Disc 3 Flashcards
To wait
Attendre
Because
Parce que
I’m sorry but I cannot wait because I have to leave now
Je regrette mais je ne peux pas attendre parce que je dois partir maintenant
I’m sorry
Je suis desole
I’m sorry but I cannot come with you now because I am very busy
Je regrette mais je ne peux pas venir avec vous maintenant parce que je suis tres occupe
I would like to speak with you
Je voudrais parler avec vous
I have to speak with you
Je dois parler avec vous
You speak
Vous parlez
Do you speak? / are you speaking?
Parlez-vous?
Do you speak French?
Parlez-vous Francais?
Do you go / are you going?
Allez-vous?
Where are you going?
Ou allez-vous?
Where are you going to have dinner tonight?
Ou allez-vous diner ce soir?
You leave / you are leaving
Vous partez
At what time?
A quelle heure?
At what time are you leaving?
A quelle heure partez-vous?
To stay
Rester
You are staying
Vous restez
To form 1st person of a verb, drop the end -r
To stay
I am staying
Rester
Je reste
He is staying
Il reste
She is staying
Elle reste
My friend is staying
Mon ami reste
Everybody
Tout le monde
Everybody is staying
Tout le monde reste
I’m not staying / I don’t stay
Je ne reste pas
I am busy
Je suis occupe
I am not busy now
Je ne suis pas occupe maintenant
Ready
Pret
Ready to wear
Pret a porter
Ready to eat
Pret a manger
I am ready (masculine)
Je suis pret
I am ready (feminine)
He suis prete
He is ready
Il est pret
She is ready
Elle est prete
No ‘is-ing’, ‘am-ing’, ‘are-ing’ in French
I am eating
Je mange
I am speaking
Je parle
No direct translation for ‘do’, ‘don’t’
Do you speak?
Are you speaking?
Parlez-vous?
Speak you?
You wait
Vous attendez
Wait!
Attendez!
Wait a moment!
Attendez un moment!
You are not waiting
Vous n’attendez pas
You don’t wait
Vous n’attendez pas
Why?
Pourquoi
Why do you wait?
Pourquoi attendez-vous?
Why are you waiting?
Pourquoi attendez-vous?
We are leaving
Nous partons
With us
Avec nous
We are waiting
Nous attendons
We are speaking
Nous parlons
To start
Commencer
You are starting
Vous commencez
We are starting
Nous commencons
At what time are you starting?
A quelle heure commencez-vous?
At what time do you start?
A quelle heure commencez-vous?
At what time do we start tomorrow?
A quelle heure commencons-nous demain?
At what time are we starting tomorrow?
A quelle heure commencons-nous demain?
I am starting
Je commence
I am not starting
Je ne commence pas
He is starting
Il commence
She is starting
Elle commence
She is not starting
Elle ne commence pas
She doesn’t start
Elle ne commence pas
It / this / that
Ca
It
Ca
This
Ca
That
Ca
‘It is’ is c’est when not followed by ‘ing’. When ‘ing’ it is ca.
It starts
It is ready
It is starting
Ca commence
C’est pret
Ca commence
It is ready
C’est pret
It is very important
C’est tres important
It is very different
C’est tres different
It is not necessary
Ce n’est pas necessaire
It is not ready
Ce n’est pas pret
It is not starting
Ca ne commence pas
It doesn’t start
Ca ne commence pas
He can
Il peut
She can
Elle peut
It can start now
Ca peut commencer maintenant
It must start now
Ca doit commencer maintenant
It cannot start
Ca ne peut pas commencer.
At what time do you arrive tomorrow?
A quelle heure arrivez-vous demain?
To arrive
Arriver
At what time are you arriving?
A quelle heure arrivez-vous?
At what time do we arrive in Paris tomorrow morning?
A quelle heure arrivons-nous a Paris demain matin?
Morning
Matin
To spend the whole morning
Passer la matinee
This evening
Ce soir
To spend the whole evening
Passer la soirée
Good day
Bonjour
Day
Jour
To spend the whole day
Passer la journee.
In / to (for cities)
A
In Paris / to Paris
A Paris
In / to France
En France
In / to England
En Angleterre
In / to London
A Londres
I am arriving
J’arrive
He is arriving
il arrive
she is arriving
elle arrive
soon
bientot
so long (until soon)
a bientôt
she is arriving soon
elle arrive bientôt
today
aujourd’hui
the restaurant
le restaurant
‘au’ is a contraction of ‘a’ and ‘le’
at / to the restaurant
au restaurant
the office
le bureau
I am at the office
Je suis au bureau
not today
pas aujourd’hui
to be
etre
here
ici
I would like to be here with you
Je voudrais être ici avec vous
At what time are you going to be here?
A quelle heure allez-vous etre ici?
I have
J’ai
I have something for you
J’ai quelque chose pour vous
I have a message for you
J’ai un message for vous
he has
il a
he has something for you
il a quelque chose pour vous
I don’t have
Je n’ai pas
he doesn’t have
il n’a pas
hunger
faim
I am hungry (I have hunger)
J’ai faim
I would like to eat something now because I’m hungry
Je voudrais manger quelque chose maintenant parce que j’ai faim.
I’m going
Je vais
I’m going to stay here
Je vais rester ici
I’m going to leave soon
Je vais partir bientôt
I’m not going to stay
Je ne vais pas rester
I’m going to eat
Je vais manger
I’m going to start soon
Je vais commencer bientôt
I’m going to leave today
Je vais partir aujourd’hui
He is going
il va
he is going to start soon
il va commencer bientôt
there
la
he is there
il est la
he is not there
il n’est pas la
