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In today’s episode, I’m going to show you how the prepositions “à” and “de” are used, to describe the function of an item or what it contains. That should help you expand your vocabulary!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une cuiller, une cuillère = a spoon
Une cuiller à café, une petite cuiller = a teaspoon
Une cuiller à soupe, une grande cuiller = a tablespoon
Une cuiller à soupe d’huile = a tablespoon of oil
Une cuiller à café de sucre = a teaspoon of sugar
Un verre = a glass
Un verre à vin = a wine glass
Un verre de vin = a glass of wine
Un verre à champagne = a champagne glass
Un verre de champagne = a glass of champagne
Une assiette à soupe = a soup plate
Une assiette de soupe = a plate of soup
Un plateau à fromage = a cheese tray
Un plateau de fromage = a tray of cheese
Une boite à lettres = a letter box
Une boite de lettres = a box of letters
Une boite à chaussures = a shoe box
Une machine à coudre = a sewing machine
Une machine à laver = a washing machine
Un sac à dos = a backpack
Un sac à main = a handbag
Answers to the quiz in the episode:
1) Une boîte à spaghetti
2) Une assiette de spaghetti
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