Foundation Course 6 Flashcards

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1
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I’m going to give it to him

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je vais le donner à lui

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I’m going to give it to her

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je vais le donner à elle

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I’m going to bring him the book

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je vais lui apporter le livre

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I’m going to bring her the book

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je vais lui apporter le livre

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I’m going to bring the book to him

(less ambiguous)

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je vais apporter le livre à lui

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I’m going to bring the book to her

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je vais apporter le livre à elle

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them

(implying ‘to’ them)

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leur

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money / silver

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argent

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the money

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l’argent

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I’m going to send them the money

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je vais leur envoyer l’argent

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my father

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mon père

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my mother

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ma mère

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with my father

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avec mon père

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with my mother

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avec ma mère

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my parents

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mes parents

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his father

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son père

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his mother

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sa mère

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his parents

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ses parents

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her father

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son père

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their

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leur

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their father

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leur père

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their mother

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leur mère

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their parents

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leur parents

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I’m going to bring them their book

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je vais leur apporter leur livre

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25
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will you tell him

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voulez-vous lui dire

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will you tell him that I’m going to call him later

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voulez-vous lui dire qui je vais l’appeler plus tard

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to ask

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demander

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28
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will you ask him?

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voulez-vous lui demander?

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29
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will you ask him if he can wait for me?

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voulez-vous lui demander s’il peut m’attendre?

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30
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I don’t have the time

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je ne ai pas le temps

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31
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the police

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la police

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32
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the army

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l’armée

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an army

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une armée

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34
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love

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amour

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35
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automatically

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automatiquement

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36
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liberty

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liberté

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37
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the liberty

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la liber

(all nouns ending in ‘té’ are feminine)

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38
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the difficulty

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la difficulté

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39
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the facility

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la facilité

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40
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the possibility

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la possibilité

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41
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the opportunity

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l’opportunité

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42
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the specialty

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la spécialité

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43
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what specialty to you have?

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quelle spécialité avez-vous?

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44
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what is the specialty of the house?

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quelle est la spécialité de la maison?

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45
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quality

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qualité

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46
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the quality

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la qualité

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47
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what quantity?

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quelle quantité

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48
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society

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société

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49
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to operate

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opérer

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50
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to moderate

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modérer

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51
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to accelerate

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accélérer

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52
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to facilitate

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faciliter

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53
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to negotiate

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négocier

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54
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to cooperate

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coopérer

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55
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to certify

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certifier

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56
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to modify

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modifier

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57
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to justify

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justifier

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58
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a

(masculine and feminine)

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un / une

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59
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I don’t have the time

(in speaking, contractions of words are normal)

A

je ne ai pas le temps

(the ‘le’ is contracted and hooked onto ‘pas’)

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60
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problem

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problème

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61
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the problem / the system

(masculine)

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le problème / le système

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62
Q

it’s not the problem

(contract)

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ce n’est pas le problème

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63
Q

it’s not a problem

(contract)

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ce n’est pas un problème

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64
Q

there is / there are

(much-used expression)

A

il y a

65
Q

there’s a problem

(contract)

A

il y a un problème

66
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someone / somebody

A

quelqu’un

67
Q

there’s someone here who’d like to speak with you

A

il y a quelqu’un ici qui voudrait parler avec vous

68
Q

is there someone here?

(can use inflection)

A

il y a quelqu’un ici?

69
Q

is it that…?

A

est-ce que…?

70
Q

is there…? / are there…?

(literally, is it that there is)

A

est-ce qu’il ya…?

71
Q

is there a message for me?

A

est-ce qu’il y a un message pour moi?

72
Q

the messages

A

les messages

73
Q

the books

A

les livres

74
Q

no problem

A

pas de problème

75
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some (plural of ‘a’)

no noun can be left disrobed!

A

des

76
Q

I’m going to buy (some) books

A

je vais acheter des livres

77
Q

flower

A

fleur

78
Q

there’s a message for you

A

il y a un message pour vous

79
Q

there are messages for you

A

il y a des messages pour vous

80
Q

are there any messages for me?

(using inflection)

A

il y a des message pour moi?

81
Q

are there any messages for me?

(literally, is it that there are)

A

est-ce qu’il y a des message pour moi?

82
Q

is there someone here who speaks English?

A

est-ce qu’il y a quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais?

