Advanced Course 1 Flashcards

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I want it now

A

je le veux maintenant

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I don’t want them

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je ne les veux pas

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do you want it?

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le voulez-vous?

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is it that you want it?

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est-ce que vous le voulez?

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you want it?

(using only inflection)

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vous le voulez?

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why do you want it now?

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pourquoi le voulez-vous maintenant?

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why don’t you want it now?

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pourquoi ne le voulez-vous pas maintenant?

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I don’t know what it is

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je ne sais pas ce que c’est

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9
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to explain

A

expliquer

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can you explain to me what it is?

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pouvez-vous m’expliquer ce que c’est?

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what do you want?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez?

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what do you want to say? / what do you mean?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?

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I don’t understand what you mean

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je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire

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can you explain to me what you mean?

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pouvez-vous m’expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?

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that’s not what I mean

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ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire

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it means

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ça veut dire

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17
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what does it mean?

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qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

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I want it

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je le veux

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I don’t want it

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je ne le veux pas

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I want some (of it)

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j’en veux

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I don’t want any

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je n’en veux pas

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that’s not what I mean

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ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire

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I don’t know what it means

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je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire

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there are many people (here)

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il y a beaucoup de monde (ici)

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the world
le monde
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everybody knows where it is
tout le monde sait où c'est
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nobody can find it
personne peut le trouver
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everybody wants to see it
tout le monde veut le voir
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I have it
je l'ai
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I don't have it
je ne l'ai pas
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I want them
je les veux
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I don't want them
je ne les veux pas
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I don't want anything
je ne veux rien
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I don't understand it
je ne le comprends pas
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I don't understand anything / I understand nothing
je ne comprends rien
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never
jamais
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I never understand what he wants
je ne comprends jamais ce qu'il veut
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I don't know anything
je ne sais rien
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I never know
je ne sais jamais
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more / no more\* / anymore\* | (\*when negated)
plus
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I don't know anymore
je ne sais plus
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I don't understand him anymore
je ne le comprends plus
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I'm going to see it
je vais le voir
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to it / there | (placed before the verb)
y
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I'm going there
j'**y** vais
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I would like to go there
je voudrais y aller
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I cannot go there now
je ne peux pas y aller maintenant
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I'm very busy now
je suis très occupé maintenant
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with **them**
avec **eux**
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I'm going to see him tonight and I'm going to give him his book
je vais le voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre
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I'm going to see her tonight and I'm going to give her her book
je vais la voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre
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I'm going to tell her
je vais lui dire
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will you tell him
voulez-vous lui dire
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can you tell her?
pouvez-vous lui dire?
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will you tell them
voulez-vous leur dire
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will you give them the book
voulez-vous leur donner le livre
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the book vs. the pound
le livre vs. la livre
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a book
un livre
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a pound
une livre
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to bring
apporter
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will you bring them their book?
voulez-vous leur apporter leur livre?
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I'm going to send him the money
je vais lui envoyer l'argent
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I'm going to send the money **to** her
je vais envoyer l'argent **à** elle
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I'm going to send the money to **them**
je vais envoyer l'argent à **eux**
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I'm going to send him it
je vais **le** lui envoyer (**le**, **la**, **les** _before_ pronouns **lui** and **leur**)
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I'm going to send her them
je vais les lui envoyer
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I'm going to send them to Paris
jeg vais les envoyer à Paris
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I'm going to write them a letter
je vais leur écrire une lettre
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will you send me it
voulez-vous me **l**'envoyer (all other pronouns not beginning with 'l' come _before_ **le**, **la**, **les**)
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will you send it **to** me | (more emphatic)
voulez-vous l'envoyer **à** moi
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not to him
pas à lui
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not to them
pas à eux
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will you send us them
voulez-vous nous les envoyer
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I can't tell you it now because I don't know it
je ne peux pas vous le dire maintenant parce que je ne le sais pas
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verbs ending in '**er**' (80%) (four types) to speak, to eat, to ask
parl**er**, mang**er**, demand**er**
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verbs ending in '**ir**' (four types) to sleep, to serve
dorm**ir**, serv**ir**
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verbs ending in '**re**' (four types) to sell, to wait, to understand
vend**re**, attend**re**, comprend**re**
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to put
mettre
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verbs ending in '**oir**' (four types) to have, to know, to see, to be able to
av**oir**, sav**oir**, v**oir**, pouv**oir**
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the power
le pouvoir
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to have to, to must
devoir
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the duty
le devoir
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that's your duty
c'est votre devoir
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homework
les devoirs
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you speak
vous parlez | (goes into the 'long box')
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we speak
nous parlons | (goes into the 'long box')
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I speak
je parle (everything that is not 'you' or 'we' goes into the short box since you cut of the 'r')
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I don't speak / I'm not speaking
je ne parle pas
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to stay
rester
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we're staying
nous restons
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you're staying
vous restez
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how long are you staying?
combien de temps restez-vous?
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how long are we staying?
combien de temps restons-nous?
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stay! (imperative uses the present tense verb of 'you' _without_ **vous**)
restez!
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stay here!
restez ici!
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don't stay!
ne restez pas!
