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The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas. Uh oh. Wikipedia says…. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…. A partridge in a pear tree Two turtle-doves Three French hens Four calling birds Five golden rings Six geese a-laying Seven swans a- swimming Eight maids a- milking

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

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  1. The Twelve Days of Christmas Uh oh Wikipedia says…

  2. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… • A partridge in a pear tree • Two turtle-doves • Three French hens • Four calling birds • Five golden rings • Six geese a-laying • Seven swans a- swimming • Eight maids a- milking • Nine ladies dancing • Ten lords a-leaping • Eleven pipers piping • Twelve drummers drumming

  3. French class translation: • After a number, to show order (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc) you add ième…ex. deuxième, troisième, quatrième, cinqième • The present participle ending –ant can be added to the verb (after dropping the -ons from the nous form ) if it is modifying a noun, or to describe an action related to the main verb, with preposition “en” • Keep in mind that for present progressive tense you can still use the regular conjugation • Translation is an art, not a science!

  4. Le premier jour de Noel, monamour m’adonné… • Un perdrix dans un poirier • Deux tourterelles • Trois poules françaises • Quatre oiseaux criant • Cinq anneaux d’or • Six oies pondant • Sept cygnes nageant • Huit bonnes trayant • Neuf dames dansant • Dix seigneurs sautant • Onze flûtistes sifflant • Douze batteurs tambourinant

  5. …et un perdrixdans un poirier.

  6. Related Vocab • Pondre- to lay an egg • Uneoie- a goose • Unecgyne- a swan • Un poirier- a pear tree • Un perdrix- a partridge • Traire- to milk • Une bonne, unedoméstique= a maid (as in servant) • Unejeunefille= maid as in young girl

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