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Diane Lesson #7 Flashcards

1
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My friend

My mate

A

Mon pote (pot)

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The same time

(“In the” same time)

A

En même temps

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Together (like a group of people “assembled” together)

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Ensemble

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He is from where? (of where?)

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Il est d’où?

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The daily (or day-to day) bread

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le pain quotidien (quoi ti di un)

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You open? Or closed? (note, this is the best way to ask)

Literally “ it’s open, or closed?”

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C’est ouvert? Ou fermé?

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The shop is open?

A

Le magasin (like “maga - sun”) est ouvert (et overrrr - you carry the “t” over to the “o”).

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I went

(I am gone)

A

Je suis allé

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Recently

A

récemment

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Meal

The meal

A

Repas

“rip” pas

Le repas

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Response

My response (feminine)

A

Réponse

Ma réponse

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It’s not cool/That’s not cool

It’s not nice/That’s not nice

A

ce ñ’est pas cool

ce ñ’est pas sympa

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It’s very nice (using agréable)

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C’est tres agréable

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Someone/somebody

Nobody

A

Quelqu’un

personne

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Therefore

So

A

Donc…

Alors…

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Meeting, appointment

A

un rendez-vous

un réunion

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Avoir in the past tense (I had)

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J’ai eu (par example: J’ai eu un rendez-vous avec le dentiste)

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I have a sleep (“sieste” - note a sieste is an activity - use “faire”)

So in present tense you use faire as the verb. “I “do/make” a sleep/nap

A

Je fais une sieste

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The meal was great

A

le repas était super

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For her also

A

Pour elle aussi

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What do you mean?

The phrase when you just want to say like “what?” Or “how is that?”

Note, here you are not saying it in the context of “what does that mean?”

It’s more like “how’s that?”

A

comment ça?

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again one more time

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encore une fois

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Generally, when I want to ask

A

généralement quand je veux demander

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Next (as in “next week”)

A

prochaine (pronounced “pro chien”)

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Very soon

It’s the same as “very shortly” - it”s not “tres bientôt”

A

tres prochainement

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This
(f)

A

cette (prounced “set”)

Masculine is “ce”

Plural is “ces”

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This time

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Cette fois

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This week

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Cette semaine (pronounced “ set / ce men”)

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I am late

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Je suis en retard

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It’s going to be busy

A

ça va être occupé

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No food

When using “pas” remember always that it is a package. “Pas de”.

A

pas de nourriture

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32
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A (little) bit

A

Un (petit) peu

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A bit less

A

Un peu moins = a little less

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34
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Can you spell (write) it ?

A

Tu peux l’écrire ?

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How do you spell/write

(Literally “how you (i) write?”)

A

Comment tu écris

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36
Q

The news

A

Les infos (un fou)

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37
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What’s up?

A

Quoi de neuf?

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38
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Usually

A

d’habitude

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39
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Take a nap

(Note you “do” a nap. You don’t “take” a nap)

A

Faire une sieste

I am having a nap (present tense - I do a nap) = je fais une sieste

I am going to take (do) a nap (Futur) = je vais faire une sieste

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Q

I am going to take a nap

(Note when doing an activity you use ‘faire”. In this case! Not “prendre”.

A

je vais faire une sieste

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41
Q

I had a vacation

A

j’ai eu des vacances

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42
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Thank you. You are welcome. (With pleasure)

A

Merci ! …. Avec plaisir ! (thank you…. You’re welcome)

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The same thing

At the same time

A

La même chose

En même temps

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44
Q

Another book
Another person
Another time

A

Un autre livre
Une autre personne
Une autre fois

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45
Q

Other books (person, time)

Remember:
Un
Une
Des

A

D’autres livres (D’autres personnes, d’autres fois)

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Q

It was SO good.

It was VERY good.

It was REALLY good.

A

C’était tellement (SO) bon

C’était très (VERY) bon

C’était vraiment (REALLY) bon

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47
Q

6:30am

A

6:30 = à six heures trente (always just use the time first + heure, followed by the time after).

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Q

5:45am

A

cinq heures quarante cinq

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49
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6:30pm

A

À dix huit heure trente (24 hour clock)

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50
Q

I don’t have any balance in life

“I don’t have any/of equilibrium in the life”

A

Je n’ai pas d’équilibre (eq que leeb ra) dans la vie

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51
Q

How is it?

How is that?

A

Comment c’est

Comment ca?

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52
Q

And the gym, how is it?

