The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
Le nouveau maître arrive demain.
The new master arrives tomorrow.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
« Mes enfants, c’est la dernière fois que je vous fais la classe.
“My children, this is the last time I shall teach you.
The order has come from Berlin that nothing but German is to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine…
Aujourd’hui, c’est votre dernière leçon de français.
Today is your last French lesson.
Je vous prie d’être bien attentifs. »
I beg you to be very attentive.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Le | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| nouveau | nouveau | new; fresh, further (adj.) |
| maître | maître | master (n., m.); une maîtresse chèvre — a formidable goat; as adj. — chief, splendid: maîtresse barbe, magnificent whiskers |
| arrive | arriver | to arrive; to happen (v.) — il arriva que, it happened that; s’il vous arrive de — if you happen to |
| demain | demain | tomorrow (adv.) |
Read «La Dernière Classe» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.