French A1.12 Listening Practice: Possessives
Listen to a A1 French dialogue about possessives, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A1.12
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: add ownership to object sentences with three small signals.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome to today's micro-lesson! Today, we are learning how to talk about your belongings in French using mon, ma, and mes. Listen to this quick conversation.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Regarde, c'est mon livre !
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3. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Et voici ma table !
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Où sont mes clés ?
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5. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Voilà mes clés !
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Ah, c'est parfait !
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7. Hélène · Teacher
Let's break that down. First, Native Speaker 1 said: 'Regarde, c'est mon livre!', which means 'Look, it's my book!' We use 'mon' before masculine singular nouns.
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8. Étienne · Student
So 'mon' is always used when the item is masculine?
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9. Hélène · Teacher
That's right! 'Livre' is masculine, so 'my book' is always 'mon livre'.
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Next, Native Speaker 2 said: 'Et voici ma table!', meaning 'And here is my table!' Here we use 'ma' because 'table' is feminine.
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11. Étienne · Student
So 'ma' is the feminine word for 'my'?
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12. Hélène · Teacher
Exactly. 'Ma' goes before feminine singular nouns, like 'ma table'.
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13. Hélène · Teacher
Finally, Native Speaker 1 asked: 'Où sont mes clés?', which means 'Where are my keys?' We use 'mes' for plural nouns.
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14. Étienne · Student
Does 'mes' work for both masculine and feminine plurals?
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15. Hélène · Teacher
Yes! Whether masculine or feminine, any plural item uses 'mes', like 'mes clés'. Great job today!
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