A

Et la gym, comment c’est

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53
Q

I agree

A

Je suis d’accord

Note:

C’est d’accord = I accept

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54
Q

Sad

A

triste (tristement = sadly)

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55
Q

Remote working/telecommuting

A

le télétravail

56
Q

The pandemic (m)

A

le pandémie (pond demi)

57
Q

My team/crew

A

mon équipe (eh keep)

58
Q

in (using “en” as opposed to “dans”)

A

en (J’ai un bureau en Chine et en Californie - I have an office in China, and in California)

Feminine region + ending in “e”

59
Q

En (in) expresses when an action happens as it relates to the calendar: month, season, or year.

A

Nous voyageons en Avril = We travel in April.

Il arrivera en hiver = He will arrive in the winter.

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Q

En (in) expresses the length of time an action happens. As a result, the verb is usually in the present or past tense.

(Note “dans” (also “in”) is usually used in the present or future to indicate the amount of time before action will occur)

A

Je peux faire le lit en cinq minutes.
I can make the bed in five minutes.

Il a lu le livre en une heure.
He read the book in an hour.

J’ai appris à danser en un an.
I learned how to dance in a year.

61
Q

En can also mean “in” or “to” when used with some states, provinces, and countries.

A

J’habite en Californie.
I live in California.

Je vais en France.
I’m going to France.

62
Q

“Dans” also indicates the amount of time before action will occur.

Note that the verb is usually in the present or future wheres “en” is used for present or past.

A

Nous partons dans dix minutes.
We’re leaving in 10 minutes.

Il reviendra dans une heure.
He will be back in an hour.

Elle va commencer dans une semaine.
She’s going to start in a week.

63
Q

Dans (in) also refers to something that occurs within or during a decade.

A

Dans les années soixantes…
In the sixties…

Dans les années quatre-vingts…
During the eighties…

Note you can also use “pendant” as in “during”

64
Q

Dans also means “in” a location when followed by an article plus noun.

A

Il est dans la maison.
He’s in the house.

Il est dans la jardin
He is in the garden

Qu’est-ce qui est dans la boîte?
What’s in the box?

65
Q

I had a lot of fun (pleasure) this evening

We had a lot of fun (pleasure) this evening

A

J’ai eu beaucoup de plaisir ce soir

On a eu beaucoup de plaisir ce soir

66
Q

What did you eat? (Passe compose/ You have eaten what?)

A

Tu as mangé quoi

67
Q

You see, if we spend time together, you could speak French fluently

A

Tu vois, si on passe du temps ensemble, tu pourra (vous pourriez) parler français couramment

68
Q

Tell me if you see Laurent this evening.

A

Dis moi si tu vois Laurent ce soir

69
Q

I would like that

Note you don’t say “je voudrais comme ça” as that means “I would like like that”

A

J’aimerais ça

70
Q

I am sorry I cannot do Wednesday

A

Je regrette, je ne peux pas faire mercredi

71
Q

Just (in order to) to tell you that this week only, I’m available on Wednesday… Have a nice weekend

A

Juste pour te dire que cette semaine seulement, je suis disponible mercredi… Bon week-end.

(Dis pon eeb le)

72
Q

to meet

A

rencontrer (ron con trai)

73
Q

This beach is so pretty

A

Cette plage est tellement jolie

74
Q

It’s a pleasure to meet you both

It’s a pleasure to meet you all

A

Ç’est un plaisir de vous rencontrer tous les deux

Ç’est un plaisir de vous rencontrer tous

75
Q

You too Bernard, Enjoy the day!

A

Toi aussi Bernard. Profite bien la journée!

76
Q

Happy to

A

contente de

77
Q

Happy to see you

Great to see you

Great to see you again

A

contente de te voir

super de te voir

super de te revoir

78
Q

It’s cold/It’s hot (for weather always use “Il fait…..”)

The weather is beautiful

The weather is good/warm

(Note: il fait normally means “he does/he makes, but in this context its a “pack” that you use for “weather”)

A

il fait froid/il fait chaud/il fait chaud aujourd’hui

Il fait beau (The weather is nice)

Il fait bon (The weather is good/warm/It’s nice outside)

79
Q

Savory (opposite of sweet -Sucrè)

A

salé (sally)

80
Q

teamwork

Literally “a work (m) of the team”

A

un travail d’équipe

81
Q

team

A

équipe (eh keep)

82
Q

Nine o’clock (pm)

A

vingt-et-une heure (twenty and one hour)

83
Q

Same phrase for:

“Would you like to?”

“How about” (going to the cinema)?

Want to do it?

You want to come?

Also, you can attache to a verb (but always use “de” before the verb. e.g. “ça te dit d’allè au cinema”

A

ça te dit?

“How about” (going to the cinema)? = Ça te dit d’aller au cinéma?

This handy French expression is a great way of asking people to do something with you in a casual way.

84
Q

What does “ça te dit” actually mean?

