: noires.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: A. une robe rouge
Colours go after the noun, robe is feminine (une), and one dress is singular.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: C. une petite veste
Veste is feminine, so use une and petite. Petit is one of the adjectives that go before the noun.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: C. vert
Un pantalon is masculine singular in French, so the colour stays vert.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: A. Grey
Un pull gris means a grey sweater. The jeans are blue and the boots are black.
Transcript
Aujourd'hui, je porte un jean bleu, un pull gris et des bottes noires.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: A. The green dress
The customer says je préfère la robe verte: I prefer the green dress.
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Vendeuse: Cette robe vous va très bien! Cliente: Merci, mais je préfère la robe verte.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: A. Winter hats and scarves
Tuques et foulards: 10 $ means winter hats and scarves cost ten dollars. Coats and boots are on sale with a discount.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: D. grises
Chemises is feminine plural, so gris becomes grises.
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