Letâs study the French book vocabulary, and the French library vocabulary.
17 French Book Words
- les romans â novels
- les romans policiers â detective stories
- les romans fantasy â fantasy novels
- les livres de science-fiction â sci-fi books
- les livres qui font du bien â books that give a feel-good factor
- un coup de cĆur â a book that one really enjoyed
- les livres audio â audio books
- les livres en gros caractĂšres â books in large print
- les contes et lĂ©gendes â tales and legends
- les albums â picture story books
- les romans premiĂšre lecture â childrenâs reading books (1st level)
- les romans deuxiĂšme lecture â childrenâs reading books (2nd level)
- les romans jeunes â teenage fiction
- les BDs (bandes dessinĂ©es) â comic strip books
- les mangas â mangas
- les documentaires â non-fiction books
- des livres Ă consulter sur place â books to read in situ
A new approach to learning both traditional and modern French logically structured for English speakers.
6 Types of Books Youâll Find at a Library in France
- des livres de fiction pour adultes et pour adolescents,
fiction books for adults and teenagers, - des livres de fantasy,
fantasy books, - des romans policiers,
detective novels, - des BD pour adultes et jeunes,
comics for adults and young people, - des livres de lecture pour enfants de lâĂąge primaire,
reading books for children of young age, - des albums pour les enfants en bas Ăąge, les tout-petits.
albums for young children, toddlers.
How do you say Library in French?
Unfortunately, translating library in French is tricky. The French translation for library is âla bibliothĂšqueâ.
But there is a French word which looks a lot like the English word âlibraryâ: la librairie. And la librairie means the book store!
French Library Vocabulary
- la lecture â reading
- le lecteur / la lectrice â reader
- le/la bibliothĂ©caire â librarian
- Est-ce que vous ĂȘtes abonnĂ©(e) Ă la bibliothĂšque ?- Are you a member of the library ?
- un abonnement de douze mois â a 12-month membership
- une cotisation de 10⏠â a 10⏠membership charge
- renouveler la cotisation- to renew the subscription
- emprunter un livre â to borrow a book
- rapporter le livre â to bring the book back
- rĂ©server un livre â to reserve a book
- classer dans lâordre alphabĂ©tique â to sort by alphabetical order
- classer dans lâordre numĂ©rique â to sort by numerical order
- une liste dâattente â a waiting list
- faire une suggestion â to make a suggestion
- un rayon â a shelf ; a ⊠section
- un Ă©tagĂšre â a shelf
- un prĂ©sentoir â a showcase
- la section adultes/adolescents/enfants â the adultsâ/teenage/childrenâs section
- la rentrĂ©e littĂ©raire â the new book season (September, and very important in France !)
- les nouveautĂ©s â new arrivals
- le code barre â bar code
- une pastille â a sticker (round)
- une gommette â a strip for identification
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