Foundation Course 7 Flashcards
I’m sorry, but I don’t have the time to do it now
je regrette, mais je n’ai pas le temps de le faire maintenant
because I’m very busy
parce que je suis très occupé
will you ask him to do it
voulez-vous lui demander de le faire
(verbs used after demander, dire and décider are joined with de)
will you tell him to wait for me
voulez-vous lui dire de m’attendre
will you ask him to call me later
voulez-vous lui demander de m’appeler plus tard
what do you have?
(literally, what is it that you have)
qu’est-ce que vous avez?
do you have…?
(literally, is it that you have…)
est-ce que vous avez…?
do you understand?
comprenez-vous?
do you understand?
(literally, is it that you understand)
est-ce que vous comprenez?
do you understand me?
(literally, is it that you understand me?)
est-ce que vous me comprenez?
what do you have to eat?
(in this case ‘have to’ does not mean ‘must’)
qu’est-ce que vous avez à manger?
(have is followed by à)
you have to eat
vous devez manger
to drink
boire
what do you have to drink?
qu’est-ce que vous avez à boire?
there is / there are
(literally, it has there)
il y a
what is there?
(also means, what’s the matter?)
qu’est-ce qu’il y a?
what is there to drink?
qu’est-ce qu’il y a à boire?
what is there to eat?
qu’est-ce qu’il y a à manger?
I have something to tell you
j’ai quelque chose à vous dire
(à always follows chose)
how much time
(literally, how much of time)
combien de temps
(de is used for expressing quantity)
too much time
(literally, too much of time)
trop de temps
many things
(two ways to say it)
trop de chose / beaucoup de chose
much time
beaucoup de temps
I don’t have much time
je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps