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1. BASIC PHRASES / LES EXPRESSIONS DE BASE Flashcards

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Hello Good day Good morning

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Bonjour

/bɔ̃ʒuʀ/

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Hi Bye

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Salut

/saly/

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Thank you (very much)

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Merci (beaucoup)

/mɛʀsi boku/

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Welcome (also You’re welcome in Quebec)

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Bienvenu(e)

/bjɛ̃vəny/

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See you later

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A plus tard

/a ply taʀ/

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I’m sorry

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Je suis désolé(e)

/dezɔle/

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How are you? (formal)

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Comment allez-vous ?

/kɔmɑ̃ tale vu/

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How are you? (informal)

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Ça va ?

/sa va/

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What’s your name? (formal)

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Comment vous appelez-vous ?

/kɔmɑ̃ vu zaple vu/

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Nice to meet you.

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Enchanté(e)

/ɑ̃ʃɑ̃te/

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Where are you from? (formal)

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Vous êtes d’où ? Vous venez d’où ?
/vu zɛt du/
/vu vəne du/

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Where do you live? (formal)

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Où habitez-vous ?

/u abite vu/

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How old are you? (formal)

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Quel âge avez-vous ?

/kɛl ɑʒ ave vu/

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Do you speak French? (formal) Do you speak English? (informal)

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Parlez-vous français ?Tu parles anglais ?
/paʀle vu frɑ̃sɛ/
/ty paʀl ɑ̃glɛ/

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Do you understand? (formal informal)

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Comprenez-vous? Tu comprends?

/kɔ̃pʀəne vu/ /ty kɔ̃pʀɑ̃/

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Can you help me? (formal informal)

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Pouvez-vous m’aider ? Tu peux m’aider ?
/puve vu mede/
/ty pø mede/

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Hey Here (formal informal)

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Tenez Tiens
/təne/
/tjɛ̃/

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Where is … Where are … ?

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Où est … Où sont … ?
/u ɛ/
/u sɔ̃/

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How do you say ____ in French?

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Comment dit-on ____ en français ?

/kɔmɑ̃ di tɔ̃ __ ɑ̃ fʀɑ̃sɛ/

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It doesn’t matter.

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Ça ne fait rien.

/sa nə fɛ ʀjɛ̃/

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I’m tired I’m sick.

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Je suis fatigué(e) Je suis malade.
/ʒə sɥi fatiɡe/
/ʒə sɥi malad/

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I’m bored.

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Je m’ennuie.

/ʒə mɑ̃nɥi/

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It’s no problem. It’s alright.

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Ce n’est pas grave.

/sə nɛ pa gʀav/

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Bless you! (formal informal)

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A vos souhaits ! A tes souhaits !

/a vo swɛ/ /a te swɛ/

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It’s your turn! (formal informal)

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C’est à vous ! C’est à toi !
/sɛ ta vu/
/sɛ ta twɑ/

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I miss you. (informal)

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Tu me manques.

/ty mə mɑ̃k/

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Good evening

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Bonsoir

/bɔ̃swaʀ/

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Goodbye

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Au revoir

/ɔʀ(ə)vwaʀ/

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You’re welcome.

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De rien.

/də ʀjɛ̃/

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Let’s go!

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Allons-y!

/alɔ̃ zi/

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See you soon

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A bientôt

/a bjɛ̃to/

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Excuse me! (pushing through a crowd) Sorry! (stepped on someone’s foot)

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Pardon !

/paʀdɔ̃/

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I’m fine.

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Je vais bien

/ʒə ve bjɛ̃/

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I’m fine. (informal response to Ça va ?)

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Ça va.

/sa va/

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What’s your name? (informal)

A

Tu t’appelles comment ?

/ty tapɛl kɔmɑ̃/

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Mister, Misses, Miss

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Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle

/məsjø/ /madam/ /madwazɛl/

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Where are you from? (informal)

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Tu es d’où ? Tu viens d’où ?

/ty ɛ du/ /ty vjɛ̃ du/

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Where do you live? (informal)

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Tu habites où ?

