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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



iSoupo, f., soup. 



Soupe maigre, f., vegetable soup. 



Tarte, f., turt. 



9. LEGUMES, GRAIN, ETC. 

 Ail, m. pi., aulx or aux, garlia. 

 Asperge, f., asparagus. 

 Avoine, f., oats. 

 Betterave, f., beet. 

 Ble, m., wheat. 

 Carotte, ., carrot. 

 Cdleri, m., celery. 

 Champignon, m., musJwoom. 

 hou, m., cabbage. 

 Choufleur, m., cauliyiou-er. 

 Concornbre, m., cucumber. 

 Cresson, m., cress, 

 fipinards, m. pi., spillage. 

 i Feve, f., bean. 

 'Grain, m., kernel. 

 Herbe, f., herb. 

 Lentillo, f.. lentil. 

 Mais, m., maize. 



10. FLEURS, ETC. 

 Auricula, f., auricula. 

 Chardon, m., thistle. 

 -Chevre-feuille, m., honeysuckle. 

 Girofle'e, f., gillyflower. 

 .Jasmin, m., jessamhie. 

 Xis, m., lily. 

 Marguerite, f., daisy. 

 "Mauvaise herbe, f., weed. 

 Myrte, m., myrtle. 

 CEillet, m., pink. 



Veau, TO., veal. 

 Vermicelle, m., vermicelli. 

 Volaille, f.,/oicl. 



-VEGETABLES, GRAIN, ETC. 



Millet, in., millet. 

 Navet, m., turnip. 

 Ognon, m., onion. 

 Orge, f., barley. 

 Oseille, f., sorrel. 

 Panais, m., parsnip. 

 Persil, f., parsley. 

 Plante, f., plant. 

 Poireau, m., leek. 

 Pois, m., pea. 

 Racine, f., root. 

 Eadis, m., turnip-radish. 

 Rave, f., radish. 

 Riz, m., rice. 

 Sauge, f., sage. 

 Seigle, m., rye. 

 Thym, m., thyme. 

 Truffe, f., truffle. 



FLOWERS, ETC. 

 Ortie, f., nettle. 

 Pavot, m., poppy. 

 Pense'e, f.,/orget-me-nof. 

 Pied d'alouette, m., larkspur. 

 Prime vere, f., cowslip. 

 Reuoncule, f., ranunculus. 

 Rose, f., rose. 

 Tournesol, m., sun/lower. 

 Tulipe, f., tulip. 

 Violette, f., violet. 



SECTION XVIII. THE RELATIVE PRONOUN. CARDINAL 

 AND ORDINAL NUMBERS, ETC. 



1 . The relative pronoun, que, wlwm, which, that, and the 

 conjunction que, that, aro never omitted in French, and must 

 TJO repeated before every verb depending on them [ 109]. 



Xes crayons que j'ai sont meilleurs The pencils (which) I have are better 

 quo CDUX que vous avez, than those (tuhtch) you have. 



2. Ne before the verb, and que after it, are used in the sense 

 of only, but. 



Je n'ai qu'un ami, I hove but one friend. 



3. L'un et 1'autre means both; les uns et les autres, these 

 and tlwse, the latter and the former. 



Vous avez 1'un et 1'autre, You have bofh. 



CARDINAL. 

 Uu, m. , une, f.. 



Deux, 



Trois, 



-Quatre, 



inq, 



Six, 



Sept, 



Huit, 



Neuf, 



Dix, 



Onze, 



Douze, 



Treize, 



Quartorze, 



Quinze, 



Seize, 



Dix-sept, 



Dix-huit, 



Diz-neuf, 



Vingt, 



5. The cardinal numbers are used in French for the day o 

 the month, except ike first, for which the ordinal number premier 

 is substituted : 



Le dix Aout, le oinq Juillet, The tenth of August, the fifthcf July 



Le premier du mois prochain, The first of next month. 



6. The verb avoir, to have, is used actively [ 26 (l)J for th 

 <lay of the month. The verb etre may also be used : 



Quel jour du mois avons-nous ? What day of the month have tee t 



Kous avons le vicgt, We have the twentieth. 



C'est aujourd'kui le dix, To-day is the tenth. 



7. Before the word onze, the article le or la is not elided 

 146]:- 



vf ous avoas le ouze de Ddcembre, We have (it is) the eleventh of December* 



RESUME OF EXAMPLES. 



'ouvrier a-t-il les 'outils que vous 

 avez ? 



ies maisons que j'ai sont-elles aussi 

 bonnes que celles que vous avez ? 

 Combien de fnncs avez-vous ? 

 fe n'ai que dix francs, mais mem 

 -frere en a plus de vingt. 

 Avons-nous le quinze du mois ? 



STon, Monsieur, nous n'avous que 

 le onze. 



