Foundation Course 7 Flashcards

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1
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I’m sorry, but I don’t have the time to do it now

A

je regrette, mais je n’ai pas le temps de le faire maintenant

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because I’m very busy

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parce que je suis très occupé

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will you ask him to do it

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voulez-vous lui demander de le faire

(verbs used after demander, dire and décider are joined with de)

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will you tell him to wait for me

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voulez-vous lui dire de m’attendre

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will you ask him to call me later

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voulez-vous lui demander de m’appeler plus tard

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what do you have?

(literally, what is it that you have)

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qu’est-ce que vous avez?

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do you have…?

(literally, is it that you have…)

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est-ce que vous avez…?

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do you understand?

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comprenez-vous?

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do you understand?

(literally, is it that you understand)

A

est-ce que vous comprenez?

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do you understand me?

(literally, is it that you understand me?)

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est-ce que vous me comprenez?

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what do you have to eat?

(in this case ‘have to’ does not mean ‘must’)

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qu’est-ce que vous avez à manger?

(have is followed by à)

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you have to eat

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vous devez manger

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to drink

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boire

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what do you have to drink?

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qu’est-ce que vous avez à boire?

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there is / there are

(literally, it has there)

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il y a

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what is there?

(also means, what’s the matter?)

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qu’est-ce qu’il y a?

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what is there to drink?

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qu’est-ce qu’il y a à boire?

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what is there to eat?

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qu’est-ce qu’il y a à manger?

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I have something to tell you

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j’ai quelque chose à vous dire

(à always follows chose)

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how much time

(literally, how much of time)

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combien de temps

(de is used for expressing quantity)

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too much time

(literally, too much of time)

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trop de temps

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many things

(two ways to say it)

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trop de chose / beaucoup de chose

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much time

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beaucoup de temps

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I don’t have much time

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je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps

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I’m going to buy many things

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je vais acheter beaucoup de chose

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I’m not going to buy too many things

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je ne vai pas acheter trop de chose

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I have much to do

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j’ai beaucoup à faire

(à is used if a word describing quantity is followed by a verb)

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I have much too much to do

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j’ai beaucoup trop à faire

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I have nothing to do

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je n’ai rien à faire

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I have nothing to do today

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je n’ai rien à faire aujourd’hui

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31
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nothing to do

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rien à faire

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what / which difference

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quelle différence

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what is the difference?

A

quelle est la différence?

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34
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between

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entre

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between us

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entre nous

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between the two / between both

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entre les deux

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what’s the difference between the two?

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quelle est la différence entre les deux?

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38
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what specialty?

A

quelle spécialité?

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what specialty do you have tonight?

A

quelle spécialité avez-vous ce soir?

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what is the specialty of the house?

A

quelle est la spécialité de la maison?

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41
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what / which address?

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quelle adresse?

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your

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votre

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43
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what is your address?

A

quelle est votre adresse?

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44
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telephone number

A

numéro de téléphone

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45
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what is your telephone number?

A

quelle est votre numéro de téléphone?

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46
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name

A

nom

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47
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what is your name?

A

quelle est votre nom?

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48
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what do you want?

A

que voulez-vous?

(if followed by a verb, what is que)

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49
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what do you want to eat?

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que voulez-vous manger?

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50
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what do you want to do now?

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que voulez-vous faire maintenant?

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51
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what do you want to know?

A

que voulez-vous savoir?

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52
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what do you prefer?

A

que préfèrez-vous?

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53
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to think

A

penser

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54
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what do you think?

A

que pensez-vous?

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55
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what do you have?

A

qu’avez-vous?

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what

(literally, what is it that, used more often)

A

qu’est-ce que

(que and qu’est-ce are interchangeable, but do not invert using the latter)

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57
Q

what do you want?

(using qu’est-ce que)

A

qu’est-ce que vous voulez?

(do not invert to voulez-vous!)

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58
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what do you know?

(without inverting)

A

qu’est-ce que vous savez?

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Q

what do you have for me?

(without inverting)

A

qu’est-ce que vous avez pour moi?

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Q

what do you know?

vs.

what do you have?

A

qu’est-ce que vous savez?

vs.

qu’est-ce que vous avez?

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what do you want?

(without inverting)

A

qu’est-ce que vous voulez?

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62
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what do you want to say? / what do you mean?

A

qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?

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63
Q

what do you mean?

(two ways of asking)

A

que voulez-vous dire?

vs.

qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?

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64
Q

what

(in the middle of a sentence)

A

ce que

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65
Q

I don’t know what I’m going to do today

A

je ne sais pas ce que je vais faire aujourd’hui

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66
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nobody knows what it is

A

personne sait ce que c’est

67
Q

who knows?

A

qui sait?

68
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I don’t understand what you mean

A

je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire

69
Q

I can

A

je peux

70
Q

he can

A

il peut

71
Q

I want

A

je veux

72
Q

he wants

A

il veut

73
Q

I want it

A

je le veux

74
Q

I don’t want it

A

je ne le veux pas

75
Q

that’s not what I want

A

ce n’est pas ce que je veux

76
Q

that’s exactly what I want

A

c’est exactement ce que je veux

77
Q

that’s not what I mean

A

ce n’est pas ce que je veux dire

78
Q

I want to do it

A

je veux le faire

79
Q

I’m going to do it

A

je vais le faire

80
Q

I’m going to do it because I want to see it

A

je vais le faire parce que je veux le voir

81
Q

I don’t understand what it means

A

je ne comprends pas ce que ça veux dire

82
Q

what does it mean?

