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yes, no

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oui, non

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Hello!

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Bonjour/Salut!

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Pardon, excuse me. Do you speak English?

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Pardon, excusez-moi. Parlez (speak) vous (vous means “you”, formal. Could use “toi” (informal) too.) anglais (“Ahn-glay”)?

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I do not speak French.

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Je (I) ne parle pas français.

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Thank you, you’re welcome.

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Merci, de rien.

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I am well, and you?

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Ça va bien, et toi?

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How are you/How is it going?

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Comment ça va?

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To like (verb)
I like that.
A

Aimer

J’aime ça (Je aime ça. - Je means “I”, you can use the apostrophe when conjugating present tense “I” verbs!)

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Regular Verb Conjugations in Present Tense (memorize like I did for spanish!)

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  • ER
  • e
  • es
  • e
  • ons
  • ent
  • IR
  • is
  • is
  • it
  • issons
  • issent
  • RE
  • s
  • s
  • (nothing) (just the stem of the infinitive)
  • ons
  • ent
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nice to meet you, Marie.

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énchante, Marie.

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Goodbye, have a good day.

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Au revoir, bonne journée.

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See you soon, Leo.

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A bientôt, Leo.

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I’m hungry. (I have hunger)

Are you hungry?

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J’ai faim.

Tu as faim?

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We go to the restaurant.

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Nous allons au restaurant.

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I am going to the airport.

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Je vais à (“Juh vay ah”) l’aéroport.

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16
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C’est

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It is, this is, that is, they are, etc.

17
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On the table.

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Sur la table.

18
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the (4 ways)

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le (masculine)
la (feminine)
l’(noun (masculine or feminine))
les (all plural nouns, masculine or feminine)

19
Q

with

We are making bread with Maria.

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avec

Nous faisons pain avec Maria.

20
Q

this, that
This is for you.
What is that?

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Ceci/ce, cela

Ceci est pour vous.

21
Q

chicken or fish

A

poulet ou poisson

22
Q

where is the pool?

A

où est la piscine?

23
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In the hotel

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Dans l’hôtel

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I’m at the park

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Je suis au parc

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I’ll buy this and this, please.

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Je vais acheter (to buy) ceci (“see-see”) et ceci, s’il vous plaît.

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I think that you’re right.

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Je pense que tu as raison.

27
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Who is this?

A

Qui est-ce?

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This is a gift for you.

A

Ceci est un cadeau pour tu.

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I am not Bertrand.

A

No je suis pas Bertrand.

30
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French Negation
I know.
I do not know.

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Ne + Pas is only used when negating verbs: “ne pas verb” is used for negating an infinitive (They told us not to go - Ils nous ont dit de ne pas aller).
“ne verb pas” is used when negating a conjugated verb (I am not Bertrand - Ne je suis pas Bertrand).

When negating non-verbs, pas can be used on its own.

31
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Why?

A

Pourquoi?

32
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to give
I give you
you give me

A

donner
Je vous donne.
Tu me donnes.

33
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All the people.

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Toutes les personnes.