Lequel de ces deux volumes avez- 

 vous? 



J'ai Tun et 1'autre. 



Avez-vous la premiere place ou la 

 deuxieme ? 



J'ai la premiere et mon frere a la 

 deuxieme. 



Has the workman the tools which 



you have ? 

 Are the houses which I have as gooi 



as those which you have ? 

 How many francs have you f 

 I have only ten francs, but my brother 



has more than twenty (of them). 

 Is it (have ue) the fifteenth day of 



the month ? 

 No, Sir, it is (we have) only the 



eleventh. 

 Which of those two volumes hat* 



you} 



I have both. 

 Have you the first or the second 



plaeef 

 I have the first, and my brother has 



the second. 



Aujourd'hui, to-day. 

 Canelle, f., cinnamon, 

 en time, m., centime, 



the hundredth, part of 



a franc. 

 Combien, how much, 



hou> many. 

 Cravate, f., cravat. 

 Demi, half. 



VOCABULARY. 



F^vrier, m., February. 



Franc, m. , franc. 



Histoire, f., history. 



Italian, m., Italian. 



Kilogramme, m., kilo- 

 gramme, about two 

 pounds. 



Menuisier, m., joiner. 



Mousseline, f., muslin. 



EXERCISE 31. 



(Euvres, f., uiorlcs. 

 Outil, m., fool. 

 Ouvrage, m., work. 

 Place, f., place. 

 Quart, m., quarter. 

 Septembre, m., Sep- 

 tember. 

 Volume, m., volume. 



1. Le cheval que vous avez est-il bon ? 2. II est meilleur 

 que celui que vous avez et que celui de notre ami. 3. Combien 

 d'enfants avez-vons P 4. Je n'en ai qu'un, maia 1'Italien en a 

 plus que moi. 5. Avons-nous le dix Septembre ? 6. Non, 

 Monsieur, nous avons le neuf Fevrier. 7. Avez-vous ma cravate 

 de soie ou ma cravate de mousseline? 8. J'ai 1'une et 1'autre. 

 9. Avez-vous huit kilogrammes de canelle ? 10. Non, Monsieur, 

 je n'en ai qu'un demi-kilograinmo. 11. Combien de francs avez- 

 vous, Monsieur? 12. Je n'ai qu'un demi-franc, mais mon ami a 

 un franc et demi. 13. Votre sceur a-t-elle vingt-cinq centimes ? 

 14. Oui, Monsieur, elle a un quart de franc. 15. N'avons-nous 

 pas le premier Aout? 16. Non, Monsieur, nous avons le six 

 Septembre. 17. Est-ce aujourd'hui le dix? 18. .Non, Monsieur, 

 c'est le onze. 19. Votre frere a-t-il la premiere place ? 20. 

 Non, Monsieur, il a la dixieme. 21 . Votre menuisier a-t-il beau- 

 coup d'outils? 22. Oui, Monsieur, il en a beaucoup. 23. Get 

 ouvrage a-t-il dix volumes ? 24. Non, Monsieur, il n'en a que 

 neuf. 25. J'ai le sixieme volume des oauvres de Moliere et le 

 premier volume de " L'Histoire de France " de Michelet. 



EXERCISE 3'2. 



1. Is that cinnamon good ? 2. That cinnamon is better than 

 yours and your brother's. (E. 1.) 3. What day of the month 

 is it to-day ? 4. It is the sixth. 5. Has your father twenty 

 francs ? 6. No, Sir, he has only six francs fifty centimes. 7. 

 How many volumes has your work ? 8. It has many, it has 

 fifteen. 9. Has the joiner read (In) the second volume of Miche- 

 let' a "History of France ? " 10. Yes, Sir, he has read the second 

 volume (of it). 11. Has your friend Moliere's works ? 12. He 

 has only two volumes of them. 13. Have you my cloth coat or 

 my velvet coat ? 14. We have both. 15. We have this and 

 that. 16. How much cinnamon have you ? 17. We have two 

 kilogrammes. 18. How many centimes has the merchant? 19. 

 He has twenty-six. 20. Have you the third or the fourth place ? 



21. I have neither the third nor the fourth, I have the tenth, 



22. Are you not ashamed to-day? 23. No, Sir, I am not 

 ashamed, but I am afraid. 24. Have you a quarter of a franc ? 

 25. No, Sir, but I have a half franc. 26. Is it (have we) the 

 sixth of July ? 27. No, Sir, it is (we have) the fourth of March. 

 28. Has your uncle six children ? 29. No, Sir, he has only one. 

 30. Have you ten kilogrammes of meat? 31. I have only five 

 kilogrammes. 32. Is the butcher's meat good ? 33. It (elle) 

 is not very good. 34. How many kilogrammes have you (of it) ? 

 35. I have only two, but my brother has four. 



