A. WORDS AND PHRASES Flashcards
to light (a fire, a cigarette etc) / to switch or turn on
allumer
turn on the light before going into the bedroom
allumez la lumiere avant d’enterer dans la chambre
an electrical switch (something that interrupts the flow of current)
un interrupteur
to walk
marcher
marcher - meaning when applied to machines or a system?
to work
how does this machine work?
comment marche cette machine ?
affirmative answer to a request or suggestion? i.e. thats fine!
ca marche
i want to leave tomorrow morning - thats fine!
je veux partir demain matin - ca marche !
9:10 am
il est neuf heures dix
11:45 pm (24 hour time)
il est vingt trois heures quarante cinq
noon (time)
il est douze heures
midi
midnight (time)
il est vingt quatre heures
minuit
approximate number, what suffix will you add?
-aine
approximately ten
dizaine
you have to wait about 20 minutes
il faut attendre une vingtaine de minutes
there are about 30 students in the class
il y a une trentaine d’eleves dans la classe
a fortnight (in french it is 15 days instead of 14 days in english)
une quinzaine
the working week (35 hours in france)
la semaine de travail
on time
a l’heure
must wait
il faut attendre
