Basic French in 30 Days: Home

1. Question 1 of 10

   What is 'la chambre'?

   • Athe living room
   • Bthe kitchen
   • Cthe bedroom
   • Dthe bathroom
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   Answer: C. the bedroom

   Chambre means bedroom. It is a false friend: it does not mean any room.

2. Question 2 of 10

   In which room do you cook?

   • Ale salon
   • Bla salle de bain
   • Cla chambre
   • Dla cuisine
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   Answer: D. la cuisine

   La cuisine is the kitchen, the room where you cook.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Dans le salon, ___ un canapé et deux lampes.'

   • Ail y a
   • Bc'est
   • Cil est
   • Dil a
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   Answer: A. il y a

   Il y a means 'there is' or 'there are'. It is the same for one or many things.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete: 'Il n'y a pas ___ garage.'

   • Ade
   • Ble
   • Cun
   • Ddu
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   Answer: A. de

   After a negative (pas), un, une and des become de: il n'y a pas de garage.

5. Question 5 of 10

   How do you say 'There are three bedrooms'?

   • AIl y a trois chambres.
   • BIl sont trois chambres.
   • CIl y ont trois chambres.
   • DIl y a trois chambre.
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   Answer: A. Il y a trois chambres.

   Il y a does not change in the plural, but the noun takes -s: trois chambres.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Complete: '___ cuisine est petite.'

   • ALa
   • BLe
   • CL'
   • DLes
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   Answer: A. La

   Cuisine is a feminine noun and starts with a consonant, so the article is la.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Choose the best reply: 'Est-ce qu'il y a un balcon ?'

   • ANon, il n'y a pas un balcon.
   • BOui, c'est la cuisine.
   • COui, il est un balcon.
   • DOui, il y a un petit balcon.
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   Answer: D. Oui, il y a un petit balcon.

   Answer with il y a. In the negative, you must say il n'y a pas de balcon, not pas un.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Which room does the apartment NOT have?

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   Mon appartement est petit. Il y a une chambre, une cuisine et une salle de bain. Il n'y a pas de salon.

   • AA living room
   • BA bedroom
   • CA bathroom
   • DA kitchen
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   Answer: A. A living room

   The speaker says il n'y a pas de salon: there is no living room.

   Transcript

   Mon appartement est petit. Il y a une chambre, une cuisine et une salle de bain. Il n'y a pas de salon.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. How many bedrooms are there?

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   Marc: Il y a combien de chambres ? Claire: Il y a deux chambres et un grand salon.

   • ATwo
   • BTwelve
   • CThree
   • DOne
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   Answer: A. Two

   Claire says il y a deux chambres. Deux is 2; douze (12) sounds a little like it.

   Transcript

   Marc: Il y a combien de chambres ? Claire: Il y a deux chambres et un grand salon.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the ad. Which sentence is true?

    À louer : maison à Laval. Trois chambres, deux salles de bain, grande cuisine. Pas de garage.

    • AIt has two bathrooms.
    • BIt has a small kitchen.
    • CIt has two bedrooms.
    • DIt has a garage.
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    Answer: A. It has two bathrooms.

    The ad says deux salles de bain (two bathrooms). It has three bedrooms, a big kitchen and no garage (pas de garage).

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