2025 Y12 Expressions and Sample Sentences

Question 1

rendre

Answer 1

• to return an object,
• to make someone feel something

Examples
Je rends mon livre à la bibliothèque.
I am returning my book to the library.

Ça me rend malade.
It makes me feel ill.

Question 2

ça suffit

Answer 2

• that is enough

Examples
Ça me suffit.
It is enough for me.

Tu veux encore du café ? Non, ça suffit.
Do you want some more coffee? No, that’s enough.

Question 3

ça veut dire

Answer 3

• it means

Example
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ?
What does it mean?

Question 4

poser une question

Answer 4

• to ask a question

Example
L’élève pose une question à son prof.
The student is asking his teacher a question.

Question 5

demander quelque chose

Answer 5

• to ask something

Example
Je demande mon chemin pour aller à la piscine.
I am asking for directions to the swimming pool.

Question 6

se définir comme…

Answer 6

• to identify oneself as…,
• to describe oneself as…

Example
Je me définis comme Polynésien.
I describe myself as Polynesian.

Question 7

être fier de…

Answer 7

• to be proud of…

Example
Je suis fier de ma sœur.
I am proud of my sister.

Question 8

ça vaut

Answer 8

• it is worth

Example
Ça vaut 10 euros.
It is worth 10 euros.

Question 9

faire partie d’un groupe

Answer 9

• to be part of a group

Example
Je fais partie de l’équipe de foot du lycée.
I am part of the school’s football team.

Question 10

faire la coutume

Answer 10

• to do a customary welcome (in New Caledonia), similar to a pōwhiri

Example
Pour accueillir quelqu’un en tribu, il faut faire la coutume.
To welcome someone to the iwi, we need to do a customary welcome, similar to a pōwhiri.

Question 11

le quartier

Answer 11

area,
suburb

Example
Dans mon quartier, on se connaît tous.
Where I live, we all know each other.

Question 12

à peu près

Answer 12

approximately

Example
Il y a à peu près deux cents personnes.
There are approximately two hundred people.

Question 13

à propos (de)

Answer 13

concerning,
in regard to,
regarding

Example
Je vais parler à propos de ma famille.
I am going to talk about my family.

Question 14

ancien (m), ancienne (f)

Answer 14

former,
ancient

Examples
J’ai vu mes anciens voisins.
I saw my old neighbours. I saw my former neighbours.

Je m’intéresse aux livres anciens.
I am interested in old books.

Question 15

apercevoir

Answer 15

to get a glimpse of

Example
On a aperçu les cadeaux.
We caught a glimpse of the presents.

Question 16

couramment

Answer 16

fluently

Example
Vous pouvez parler français couramment.
You can speak French fluently.

Question 17

le droit

Answer 17

right

Example
J’ai le droit de danser.
I have the right to dance.
I am allowed to dance.

Question 18

emmener

Answer 18

to take (away a person)

Example
Je peux t’emmener à la messe.
I can take you to mass.

Question 19

s’ennuyer

Answer 19

to be bored

Example
Je m’ennuie tout seul.
I am bored by myself.

Question 20

gratuit

Answer 20

free (at no cost)

Example
L’entrée au concert est gratuite.
Entry to the concert is free.

Question 21

libre

Answer 21

free,
not busy

Example
Est-ce que tu es libre demain ?
Are you free tomorrow?

Question 22

se souvenir de

Answer 22

to remember

Example
Je me souviens de ta gentillesse.
I remember your kindness.

Question 23

tant de

Answer 23

so much,
so many

Example
Il y a tant de choses que j’adore faire.
There are so many things I love to do.