CD 7 Flashcards

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I’m sorry but I don’t have the time to do it now because I’m very busy

A

Je regrette mais je n’ai pas le temps de le faire maintenant parce que je suis très occupé

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You use ‘de’ after adjectives, nouns and also after some verbs
such as ‘dire’, ‘demander’ and ‘décider’ if they are followed
by another verb.

A

okay

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to decide

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décider

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Will you ask him to do it?

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Voulez-vous lui demander de le faire?

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Will you tell him to wait for me?

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Voulez-vous lui dire de m’attendre?

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Will you ask him to call me later?

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Voulez-vous lui demander de m’appeler plus tard?

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In English you need to make a distinction between ‘have to’
(must) and ‘have to drink, eat, etc.’. For the latter, you use
‘avoir + à’.

A

okay

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What do you have?

A

Qu’est-ce que vous avez?

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Do you have…?

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Est-ce que vous avez…?

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Do you understand?

A

Comprenez-vous?

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Is it that you understand?

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Est-ce que vous comprenez?

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Is it that you understand me?

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Est-ce que vous me comprenez?

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What is it that…?

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Qu’est-ce que…?

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What do you have to eat?

What have you got to eat?

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Qu’est-ce que vous avez à manger?

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You have to eat.

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Vous devez manger

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to drink

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boire

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What do you have to drink?

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Qu’est-ce que vous avez à boire?

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What is there?

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?

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What is there to drink?

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à boire?

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What is there to eat?

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à manger?

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You use ‘à’ after ‘chose’ if it is followed by a verb because it is
normally an extension of ‘have’.

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okay

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22
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I have something to tell you.

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J’ai quelque chose à vous dire.

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23
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After expressions of quantity you use ‘de’.

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okay

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How much time?

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Combien de temps?

