Foundation Course 8 Flashcards

1
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to lift up

A

lever

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I’m lifting it

A

je le lève

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I’m getting up

(literally, I’m lifting myself up)

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je me lève

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we’re getting up

(we’re lifting ourselves up)

A

nous nous levons

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you’re getting up

(you’re lifting yourself up)

A

vous vous levez

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himself / herself / itself / oneself

A

se (s’)

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he’s getting up

(he’s lifting himself up)

A

il se lève

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one is getting up / we’re getting up

(one is getting oneself up)

A

on se lève

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I’m going to get up

A

je vai me lever

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we’re going to get up

(using ‘one’)

A

on va se lever

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shall we get up?

A

on va se lever?

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will you get up, please

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voulez-vous vous lever, s’il vous plaît

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at what time are you going to get up tomorrow morning?

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à quelle heure allez-vous vous lever demain matin?

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I’m asking

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je demande

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I’m asking you

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je vous demande

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I’m asking myself / I wonder

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je me demande

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17
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I call

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j’appelle

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I call you

A

je vous appelle

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I call myself

(my name is)

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je m’appelle

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to recall / to call back

A

rappeler

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21
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will you call me back

A

voulez-vous me rappeler

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I’m going to call you back

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je vais vous rappeler

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will you ask him to call me back?

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voulez-vous lui demander de me rappeler

(de after demander, dire and décider)