83
Q

there is nobody here

A

il n‘y a personne ici

(the ‘n’ signifies a negation, i.e. nobody)

84
Q

not for me

A

pas pour moi

85
Q

not now

A

pas maintenant

86
Q

yes and no

A

oui et non

87
Q

no / not any / none of

A

pas de

88
Q

no coffee for me

A

pas de café pour moi

89
Q

no coffee

(contract)

A

pas de café

90
Q

no cream for me

A

pas de crème pour moi

91
Q

no sugar for me

A

pas de sucre pour moi

92
Q

nobody understands why

A

personne comprend pourquoi

93
Q

I don’t understand

A

je ne comprends pas

94
Q

I understand it

A

je le comprends

95
Q

I don’t understand it

A

je ne le comprends pas

96
Q

I don’t understand it

(sometimes the negative is not indicated at all)

A

je le comprends pas

97
Q

true

A

vrai

98
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it’s true

A

c’est vrai

99
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it’s not true

A

ce n’est pas vrai

100
Q

it’s not true

(the negation is often left out)

A

c’est pas vrai

101
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it’s not possible

(without negation)

A

c’est pas possible

102
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is it true? / is that so?

A

c’est vrai?

103
Q

oh, really?

A

ah, vraiment?

104
Q

I don’t understand her

A

je ne la comprends pas

105
Q

I don’t understand them

A

je ne les comprends pas

106
Q

I don’t understand you

A

je ne vous comprends pas

107
Q

he doesn’t understand you

A

il ne vous comprend pas

108
Q

he doesn’t understand us

A

il ne nous comprend pas

109
Q

he doesn’t understand me

A

il ne me comprend pas

110
Q

I understand you very well

A

je vous comprends très bien

111
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I don’t understand you very well

A

je ne vous comprends pas très bien

112
Q

nothing

A

rien

113
Q

I don’t understand anything

A

je ne comprends rien

(put in place of ‘pas’)

114
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I don’t see it

A

je ne le vois pas

115
Q

I don’t see anything

A

je ne vois rien

116
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never

A

jamais

117
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I never see it

A

je ne le vois jamais

118
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I never understand why

A

je ne comprends jamais pourquoi

119
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I can never understand

A

je ne peux jamais comprendre

120
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I can’t understand anything

A

je ne peux rien comprendre

121
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I would like a glass of mineral water

A

je voudrais un verre d’eau minéral

122
Q

I would like a cup of coffee

A

je voudrais une tasse de café

123
Q

it’s not possible to do it

(adjective + de + infinitive)

A

ce n’est pas possible de le faire

(after ALL adjectives)

124
Q

it’s not necessary to do it now

A

ce n’est pas nécessaire de le faire maintenant

125
Q

happy

A

heureux

126
Q

happy

(feminine)

A

heureuse

127
Q

she is happy

A

elle est heureuse

128
Q

he is happy

A

il est heureux

129
Q

I’m happy

A

je suis heureux

130
Q

I’m happy to do it for you

A

je suis heureux de le faire pour vous

131
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I’m very happy to see you

A

je suis très heureux de vous voir

132
Q

glad / content

A

content

133
Q

I’m very glad to see you

A

je suis très content de vous voir

134
Q

the next time

(literally, the approaching time)

A

la prochaine fois

135
Q

how much time?

A

combien de temps?

136
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one time / once

A

une fois

137
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two times / twice

A

deux fois

138
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three times

A

trois fois

139
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the first time

A

la première fois

140
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the last time

A

la dernière fois

141
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once more / one more time

A

encore une fois

142
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I’m going to see it next time

A

je vais le voir la prochaine fois

143
Q

I’m seeing it for the first time

A

je le vois pour la première fois

144
Q

I would like to have the opportunity to see it the next time

(noun + de + infinitive)

A

je voudrais avoir l’opportunité de le voir la porchaine fois

145
Q

the opportunity / the occasion

A

l’occasion

146
Q

the opportunity to see it

A

l’occasion de le voir

147
Q

always

A

toujours

148
Q

I don’t always have the opportunity to see it

A

je n’ai pas toujours l’occasion de le voir

149
Q

I don’t always have the time to do it

A

je n’ai pas toujours le temps de le faire

150
Q

pleasure

A

plaisir

151
Q

it is always a pleasure to see it

A

c’est toujours un plaisir de le voir

152
Q

to take

A

prendre

153
Q

I’m taking it

A

je le prend

154
Q

it’s taking too much time that way

A

ça prend trop de temps comme ça

155
Q

it’s making a big difference that way

A

ça fait une grande différence comme ça

156
Q

I enjoy

(literally, it makes me pleasure)

A

ça me fait plaisir

157
Q

with conviction

A

avec conviction

158
Q

I’m pleased to see you

(literally, it makes me pleasure)

A

ça me fait plaisir de vous voir

159
Q

I’m very pleased to see you

A

ça me fait grand plaisir de vous voir