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I want it now

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je le veut 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?, est-ce que 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 where it is

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je ne sais pas où c’est

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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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8
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to explain

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éxpliquer

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can you explain to me what it is?

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pouvez-vous m’éxpliquer 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 do?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez faire?

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what do you want to say?

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qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?

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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 explain to me what you mean?

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pouvez-vous m’éxpliquer 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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17
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what do you mean?

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qu’est-ce que vous-voulez dire?

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18
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it means

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ça veut dire

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19
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what does it mean?

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qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

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I don’t understand what it means

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je ne comprends pas ce que ça veut dire

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21
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I want some, 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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23
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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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24
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I don’t know what it means

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je ne suis pas ce que ça veut dire

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25
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there are many people here

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il y a beaucoup de monde ici

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(monde is used in a general sense for “a lot of people”)

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(monde is used in a general sense for “a lot of people”)

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everybody knows where it is

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tout le monde sait où c’est

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nobody knows where it is, nobody can find it

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personne sait où c’est, personne peut le trouver

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29
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but everybody wants to see it

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mais tout le monde veut le voir

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I don’t want any

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I don’t want any je n’en veux pas

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I don’t understand it

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je ne le comprends pas

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32
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I don’t understand anything

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je ne comprends rien

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33
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I never understand what he wants

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je ne comprends jamais ce que il veut

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34
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I never know

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I never know je ne sais jamais

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35
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(“not…any more” is ne…plus)

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(“not…any more” is ne…plus)

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36
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I don’t know any more

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je ne sais plus

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37
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I don’t understand him any more

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je ne le comprends plus

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38
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I’m going to see it

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je vais le voir

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39
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to it, there

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y

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40
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I’m going there

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j’y vais

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41
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I would like to go there

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je voudrais y aller

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42
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but I cannot go there now

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mais je n’y peut pas y aller maintenant

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43
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because I’m busy

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parce que je suis occupé

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44
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I’m very busy now

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je suis très occupé maintenant

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45
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I would like to go there

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je voudrais y aller

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46
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with them

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avec eux

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47
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I’m going to see him tonight and I’m going to give him his book

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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

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je vais la voir ce soir et je vais lui donner son livre

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49
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I’m going to tell him

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je vais lui dire

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50
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I’m going to tell her

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je vais lui dire

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51
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Will you tell him

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voulez-vous lui dire?

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52
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can you tell her?

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pouvez-vous lui dire?

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53
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to them

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leur

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54
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will you tell them

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voulez-vous leur dire

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55
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Will you give them the book

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voulez-vous leur donner le livre

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56
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the book

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le livre

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57
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the pound

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la livre

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58
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to them

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leur

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59
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their

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leur

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60
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to bring

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apporter

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Will you bring them their book

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voulez-vous leur apporter leur livre

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62
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I’m going to send him the money

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je vais lui envoyer l’argent

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63
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I’m going to send her the money

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je vais lui envoyer l’argent

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64
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I’m going to send them money

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je vais leur envoyer l’argent

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65
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I’m going to send the money to him

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je vais envoyer l’argent à lui

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66
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I’m going to send the money to her

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je vais envoyer l’argent à elle

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67
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I’m going to send the money to them

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je vais envoyer l’argent à eux

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68
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I’m going to send it to him

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je vais le lui envoyer

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69
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I’m going to send it to her

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je vais le lui envoyer

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70
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(if you have two pronouns that both begin with l- then le, la always comes before lui, leur. Any pronouns that don’t begin l- come first, such as vous le “it - to you”

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(if you have two pronouns that both begin with l- then le, la always comes before lui, leur. Any pronouns that don’t begin l- come first, such as vous le “it - to you”

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71
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I’m going to send it to you

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je vais vous l’envoyer

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72
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I’m going to send it to him

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je vais le lui envoyer

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73
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I’m going to send them to her

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je vais les lui envoyer

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74
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I’m going to send them to her

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je vais les envoyer à elle

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75
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I’m going to send them to Paris

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je vais les envoyer à Paris

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76
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I’m going to write a letter to them

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je vais leur écrire une lettre

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77
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will you send it to me

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voulez-vous me l’envoyer, voulez-vous l’envoyer à moi

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78
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I cannot tell it to you now because I don’t know it

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je ne peux pas vous le dire maintenant parce que je ne le sais pas

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(verbs are in four groups, ending -er, -ir, -re, -oir)

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(verbs are in four groups, ending -er, -ir, -re, -oir)

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80
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the power

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le pouvoir

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81
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the duty

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le devoir

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82
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that is your duty

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c’est votre devoir

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83
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homework

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les devoirs

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84
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(eighty percent of verbs end -er. Verbs can be thought of as belonging to two groups: -er verbs and non -er verbs)

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(eighty percent of verbs end -er. Verbs can be thought of as belonging to two groups: -er verbs and non -er verbs)

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85
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(we’ll talk now about -er verbs)

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(we’ll talk now about -er verbs)

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86
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(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of “we” and “you”)

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(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of “we” and “you”)

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87
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you speak

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vous parlez

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88
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we speak

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nous parlons

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(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)

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(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)

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90
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I speak

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je parle

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91
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I am ready

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je suis prêt

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92
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I am eating

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I am eating je mange

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93
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I don’t speak

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je ne parle pas

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94
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we are staying

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nous restons

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95
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you are staying

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vous restez

96
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how long are you staying?

