Extra National French Exam Notes Flashcards
a week
une semaine
a month
un mois
a day
un jour
a year
une anée
now
maintenant
sometimes
quelquefois
next
prochain
le mois prochain = next month
between
entre
after
après
before
avant
at a house
chez
chez moi = my house; chez Annette = Annette’s house
next to
à côté de
to need
avoir besoin de
to be right
avoir raison
to be wrong
avoir tort
to be afraid
avoir peur
to be hungry/thirsty
avoir faim/soif
to be cold/hot
avoir froid/chaud
to play guitar
jouer de la guitar
to play the flute
jouer de la flûte
to play violin
jouer du violon
to play drums
jouer de la batterie
to play cards
jouer aux cartes
to play chess
jouer aux échecs
to play checkers
jouer aux dames
to play computer games
jouer aux jeux d’ordinateur
a city
une ville
a town
un village
a neighborhood
un quartier
by plane
en avion
by train
en train
by bus
en bus
by car
en voiture
by subway
en métro
by foot
à pied
by bike
à vélo
socks
des chaussettes
to punish
punir
How are comparisons made?
using plus, moins, and aussi. plus = more, moins = less, aussi = the same
How do you make a comparitive statement? (formula & example)
comparitive word (plus; moins; aussi) + adjective + “que”
Jean est plus grand que moi. - Jean is taller than me.
What form of the verb is used for the imperative tense (command tense) directed to one person?
tu form, but for all -er verbs, including aller, the -s is dropped:
Mange! = Eat!
What form of the verb is used for the imperative tense (command tense) directed at more than one person?
vous form:
Étudiez! = Study!
What form of the verb is used for a suggestion command (“let’s all do this”)?
nous form:
Jouons au foot! = Let’s play soccer!
What is the subject pronoun “on”? (with example)
on is a subject pronoun that can mean “one” (“one could do this”) or it can replace nous. the verb for this subject is conjugated like for il/elle.
On dîne à 6 heures. = We’re eating at 6.
new
nouveau / nouvelle
What article is used when talking about eating food?
“de”
Je mange du steak. - I eat [some] steak.
What article is used when talking about preferences?
“le”
J’aime les crêpes.
How would you express possession? (with example)
using “de”
J’adore la robe de la fille! - I love the girl’s dress! (I love the dress of the girl)
which (masculine singular, feminine sing, masc plural, fem plur)
quel, quelle, quels, quelles
this/that/those/these (masculine singular, feminine sing, masc plural, fem plur)
ce, cette, ces, ces
Which girl?
Quelle fille?
Those sisters
Ces soeurs
Are quel and ce used in place of or in addition to le and un?
they are used in place of le/la and un/une