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**let's** stay! | (for the imperative of 'we', drop **nous**)
restons!
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let's stay here!
restons ici!
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lets speak French!
parlons français!
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speak French with me!
parlez français avec moi!
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don't speak English now!
ne parlez pas anglais maintenant!
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I'm staying
je reste
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I'm not staying
je ne reste pas
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everybody is staying
tout le monde reste
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it's ready
c'est prêt
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it's staying
ça reste
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it's not staying
ça ne reste pas
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**they**'re staying | (same sound as 'he stays')
ils rest**ent** | (**ent** ending of all verbs is _silent_)
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different, evident
différ**ent**, évid**ent** (**ent** at the end of non-verbs is sounded)
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normally
normalment
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possibly
possiblement
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certainly
certainement
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evident
évident
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evidently
évidemment
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constant
constant
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constantly
constamment
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let's start!
commençons!
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at what time are you starting?
à quelle huere commencez-vous?
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start now!
commencez maintenant!
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start a little later!
commencez un peu plus tard!
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I don't understand anything
je ne comprends rien
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I don't understand anymore
je ne comprends plus
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my friend is starting
mon ami commence
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my friends
mes amies
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my friends are starting
mes amis commenc**ent**
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my friends are arriving tonight
mes amis arrivent ce soir
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we're leaving
nous partons
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at what time are we leaving?
à quelle heure partons-nous?
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don't leave!
ne partez pas!
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he's preparing it
il le prépare
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he's not accepting it
il ne l'accepte pas
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he doesn't accept the condition
il n'accepte pas la condition
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everybody is ready
tout le monde est prêt
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everybody is starting
tout le monde commence
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my friends are arriving
mes amis arrivent
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my friends are leaving
mes amis partent
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they're selling it
ils le vendent
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they're waiting
ils attendent
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they're waiting for me
ils m'attendent
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wait a moment!
attendez un moment!
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they're waiting for you
ils vous attendent
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I'm waiting
j'attends (unlike for **ils attendent**, the consonant 'd' is not sounded)
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he's waiting
il attend
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they're waiting
ils atten**d**ent | (the consonant 'd' is sounded)
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everybody is leaving
tout le monde part
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they're leaving
ils partent
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I'm sleeping
je dors
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everybody is sleeping
tout le monde dort
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my friends are sleeping
mes amis dorment
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he's serving the dinner
il sert le dîner
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they're serving the dinner at seven o'clock
ils servent le dîner à sept heures
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one is serving the dinner at seven o'clock / dinner **is being** served at seven o'clock
on sert le dîner à sept heures
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we are
nous sommes
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we're very comfortable here | ('one' is used more often in French)
en est très confortable ici
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we're leaving soon | (one is leaving soon)
on part bientôt
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we're going to leave soon | (one is going)
on va partir bientôt
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we're going to start soon | (using 'one')
on va commencer bientôt
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we can start now | (using 'one')
on peut commencer maintenant
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we can start
nous pouvons commencer
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we must start | (using 'we' and 'one')
nous devons commencer on doit commencer
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to feel / to smell
sentir
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sentiment
sentiment
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I feel it
je le sens
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they feel it
ils le sentent
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he feels it
il le sent
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I feel very good/well | (I feel myself)
je me sens très bien
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I don't feel well
je ne me sens pas bien
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better | (of well)
mieux
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I feel better
je me sens mieux
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the best
le mieux
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better | (of good)
meilleur
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this wine is better than the other
ce vin est meilleur que l'autre
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it's the best wine of the house
c'est le meilleur vin de la maison
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I feel fine
je me sens bien
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I feel better now
je me sens mieux maintenant
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I feel much better now
je me sens beaucoup mieux maintenant
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it smells good (you cannot say 'it feels good' in French)
ça sent bon
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one is sleeping / we're sleeping
on dort
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they're sleeping
ils dorment
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I'm not doing it
je ne le fais pas
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he's doing it
il le fait
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one is doing it / we're doing it
on le fait
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it's not being done that way | (using 'one')
on ne le fait pas comme ça
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it makes a big difference that way
ça fait u**n**e grande différence comme ça (only touch the 'n' of 'une' is speaking)
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it's too late
c'est trop tard
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to work
travailler
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he works too much
il travaille trop
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it's taking too much time
ça prend trop de temps
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it's much too much
c'est beaucoup trop
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it's taking much too much time that way
ça prend beaucoup trop de temps comme ça
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I'm taking it
je le prends
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he doesn't understand me
il ne me compren**d** pas *incorrect: comprendt* ('t' for he and she is not added to conjugated verbs ending in 'd' or 't')
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everybody is waiting for me
tout le monde m'attend
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my friends are waiting for me
mes amis m'attendent
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I'm sleeping
je dors (the last consonant is dropped for conjugated 'ir' verbs for 'I, he, she')
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my friends are sleeping
mes amis dorment
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it doesn't smell good
ça ne sent pas bon
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dinner **is being** served | (one is serving the dinner)
on sert le dîner
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I'm putting it...
je le mets
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he's putting it **on** the table
il le met **sur** la table
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where are you putting it?
où le mettez-vous?
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put the book on the table
mettez le livre sur la table
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don't put it here
ne le mettez pas ici
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start now
commencez maintenant
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let's start
commençons
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let's not start
ne commençons pas
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let's wait
attendons
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let's not wait
n'attendons pas
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let's put the book on the table
mettons le livre sur la table
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on the floor / on the ground
par terre
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let's not put it on the floor
ne le mettons pas par terre
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don't put it on the floor
ne le mettez pas par terre
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put it here
mettez **le** ici (in the positive command, the pronoun comes _after_ the verb)