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combien de temps restez-vous?

97
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how long are we staying?

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combien de temps restons-nous?

98
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(for the imperative, just drop vous)

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(for the imperative, just drop vous)

99
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stay!

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restez!, restez ici!

100
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don’t stay!

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ne restez pas!

101
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(for “let’s” imperative, just drop nous)

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(for “let’s” imperative, just drop nous)

102
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let’s stay!

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restons!

103
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let’s stay here!

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restons ici!

104
Q

let’s speak French!

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parlons français!

105
Q

speak French with me!

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parlez français!

106
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don’t speak English now!

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ne parlez pas anglais maintenant

107
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everybody is staying

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tout le monde reste

108
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nobody is staying

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personne reste

109
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my friend is staying

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mon ami reste

110
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it is ready

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c’est prêt

111
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it is staying

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ça reste

112
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it is not staying

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ça ne reste pas

113
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he is staying

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il reste

114
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they are staying

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ils restent

115
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(-ent is silent as the verb ending for “they”)

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(-ent is silent as the verb ending for “they”)

116
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it is special

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c’est spécial

117
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specially

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spécialement

118
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certain

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certain

119
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certain

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certainment

120
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(for -ent and -ant words, you must contract)

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(for -ent and -ant words, you must contract)

121
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evident

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évident

122
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evidently

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évidemment

123
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constant

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constant

124
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constantly

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constamment

125
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don’t start now! Start a little later!

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ne commencez pas maintenant! Commencez un peu plus tard!

126
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I don’t understand any more

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je ne comprends plus

127
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my friends

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mes ami

128
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my friends are starting

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mes ami commencent

129
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my friends are arriving tonight

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mes ami arrivent ce soir

130
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to prepare

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préparer

131
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he is preparing it

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il le prépare

132
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they are preparing it

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ils les préparent

133
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he is not accepting it

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il ne l’accepte pas

134
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he doesn’t accept the condition

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he doesn’t accept the condition il n’accepte pas la condition

135
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my friends are starting

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mes amis commencent

136
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my friends are arriving

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mes amis arrivent

137
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my friends are leaving

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mes amis partent

138
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they are leaving

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ils partent

139
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to sell

A

vendre

140
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they are selling it

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ils le vendent

141
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to wait

A

attendre

142
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they are waiting

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ils attendent

143
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they are waiting for me

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ils m’attendent

144
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my friends are waiting for me

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mes amis m’attendent

145
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wait! Wait a moment!

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attendez! attendez un moment!

146
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let’s wait here!

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attendons ici!

147
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don’t wait!

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n’attendez pas!

148
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they are waiting for you

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ils vous attendent

149
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(For non -er verbs: don’t sound the final consonant of the infinitive stem in the short box, except for “they” forms)

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(For non -er verbs: don’t sound the final consonant of the infinitive stem in the short box, except for “they” forms)

150
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I am waiting

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j’attends

151
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he is waiting

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il attend

152
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they are waiting

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ils attendent

153
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everybody is leaving

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tout le monde part

154
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I’m leaving

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je pars

155
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they are leaving

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ils partent

156
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I’m sleeping

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je dors

157
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he is sleeping

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il dort

158
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everybody is sleeping

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tout le monde dort

159
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my friends are sleeping

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mes amis dorment

160
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she is sleeping

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elle dort

161
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to serve

A

to serve servir

162
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he is serving the dinner

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il sert le dîner

163
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they are serving the dinner at seven o’clock

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ils servent le dîner à sept heures

164
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one is serving the dinner at seven o’clock

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on sert le dîner à sept heures

165
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dinner is being served at seven o’clock

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on sert le dîner à sept heures

166
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we are very comfortable here

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on est très confortable ici, nous sommes très confortable ici

167
Q

we are leaving soon

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on part bientôt, nous partons bientôt

168
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we are going to leave soon

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on va partir bientôt, nous allons partir bientôt

169
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we are going to start soon

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on va commencer bientôt, nous allons commencer bientôt, on commence bientôt, nous commencons bientôt

170
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we can start now

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on peut commencer maintenant; nous pouvons commencer maintenant

171
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we must start on

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doit commencer; nous devons commencer

