Activities and invitations Flashcards
What are you doing?
Qu’est-ce que vous faites/ tu fais?
What do you like to do?
Qu’est-ce que vous aimez /tu aimes faire?
Every day
tous les jours
to listen
écouter
to look at/ watch
regarder
to dine
dîner
to eat
manger
to telephone
téléphoner (à)
to work
travailler
hobbies /leisure activities
les loisirs
to sing
chanter
to dance
danser
to play
jouer à
to swim
nager
to travel
voyager
prepositions
à, de, en
Someone
Quelqu’un
Something
Quelque chose
Verbs with a ‘g’ such as manger and nager have an ‘e’ after the ‘g’ in the nous form.
Mangeons, nageons
What are they doing?
Qu’est-ce qu’ils font?
Questions using “est-ce que” illicit yes or no answers
est-ce que + subject + conjugated verb (+ infinitive verb)
est-ce que tu aimes danser?
est-ce que vous chantez?
well
bien
badly, poorly
mal
rather, fairly, quite
assez
very
très
enough/ not enough
assez/ pas assez
not much
peu
alot, (very) much)
beaucoup
too much (inf)
trop
always
toujours
often
souvent
also, too
aussi
Now
Maintenant
Adverbs - where do they go?
Never between the subject and the verb
Usually after the conjugated verb
if used with a conjugated verb in a negative sentence, usually after ‘pas’
Adverbs of time usually go at the beginning or end of a sentence
to want to
vouloir (inf verb)
je veux - I want
tu veux - you want (inf)
vous voulez - you want (form)
would like to
vouloir (inf verb)
je voudrais - I would like to
tu voudrais - you would like to (inf)
vous voudriez - you would like to (form)
to be able to
pouvoir (inf verb)
je peux - I can
tu peux - you can (inf)
vous pouvez - you can (form)
to have to (must/should)
devoir (inf verb)
je dois - I must
tu dois - you must (inf)
vous devez - you must (form)
I’m sorry, but……
je regrette, mais
I would love to
Je veux bien
Yes, alright
Oui, d’accord
I can’t
Je ne peux pas
I don’t want to
Je ne veux pas
Do you want to….?
Est-ce que tu veux…?
Can you ………. ?
Est-ce que tu peux….?
