CD 6 Flashcards

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I’m going to give it to him.

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Je vais le donner à lui.

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I’m going to give it to her

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Je vais le donner à elle.

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I’m going to bring him the book

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Je vais lui apporter le livre.

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I’m going to bring her the book.

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Je vais lui apporter le livre

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I’m going to bring the book to him.

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Je vais apporter le livre à lui

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I’m going to bring the book to her.

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Je vais apporter le livre à elle.

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them (implying ‘to them’)

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leur

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the money

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l’argent

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silver

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argent

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I’m going to send them the money.

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Je vais leur envoyer l’argent.

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‘my’ – masculine, feminine and plural forms
my father
my mother

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mon père

ma mère

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with my father

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avec mon père

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with my mother

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avec ma mère

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my parents

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mes parents

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‘his’ – masculine, feminine and plural forms
his father
his mother
his parents

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son père
sa mère
ses parents

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‘her’ – masculine, feminine and plural forms
her father
her mother
her parents

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son père
sa mère
ses parents

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their

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leur

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their father

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leur père

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their mother

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leur mère

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their parents

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leurs parents

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I’m going to bring them their book.

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Je vais leur apporter leur livre.

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Will you tell him?

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Voulez-vous lui dire?

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Will you tell him that I’m going to call him later?

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Voulez-vous lui dire que je vais l’appeler plus tard?

