100 Most Used Words Flashcards
de
'from' and possession: • Express possession • Give the origin of something • Describe something • Express a cause
est
third person singular present form of the verb être
que
has a few different meanings. It‘s most frequently used to say ‘that’.
J‘espère que tu seras là
I hope (that) you will be there
un
means both ‘one’ and ‘a’
il
He / It (masculine words)
à
is a preposition used to indicate : • Destination (to) • Express duration (from... to) • To indicate location (at) • To indicate time
ce
is a pronoun used before male words. It translates as ‘this’, or ‘that’.
en
is a pronoun used as the object of a verb to indicate a quantity. It can also indicate location, time, means etc.
on
is an indefinite pronoun which can mean ‘one’ or ‘we’
ça
is a shortened form of the pronoun ‘cela’. It can mean ‘it’ or ‘that’.
pour
means ‘for’ when followed by a noun
qui
as an interrogative pronoun means ‘who’ or ‘whom’. It can also be used as a relative pronoun, in which case it means ‘which’, ‘who’, ‘whom’ or ‘that’.
y
is a pronoun used to refer to a place already mentioned in the conversation.
dans
is a preposition meaning ‘in’ or ‘inside’. It can also be used to say ‘within’ a period of time.
du
is the contraction of ‘de’ and ‘le’ (of the). It can also mean ‘some’.
bien
as an adverb can mean ‘well’. As a noun it means ‘good’
si
is a conjunction equivalent to ‘if’. It’s also used to deny what someone just said.
Tu ne viens pas ? Si je viens
You don’t come? I do
tout
is an adjective meaning ‘all’. As a pronoun it means ‘everything’.
plus
s an adverb used to make comparisons.
Used with the negative particle ‘ne’, it means any more.
Je ne veux plus y aller
I don‘t want to go there anymore
mon
is a singular masculine possessive adjective. It‘s used like ‘my’ in English, but only before masculine words and words starting with a vowel.
te
yourself. is an object pronoun placed just before the verb.
au
is the contraction of ‘à le’ (to the). It‘s only used before masculine words.
va
is a form of the verb ‘aller’ (to go). It can be either the third person singular present form, or the second person singular imperative.
toi
is a pronoun you use when you want to say “with you“, “for you“, “thanks to you“, “next to you“….
fait
is the third person singular present of the verb ‘faire’ (to do, to make). Used as a noun it can also mean ‘fact’.
comme
The conjunction 'comme' can mean 'like', 'how', 'as' or 'since'. C‘est comme ça It‘s like this Comme tu es belle You are so beautiful Comme tu es fatigué, je vais y aller Since you are tired, I will go there
etait
is the third person singular imperfect of the verb „être“ (to be).
Comme elle était malade, elle n‘est pas venue Since she was sick, she didn‘t come
C‘était génial
It was awesome
sur
The preposition ‘sur’ has a few different meanings ‘on’, ‘on top of’, ‘above’, ‘out of’.
quoi
means ‘what’. However, in many situations, other terms are used (‘que’ for example). You use ‘quoi’ when you ask a question but keep the normal setence word order. Or when ‘what’ is the object of a preposition.
ici
means ‘here’.
