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Common Words Flashcards

1
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A girl

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Une fille. Une fee

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A boy

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Un garçon

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A man

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Un homme

Un ome (long o)

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A woman

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Une femme. Une fam (cross between short e and short a)

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A (masculine)

A (feminine)

A (some - plural)

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Un (a)

Une (a)

Des (some)

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Conjugation of Étre. To be as in i am she is you are…

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Je suis. I am Nous Sommes We are

Tu es. You are. tu e Vous étes You (formal) or you all are. Vous et

il / Elle/ On / tout le mond est. He, she, it, everyone is. Ay

ils / Elles sont They are. Sone

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It is (singular)

They are (not he or she plural)

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C’èst. Say

Ce sont. (Like de and le) sont

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This/that

These/those

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……………..M. M. b4 vow. F.
this/that ce cet cette
Sa Se Set

these/those ces ces ces
—- say ————

could mean either, to distinguish as this add -ci

Ce livre-ci

To distinguish as that add -là

Ce livre-là

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The plural of c’èst

These are, they are, or are they

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Ce sont

Sir (like le and de) sone

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And

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Et

I (short i)

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In

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Dans. As in dawn without the n. Daw

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12
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he, she, or it Is

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Est

E (short e)

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There are two tables

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il y a deux tables

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There is

There are

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il y a.

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15
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Of Morocco

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du Maroc. do mar rock

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16
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A suvenier or memory

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un souvenir. A sue ven year

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There is a memory (or souvenir) of Morocco

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il y a un souvenir du Maroc. il ya a sue vin year do mar rock

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There are of books

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il y a des livers. There are of books. Day Libra

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say it

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Dit-on. Deet own (like dawn without the d)

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20
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Write it

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L’écrit-on. Lay creet on (like dawn without the d)

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21
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How do you

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Comment. Coo mon

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22
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That is, what is that

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Qu’est-ce que c’est

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23
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Of

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Du for masculine singular nouns

De la or de l’ (when used in front of a noun starting with a vowel or most words beginning with the letter “h”) for feminine singular nouns

Des for plural nouns d’ (when used in front of a noun starting with a vowel or most words beginning with the letter “h”)

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What is in

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans le studio?

Kess keel lee own don le studio

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25
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I don’t know

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Je ne sais pas

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26
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I don’t understand

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Je ne comprends pas.

Je ne Comb prome pa

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27
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How do you say ________?

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Comment dit-on ________?

Coo mont deet own

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28
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How do you write it?

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Comment l’écrit-on?

Co mont lee creet own

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29
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The accent mark in Noël

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Tréme

Tray ma

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30
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Accent mark in Tréme

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Accent aigu

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Accent marks in Une langue étrangè

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Accent Aigu. Accent grave.

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32
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Accent mark in Dîner

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Accent circonflexe

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33
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Accent mark in français.

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cé cédille

Say si (short i) deeya

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34
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Apostrophe

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Apostrophe

Ah pose str off

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35
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Hyphen

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Trait d’union

Tray du yone

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36
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The word

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le mot

Le mo (long o)

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37
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As

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Comme

38
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As in

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Comme dans

39
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As in the word __________

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Comme dans le mot éléphant

Come don le mo (long o) elay fount

40
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Difference

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Différence

Diff ay ronse

41
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Endings

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Les terminaisons

Lay terminayzone.

42
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These are bananas

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Ce sont des bananas.

Say sont day banana

When talking about something that exists with ce or ce sont, keep the indefinite article

43
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Now

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Maintenant

Mon taunt

44
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But

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Mais. Drawn out like a sheep. Cross between may and me (short e)

45
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There are no

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il n’y a pas

46
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Now, there are flowers, but there is no croissant.

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Maintenant, il y a des flours, mais il n’y a pas de croissants.

Mon taunt il ee ay day fle (like le)mayz in ya pas day croissant

47
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There are women, but there are no men.

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Il y a des femmes, mais il n’y a pas d’hommes.

il y a day fam Mais il ny pa dome

48
Q

A present tense verb can mean one of three contexts. For example Je parle français can mean.

A

I speak French
I do speak French
I am speaking French.

49
Q

Everybody

A

tout le mond

50
Q

Here

A

Ici

51
Q

(A plural group of something like countries) are …

A

Sont

52
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Interesting

A

intéressants

on tear a son

53
Q

I prefer

A

J’aime mieux

Jem muer. (Long u)

54
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It’s difficult

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c’est difficile

Say dee fee seal

55
Q

Greeting when addressing a mixed crowd

A

Messieurs-dames

56
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The country

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Payee when in front of consonant, payeez when in front of vowel

Les payés Lay pay yay

The French speaking countries

Les pays francophones. Lay payee fronk a fu

The European countries are interesting

Les pays européens sont intéressants. Lay payeezo erpee en sont on tear a son

The English speaking countries.

Les pays anglophones. Lay payeez ongla fun

57
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That is / what is that.

What is in

This is

They are

There is

What is

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That is / What is that. Qu’est-ce que c’èst

What is in Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans

This is C’est

They are Ce sont

There is il y a

What is Ceux-ci sont. Sue see sont

58
Q

Confused

A

confus

Cone fu

59
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So

A

tellement

Tell moh

60
Q

I am so confused

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je suis tellement confus

Ay Je Suisse Tele mon cone fu-Ee
The fu and Ee are combined into one sound

61
Q

Do you have

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As-tu

A (like at) tu

62
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To

A

À Ah

63
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On

A

Sur

64
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At

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Chez

65
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With

A

Avec. Ah vec

66
Q

Friend / friends

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Ami m. / amie f. / amis pl.

Ah mee (all)

67
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Named

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S’appelle Sa pel

68
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Who is

A

Qui-est Key ay

69
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Neither good or bad

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Comme si comme ça

70
Q

Not bad

A

Pas mal

Pam (like the girl’s name but gentle) Mal (like mallard duck)

71
Q

How are you?

A

Comment allez-vous

72
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Good or well

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Bien

Bee ong (no g)

73
Q

Not bad

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ça va pas mal

Sava Pam mal

(actually pretty good as understatement is the norm in French)

74
Q

Who / who is

A

Qui / Qui est

75
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And you

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Et vous or Et toi

Ay vous

Ay twa

76
Q

Repeat

A

répéter

Ray pay tay (last shorter sound more like e)

77
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Very good

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très bien or très bon

the difference is a grammatical one. Bon (good) is an adjective used to qualify nouns. Bien is an adverb used to modify verbs.

78
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Today

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aujourd’hui

Oooj ( j like je) awh dowee

79
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You agree

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Vous êtes d’accord

Vous et décor

80
Q

Yes, I agree / no i don’t agree

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Oui, je suis d’accord

Je ne suis pas d’accord
Décor

81
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You (slang)

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Toi. Twaaah

82
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Student(s)

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étudiant(e)(s)

83
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Little

A

Peu

84
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Rarely

A

rarement

Rare (first r guttural) mon

85
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Always

A

Toujours

Two jour (between or in door and ure)

86
Q

Often

A

Souvent

Sue vaw

87
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Sometimes

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Parfois

Pa (like at and stretch out) fuwa ( say quickly)

88
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I never …(something)….

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Ne … Jamais

Jam may

89
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Young

A

Jeune

Je n

90
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Here is

A

Voici

Vwa see

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