/ty abit u/

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How old are you? (informal)

A

Tu as quel âge ?

/ty ɑ kɛl ɑʒ/

40
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I speak German.

A

Je parle allemand.

/ʒə paʀl almɑ/̃

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I understand

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Je comprends

/ʒə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃/

42
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Of course.

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Bien sûr.

/bjɛ̃ syʀ/

43
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I know

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Je sais

/ʒə sɛ/

44
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Here is are… There it is.

A

Voici Voilà
/vwasi/
/vwala/

45
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What is that?

A

Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça ?

/kɛs kə sɛ kə sa/

46
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What’s happening?

A

Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?

/kɛs ki sə pas/

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I’m hungry I’m thirsty.

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J’ai faim J’ai soif.
/ʒe fɛ̃/
/ʒe swaf/

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It’s the same to me I don’t care. (informal)

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Ça m’est égal. Je m’en fiche.
/sa mɛ teɡal/
/ʒə mɑ̃ fiʃ/

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I forgot.

A

J’ai oublié.

/ʒe ublije/

50
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Congratulations!

A

Félicitations !

/felisitasjɔ̃/

51
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Shut up! Be quiet! (formal informal)

A

Taisez-vous ! Tais-toi !
/tɛze vu/
/tɛ twɑ/

52
Q

What’s new?

A

Quoi de neuf ?

/kwɑ də nœf/

53
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Good night (only said when going to bed)

A

Bonne nuit

/bɔn nɥi/

54
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Please (formal informal)

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S’il vous plaît S’il te plaît

/sil vu plɛ/

55
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You’re welcome. (formal) Go ahead.

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Je vous en prie.

/ʒəvu zɑ̃ pri/

56
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See you in a little while

A

A tout à l’heure

/a tu ta lœʀ/

57
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See you tomorrow

A

A demain

/a dəmɛ̃/

58
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Excuse me! (getting someone’s attention) I’m sorry! (more formal apology)

A

Excusez-moi !

/ekskyze mwa/

59
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Very good bad not bad

A

Très bien mal pas mal
/tʀɛ bjɛ̃/
/mal/
/pa mal/

60
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Yes no

A

Oui non
/wi/
/nɔ̃/

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My name is…

A

Je m’appelle…

/ʒə mapɛl/

62
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Ladies and gentlemen

A

Mesdames et Messieurs
/medam/
/mesjø/

63
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I am from…

A

Je suis de… Je viens de…

/ʒə sɥi də/ /ʒə vjɛ̃ də/

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I live in…

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J’habite à…

/ʒabit a/

65
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I am ____ years old.

A

J’ai ____ ans.

/ʒe __ ɑ̃/

66
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I don’t speak Spanish.

A

Je ne parle pas espagnol.

/ʒə nə paʀl pa ɛspaɲɔl/

67
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I don’t understand

A

Je ne comprends pas

/ʒə nə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃ pa/

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What? Pardon?

A

Comment ?

/kɔmɑ̃/

69
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I don’t know

A

Je ne sais pas

/ʒən sɛ pa/

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There is are… There was were…

A

Il y a … Il y avait…
/il i a/
/il i avɛ/

71
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What’s the matter?

A

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?

/kɛs kil i a/

72
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I have no idea.

A

Je n’ai aucune idée.

/ʒə ne okyn ide/

73
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I’m hot I’m cold.

A

J’ai chaud J’ai froid.

/ʒe ʃo/ /ʒe fʀwɑ/

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Don’t worry (formal informal)

A

Ne vous en faites pas. Ne t’en fais pas.
/nə vu ɑ̃ fɛt pa/
/nə tɑ̃ fɛ pa/

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I must go.

A

Je dois y aller.

/ʒə dwa i ale/

76
Q

Good luck!

A

Bonne chance !

/bɔn ʃɑ̃s/

77
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I love you (formal & plural informal)

A

Je vous aime Je t’aime

/ʒə vu zɛm/ /ʒə tɛm/

78
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Not a whole lot.

A

Pas grand-chose.

/pa gʀɑ̃ ʃoz/

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