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Pronunciation key for articles: 
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un – ‘a’ for masculine nouns – pronounced like the un in ‘hunger’
une – ‘a’ for feminine nounds - pronounced ‘OON’
le  - ‘the’ for masculine nouns – pronounced like the loo in ‘look’
la – ‘the’ for feminine nouns – pronounced ‘LAH’
les – ‘the’ for plural nouns – pronounced ‘LAY’

Equipment

Ball – le/un ballon / la boule (BAH-lohn / BOOL)
Bike – le/un velo (VEH-loh)
Putty – le/un mastic (mah-STEEK)
Coins – la/un piece de monaie (pee-AIS duh moh-NAI)
Pegs – les pateres (pah-TAIR)
Table – la/une table (TAH-bluh)
Cards (playing or deck) – les carte a jouer (cart ah zhoo-AI)
Pen – le/un stylo (STEE-loh)
Wheelchair – la/une chaise roulante (shez ROO-lahnt)
Pulley – la/une poulie (pooh-LEE)
Weight – le/un poid (PWAH)
Bean bag – le/un sacco (SAH-koh)
Oven – le/un four (FOOR)
Stove – la/une fourneau (FOOR-noh)
Kitchen – la/une cuisine (kwee-ZEEN)
Sink – la/une lavabo (lah-vah-BOH)
Refrigerator – la/une refrigerateur (ruh-free-djair-ah-TAIR)
Toilet – les toilettes (twah-LET)
Tub – le/un bain (BAIHN)
Shower – la/une douche (DOOSH)
Water – de l’eau (duh-LOH)
Rings (as in plastic rings; for a ring toss) – la/une bague (BAHG)
Puzzle – le/un puzzle (PUH-zluh)
Bench – le/un banc (BAHNK)
Chair and seat – la/une chaise / place (SHEZ / PLAHSS)


Parts of body


Head – la/une tete (TEHT) 
Eyes –les yeux (lai-ZYEU)
Nose – le/un nez (NAI)
Mouth – la/une bouche (BOOSH)
Ears – les oreilles (lai-zoh-RAI-yuh)
Teeth – les dents (DEHN)
Hair – les cheveaux (shuh-VUH)
Neck – la/une cou (KOO)
Shoulder – une/l’epaule (LEH-pole)
Arm – le/un bras (BRAH)
Elbow – la/une coude (KOOD)
Hand – le/un main (MAHN)
Finger – le/un doigt (DWAH)
Joint – le/un joint (zhw-AHN)
Chest – women: la poitrine (pwah-TREEN); men: le buste (BOOST)
Back – la/une dos (DOH)
Stomach – une/l’estomac (eh-stoh-MAH)
Hips – les cuisses (KWEES)
Bottom – le bas (BAH)
Leg – la/une jambe (ZHAHMB)
Knee – la/une genou (zheh-NOO)
Feet – les pies (pee-AI)
Toe – une/l’orteil (lor-TAI-yuh)
Ankle – la/une cheville (shuh-VEEL)

Phrases

Hello – Bon jour! (bohn ZHOOR)
My name is – Je m’appelle (zhuh mah-PELL)
What is your name? - Comment vous-appelez vous? (koh-MOHN voo-ZAH-plai VOO)
What day is it? - Il est quelle jour? (EE-lai kehl ZHOOR)
What month is it? - Il est quelle mois? (EE-lai kehl MWAH)
Where are you? – Ou est-ce que vous etes? (ooh-eh-suh-kuh-voo-ZET)
Where do you live? – Ou es-ce que vous habitez? (ooh-eh-suh-kuh-voo-zah-bee-TAI)
Please – s’il vous plait (see-voo-PLAI)
Thank you – merci (mair-SEE)
Miss – mademoiselle (mahd-mwah-ZELL)
Sir – monsieur (mih-SYEU)
Young lady – jeune femme (zhoon FAHM)
Young man – jeun homme (zhuh-NOHM)
Do you have pain? – Ou est-ce que vous-avez douleur? (OOH eh-suh-kuh vooh-zavai dooh-LEUR)
Does someone help you at home? - Est-ce que quelle qu’un vous aide a la  maison?  (Eh-suh-kuh kell-kuh vooh-ZED ah-la may-ZOHN)
Do you cook? – Est-ce que vous cuisinez? (Eh-suh-kuh VOOH kwee-zee-NAI?)
Do you have a tub? – Est-ce que vous avez une bain (Eh-suh-kuh vooh-zavai oon ban)
Do you have a walk-in shower? – Est-ce que vous avez une cabine de douche? (Eh-suh-kuh vooh-zah-VAI oon-kah-BEEN duh DOOSH?)
Do you have… a shower chair? tub bench? raised toilet seat? -
Est-ce que vous avez… une chaise de douche/un banc de bain/ un siege?
(Eh-suh-kuh vooh-zah-VAI… oon SHEZ duh DOOSH?
uh BAHNK duh BAIHN?
uh see-EZH

Can you scoot forward? – Est-ce que vous pouvez avancer? (Eh-suh-kuh vooh pooh-VAI ah-vahn-SAI)
Bring your feet to the floor. – Touchez le sol avec vos pies. (TOO-shai luh SOHL ah-VEK pee-AI)
Will you stand up? – Est-ce que vous pouvez se mettre debout? (Eh-suh-kuh vooh pooh-VAI suh MEH-truh duh-BOO)
Will you sit down? – Est-ce que vous pouvez se sassoir?  (Eh-suh-kuh vooh pooh-VAI suh sah-SWAHR)
Take a break. – Prennez une pause. (preh-NAI oon POHZE)
Did you take your pain medicine? Est-ce que vous avez pris vos medicaments de douleur?
(Eh-suh-kuh vooh-zah-VAI PREE voh meh-dee-kah-MEN duh dooh-LEUR)
Will you put on your… shirt? pants? shoes? socks? – Est-ce que vous pouvez mettre votre… chemise/ pantaloons/ chausseur/ chaussettes (eh-suh-kuh voos-zavai; oon shameez, lay pantahlone, shassyouer, shasset)
Take your time. – Prennez du temps. (preh-NAI doo TUHM)
It’s time to practice… a toilet transfer. tub transfer. shower transfer
C’est l’heure de travailler une changement de… toilette/ bain/ douche
sai-LEUHR duh trah-vah-YAY OON shahnzh-MOHN duh… twah-LET
BAIHN 
DOOSH
Are you ready to… wash your hands? brush your teeth? comb your hair?
Est-ce que vous etes prêt de… laver les mains/ brosser les dents/ peigner les cheveaux
Eh-suh-kuh voo-ZET PRAI duh… LAH-vai lay MAIHN
BROH-sai lay DEHN
PAI-NYAI lay shuh-VUH
Pull-on – Mettez… (meh-TAI)
Take off – Enlevez… (ehn-leh-VAI)
Raise – Soulevez… (SOO-leh-vai)
Lower – Baissez… (BAI-SAI)

 

 

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