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to ask

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demander

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Will you ask him?
Voulez-vous lui demander?
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Will you ask him if he can wait for me?
Voulez-vous lui demander s’il peut m’attendre?
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I don’t have the time.
Je n’ai pas le temps.
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the police
la police
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the army
l’armée (la)
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love
amour (masculine)
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Nouns in English ending in -ty come from French. In French | they end with -té and are feminine.
okay
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liberty
la liberté
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the difficulty
la difficulté
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the facility
la facilité
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the possibility
la possibilité
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the opportunity
l’opportunité
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the speciality
la spécialité
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What speciality do you have?
Quelle spécialité avez-vous
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What is the speciality of the house?
Quelle est la spécialité de la maison?
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the quality
la qualité
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What quantity?
Quelle quantité?
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society
société
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Verbs that end in -ate in English end in -er in French. In speaking just drop the sound of the ‘t’.
okay
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to operate
opérer
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to moderate
modérer
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to accelerate
accélérer
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to facilitate
faciliter
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to negotiate
négocier
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to cooperate
coopérer
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Verbs ending in -fy in English end in -fier in French.
okay
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to certify
certifier
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to modify
modifier
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to justify
justifier
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Articles in French: ‘le’ (the) = ‘un’ (a) and ‘la’ (the) = ‘une’ (a) In spoken language ‘le’ and ‘la’ is contracted and pulled into the preceding word so it becomes ‘l’
okay
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I don’t have the time.
Je n’ai pas le temps
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problem
problème
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In French all words ending in -me are masculine.
yes
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It’s not the problem
Ce n’est pas le problème.
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It’s not a problem
Ce n’est pas un problème
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In spoken language for ‘un’ and ‘une’, just touch the ‘n’.
okay
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there is / there are
il y a
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There is a problem.
Il y a un problème.
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someone
quelqu’un
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There’s someone here who would like to speak with you.
Il y a quelqu’un ici qui voudrait parler avec vous.
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To ask a question, use inflection (for example: Il y a quelqu’un ici?) or ‘est-ce que…’.
okay
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Is there…? / Are there…?
Est-ce qu’il y a…?
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Is there a message for me?
Est-ce qu’il y a un message pour moi?
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‘the’ in the plural is ‘les’.
okay
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the messages
les messages
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the books
les livres
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The plural of ‘un / une’ is ‘des’.
okay
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I’m going to buy books/some books.
Je vais acheter des livres
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I’m going to buy some flowers/flowers.
Je vais acheter des fleurs
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There is a message for you.
Il y a un message pour vous
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There are messages for you.
Il y a des messages pour vous.
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Are there any messages for me?
Il y a des messages pour moi? /Est-ce qu’il y a des messages pour moi?
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Is there someone here who speaks English?
Est-ce qu’il y a quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais?
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There is nobody here who speaks English.
Il n’y a personne ici qui parle anglais.
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‘nobody’ and ‘not’. ‘ne’ is the signal that you are going to | use a negation.
okay
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not
pas
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Not for me
Pas pour moi
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Not now.
Pas maintenant.
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‘no’ or ‘not any’ (none of) is ‘pas de’.
okay
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none of
pas de
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No coffee for me
Pas de café pour moi.
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No problem.
Pas de problème
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No cream for me.
Pas de crème pour moi.
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No sugar for me.
Pas de sucre pour moi
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Nobody understands why.
Personne comprend pourquoi
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I don’t understand.
Je ne comprends pas.
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I understand it.
Je le comprends.
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I don’t understand it.
Je ne le comprends pas
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true
vrai
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It is true.
C’est vrai.
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It is not true.
Ce n’est pas vrai.
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Is that so?
C’est vrai?
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Ah, truly?
Ah, vraiment?
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I don’t understand him.
Je ne le comprends pas.
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I don’t understand her.
Je ne la comprends pas
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I don’t understand them
Je ne les comprends pas.
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I don’t understand you.
Je ne vous comprends pas
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He doesn’t understand you
Il ne vous comprend pas
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He doesn’t understand us.
Il ne nous comprend pas.
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He doesn’t understand me.
Il ne me comprend pas.
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I understand you very well.
Je vous comprends très bien
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I don’t understand you very well.
Je ne vous comprends pas très bien.
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nothing
rien
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‘pas’ is only used for ‘not’. All other negations replace the ‘pas’.
okay
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I don’t understand anything.
Je ne comprends rien
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I don’t see it.
Je ne le vois pas
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I don’t see anything.
Je ne vois rien.
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never
jamais
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I never see it.
Je ne le vois jamais
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I never understand why
Je ne comprends jamais pourquoi
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I can never understand
Je ne peux jamais comprendre
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I cannot understand anything.
Je ne peux rien comprendre
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I would like a glass of mineral water.
Je voudrais un verre d’eau minérale
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I would like a cup of coffee.
Je voudrais une tasse de café
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It is not possible to do it.
Ce n’est pas possible de le faire
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If you use an adjective followed by a full verb, you add ‘de’ after the adjective
okay
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It is not necessary to do it now.
Ce n’est pas nécessaire de le faire maintenant
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happy
heureux
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She is happy.
Elle est heureuse.
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He is happy.
Il est heureux
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I am happy.
Je suis heureux.
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I am happy to do it for you.
Je suis heureux de le faire pour vous.
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I am very happy to see you.
Je suis très heureux de vous voir
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I am very glad to see you.
Je suis très content de vous voir
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If a noun is followed by the infinitive, you add ‘de’ after the noun.
o
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Time: passing of time (temps); sequence of times (fois)
o
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time (sequence of times)
fois
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once
une fois
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twice
deux fois
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three times
trois fois
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the first time
la première fois
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the next time
la prochaine fois
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the last time
la dernière fois
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once more
encore une fois
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I’m going to see it next time
Je vais le vois la prochaine fois.
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I see it for the first time.
Je le vois pour la première fois
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I would like to have the opportunity to see it next time
Je voudrais avoir l’opportunité de le voir la prochaine fois
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I don’t always have the opportunity to see it.
Je n’ai pas toujours l’occasion de le voir.
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I don’t always have the time to do it.
Je n’ai pas toujours le temps de le faire.
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It is always a pleasure to see it.
C’est toujours un plaisir de le voir
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I’m taking it.
Je le prends
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It is taking too much time that way.
Ça prend trop de temps comme ça.
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It is making a big difference that way.
Ça fait une grande différence comme ça.
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I enjoy
ça me fait plaisir
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I’m pleased to see you.
Ça me fait plaisir de vous voir
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I’m very pleased to see you.
Ça me fait grand plaisir de vous voir.