FIA Grammar Chapter 15 Flashcards
What prepositions do you use to say…
- In June?
- In the month of June?
- To specify a particular date?
- With holidays and other significant dates?
When is your birthday?
It’s in June.
It’s in the month of June.
It’s the 11th of June.
- En* is used with the names of months.
- Au* is used with the expression mois de and the name of the month.
- Le* is used to specify a particular date.
- À* is used with the names of holidays (à Noël) and other significant dates, such as birthdays (à mon anniversaire).
- C’est quand, votre anniversaire?*
- C’est en juin.*
- C’est au mois de juin.*
- C’est le 11ème juin.*
How do you distinguish between coins and bills?
a coin of 5 cents
a coin of 1 euro
a bill of 5 euros
- une pièce de 5 centimes*
- une pièce de 1 euro*
un billet de 5 euros
How do you indicate approximate amounts?
around 10
around 12
around 15
around 20
around 30
around 40
around 50
around 60
around 100
around 1000
- une dizaine*
- une douzaine*
- une quinzaine*
- une vingtaine*
- une trentaine*
- une quarantaine*
- une cinquantaine*
- une soixantaine*
- une centaine*
- un millier*
How do you say the following?
behind the Louvre
in front of the Louvre
opposite the Louvre
on the right side of the Louvre
on the left side of the Louvre
on the side of the Louvre
close to the Louvre
- derrière le Louvre*
- devant le Louvre*
- en face du Louvre*
- à droite du Louvre*
- à gauche du Louvre*
- à côté du Louvre*
- tout prés du Louvre*
How do you say the following?
uphill
downhill
over there
further than
at the end of the road
en montant
en descendant
là-bas
plus loin que
au bout de la rue
- What verb refers to movement from elsewhere to the “here” of the speaker? To bring, to lead somewhere?
- What verb refers to movement from the “here” of the speaker to somewhere else? To take away, to take with?
- amener
- emmener
How do you use en in a partitive expression? How do you use en when expressing quantity?
I would like some stamps?
How many would you like?
I would like two of them.
- En* represents both the noun and the partitive notion expressed by du, de la, and des.
- En* + verb + quantity.
- Je voudrais des timbres.*
- Combien en voulez-vous?*
- J’en voudrais deux.*
Conjugate sourire, étudier, s’ennuyer, croire, and voir.
Note that all of these have an additional semi-vowel sound added in the nous and vous forms, and that the je/tu/il/ils forms are all pronounced the same.
je souris/étudie/m’ennuie/crois/vois
tu souris/étudies/t’ennuies/crois/vois
il sourit/étudie/s’ennuie/croit/voit
nous sourions/étudions/nous ennuyons/croyons/voyons
vous souriez/étudiez/ennuyez/croyez/voyez
ils sourient/étudient/s’ennuient/croient/voient
Conjugate sortir, connaître, and choisir.
Note that the three singular forms are pronounced the same way, and that the plural forms have a consonant sound that is not heard in the singular.
je sors/connais/choisis
tu sors/connais/choisis
il sort/connaît/choisit
nous sortons/connaissons/choisissons
vous sortez/connaissez/choisissez
ils sortent/connaissent/choisissent
How do you say the following?
It’s sure and certain!
Obviously!
It’s obvious!
Without a doubt!
C’est sûr et certain!
Evidemment!
C’est évident!
Sans aucun doute!
How do you say the following?
It’s possible.
It’s not impossible.
One never knows.
We can’t know.
C’est possible.
Ce n’est pas impossible.
On ne sait jamais.
On ne peut pas savoir.