A

qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

83
Q

to explain

A

expliquer

84
Q

explanation

A

explication

85
Q

will you explain to me what you mean?

A

voulez-vous m’expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?

86
Q

I’m going to do it tomorrow

(using ‘going’ to express future tense is used more in French than in English)

A

je vais le faire demain

87
Q

a few

A

quelques

88
Q

a few days

A

quelques jours

89
Q

in

A

dans

90
Q

he’s going to be here in a few days

A

il va être ici dans quelques jours

91
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I’m going to arrive tomorrow morning

A

je vais arriver demain matin

92
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we’re going to arrive tomorrow morning

A

nous allons arriver demain matin

93
Q

I will leave

(literally, I to leave have)

A

je partir ai

(contracted over time to:)

je partirai

94
Q

he will leave

(literally, he to leave has)

A

il partir a

(over time contracted to:)

il partira

95
Q

ending for ‘I will’

A

rai

96
Q

ending for ‘he, she, it will’

A

ra

97
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ending for ‘you will’

A

rez

98
Q

ending for ‘we will’

A

rons

99
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endings for future tense

A

rai (rez), ra, rons

100
Q

I will wait

A

j’attendrai

101
Q

you will wait

A

vous attendrez

102
Q

we will wait

A

nous attendrons

103
Q

he will wait

A

il attendra

104
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I will understand

A

je comprendrai

105
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I will not understand it

A

je ne le comprendrai pas

106
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I won’t understand you

A

je ne vous comprendrai pas

107
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he won’t understand me

A

il ne me comprendra pas

108
Q

he will tell you

A

il vous dira

109
Q

he won’t tell me

A

il ne me dira pas

110
Q

I’ll ask you later

A

je vous demanderai plus tard

111
Q

it will start soon

A

ça commencera bientôt

112
Q

it’s going to start soon

A

ça va commencer bientôt

113
Q

it’s going to start soon

vs.

it will start soon

A

ça va commencer bientôt

vs.

ça commencera bientôt

114
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it starts tomorrow

A

ça commence demain

115
Q

the week

A

la semaine

116
Q

next week

(literally, the week approaching)

A

la semaine prochaine

117
Q

I’m going to see you next week

A

je vais vous voir la semaine prochaine

118
Q

I see you next week

(incorrect English, correct French)

A

je vous vois la semaine prochaine

119
Q

to lift / to lift up

A

lever

120
Q

I’m lifting it

A

je le lève

121
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she’s lifting it

A

elle le lève

122
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I’m starting

A

je commence

123
Q

he is starting

A

il commence

124
Q

it is starting

A

ça commence

125
Q

one

(personal pronoun used a lot in French)

A

on

126
Q

one is starting

A

on commence

127
Q

one is starting now? / are we starting now?

(‘one’ is often used for ‘we’)

A

on commence maintenant?

128
Q

we start = one starts

(more common to imply ‘we’ with ‘one’)

A

nous commençons = on commence

129
Q

one is (we are) very comfortable here

A

on est très confortable ici

130
Q

one is (we are) very fine here

A

on est très bien ici

131
Q

one is going / we are going

A

on va

132
Q

we are going to leave

(using ‘one’)

A

on va partir

133
Q

we’re going to leave now

A

on va partir maintenant

134
Q

we’re going to stay here

(using ‘one’)

A

on va rester ici

135
Q

shall we?

(using ‘one’)

A

on va?

136
Q

shall we start?

(using ‘one’)

A

on va commencer?

137
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shall we leave?

(using ‘one’)

A

on va partir?

138
Q

shall we stay?

(using ‘one’)

A

on va rester?

139
Q

what shall we…(+ verb)?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va…(+)?

140
Q

what shall we do?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va faire?

141
Q

what shall we eat?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va manger?

142
Q

to order

A

commander

143
Q

what are we going to order?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va commander?

144
Q

what shall we drink?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va boire?

145
Q

what shall we take? / what shall we have?

(using ‘one’)

A

qu’est-ce on va prendre?

146
Q

I’m going to have a cup of coffee

(take in)

A

je vais prendre une tasse de café

147
Q

to have dinner

(verb in its own right)

A

dîner

148
Q

to have lunch

(verb in its own right)

A

déjeuner

149
Q

the lunch

A

le déjeuner

150
Q

will (would) you have lunch with me?

A

voulez-vous déjeuner avec moi?

151
Q

breakfast

A

le petit déjeuner

152
Q

will you have breakfast with me tomorrow morning?

(take in)

A

voulez-vous prendre le petit déjeuner avec moi demain matin?

153
Q

to lunch = to dis-fast

A

déjeuner

vs.

jeuner

154
Q

I’ll do it

A

je le ferai

155
Q

I’m going to do it

A

je vais le faire

156
Q

will you / would you / do you want?

A

voulez-vous

157
Q

will you please / would you come with me, please

A

voulez-vous venir avec moi, s’il vous plaît

158
Q

do you want to come with me?

(using inflection)

A

voulez-vous venir avec moi?

159
Q

will you tell me

A

voulez-vous me dire?

160
Q

do you want to tell me?

A

voulez-vous me dire?

161
Q

is it that you want…?

A

est-ce que vous voulez…?

162
Q

do you want to come with me?

(is it that you want)

A

est-ce que vous voulez venir avec moi?

(inflection is not necessary)

163
Q

will you wait for me

vs.

do you want to wait for me?

A

voulez-vous m’attendre

vs.

voulez-vous m’attendre?

164
Q

do you want to wait for me?

(with and without using inflection)

A

voulez-vous m’attrendre?

vs.

est-ce que vous voulez m’attrendre?