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Foundation Course 2 Flashcards

1
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what impression do you have of the political and economical situation in France at the present time?

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quelle impression avez-vous de la situation politique et économique en France à présent?

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what type of reservation do you have for me?

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quelle sorte de réservation avez-vous pour moi?

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what kind of reservation do you want for tonight?

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quelle sorte de réservation voulez-vous pour ce soir?

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small

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petit

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it’s very small

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c’est très petit

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too

too much

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trop

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late

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tard

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it’s very late

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c’est très tard

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it’s too late

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c’est trop tard

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it’s too much for me

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c’est trop pour moi

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great

big

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grand

grande

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he is big (tall)

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il est grand

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she is big (tall)

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elle est grande

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she is small

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elle est petite

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it’s too fast for me

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c’est trop vite pour moi

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16
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to speak

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parler

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17
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you speak

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vous parlez

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you speak too fast for me

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vous parlez trop vite pour moi

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19
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you go

you are going

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vous allez

(the ‘s’ sounds like a ‘z’ if followed by a vowel)

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20
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you’re going too fast for me

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vous allez trop vite pour moi

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21
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it’s very good

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c’est très bon

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22
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so

(as in, so good)

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si

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23
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it’s so good

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c’est si bon

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24
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if

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si

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25
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if it’s so good

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si c’est si bon

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I would like to know if it’s so good

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je voudrais savoir si c’est si bon

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27
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why

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pourquoi

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I would like to know why it’s so good

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je voudrais savoir pourquoi c’est si bon

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29
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I would like to know where you’re going to have dinner tonight

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je voudrais savoir où vous allez diner ce soir

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30
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harbour

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port

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31
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airport

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aéroport

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32
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door

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porte

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33
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the door

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la porte

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34
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with

(an example of a word ending with a ‘careful’ consonant)

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avec

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35
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bag

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sac

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36
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white

(the ‘careful’ rule doesn’t apply to words ending in ‘nc’)

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blanc

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37
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white wine

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vin blanc

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38
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a glass

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un verre

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39
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a glass of white wine

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un verre de vin blanc

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40
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I would like a glass of white wine

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je voudrais un verre de vin blanc

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41
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bottle

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bouteille

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42
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I would like a bottle

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je voudrais une bouteille

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43
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I would like a bottle of white wine

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je voudrais une bouteille de vin blanc

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44
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water

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eau

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45
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cologne water

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eau de cologne

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46
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I would like a glass of water

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je voudrais un verre d’eau

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47
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I would like a glass of mineral water

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je voudrais un verre d’eau minéral

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normal

49
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normally

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normalement

50
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general

51
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generally

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généralement

52
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animal

53
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special

54
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the thing

55
Q

the same thing

A

la même chose

56
Q

something

A

quelque chose

57
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it’s very special

A

c’est très spécial

58
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specially for you

A

spécialement pour vous

59
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cup

60
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half-cup

small cup

A

demi tasse

61
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I would like a cup of coffee

A

je voudrais une tasse de café

62
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still

still more

63
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a little

a bit

64
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I would like a little

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je voudrais un peu

65
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it’s very late

A

c’est très tard

66
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it’s too late

A

c’est trop tard

67
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later

(literally, more late)

68
Q

will you come later?

A

voulez-vous venir plus tard?

69
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a little later

A

un peu plus tard

70
Q

will you come a little later?

A

voulez-vous venir un peu plus tard?

71
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now

A

maintenant

72
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not now

A

pas maintenant

73
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possibly

A

possiblement

74
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not now, possibly a little later

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pas maintenant, possiblement un peu plus tard

75
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I would like to eat the same thing

A

je voudrais manger la même chose

76
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other

77
Q

the other thing

A

l’autre chose

78
Q

another thing

A

une autre chose

79
Q

something else

(literally, other thing)

A

autre chose

80
Q

I would like something else

A

je voudrais autre chose

81
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to see

82
Q

goodbye

(literally, until reseeing you)

83
Q

I would like to see something else

A

je voudrais voir autre chose

84
Q

do you have something else?

A

avez-vous autre chose?

85
Q

do you want something else?

A

voulez-vous autre chose?

86
Q

do you want to see something else?

A

voulez-vous voir autre chose?

87
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to have

88
Q

I would like to have something else

A

je voudrais avoir autre chose

89
Q

I would like to know

vs.

I would like to have

A

je voudrais savoir

vs.

je voudrais avoir

90
Q

I would like a glass of white wine

A

je voudrais un verre de vin blanc

91
Q

another glass (of white wine)

(literally, one more glass)

A

encore un verre (de vin blanc)

92
Q

I would like another bottle of white wine

A

je voudrais encore une bouteille de vin blanc

93
Q

I would like a cup of coffee

A

je voudrais une tasse de café

94
Q

I would like another cup of coffee

A

je voudrais encore une tasse de café

95
Q

I would like a glass of mineral water

A

je voudrais un verre d’eau minéral

96
Q

I would like another glass of mineral water

A

je voudrais encore un verre d’eau mineral

97
Q

I repeat

A

je répète

98
Q

to leave

to depart

99
Q

normally the consonant in words ending in ‘r’ are pronounced, except if they end in ‘er’:

to leave

vs.

to speak

A

partir

vs.

parler

(sounds like ‘ay’)

100
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beef

101
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hotel

102
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to sleep

103
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to understand

A

comprendre

104
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I must

105
Q

I must speak with you

A

je dois parler avec vous

106
Q

will you speak French with me?

A

voulez-vous parler français avec moi?

107
Q

I am

108
Q

I am tired

A

je suis fatigue

109
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I’m very tired now

A

je suis très fatigue maintenant

110
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busy

111
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I am very busy now

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je suis très occupé maintenant

112
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I can

113
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I can a bit

A

je peux un peu

114
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not now

A

pas maintenant

115
Q

not for me, thank you

A

pas pour moi, merci

116
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I can not

A

je ne peux pas

117
Q

I’m not

A

je ne suis pas

118
Q

I’m not tired now

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je ne suis pas fatigue maintenant

119
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but I’m not very busy now

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mais je ne suis pas très occupé maintenant

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