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Une Promenade Matinale (A Morning Walk)
Chaque matin, Sophie va se promener dans le parc. Elle aime écouter les oiseaux chanter et sentir la fraîcheur de l’air. Parfois, elle voit d’autres personnes courir ou promener leurs chiens. Aujourd’hui, le soleil brille et il n’y a presque aucun nuage dans le ciel. Sophie s’assoit sur un banc pour lire un livre. Elle trouve que c’est une façon agréable de commencer la journée.
English Translation:
Every morning, Sophie goes for a walk in the park. She enjoys listening to the birds sing and feeling the fresh air. Sometimes, she sees other people jogging or walking their dogs. Today, the sun is shining and there are almost no clouds in the sky. Sophie sits on a bench to read a book. She finds that it’s a nice way to start the day.
Vocabulary:
- va se promener – goes for a walk:
- “va” is the third person singular of aller (to go), used with reflexive verb se promener (to take a walk).
- Se promener is a reflexive verb, meaning the subject does the action to themselves (walking).
- écouter – to listen:
- Used in context with écouter les oiseaux chanter (listening to the birds sing). This verb directly takes an object, meaning “to listen to something.”
- sentir la fraîcheur de l’air – feel the fresh air:
- Sentir means “to feel” or “to smell.” Here, it refers to feeling the coolness of the air.
- fraîcheur (freshness or coolness) comes from the adjective frais (fresh, cool).
- voit – sees:
- This is the third person singular of the verb voir (to see). The sentence means Sophie notices people jogging or walking their dogs.
- brille – shines:
- This is the verb briller (to shine), used for natural light sources like the sun (le soleil brille – the sun shines).
- aucun nuage – no clouds:
- Aucun means “none” or “no.” When followed by a singular noun (nuage), it emphasizes the absence of something (there are no clouds).
- façon agréable – pleasant way:
- Façon means “way” or “manner.” Agréable means “pleasant” or “nice.” Together, this phrase is used to describe a pleasant experience or method of doing something.
Grammar:
- Chaque matin, Sophie va se promener dans le parc:
- “va se promener” uses the verb aller (to go) in the third person singular form (elle va) followed by the reflexive verb se promener (to walk).
- For other pronouns: je vais, tu vas, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont.
- Elle aime écouter les oiseaux chanter:
- “aime écouter” uses the verb aimer (to like) followed by an infinitive (écouter).
- For other pronouns: j’aime, tu aimes, nous aimons, vous aimez, ils/elles aiment.
- Aujourd’hui, le soleil brille:
- “brille” is the verb briller (to shine) conjugated in the present tense for third person singular (il brille).
- For other pronouns: je brille, tu brilles, nous brillons, vous brillez, ils/elles brillent.
- Sophie s’assoit sur un banc pour lire un livre:
- “s’assoit” is the reflexive verb s’asseoir (to sit down) in the third person singular form (elle s’assoit).
- For other pronouns: je m’assois, tu t’assois, nous nous asseyons, vous vous asseyez, ils/elles s’assoient.