A

What does it mean?

Broken down in to its individual parts, ça te dit translates as ‘it you say’, which doesn’t really mean anything.

But, you’ll hear it used in spoken French all the time to mean something like ‘do you feel like it’, ‘do you want to’ or ‘what do you think.’

People often use it when making social plans or inviting people to get together.

You can use it as a stand-alone phrase, like this:

On va aller voir un film ce week-end. Ça te dit? (We’re going to see a film this weekend. Want to come?).

Or, you can also use it as the start of a question by adding the preposition de and a verb in the infinitive. For example, Ça te dit de voir un film ce week-end? (Do you feel like seeing a film this weekend?).

85
Q

Would you like to go?

A

Ça te dit d’aller

86
Q

Would you like a coffee (literally, “would you like to take a coffee?” using “Ça te dit”)

A

ça te dit de prendre un café ?

87
Q

I don’t feel like doing that

It means nothing to me

A

ça ne me dit rien

88
Q

In your opinion……?

A

à ton avis?

89
Q

I wake up (approximately)

Note: to wake up is a reflexive verb

A

Je me réveille (environ)

(Rev eh)

90
Q

the watch (like the Panerai watch)

A

la montre (Panerai)

La mon trehhh (emphasize the hard “h”)

91
Q

to explain

A

expliquer (ex plee kay)

92
Q

I can explain

A

Je peux expliquer

93
Q

See you later

See you soon

See you soon (in the context of “very soon”)

A

à plus tard

A bientôt

a tout à l’heure

94
Q

Conjugate “Prendre” in the present tense

A

Présent

je prends
tu prends
il/elle prend
nous prenons
vous prenez
ils prennent

95
Q

Conjugate “Prendre” in the “passe compose” tense

A

Passé composé

j’ai pris
tu as pris
il/elle a pris
nous avons pris
vous avez pris
ils/elles ont pris

96
Q

Conjugate “Prendre” in the “Futur” tense

A

je vais prendre
tu vas prendre
il/elle va prendre
nous allons prendre
vous allez prendre
ils vont prendre

97
Q

jusqu’à

A

jusqu’à

PREPOSITION

  1. (endroit) as far as:

Il est allé jusqu’au lac en marchant = He walked as far as the lake.

On a entendu le bruit de l’explosion jusqu’à la frontière = The noise of the explosion could be heard as far away as the border.

  1. (moment) until ⧫ till
    jusqu’à présent until now ⧫ so far
  2. (limite) up to
98
Q

Available

A

disponible

Dis pon eeeb le

99
Q

I am ready when you are

A

Je suis prêt quand tu es

100
Q

We hope to see you (again) very soon (f)

A

Nous espérons de vous revoir très bientôt

101
Q

I hope to see you (again) very soon

(f)

A

J’espère de vous revoir très bientôt

102
Q

One more day in paradise

A

Un jour de plus (pluus) au paradis (par a di)

103
Q

That’s right/correct

A

c’est ça

104
Q

it’s very nice to see you again (i)

A

c’est très sympa de te revoir

or you can get away with:

c’est très sympa te revoir

Or using “great to see you again”:

C’est génial de te revoir

105
Q

in case…

just in case…

A

au cas où

juste au cas où

106
Q

the name of the bar?

A

le nom du le bar?

107
Q

frankly

frankly speaking (in order to speak frankly)

A

franchement

pour parler franchement (in order to speak frankly)

108
Q

I walk
with me
you walk
like you

A

je marche
avec moi
tu marches
comme toi

109
Q

What is (it) your favorite restaurant? (informal/formal)

A

qu’est ce que c’est ton / votre restaurant préféré ?

110
Q

It has a French rhythm

A

il a un rythme Français (reth ma)

111
Q

concentration

A

la concentration = focus, concentration

112
Q

an excess

there is an excess of food in the United States

A

un excès

il y a un excès de nourriture aux Etats Unis

113
Q

the art of eating

A

l’art de manger

114
Q

How are they, your daughters?

(How “they are going”, your daughters?)

A

Comment elles vont, tes filles ?

115
Q

Using:

Combien de … = How much / How many

A

Combien de … = How much / How many

Combien de temps ? = How much time - How long
Depuis combien de temps ? = For (since) how long …?
To say “how long to go there and back” you can use: “Combien de temps aller et retour”
Combien de fois ? = How many times … ?

116
Q

The keys

A

les clés = the keys (k-l-ay)

117
Q

I could (past tense of “can”)

I couldn’t find my keys

Note there are two ways to say “I could”

A

I could = J’ai pu

I couldn’t find my keys = Je n’ai pas pu trouver mes clés

“I could” is also “Je pourrais”

118
Q

I could not exercise yesterday (remember “exercise” is an activity that you “do/make”)

A

Je n’ai pas pu faire de l’exercice hier

119
Q

What is the difference between:

D’accord

and

C’est d’accord

A

“D’accord” means “okay”

but -  ”C’est d’accord” always means ”I agree” .

