French · Chapter 12

Commands: the imperative

8 vocabulary lessons, 3 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 901-912

Words 901 to 912

Lesson 2 · Words 913-924

913	bar	bar	noun
914	normal	normal	adjective
915	danger	danger	noun
916	dangereux	dangerous	adjective
918	jurer	to swear	verb
921	offre	offer	noun
922	but	goal, aim	noun
923	froid	cold	adjective
924	allez-vous	are you going (formal/plural); how are you (in 'comment allez-vous')	other

Lesson 3 · Words 926-937

926	tranquille	quiet, peaceful, calm	adjective
927	gamin	kid, child (informal)	noun
929	classe	class, classroom	noun
930	poste	post (job position); post office	noun
931	con	idiot, dickhead; stupid (vulgar)	noun
933	attaque	attack	noun
934	boîte	box; nightclub (slang)	noun
935	enquête	investigation, inquiry	noun
936	visite	visit	noun
937	juge	judge	noun

Lesson 4 · Grammar primer
Commands: the imperative
Three forms (tu, nous, vous), the -er drop-the-s on tu, three irregulars (avoir, etre, savoir), and the hyphen-attachment of pronouns: donne-moi, allons-y, prenez-en.

Lesson 5 · Words 938-953

352	écouter	to listen, to listen to	verb
568	oublier	to forget	verb
938	moi-même	myself	pronoun
939	bord	edge, side	noun
940	debout	standing, upright	adverb
942	preuve	proof, evidence	noun
945	vivant	alive, living	adjective
946	ciel	sky; heaven	noun
950	faites-vous	do you (formal/plural); are you doing	other
951	télé	TV, telly	noun

Lesson 6 · Words 956-965

844	ouvrir	to open	verb
956	pourtant	however, yet	adverb
957	triste	sad	adjective
958	droite	right (direction); right-wing	noun
959	gueule	mouth (of animal); mug, gob (vulgar)	noun
960	tombe	grave, tomb	noun
961	sentir	to feel, to smell	verb
963	travers	through (à travers); flaw, oddity	noun
964	santé	health	noun
965	dossier	file, folder, case	noun

Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Impersonal verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait
How French says 'there is', 'one must', 'it's cold'. The constructions that take il as a dummy subject with no real referent.

Lesson 8 · Words 967-979

Lesson 9 · Words 980-992

714	certain	certain, some	determiner
838	voler	to fly; to steal	verb
907	flic	cop (slang)	noun
980	foutre	to put, to do (vulgar slang); to give a damn	verb
982	blanc	white	adjective
985	don	gift, donation	noun
986	âme	soul	noun
987	manière	way, manner	noun
989	décision	decision	noun
992	compagnie	company	noun

Lesson 10 · Grammar primer
Relative pronouns: qui, que, dont, ou
qui = subject relative, que = object relative, dont covers de-relations, ou covers place and time. Plus ce qui / ce que for nominal relatives.
Lesson 11 · Words 993-999
Words 993 to 999
993 déjeuner lunch; to have lunch noun
994 différent different adjective
996 clé key noun
997 vaisseau vessel, ship noun
999 enfer hell noun
Lesson 12 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1000 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1000 ceiling.