172
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to feel

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feel sentir

173
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I feel it

A

je le sens

174
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they feel it

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ils le sentent

175
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he feels it

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il le sent

176
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(to make a distinction in French between “I feel something” and “I feel fine”, “I don’t feel well” use “I myself feel”)

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(to make a distinction in French between “I feel something” and “I feel fine”, “I don’t feel well” use “I myself feel”)

177
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I feel fine

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je me sens bien

178
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I don’t feel fine

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je ne me sens pas bien

179
Q

better

A

mieux

180
Q

I feel better

A

je me sens mieux

181
Q

(note comparitive and superlative: good-better-best is bon-meilleur-le meilleur but well-better-best is bien-mieux-le mieux)

A

(note comparitive and superlative: good-better-best is bon-meilleur-le meilleur but well-better-best is bien-mieux-le mieux)

182
Q

this wine is better than the other

A

ce vin et meilleur que l’autre

183
Q

it is the best wine of the house

A

c’est le meilleur vin de la maison

184
Q

I feel fine

A

je me sens bien

185
Q

I feel better

A

je me sens mieux maintenant

186
Q

I feel much better now

A

je me sens beaucoup mieux maintenant

187
Q

(sentir bon means “to smell”, not “to feel good”)

A

(sentir bon means “to smell”, not “to feel good”)

188
Q

it smells good

A

ça sent bon

189
Q

I’m sleeping

A

je dors

190
Q

he is sleeping

A

il dort

191
Q

one is sleeping

A

on dort

192
Q

they are sleeping

A

ils dorment

193
Q

(for -er verbs, you drop the -r from the infinitive in the short box to leave -e, or -ent for “they”. For non -er verbs, the short box is je –s, il –t, ils –ent)

A

(for -er verbs, you drop the -r from the infinitive in the short box to leave -e, or -ent for “they”. For non -er verbs, the short box is je –s, il –t, ils –ent)

194
Q

I’m doing

A

je fais

195
Q

I’m not doing it

A

je ne le fais pas

196
Q

he is doing it

A

il le fait

197
Q

one is doing it

A

on le fait

198
Q

one is not doing it that way

A

on ne le fait pas comme ça

199
Q

(that also means “it is not being done that way”)

A

(that also means “it is not being done that way”)

200
Q

it is making a big difference that way

A

ça fait une grande différence comme ça

201
Q

(english nouns ending -ence are the same in French, and are la)

A

(english nouns ending -ence are the same in French, and are la)

202
Q

it doesn’t make much difference

A

ça ne fait pas beaucoup de différence

203
Q

how much time

A

combien de temps

204
Q

I don’t have much time

A

je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps

205
Q

it is too late

A

c’est trop tard

206
Q

you’re going too fast

A

vous allez trop vite

207
Q

it is too much

A

c’est trop

208
Q

to work

A

to work travailler

209
Q

he is working too much

A

il travaille trop

210
Q

to take

A

prendre

211
Q

it is taking too much time

A

ça prend trop de temps

212
Q

it is taking too much time like that

A

ça prend beaucoup trop de temps comme ça

213
Q

it is much too much

A

c’est beaucoup trop

214
Q

it is much too much for me

A

c’est baucoup trop pour moi

215
Q

I’m taking it

A

je le prends

216
Q

he is taking

A

il le prend

217
Q

(it is not spelled prendt because -t is not added to a “d” or “t”)

A

(it is not spelled prendt because -t is not added to a “d” or “t”)

218
Q

he doesn’t understand me

A

il ne me comprend pas

219
Q

everybody is waiting for me

A

tout le monde m’attend

220
Q

my friends are waiting for me

A

mes amis m’attendent

221
Q

(for -ir verbs, in the short box, you drop the consonant that you don’t sound. The endings are still -s and -t, though)

A

(for -ir verbs, in the short box, you drop the consonant that you don’t sound. The endings are still -s and -t, though)

222
Q

I am sleeping

A

je dors

223
Q

everybody is sleeping

A

tout le monde dort

224
Q

my friends are sleeping

A

mes amis dorment

225
Q

I feel it

A

je le sens

226
Q

dinner is being served

A

on sert le dîner

227
Q

I’m putting it on the table

A

je le mets sur la table

228
Q

he is putting it on the table

A

il le met sur la table

229
Q

where are you putting it?

A

où le mettez-vous?

230
Q

put the book on the table please

A

mettez le livre sur la table, s’il vous plaît

231
Q

don’t put it here!

A

ne le mettez pas ici!

232
Q

let’s put the book on the table

A

mettons le livre sur la table

233
Q

on the floor

A

par terre

234
Q

let’s not put it on the floor

A

ne le mettons pas par terre

235
Q

don’t put it on the floor!

A

ne le mettez pas par terre!

236
Q

(in a positive command, the pronoun goes after the verb)

A

(in a positive command, the pronoun goes after the verb)

237
Q

put it here!

A

mettez-le ici!

French Advanced (4 decks)

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