The word in French for boat, or ship is le bateau
The word in French for boat, or ship is
le bateau
which sounds a bit like BAT TOW.
The word in French for boat, or ship is le bateau. For a masculine word a male main character is used, and for a feminine word, a female. Famous people are often used, making recall easier. Remembering words with Memory Triggers© like this makes learning, remembering and recalling words so much easier. ©exceltra 2007
The French word for boat, or ship is le bateau.
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Remembering the GENDER of the French word for boat is le bateau
Notice the main character of the MEMORY TRIGGER© picture is a male. In this case, Dracula.
With all our lessons we teach you to remember the gender with the word, because this is very important in French language. In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine. And it is not always easy to remember which. Hence we add a GENDER TRIGGER.
- Masculine nouns feature a male main character, and the voice recordings on these courses on their CD's is read by a male native French speaker. (Masculine nouns start with le, which means 'the'.
- Feminine nouns feature a female main character and the voice recordings on these courses on their CD's is read by a female native French speaker. Feminine nouns start with la, which also means 'the'.
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Where the French word is similar to the English word...
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