The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
Aujourd’hui, c’est votre dernière leçon de français.
Today is your last French lesson.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
The order has come from Berlin that nothing but German is to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine…
Le nouveau maître arrive demain.
The new master arrives tomorrow.
Je vous prie d’être bien attentifs. »
I beg you to be very attentive.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Aujourd | aujourd’hui | today (adv.) |
| c | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| est | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
| votre | votre | your (votre, vos) (det.) |
| dernière | dernier | last (adj.); l’an dernier — last year; ce dernier — the latter, this last one |
| leçon | leçon | lesson (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to… |
| français | français | French (adj.); French — the language (n., m.); un Français — a Frenchman |
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.