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Basic Grammar Words Flashcards

Use this deck to learn about the most important basic French grammar words.

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Translate to French:

a language

e.g. How many languages do you speak?

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une langue

ex. Combien de langues parles-tu ?

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a word

e.g. a difficult word to remember

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un mot

ex. un mot difficile à se rappeler

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a sentence / a phrase

e.g. Can you form a complete sentence in French?

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une phrase

ex. Peux-tu faire une phrase complète en français ?

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a dictionary

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un dictionnaire

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to mean

e.g. “Hallå” means “hello” in Swedish

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vouloir dire / signifier

ex. « Hallå » signifie « bonjour » en suédois

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What does “livre” mean?

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Qu’est-ce que ça signifie « book » ? / Ça veut dire quoi « book »?

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How do you say “chicken” in Spanish?

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Comment dit-on « poulet » en espagnol ?

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good

e.g. a good day

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bon

ex. une bonne journée

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well

e.g. You’re doing it well

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bien

ex. Tu le fais bien

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bad / poor

e.g. bad grades

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mauvais

ex. les mauvaises notes

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bad / badly / poorly

e.g. I did badly on my math test

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mauvais / médiocre

ex. J’ai été mauvais à mon test de math

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Good job / Well done

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Bon travail / Très bien

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another __ / a different __

e.g. She goes to another school, not this one

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un autre ___ / un ___ différent

ex. Elle va dans une autre école, pas celle-ci

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each / every

e.g. Each student must do the assigment

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chaque / tous

ex. Chaque étudiant doit faire le devoir

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every day / each day

e.g. I practice my English every day

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tous les jours / chaque jour

ex. Je pratique mon anglais tous les jours

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all / all of / all the

e.g. Did you eat all of the cookies?

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tout le / tous les

ex. Tu as mangé tous les gâteaux ?

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everything / all

e.g. He hates everything

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tout

ex. Il déteste tout

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everyone / everybody

e.g. Everybody knows the answer

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tout le monde / tous

ex. Tout le monde connait la réponse

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somebody / someone

e.g. I’m looking for someone who speaks English

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quelqu’un

ex. Je cherche quelqu’un qui parle anglais

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nobody / no one

e.g. There’s nobody here

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personne

ex. Il n’y a personne ici

“Personne” alone is a standalone word meaning “nobody,” while “ne personne” is used in negative constructions to convey the same idea.

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maybe / perhaps / possibly

e.g. Maybe he didn’t want to come

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peut-être

ex. Peut-être qu’il ne voulait pas venir

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another / one more

e.g. I need another piece of paper

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un autre / un de plus / encore un

ex. J’ai besoin d’une autre feuille de papier

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How?

e.g. How do you do it?

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Comment ?

ex. Comment le fais-tu ?

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How many ___?

e.g. How many coins do you have?

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Combien de ___ ?

ex. Combien de pièces as-tu ?

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# Translate to French: What \_\_\_? ## Footnote e.g. What do you want to do tonight?
Qu'est-ce que \_\_\_ ? / Que \_\_\_ ? ## Footnote ex. Qu'est-ce que tu veux faire ce soir ?
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# Translate to French: Which? / Which one? ## Footnote e.g. Which do you want: the red one or the blue one?
Quel ? / Lequel ? ## Footnote ex. Lequel tu veux ? Le rouge ou le bleu ?
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# Translate to French: What is \_\_\_? / What's\_\_\_? ## Footnote e.g. What's the capital of India?
Quel est \_\_\_ ? ## Footnote ex. Quelle est la capitale de l'Inde ?
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# Translate to French: Who? ## Footnote e.g. Who is it?
Qui ? ## Footnote ex. Qui c'est ?
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# Translate to French: What? / Huh? / Sorry? ## Footnote i.e. expression used when you don't hear what someone said
Comment ? / Hein ? / Pardon ? ## Footnote i.e. une expression utilisée quand on n'a pas entendu quelqu'un
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# Translate to French: Why?
Pourquoi ?
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# Translate to French: When? ## Footnote e.g. When did you get here?
Quand ? ## Footnote ex. Quand est-ce que tu es arrivé ?
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# Translate to French: What time is it?
Quelle heure est-il ? / Il est quelle heure ?
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# Translate to French: Where? ## Footnote e.g. Where's the library?
Où ? ## Footnote ex. Où est la bibliothèque ?
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# Translate to French: What're you doing? / What're you up to?
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? / Que fais-tu ? / Tu fais quoi ?
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# Translate to French: the same \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. We have the same cell phone
le même \_\_\_ ## Footnote ex. On a le même portable
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# Translate to French: the same thing ## Footnote e.g. Knowing and understanding are not the same thing
la même chose / pareil ## Footnote ex. Savoir et comprendre ce n'est pas la même chose
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# Translate to French: this ## Footnote e.g. What is all this?
ceci ## Footnote ex. C'est quoi tout ceci?
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# Translate to French: that ## Footnote e.g. That makes me angry
cela / ça ## Footnote ex. Cela m'énerve
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# Translate to French: there / over there ## Footnote e.g. Please sit over there
là ## Footnote ex. S'il te plaît, assis-toi là
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# Translate to French: there / over there / way over there ## Footnote e.g. Do you see that car way over there?
là-bas ## Footnote ex. Tu vois cette voiture là-bas ?
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# Translate to French: right there ## Footnote e.g. You don't see it? It's right there!
juste là ## Footnote ex. Tu ne le vois pas ? C'est juste là !
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# Translate to French: there is / there are ## Footnote e.g. There is a book on the table
Il y a ## Footnote ex. Il y a un livre sur la table
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# Translate to French: a thing ## Footnote e.g. There are three things in that box
une chose ## Footnote ex. Il y a trois choses dans cette boite
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# Translate to French: What is it? / What is this?
Qu'est-ce que c'est ? / Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?
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# Translate to French: too / also ## Footnote e.g. I like soccer and basketball. I like tennis, too
aussi / également ## Footnote ex. J'aime le foot et le basket. J'aime le tennis aussi
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# Translate to French: both ## Footnote e.g. Both countries agreed to the deal
les deux / tous les deux ## Footnote ex. Les deux pays ont accepté l'accord

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