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1
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Excuse me! / Sorry

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Pardon!/Désolé (e) - pardawng/dayzolay

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Don’t mention it

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Je vous en prie - zher voo zahng pree

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Never mind

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ça ne fait rien – sa ner feh ryang

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Does anyone here speak English?

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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?

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

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Could you repeat that?

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Pourriez-vous répéter ca? pooryay voo raypaytay sa.

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Pardon? What did you say?

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

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Could you spell it?

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pourriez-vous l’épeler? pooryay voo layplay.

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Could you write it down, please?

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

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What does this/that mean?

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

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Do you understand?

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

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Very well, thank you. And you?

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

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Where is it?

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Où est-ce? oo ess?

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Where are you going?

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Où allez-vous? oo alay voo

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away from me.

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loin de moi. lwang der mwa.

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16
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downstairs

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en bas . ahng ba

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from the U.S.

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des États-Unis - day zayta zewnee

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in the car

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dans la voiture / dahng la vwatewr

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in France

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en France – ahng frahngs

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inside

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à l’intérieur. a langtayryurr

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21
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near the bank

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près de la banque. preh der la bahngk

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next to the apples

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à côte des pommes. a koatay day pom.

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on the left/right

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à gauche/à droite. a goash/a drwat

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there

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là-bas – la ba

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25
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to the hotel

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à l’hôtel - a loatel

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towards Paris

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vers Paris - ver paree

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27
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outside the café

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devant le café

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up to the traffic light

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jusqu’aux feux - zhewskoa fur

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29
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upstairs

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en haut - ahng oa

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When does the museum open?

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

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When does the train arrive?

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

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32
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after lunch

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après le déjeuner - apreh ler dayzhurnay

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always

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toujours - toozhoor

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34
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around midnight

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vers minuit - vehr meenwee

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35
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at 7 o’clock

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à sept heures - a set urr

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36
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before Friday

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avant vendredi - avahng bahngdrerdee

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37
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by tomorrow

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pour demain - poor dermang

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early

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tôt/de bonne heure - toa/der bon urr

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every week

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chaque semaine - shak sermayn

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for 2 hours

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pendant deux heures - pahngdahng dur zurr

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from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

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

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immediatley

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tout de suite -too der sweet

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in 20 minutes

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dans vingt minutes - dahng vang meenewt

44
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never

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jamais - zhameh

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not yet

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pas encore - pa zahngkor

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now

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maintenant - mangtnahng

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often

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souvent - soovahng

48
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on March 8

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le huit mars - ler wee mars

49
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on weekdays

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pendant la semaine - pahngdahng la sermayn

50
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sometimes

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quelquefois - kelkefwa

51
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soon

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bientôt - byangtoa

52
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then

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alors/ensuite/puis

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within 2 days

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en deux jours - ahng dur zhoor

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10 minutes ago

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il y a dix minutes - eel ee a dee meenewt

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I’d like something

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Je voudrais quelque chose de - zher voodrey kelker shoaz der

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It’s

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C’est - seh

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beautiful/ugly

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

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better - worse

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mieux - pire – myur / peer

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big / small

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

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cheap / expensive

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bon marché / cher — bawng marshay / shehr

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clean / dirty

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propre / sale – propr / sal

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dark / light

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foncé / clair (e) fongsay / klehr

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delicious / revolting

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délicieux (-ieuse) / dégoûtant (e)

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easy / difficult

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facile / difficile fasseel/deefeesseel

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empty / full

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vide / plein veed/plang

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good/bad

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

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heavy / light

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

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hot, warm / cold

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

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modern / old-fashioned

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moderne / démodé(e)

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narrow / wide

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étroit(e) / large aytrwa(t) / larzh

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old / new

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

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open / shut

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

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pleasant, nice / unpleasant

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

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quick/slow

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

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quiet / noisy

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

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right / wrong

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

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large / small

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

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vacant / occupied

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libre / occupé(e) leebr / okkewpay

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young / old

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

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How much is that?

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C’est combien? seh kawnbyang

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How many are there?

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

82
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none

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aucun (e) oakang (-kewn)

83
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about 20 euros

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environ vingt euros – ahngveerawng vang ewroa

84
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a little

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un peu – ang pur

85
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a lot of traffic

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beaucoup de circulation – boakoo dr seerkewlasyawng

86
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enough

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assez – assay

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few/ a few of them

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

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more than that

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plus que ça – plew ker sa

89
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less than that

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moin queça – mwang ker sa

90
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much more

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beaucoup plus – boakoo plews

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nothing else

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rien d’autre – ryang doatr

92
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too much

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trop – tro

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