Basic Expressions Flashcards by Jack Dodson

Excuse me! / Sorry

Pardon!/Désolé (e) - pardawng/dayzolay

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Don’t mention it

Je vous en prie - zher voo zahng pree

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Never mind

ça ne fait rien – sa ner feh ryang

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Does anyone here speak English?

Y -a-t-il quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais? – ee ateel kelkang eessee kee parl ahnggleh

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Could you speak more slowly?

Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement? pooryay voo parlay plew lahngtmahng?

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Could you repeat that?

Pourriez-vous répéter ca? pooryay voo raypaytay sa.

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Pardon? What did you say?

Pardon? / Qu’avez-vous dit? pardawng/kavay voo dee?

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Could you spell it?

pourriez-vous l’épeler? pooryay voo layplay.

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Could you write it down, please?

Pourriez-vous l’ecrire, s’il vous plaît?pooryay voo laykreer seel voo pleh?

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What does this/that mean?

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire? kess ker sa vuh deer?

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Do you understand?

(Est-ce que) vous comprenez? (ess ker) voo kawnprernay?

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Very well, thank you. And you?

Tré bien, meerci. Et vous? reh byang mehrsee eh voo?

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Where is it?

Où est-ce? oo ess?

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Where are you going?

Où allez-vous? oo alay voo

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away from me.

loin de moi. lwang der mwa.

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downstairs

en bas . ahng ba

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from the U.S.

des États-Unis - day zayta zewnee

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in the car

dans la voiture / dahng la vwatewr

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in France

en France – ahng frahngs

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inside

à l’intérieur. a langtayryurr

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near the bank

près de la banque. preh der la bahngk

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next to the apples

à côte des pommes. a koatay day pom.

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on the left/right

à gauche/à droite. a goash/a drwat

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there

là-bas – la ba

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to the hotel

à l'hôtel - a loatel

towards Paris

vers Paris - ver paree

outside the café

devant le café

up to the traffic light

jusqu'aux feux - zhewskoa fur

upstairs

en haut - ahng oa

When does the museum open?

Quand le musée est-il ouvert? kahng ler mewzay ehteel oovehr?

When does the train arrive?

À quelle heure arrive le train? a kel urr areev ler trang

after lunch

après le déjeuner - apreh ler dayzhurnay

always

toujours - toozhoor

around midnight

vers minuit - vehr meenwee

at 7 o'clock

à sept heures - a set urr

before Friday

avant vendredi - avahng bahngdrerdee

by tomorrow

pour demain - poor dermang

early

tôt/de bonne heure - toa/der bon urr

every week

chaque semaine - shak sermayn

for 2 hours

pendant deux heures - pahngdahng dur zurr

from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

de neuf heures à dix-huit heures - der nurf urr a deezweet urr

immediatley

tout de suite -too der sweet

in 20 minutes

dans vingt minutes - dahng vang meenewt

never

jamais - zhameh

not yet

pas encore - pa zahngkor

now

maintenant - mangtnahng

often

souvent - soovahng

on March 8

le huit mars - ler wee mars

on weekdays

pendant la semaine - pahngdahng la sermayn

sometimes

quelquefois - kelkefwa

soon

bientôt - byangtoa

then

alors/ensuite/puis

within 2 days

en deux jours - ahng dur zhoor

10 minutes ago

il y a dix minutes - eel ee a dee meenewt

I'd like something

Je voudrais quelque chose de - zher voodrey kelker shoaz der

It's

C'est - seh

beautiful/ugly

beau (belle) / laid (e) - boa (bel)/lay(d)

better - worse

mieux - pire -- myur / peer

big / small

grand (e) / petit(e) -- grahng (d) / pertee(t)

cheap / expensive

bon marché / cher --- bawng marshay / shehr

clean / dirty

propre / sale -- propr / sal

dark / light

foncé / clair (e) fongsay / klehr

delicious / revolting

délicieux (-ieuse) / dégoûtant (e)

easy / difficult

facile / difficile fasseel/deefeesseel

empty / full

vide / plein veed/plang

good/bad

bon (ne) / mauvais (e) -- bawng (bon) / moavay(z)

heavy / light

lourd(e) / léger -ére) loor(d) / layzhay (layzhehr)

hot, warm / cold

chaud(e)/ froid(e) -- shoa(d) / frwa(d)

modern / old-fashioned

moderne / démodé(e)

narrow / wide

étroit(e) / large aytrwa(t) / larzh

old / new

vieux (vieille) / neuf (neuve) vyur (vyay) / nurf (nurv)

open / shut

ouvert(e) / fermé (e) oovehr(t) / fehrmay

pleasant, nice / unpleasant

agréable, beau (belle) / désagréable agrayabl, boa (bel) / dayzagrayabl

quick/slow

rapide / lent(e) rapeed / lahng(t)

quiet / noisy

silencieux (-ieuse) / bruyant(e) -- seelahngsyur(z) / brewyahng(t)

right / wrong

juste / faux (fausse) zhewst / foa(ss)

large / small

grand(e) / petit(e) grahng(d) / pertee(t)

vacant / occupied

libre / occupé(e) leebr / okkewpay

young / old

jeune / vieux (vielle) zhurn / vyur (vyay)

How much is that?

C'est combien? seh kawnbyang

How many are there?

Combien y en a-t-il? kawnbyang ee ahng na teel

none

aucun (e) oakang (-kewn)

about 20 euros

environ vingt euros -- ahngveerawng vang ewroa

a little

un peu -- ang pur

a lot of traffic

beaucoup de circulation -- boakoo dr seerkewlasyawng

enough

assez -- assay

few/ a few of them

quelques/ quelques-un(e) -- kelker/ kelker zung (zewn)

more than that

plus que ça -- plew ker sa

less than that

moin queça -- mwang ker sa

much more

beaucoup plus -- boakoo plews

nothing else

rien d'autre -- ryang doatr

too much

trop -- tro