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Lessons with Diane (2022) > Diane Lesson # 9 CONNAITRE and SAVOIR > Flashcards

Diane Lesson # 9 CONNAITRE and SAVOIR Flashcards

1
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Conjugate Connaitre - Present tense

A

PRESENT

Je connais

Tu connais

Il connait

Nous connaissons

Vous connaissez

Ils connaissent

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Conjugate Connaitre - Passe compose

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PASSE COMPOSE

J’ai connu
Tu as connu
On a connu
Il/elle a connu
Vous avez connu
Nous avon connu
Ils ont connu

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He knows this movie

Note. A “movie” is masculine.

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ll connait ce film

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I know him

I know his brother

I know the director

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Je le connais

Je connais son frère

Je connais le directeur

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Conjugate Savoir - Present tense

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PRESENT

​Je sais

Tu sais

Il sait

Nous savons

Vous savez

Ils savent (saaaaav)

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Conjugate Savoir - Passe compose

Also:

PRESENT TENSE:

I know that

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PASSE COMPOSE

J’ai su (I knew/I have known)

Note in PRESENT TENSE

I know that

is:

je sais ça

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I knew him (I have known him) - passe compose

First “I knew”

Then add the pronoun for “him”

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je l’ai connu

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I knew that (I have known that) - passe compose

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j’ai su ça (I knew that)

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I know how to go over there

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Je sais comment aller là-bas

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I know how to do that

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Je sais comment faire ça

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I know that you are stressed

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Je sais que tu es stressé

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I know (what) it is

I know (where) it is

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Je sais ce que c’est (ce que = what)

Je sais où ç’est

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13
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Practice sentence structure with ne/pas

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Subject - NE - pronoun - verb - PAS - verb

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we have known

(As in , “we have known him/we knew him”)

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nous avons connus

nous l’avons connu

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we have not known you

Passé compose. And remember “have” always steals the pronoun. (f)

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Nous ne vous avons pas connu

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they have called

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Ils ont appelé

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they haven’t called him

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Ils ne l’ont pas appelé

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We travel (f)

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nous voyagons

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We don’t travel this summer

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nous ne voyagons pas cet été

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You have tried (f)

A

vous avez essayé

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You have not tried it

A

vous ne l’avez pas essayé

22
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I have not seen it

A

Je ne l’ai pas vu

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She said/she (has) said

She said to me

Passé compose.

Remember that “have” always steals the pronoun.

A

Elle a dit

Elle m’a dit

Remember that “have” always steals the pronoun.

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We know him

Present tense f + i

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Nous le connaissons

On le connais

25
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We don’t travel a lot

(f)

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Nous ne voyagons pas beaucoup

26
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“what” you want

Like in “It is that what you want?

Yes it’s what I want…

Literally “that’s it what you want?”

A

“Ce que” tu veux

C’est ca ce que tu veux?

Oui, c’est ce que je veux

27
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“What” you mean (“what” you want to say….)

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“Ce que” tu veux dire

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I don’t know “what” you want

A

Je ne sais pas “ce que” tu veux

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I know “what it is”

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Je sais “ce que c’est”

30
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What is it.. (like when asking a question)

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qu’est-ce que…..

Like in “qu’est-ce que tu dis” = what are you saying?

qu’est-ce que ç’est = what is this? / what is that? / what is it?

31
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What (other than a question)

A

ce que

32
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To look forward to (I have haste of….)

A

Avoir + hâte de + infinitif… = … (J’ai hâte de vous voir)

hâte = arrt … like in “art ribute”

on a hâte de vous voir ce soir =
We look forward to seeing you tonight. 

33
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to look for (to search for….)

A

chercher (cher shey)

I look for = je cherche”

34
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I am looking for (I look for) - present tense.

A

je cherche

Je cherche ma femme

Je cherche mon voiture

Je cherche les toilets

35
Q

I need to rest (I have need of rest)

Note that “rest” is a reflexive verb.

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j’ai besoin de me reposer

36
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rest/to rest (reflexive verb)

I rest

You rest / you are resting

He rests / he is resting

A

Se reposer

Je me repose

Tu te repose

Il se repose

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it happens….

It doesn’t happen to me

It never happens to me

A

ça arrive (caaaa~~arrive)

ça ne m’arrive pas

ça ne m’arrive jamais

In spoken French you can probably drop the “ne” to just say “ça m’arrive jamais”

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I had an operation on my back

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J’ai eu une opération sur mon dos (“doe”)

39
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Thankfully I can still do sport

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Heureusement, je peux quand même faire du sport !

quand même = at least/still

40
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Thankfully

A

Heureusement

41
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still

A

quand même

42
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“I hope” to come visit “soon”

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“J’espère” venir visiter “d’ici peu”

43
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I can do it

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je peux le faire

44
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We don’t know him/her

You don’t know him/her

(Informal - present tense)

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On ne le connaît pas

Tu ne le connaît pas

On connaît = we know (names or nouns)

45
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They have not called me

A

ils ne m’ont pas appelé

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