une fille et un garçon
The English phrase "a girl and a boy" is translated into French as une fille et un garçon.
This phrase is used to refer to one female child and one male child.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of une (a/one, feminine), fille (girl), et (and), un (a/one, masculine) and garçon (boy).
How does it change in a sentence?
The indefinite articles must match the gender of the nouns they precede: une is used for the feminine fille and un is used for the masculine garçon.
Did you know?
- The word garçon shares an ancient root with the English word 'wretch', originating from a Germanic term for an 'exile' or 'outcast'.
- While fille means 'girl', it is also the standard word for 'daughter' in French.
Examples in context
- Il y a une fille et un garçon dans le parc.There is a girl and a boy in the park.
- Je cherche une fille et un garçon pour le jeu.I am looking for a girl and a boy for the game.
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are looking at a picture book together.
- EmmaRegarde, il y a une fille et un garçon sur la photo.Look, there is a girl and a boy in the photo.
- LucasOui, ils ont l'air très heureux.Yes, they look very happy.
- EmmaEst-ce que ce sont tes nouveaux amis ?Are they your new friends?
- LucasNon, ce sont juste des personnages de l'histoire.No, they are just characters from the story.
