Foundation Course 7 Flashcards

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

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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)

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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
je vais acheter beaucoup de chose
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I'm not going to buy too many things
je ne vai pas acheter trop de chose
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I have much to do
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
j'ai beaucoup trop à faire
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I have nothing to do
je n'ai rien à faire
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I have nothing to do today
je n'ai rien à faire aujourd'hui
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nothing to do
rien à faire
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what / which difference
quelle différence
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what is the difference?
quelle est la différence?
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between
entre
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between us
entre nous
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between the two / between both
entre les deux
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what's the difference between the two?
quelle est la différence entre les deux?
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what specialty?
quelle spécialité?
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what specialty do you have tonight?
quelle spécialité avez-vous ce soir?
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what is the specialty of the house?
quelle est la spécialité de la maison?
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what / which address?
quelle adresse?
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your
votre
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what is your address?
quelle est votre adresse?
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telephone number
numéro de téléphone
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what is your telephone number?
quelle est votre numéro de téléphone?
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name
nom
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what is your name?
quelle est votre nom?
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what do you want?
**que** voulez-vous? | (if followed by a verb, what is **que**)
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what do you want to eat?
que voulez-vous manger?
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what do you want to do now?
que voulez-vous faire maintenant?
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what do you want to know?
que voulez-vous savoir?
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what do you prefer?
que préfèrez-vous?
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to think
penser
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what do you think?
que pensez-vous?
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what do you have?
qu'avez-vous?
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what (literally, what is it that, used more often)
qu'est-ce que (**que** and **qu'est-ce** are interchangeable, but do not invert using the latter)
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what do you want? | (using **qu'est-ce que**)
qu'est-ce que vous voulez? | (do **not** invert to **voulez-vous**!)
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what do you know? | (without inverting)
qu'est-ce que vous savez?
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what do you have for me? | (without inverting)
qu'est-ce que vous avez pour moi?
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what do you know? vs. what do you have?
qu'est-ce que vous savez? vs. qu'est-ce que vous avez?
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what do you want? | (without inverting)
qu'est-ce que vous voulez?
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what do you want to say? / what do you mean?
qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire?
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what do you mean? | (two ways of asking)
que voulez-vous dire? vs. qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire?
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what | (in the middle of a sentence)
ce que
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I don't know what I'm going to do today
je ne sais pas ce que je vais faire aujourd'hui
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nobody knows what it is
personne sait ce que c'est
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who knows?
qui sait?
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I don't understand what you mean
je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire
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I can
je peux
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he can
il peut
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I want
je veux
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he wants
il veut
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I want it
je le veux
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I don't want it
je ne le veux pas
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that's not what I want
ce n'est pas ce que je veux
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that's exactly what I want
c'est exactement ce que je veux
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that's not what I mean
ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire
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I want to do it
je veux le faire
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I'm going to do it
je vais le faire
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I'm going to do it because I want to see it
je vais le faire parce que je veux le voir
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I don't understand what it means
je ne comprends pas ce que ça veux dire
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what does it mean?
qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?
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to explain
expliquer
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explanation
explication
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will you explain to me what you mean?
voulez-vous m'expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?
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I'm **going** to do it tomorrow (using '**going**' to express **future** tense is used more in French than in English)
je vais le faire demain
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a few
quelques
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a few days
quelques jours
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in
dans
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he's going to be here in a few days
il va être ici dans quelques jours
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I'm going to arrive tomorrow morning
je vais arriver demain matin
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we're going to arrive tomorrow morning
nous allons arriver demain matin
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I will leave | (literally, I to leave have)
je partir ai (contracted over time to:) je **partirai**
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he will leave | (literally, he to leave has)
il partir a (over time contracted to:) il **partira**
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ending for 'I will'
rai
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ending for 'he, she, it will'
ra
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ending for 'you will'
rez
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ending for 'we will'
rons
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endings for future tense
rai (rez), ra, rons
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I will wait
j'attendrai
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you will wait
vous attendrez
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we will wait
nous attendrons
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he will wait
il attendra
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I will understand
je comprendrai
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I will not understand it
je ne le comprendrai pas
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I won't understand you
je ne vous comprendrai pas
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he won't understand me
il ne me comprendra pas
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he will tell you
il vous dira
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he won't tell me
il ne me dira pas
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I'll ask you later
je vous demanderai plus tard
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it will start soon
ça commencera bientôt
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it's going to start soon
ça va commencer bientôt
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it's going to start soon vs. it will start soon
ça va commencer bientôt vs. ça commencer**a** bientôt
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it starts tomorrow
ça commence demain
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the week
la semaine
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next week | (literally, the week approaching)
la semaine prochaine
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I'm going to see you next week
je vais vous voir la semaine prochaine
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I see you next week | (incorrect English, correct French)
je vous vois la semaine prochaine
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to lift / to lift up
lever
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I'm lifting it
je le lève
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she's lifting it
elle le lève
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I'm starting
je commence
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he is starting
il commence
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it is starting
ça commence
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one | (personal pronoun used a lot in French)
on
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one is starting
on commence
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one is starting now? / are **we** starting now? ('**one**' is often used for '**we**')
on commence maintenant?
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we start = one starts | (more common to imply 'we' with 'one')
nous commençons = on commence
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one is (we are) very comfortable here
on est très confortable ici
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one is (we are) very fine here
on est très bien ici
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one is going / we are going
on va
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we are going to leave | (using 'one')
on va partir
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we're going to leave now
on va partir maintenant
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we're going to stay here | (using 'one')
on va rester ici
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shall we? | (using 'one')
on va?
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shall we start? | (using 'one')
on va commencer?
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shall we leave? | (using 'one')
on va partir?
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shall we stay? | (using 'one')
on va rester?
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what shall we...(+ verb)? | (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va...(+)?
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what shall we do? | (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va faire?
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what shall we eat? | (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va manger?
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to order
commander
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what are we going to order? | (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va commander?
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what shall we drink? | (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va boire?
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what shall we take? / what shall we **have**? (using 'one')
qu'est-ce on va **prendre**?
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I'm going to have a cup of coffee | (take in)
je vais prendre une tasse de café
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to have dinner | (verb in its own right)
dîner
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to have lunch | (verb in its own right)
déjeuner
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the lunch
le déjeuner
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will (**would**) you have lunch with me?
**voulez**-vous déjeuner avec moi?
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breakfast
le petit déjeuner
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will you have breakfast with me tomorrow morning? (take in)
voulez-vous **prendre** le petit déjeuner avec moi demain matin?
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to lunch = to dis-fast
déjeuner vs. jeuner
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I'll do it
je le ferai
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I'm going to do it
je vais le faire
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will you / would you / do you want?
voulez-vous
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will you please / would you come with me, please
voulez-vous venir avec moi, s'il vous plaît
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do you want to come with me? | (using inflection)
voulez-vous venir avec moi?
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will you tell me
voulez-vous me dire?
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do you want to tell me?
voulez-vous me dire?
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is it that you want...?
est-ce que vous voulez...?
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do you want to come with me? | (is it that you want)
est-ce que vous voulez venir avec moi? | (inflection is not necessary)
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will you wait for me vs. do you want to wait for me?
voulez-vous m'attendre vs. voulez-vous m'attendre?
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do you want to wait for me? | (with and without using inflection)
voulez-vous m'attrendre? vs. est-ce que vous voulez m'attrendre?