Chapter 7: A City Dweller Flashcards

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1
Q

Where do you come from?

A

Vous habitez où?

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2
Q

I live in … [city]

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J’habite à … (city)

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3
Q

To be born

A

naître

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4
Q

Where were ryou born?

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Vous êtes né(e) où?

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5
Q

I was born in …

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Je suis né(e) à

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6
Q

à = city
à changes when describing a country

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feminine/vowel = en
masculine = au
plural = aux

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7
Q

in the city

A

en ville

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8
Q

downtown

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le centre-ville

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9
Q

an apartment

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un appartement

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10
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a building

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un bâtiment

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11
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a post office

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un bureau de poste
la poste

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12
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a coffee shop

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un café

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13
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a shopping mall

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un centre commercial

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14
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a cinema

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un cinéma

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15
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a hospital

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un hôpital

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16
Q

a hotel

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un hôtel

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17
Q

a market

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un marché

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18
Q

a museum

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un musée

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19
Q

a park

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un parc

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20
Q

a restaurant

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un restaurant

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21
Q

a supermarket

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un supermarché

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22
Q

a theater

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un théâtre

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23
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a bank

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une banque

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24
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a library

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une bibliothèque

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25
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a school

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une école

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26
Q

a train station

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une gare

27
Q

a city/town hall

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une mairie

28
Q

a subway station

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une station de métro

29
Q

a university

A

une université

30
Q

There is/there are

A

il y a
(does not change according to the number of noun that follows)

31
Q

There is no/there are no

A

il n’y a pas de
(does not change according to the number of noun that follows)

32
Q

In, inside

A

dans

Il y a un café dans le musée
(no preposition)

33
Q

Near

A

près de

Le restaurant est près de l’université

34
Q

Far from

A

loin de

L’école est loin des parcs

35
Q

In front of

A

devant

Il y a un café devant le musée
(no preposition)

36
Q

Behind

A

derrière

Il y a un café derrière le musée
(no preposition)

37
Q

Across

A

en face de

L’hôtel est en face de la gare

38
Q

Beside

A

à côtê de

L’hôpital est à côté du parc

39
Q

On, on top of

A

sur

40
Q

Under

A

sous

41
Q

To the right of

A

à droite de

le cinéma est à droite de la poste

42
Q

To the left of

A

à gauche de

Le centre commercial est à gauche de la mairie

43
Q

Prepositions of place

A

Dans = le/la, un/une
Près = du, de la, de l’, des
Loin = du, de la, de l’, des
Devant = le/la, un/une
Derrière = le/la, un/une
En face = du, de la, de l’, des
À côté = du, de la, de l’, des
Sur = le/la, un/une
Sous = le/la, un/une
À gauche = du, de la, de l’, des
À droite = du, de la, de l’, des

44
Q

The preposition de changes according to the gender and number of the noun

A

For nouns that are:

Masculine = du
Feminine = de la
Start with a vowel = de l’
Plural = des

45
Q

A balcony

A

un balcon

46
Q

An office

A

un bureau

47
Q

A staircase

A

un escalier

48
Q

A garage

A

un garage

49
Q

A living room

A

un salon

50
Q

A basement

A

un sous-sol

51
Q

Toilets

A

des w.c (vay say)
des toilettes

52
Q

A bedroom

A

une chambre

53
Q

A kitchen

A

une cuisine

54
Q

A house

A

une maison

55
Q

A room

A

une pièce

56
Q

A bathroom

A

une salle de bain

57
Q

A patio

A

une terrasse

58
Q

Ground floor

A

rez-de-chausée

59
Q

Prepositions of place ending with definite/indefinite article

A

dans
devant
derrière
sur
sous

60
Q

Prepositions of place ending in de (du, de la, de l’, des)

A

près de
loin de
en face de
à côté de
à gauche de
à droite de

61
Q

French ordinal numbers (2nd, 3rd, 4th…) are formed by adding

A

-ième
(except premier/première)

62
Q

Floor (storey)

A

étage

63
Q

Ordinal numbers

A

2nd = deuxième
3rd = troisième
10th = dixième
11th = onzième