120
Q

Currently

A

Actuellement

Note you can also say “en ce moment” = in/at the moment

Note:

En fait = actually

121
Q

Using “pour” v “pendant” to describe a period of time”.

A

‘’Hier soir, je suis restée chez mon amie pour une heure’’
Meaning ‘’Last night, I stayed at my friend’s FOR an hour’’
In this instance, ‘’for’’ has to be translated as ‘’Pendant’’ because we are talking about a period of time. So, “For + period of time” (for a month, for a few days …) we would use ‘’pendant’’.

122
Q

French doesn’t like words ending in vowels and starting in vowels - go figure.

A

‘’Ma amie est arrivée à 18 heures’’
‘’My friend arrived at 6pm’’. Well, fair enough, it should be ‘’MA’’ because “amie” is feminine. But there is another little rule (yes, there always seems to be another little rule !) that says that when a feminine noun begins with a vowel, the masculine possessive adjective is used, and we therefore say ‘’MON amie’’. The thing is that french doesn’t like having a word ending with a vowel just before another one starting with one … Is this an excuse good enough?

123
Q

3 ways to say “definitely”.

A

‘’Definitely’’ can be translated by ‘’certainement’’, ‘’absolument’’ or ‘’tout à fait’’. Plenty of options!

124
Q

I am full/”I have (well) eaten”

(Passé compose)

A

J’ai bien mangé

125
Q

just in case

A

juste au cas où = just in case (just oh ka ou)

126
Q

one thing at a time

A

une chose à la fois = one thing at a time

127
Q

to manage to + do …

A

arriver à + verb

to manage to + do …

Je n’y arrive pas = I don’t manage it, I don’t do it, I can’t do it

128
Q

Plu(s) v Plus

A

plus (plus) = more
plus (plu) tard = more later / later
plus (plu) tôt = earlier / more early
je travaille plus (plus) = I work more

Plus
Basic rule : “s” silent, except with a verb when you mean “more”

we hear the “s” when we mean “more” with a VERB
silent “s” : plus tôt, plus tard…
silent “s” : je (ne) travaille plus
pronounce “s” : je travaille plus

129
Q

using “ne plu(s)”

ne … plus = no longer / not anymore

A

ne … plus = no longer / not anymore - silent “s”
Je ne travaille plus = I don’t work anymore
(Je travaille plus)

When “plus” means “not anymore”, “no longer” or no more”, you generally don’t pronounce the final “s”. In this situation, “plus” is used in a “ne…plus” construction. However, “ne” is omitted in spoken French, so the absence of “ne” doesn’t mean the “s” is necessarily pronounced.

130
Q

Please (je t’en prie !)

A

je t’en prie ! = please (I beg you to do that action, invitation)

also:

you’re welcome, don’t mention it (familiar, in response to a thank you).

Formal = Je vous en prie !

The informal “you’re welcome”: je t’en prie. Like ‘de rien’, which is certainly the most casual way to say you’re welcome in French, ‘je t’en prie’ is another informal way to respond to someone who expressed their gratitude towards you.

It is most common amongst very close friends and family members.

131
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lately (like shortly but using dernière - think “shortly/next” and “lately/last”)

A

dernièrement = lately

prochainement = shortly

dernièrement mon travaille est pas si bon = lately my work is not so good

132
Q

Introduction to “se” verbs and conjugating “se” verbs

A

se concentrer = to focus
se rappeler = to remember
se trouver = to be located
s’appeler = to be called

aller, parler, venir
se concentrer, se rappeler, se trouver, s’appeler
je me concentre
tu te concentres
il se concentre
nous nous concentrons
vous vous concentrez
ils se concentrent
Elle se trouve dans le magasin

Je parle
tu nous parles

133
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I will be right back (I am coming back/again fast)

Present tense.

A

je reviens vite ( I will be right back - note “vite” is “fast when used with a verb/action - use rapide when describing a noun)

134
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It’s very nice to see you again

A

c’est très sympa de te revoir

135
Q

fast/quickly (when describing an action/verb (swim, run, walk, come)

A

vite = fast, quickly
Je nage vite, je marche vite, je reviens vite

Vite is an adverb. You use it with a verb to modify the verb

136
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fast (when describing a noun)

A

Une voiture rapide, un exercice rapide, c’était rapide

Rapide is an adjective. You use it to describe a noun or a pronoun.

Lessons with Diane (2022) (19 decks)

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