Words for People and Objects

“People” in French can be translated to “personnes” or “gens”. Remember ‘personnes’ needs an article before it (e.g. les personnes).
The French word for “man” is “homme”, while “woman” is “femme”.
The word for “boy” is “garçon”, while “girl” is “fille”.
The word for “child” is “enfant”. Keep in mind, this word is the same for female and male child. The context will usually help you determine the gender.
The words “son” and “daughter” are translated to “fils” and “fille” respectively.
The French word for “book” is “livre”, while “pen” translates to “stylo”.
If you want to say “table”, you would say “table” in French as well, but the pronunciation is different.
The word “chair” in French is “chaise”.
“Computer” is translated as “ordinateur”. It might also be referred to as a “PC” (pee-cee) in colloquial speech.
For possessive forms, remember that unlike English, French possessive adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify. For instance, “my” can translate to “mon”, “ma”, or “mes”, depending on the noun it precedes.
Also remember the use of articles before nouns. Articles need to agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. For example, “the man” would be “l’homme”.
Don’t forget to practise using these nouns in real-life sentences. Translate sentences from English to French and vice versa as a way to strengthen your understanding and retention of these words.
Work on knowing when to use the partitive articles “du”, “de la”, and “des” to indicate some or any amount of an object.
Lastly, pay attention to the rules governing the capitalization of nouns in French, which differs significantly from English. As a general rule, only the first word of a sentence and proper names are capitalised in French.