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Classroom French — for students AND teachers. This French classroom students teachers vocabulary list gives you 14 essential words — from un stylo (a pen) to Regardez ! (Look!) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about classroom students teachers, then test yourself with the games below.
Classroom French — for students AND teachers
Les objets
Les consignes · instructions
5 quick questions on « La Salle de Classe » — guess before the reveal. Practise with the free games → Open this short as a page — transcript included →
Listen! (to the class) = ___ ! (vous-imperative)
Écoutez
a pencil case = une ___ (object)
trousse
How do you say…? = Comment ___ -on… ? (magic phrase)
dit
How do you say « a pen »? (recall)
un stylo
What does « un crayon » mean? (recall)
a pencil
How do you say « a notebook »? (recall)
un cahier
What does « un livre » mean? (recall)
a book
How do you say « a pencil case »? (recall)
une trousse
What does « un tableau » mean? (recall)
a board
How do you say « a chair »? (recall)
une chaise
What does « un bureau » mean? (recall)
a desk
Go further: L’Impératif — commands & requests.
For example: a pen is « un stylo », a pencil is « un crayon », a notebook is « un cahier ». The full list above has 14 French classroom students teachers words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
Start with the basics: un stylo (a pen), un crayon (a pencil), un cahier (a notebook), un livre (a book), une trousse (a pencil case), un tableau (a board). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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