The question "Tu viens d'où?" = Where do you come from?
Here are a few ways to answer the question:
Je viens de Paris. I come from Paris.
J'habite à Paris. I live in Paris.
Je suis de Paris. I am from Paris.
Je suis français. I am French.
As you go through the MYLO Nationality and Origins activities, you will see that
-nations have gender
-nationalities must match the gender and number of the person you are talking about
Pierre would say: Je suis français. (Pronunciation: frahn-say)
Pauline would say: Je suis française. (Pronunciation: frahn-says)
Bob est américain. (masculine/singular)
Sue est américaine. (feminine/singular)
Bob et John sont américains. (masculine/plural)
Sue et Nicole sont américaines. (feminine/plural)
Exception: Note the feminine form for nationalities ending with -en:
Il est candadien.
Elle est canadienne.
As you go through the activity, be sure to listen to the audio so you can see how these spelling changes affect the pronunciations.
Here is the link to begin the activity:
Throughout the activities,
click on the listening icons to hear audio,
click on the "i" button (near the Submit button) to get an explanation/examples
There are 4 "steps" in the activity.
To get started:
Under 'Get Ready: Step 1': Click on the Link: "Where are you from?"
Jump In: Step 2: "Where are they from?"
Use it: Step 3: "Saying your nationality"
Compete: Step 4: Around the World
Alors... Tu viens d'où?
