Definite articles.
In English, the only definite article is the word the which in French is la la la.
I've separated the occasions which would call for the definite article in French into nine different
rules for you.
So here are the nine definite rules.
Number one, same as the.
If you say the in English, you should use la la la in French.
For example, I see the beach in French is Java LA Plage.
Java LA Plage.
Have you tried the cheese at USC?
De La Fromage at USC de la Fromage.
What are you doing with the car?
Good faith you avec le voir to convict you avec le voir two.
Number two nouns in general.
Whenever you talk about a noun in general terms, you should use le le or lay in French in front of
the noun.
This is the opposite to English.
Where in this situation we would leave out the word the.
To remember to do this.
I always think to myself, can I put the words in general after this noun?
And if the answer is yes, I use the definite article in French.
For example, I like chocolate.
So you're talking about chocolate in general?
I like chocolate in general.
So in French, you say.
Jim Low chocolate.
Milk.
Chocolate.
French traditions are strange meaning.
French traditions in general are strange.
Late tradition francaises sont et la.
Tradition francaises sont a tonge.
So you say in French, the French traditions are strange.
French people like cheese and wine.
So you don't mean every French person?
You're talking about French people in general.
French people in general like cheese in general and wine in general.
So you're not saying that all French people like all cheese and all wine.
You're talking about the nouns in general terms.
So in French you use the definite article in front of all those nouns.
La France.
M Le fromage.
11.
La France.
M Fromage.
11.
Life is beautiful.
Meaning life in general is beautiful.
La vie a bel.
Le va bel.
Vegetables are good for your health.
So in that sentence, you're meaning vegetables in general are good for your health in general, not
just our health, but everybody's.
So in French you put the definite article in front of vegetables and health.
Legume.
So pour la santé.
Legume sont bonne santé.
Classical music is beautiful, meaning classical music in general.
Not every single piece of classical music is beautiful.
LA Musique Classic A Bell LA Musique Classic A Bell.
Boys like to play football, so obviously not all boys like to play football.
So you're talking in general terms, boys in general like to play football.
Liga MX.
So we use the definite article.
LE In front of Gaston.
Liga MX We offered.