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I call you back later

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je vous rappelle plus tard

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I recall to myself / I **remember**
je me rappelle
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I don't remember
je ne me rappelle pas
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to hurry / to dispatch oneself
se dépêcher
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I'm hurrying / I'm in a hurry
je me dépêche
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I'm going to hurry
je vais me dépêcher
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I must hurry
je dois me dépêcher
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one is going to hurry / we're going to hurry
on va se dépêcher
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we're going to hurry
nous allons nous dépêcher
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you have to hurry
vous devez vous dépêcher
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will you hurry
voulez-vous vous dépêcher
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in / to
en
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in Italy / to Italy ('**la**' countries and cities that end in a vowel)
**en** Itali**e**
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in Germany / to Germany
en Allemagne
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in Switzerland / to Switzerland
en Suisse
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we're going to Spain
nous allons en Espagne
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we're going to be in Spain
nous allons être en Espagne
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in California
en Californie
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in Asia, in Africa
en Asie, en Afrique
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in America
en Amérique
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in Japan / to Japan ('**le**' countries and cities ending in a consonant)
**au** Japon
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in Denmark / to Denmark
au Danemark
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in Portugal / to Portugal
au Portugal
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in Brazil / to Brazil
au Brésil
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in Canada / to Canada | (an exception)
au Canada
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in Quebec / to Quebec
au Québec
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in French
en français
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how does one say in French...?
comment dit on en français...?
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one says...
on dit...
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how do you say in French...? | (how it says itself)
comment ça se dit en français...?
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how is it spelled? | (how does it write itself)
comment ça s'écrit?
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to write
écrire
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what price?
quel prix?
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Grand Prix | ('prix' means price and prize)
grand Prix
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what is the price?
quel est le prix?
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how much is it?
c'est combien?
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will you write it?
voulez-vous l'écrire?
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will you write the price?
voulez-vous écrire le prix?
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in English
en anglais
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in Spanish
en espagnol
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in passing / while passing
en passant
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in waiting / while waiting / in the meantime
en attendant
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of it / from it / some of it / any of it / some (same position as 'it' (le))
en | (replaces '**de** **ça**')
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I want
je veux
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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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I want **some** of it
j'**en** veux
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I don't want **any** of it
je ne **en** veux pas
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I'm going to buy some
je vais en acheter
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I would like to have some
je voudrais en avoir
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do you want to have some?
voulez-vous en avoir?
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do you have it? | (two ways to structure sentence)
l'avez-vous? est-ce que vous l'avez?
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do you have any of it? / do you have some of it?
en avez-vous?
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do you want some?
en voulez-vous?
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is it that you want some?
est-ce que vous en voulez?
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enough
assez
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I have enough
j'ai assez
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I have enough of it / I'm **fed up** with it
j'en ai assez
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I'm fed up with it / I'm fed up | (stronger version)
j'en ai marre
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need | (noun)
besoin
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I need this book | (I have need of)
j'ai besoin de ce livre
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I need to do it | (using noun)
j'ai besoin de le faire
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one must
on doit
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one must / it is necessary
il faut
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one must do it / it's necessary to do it
il faut le faire
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it's necessary to do it | (using 'necessary')
c'est necessaire de le faire
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I **need** / it's necessary for me
il me faut
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I need to do it / it's necessary for me to do it
il me faut le faire
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what do you want to do now?
qu'est-ce que vous voulez faire maintenant?
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if you want / if it's alright with you / if you like
si vous voulez
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you are
vous ête**s** (1 of 3 exceptions where 'z' is replaced by 's')
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where are you?
où etes-vous?
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are you busy?
etes-vous occupé?
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free / available / vacant
libre
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are you free?
etes-vous libre?
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you're doing / you're making
vous faite**s** (2 of 3 exceptions where 'z' is replaced by 's')
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what are you doing?
qu'est-ce que vous faites?
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you are saying / you are telling
vous dite**s** (3 of 3 exceptions where 'z' is replaced by 's')
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what are you saying?
qu'est-ce que vous dites?
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the three 'cuties' | ('z' is replaced by '**s**' for 'vous')
ête**s**, faite**s**, dite**s**
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I don't understand what you're saying
je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites
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to hurry | (to dispatch oneself)
se dépêcher
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I'm hurrying
je me dépêche
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I'm in a hurry / I'm pressed for time
je suis pressé
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I'm hurrying because I'm in a hurry
je me dépêche parce que je suis pressè
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I'm going to hurry
je vais me dépêcher
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I must hurry
je dois me dépêcher
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will you hurry
voulez-vous vous dépêcher
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hurry yourself! / hurry up!
dépêchez-vous!
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to derange / to bother
déranger
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it bothers me
ça me dérange
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it doesn't bother me
ça ne me dérange pas
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it bothers you?
ça vous dérange?
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to smoke
fumer
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does it bother you if I smoke?
ça vous dérange si je fume?
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information | (used for general information only)
information
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information | (specific)
renseignement
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to teach
enseigner
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to inform
renseigner
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to inform oneself / to ask about
se renseigner
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I'm going to find out | (I'm going to **inform myself**)
je vais me renseigner
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I don't understand you
je ne vous comprends pas
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I can't understand you
je ne peux pas vous comprendre
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I can't do it now
je ne peux pas le faire maintenant
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he can't do it
il ne peut pas le faire
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can you understand me?
pouvez-vous me comprendre?
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why can't you do it now?
pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas le faire maintenant?
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why can't you tell me?
pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas me dire?
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why can't you come with me?
pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas venir avec moi?
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I'm leaving
je pars
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I must leave now
je dois partir maintenant
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one must leave now / we must leave now
on doit partir maintenant
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I **could** (to form the past tense, use the sound of the present verb for 'vous')
je pouv**ais**
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he **could**
il pouv**ait**
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I **couldn't** understand you
je ne pouvais pas vous comprendre
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he couldn't wait for us
il ne pouvait pas nous attendre
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I **had to**
je dev**ais**
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he **had to**
il dev**ait**
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he had to leave
il devait partir
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he couldn't wait
il ne pouvait pas attendre
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he **wanted** to wait
il voul**ait** attendre
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he wanted to do it
il voulait le faire
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he wanted to buy it
il voulait l'acheter
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I didn't **want** to buy it
je ne voul**ais** pas l'acheter
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you know
vous savez
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I **knew**
je sav**ais**
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I didn't know
je ne savais pas
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you have
vous avez
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I **had**
j'av**ais**
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I didn't have the time to do it
je ne avais pas le temps de le faire
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I **was**
j**étais**
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it was
c'**était**
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it was not / it wasn't
ce ne était pas
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it wasn't possible to do it that way
ce n'était pas possible de le faire comme ça
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because I was very busy
parce que j'étais très occupè
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yesterday
hier
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yesterday morning
hier matin
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after
après
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midday / afternoon
après midi
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yesterday afternoon
hier apremidi
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last night
hier soir
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I was there last night
j'étais là hier soir
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but nobody was there
mais personne était là
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I like / I love
j'aime
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I like to do it that way
j'aime le faire comme ça
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I love you | (two ways to say it)
je vous aime je t'aime
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I like you
je vous aime **bien**
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I like you, but I don't love you
je vous aime bien, mais je ne vous aime pas
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I like to do it
j'aime le faire
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I don't like doing it
je ne aime pas le faire
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I adore doing it
j'adore le faire