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too much time
trop de temps
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much time
beaucoup de temps
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I don’t have much time.
Je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps
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many things
beaucoup de choses
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I’m going to buy many things
Je vais acheter beaucoup de choses
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I don’t have too much time.
Je n’ai pas trop de temps.
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I’m not going to buy too many things.
Je ne vais pas acheter trop de choses
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If an expression of quantity is followed by a verb, you use ‘à’.
okay
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I have much to do.
J’ai beaucoup à faire
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I have much too much to do.
J’ai beaucoup trop à faire
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I have nothing to do.
Je n’ai rien à faire
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nothing doing
rien à faire
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What difference?
Quelle différence?
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What is the difference
Quelle est la différence?
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between
entre
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between us
entre nous
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between the two /between both
entre les deux
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What is the difference between the two?
Quelle est la différence entre les deux
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What speciality do you have tonight?
Quelle spécialité avez-vous ce soir?
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What address?
Quelle addresse?
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What is your address?
Quelle est votre addresse?
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telephone number
numéro de téléphone
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What is your telephone number?
Quel est votre numéro de téléphone?
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If you combine nouns in French (telephone + number = | telephone number), you need to join them together with ‘de’.
okay
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What is your name?
Quel est votre nom?
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what’ followed by a verb is ‘que?’
o
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What do you want?
Que voulez-vous?
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What do you want to eat?
Que voulez-vous manger?
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What do you want to do now?
Que voulez-vous faire maintenant?
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What do you want to know?
Que voulez-vous savoir?
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What do you prefer?
Que préférez-vous?
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to think
penser
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What do you think?
Que pensez-vous?
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What do you have?
Qu’avez vous?
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Instead of ‘que?’ you can also use ‘qu’est-ce que?’ for ‘what?’. They are interchangeable. If you use ‘qu’est-ce que?’, you do not invert
o
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What is it that you want?
Qu’est-ce que vous voulez?
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What do you know?
Qu’est-ce que vous savez?
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What do you have for me?
Qu’est-ce que vous avez pour moi?
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What do you want to say? /What do you mean?
Qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire? /Que voulez-vous dire?
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what (in the middle of a sentence)
ce que
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don’t know what I’m going to do today.
Je ne sais pas ce que je vais faire aujourd’hui
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Nobody knows what it is.
Personne sait ce que c’est
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Who knows?
Qui sait?
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I don’t understand what you mean.
Je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire.
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There are only two verbs for which the ending for the first | person is ‘x’ not ‘s’: ‘pouvoir’ and ‘vouloir’.
o
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I want
je veux
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I want it.
Je le veux.
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I don’t want it.
Je ne le veux pas.
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That’s not what I want
Ce n’est pas ce que je veux.
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That’s exactly what I want.
C’est exactement ce que je veux.
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But that’s not what I mean.
Mais ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire
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I want to do it.
Je veux le faire.
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I’m going to do it.
Je vais le faire.
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I’m going to do it because I want to see it.
Je vais le faire parce que je veux le voir.
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That’s not what I mean
Ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire
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I don’t understand what it means.
Je ne comprends pas ce que ça veut dire.
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it means
ça veut dire
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What does it mean?
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?
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to explain
expliquer
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Will you explain to me what you mean?
Voulez-vous m’expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?
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The future tense (1): use the present tense of ‘aller’ and the infinitive (I am going…).
o
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I will do it tomorrow
Je vais le faire demain
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He will be here in a few days
Il va être ici dans quelques jours
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I will arrive tomorrow morning
Je vais arriver demain matin
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We will arrive tomorrow morning.
Nous allons arriver demain matin.
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The future tense (2): background information on origins | I to leave have
o
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He will leave.
Il partira.
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The ending -rai with any verb means ‘I will’. The ending -ra means ‘he/she/it will’. The ending -rez means ‘you will’. The ending -rons means ‘we will’.
o
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I will say. / I will tell.
Je dirai.
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I will wait.
J’attendrai.
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You will wait.
Vous attendrez.
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We will wait.
Nous attendrons
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He will wait.
Il attendra.
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I will understand.
Je comprendrai
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I will not understand it.
Je ne le comprendrai pas.
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I won’t understand you.
Je ne vous comprendrai pas.
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He won’t understand me.
Il ne me comprendra pas.
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He will tell you.
Il vous dira.
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He won’t tell me.
Il ne me dira pas.
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I will ask you later.
Je vous demanderai plus tard
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It will start soon
Ça commencera bientôt
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It will start soon. /It is going to start soon.
Ça va commencer bientôt
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The future tense (3): use of the present tense
o
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It starts tomorrow
Ça commence demain
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next week
la semaine prochaine
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I’m going to see you next week.
Je vais vous voir la semaine prochaine. / Je vous vois la semaine prochaine.
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to lift / to lift up
lever
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I’m lifting it.
Je le lève
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He’s lifting it.
Il le lève.
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She’s lifting it.
Elle le lève.
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one is starting
on commence
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One is starting now.
On commence maintenant
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In spoken language ‘on’ is often used for ‘we’.
o
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One is very comfortable here
On est très confortable ici.
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one is going / we are going
on va
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One is going to leave.
On va partir.
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One is going to stay here. /We are going to stay here.
On va rester ici.
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Shall we…?
On va…?
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Shall we start?
On va commencer?
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Shall we leave?
On va partir?
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Shall we stay?
On va rester?
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What shall we…?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va…?
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What shall we do?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
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What shall we eat?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va manger?
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What shall we order?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va commander
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What shall we drink?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va boire?
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What shall we take?
Qu’est-ce qu’on va prendre?
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When referring to food or drink you do not use the verb ‘avoir’ (to have), you use ‘prendre’ (to take).
o
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I’m going to have a cup of coffee
Je vais prendre une tasse de café.
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to have lunch
déjeuner
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the lunch
le déjeuner
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Will you have lunch with me?
Voulez-vous déjeuner avec moi?
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breakfast
le petit déjeuner
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Will you have breakfast with me tomorrow morning?
Voulez-vous prendre le petit déjeuner avec moi demain matin?
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I will do it.
Je le ferai. / Je vais le faire
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In English ‘will’ expresses the future tense with one exception: ‘will you (please…)?’, which is a polite request and not the future tense.
o
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Will you come with me?
Voulez-vous venir avec moi?
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Do you want to come with me?
Est-ce que vous voulez venir avec moi? / Voulez-vous venir avec moi?
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Will you wait for me?
Voulez-vous m’attendre?
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Do you want to wait for me?
Voulez-vous m’attendre? /Est-ce que vous voulez m’attendre?