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Chapter 12: An Ordinary Day Flashcards

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Pronomial verbs

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verbs combined with pronouns (e.g. “I”)
The action/verb is done to the subject of the sentence

Je me douche = I take a shower
(instead of Je douche - I shower)

e.g. S’appeller = to be called
Je m’appelle
Tu t’appelles
Il/Elle s’appelle
Nous appelons
Vous appelez
Ils/elles s’appellent

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Conjugate pronomial verbs by

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reflexive noun changes according to the subject

Je me + conjugated verb
Tu te
Il/elle se
Nous nous
Vous vous
Ils/elles se

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Every day

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tous les jours

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To fall asleep

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s’endormir

(ehn dohr mihr)

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To get dressed

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s’habiller
ah bee yay

Je m’habille
(mah beey)

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To go to bed

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se coucher

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To undress

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se déshabiller

day zah bee yay

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To take a shower

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se doucher

Je me douche

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To get up

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se lever
luhvay

Je me lève
lev

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To put makeup on

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Se maquiller

ma kee yay

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To get ready

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Se préparer
pray pa ray

Je me prépare pour aller au travail
pray-pahr

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To shave oneself

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Se raser
rah zay

Je me rase

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To rest

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Se reposer

ruh pozay

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To wake up

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Se réveiller
ray vee yay

Je me réveille (rayvay) tous les jours à 8h.

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Next

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ensuite

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Then

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puis

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I wake up every day at 8am

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Je me réveille tous les jours à 8h

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Then I get up

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Ensuite, je me lève

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I get ready to go to work

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Je me prépare pour aller au travail

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I shower, I shave, and I get dressed

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Je me douche, je me rase, et je m’habille

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I eat my breakfast

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Je prends mon petit-déjeuner

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I brush my teeth

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Je me brosse les dents

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I go to work at 9

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Je vais au travail à 9h

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I return/come back around 6pm

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Je rentre vers 18h

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I rest in front of a movie

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Je me repose devant un film

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I eat dinner

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Je dîne

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At 10pm I go to bed

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À 22h je me couche

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28
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To wake up (pronoial/reflexive)

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Se réveiller

Je me réveille
Tu te réveilles
Il/elle se réveille
Nous nous réveillons
Vous vous réveillez
Ils/elles se réveillent

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To go to school

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aller à l’école

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To go to the university

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aller à l’université
aller à la fac

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To go to work

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aller au travail

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To drink coffee

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boire du café

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To eat lunch

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To eat dinner

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To read the newspaper

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lire le journal

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To eat

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To eat breakfast

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prendre le petit-déjeuner

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To watch TV

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regarder la télé

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To go home

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To go

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Aller

Je vais
Tu vas
Il/elle va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/elles vont

Je vais au travail à 8h
Vous allez au cinema?
Nous allons au parc

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In the morning

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In the afternoon

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l’après-midi

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In the evening

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Early

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Late

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Right now

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maintenant

mehn ten ahn
mehtnaw

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Later

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Today

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aujourd’hui

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Yesterday

A

hier

ee-ayr

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Tomorrow

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from time to time

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de temps en temps

deuh tahz en tahm(p)
after verb

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Usually

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d’habitude

Beginning of sentence
D’habitude, je prends mon petit-déjeuner à 7h

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Frequently, often

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frèquemment

after verb

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Generally

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en général
généralement

Beginning of sentence

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Sometimes

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parfois

Beginning of sentence
Parfois, elle se réveille tard

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Rarely, seldom

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rarement
after verb

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Always

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toujours

After verb
Lucile lit *toujours le journal

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Everyday

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tous les jours

After verb

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Every Monday

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tous les lundis

after verb

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Every month

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tous les mois

after verb

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Every week

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toutes les semaines

after verb

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Once a week

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une fois par semaine

after verb

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Twice a week

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deux fois par semaine

after verb

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Adverbs after verbs

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Je me maquille *rarement
Lucile lit *toujours le journal

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To do laundry

A

faire le lessive

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To do the dishes

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faire la vaisselle

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To go grocery shopping

A

faire les courses

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To vacuum

A

passer l’aspirateur

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To clean up/organize

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To take out the garbage

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sortir la poubelle

71
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Pronomial verbs use pronouns added to verbs
Pronouns:

A

me
te
se
sous
vous
se

72
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Expressions of time

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le matin
l’après-midi
le soir
tôt
tard
maintenant
plus tard
aujourd’hui
heir
demain

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Adverbs of frequency

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de temps en temps
d’habitude*
fréquement
en général*
généralement*
parfois*
rarement
toujours
tous les jours
tous les lundis
tous les mois
toutes les semaines
une fois par semaine
deux fois par semaine

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