French 112 Flashcards by Nathan Lucky

Pas du tout!

Not at all!

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assez

rather, fairly, enough

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trop

too much

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toujours

always

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souvent

often

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Quel jour est-ce?

What day is it?

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Quel jour sommes nous?

What day are we?

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Moi non plus

Me neither

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il n’y a pas de

There is no/are no/aren’t any

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est-ce qu’il y a

is/are there?

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qu’est-ce qu’il y a

what is there?

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mignon

cute

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moche

plain, not good looking

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pénible

boring

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pauvre

poor

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triste

sad

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égoiste

selfish

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Il est or c’est?

C’est + name (person, place)
C’est + article (un,une, etc) + noun ( + adjective)
Il/elle est +adjective

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ennuyeux

boring

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génial

terrific

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un passe-temps

des loisirs

pastime

leisure activities

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les cartes

cards

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les échecs

chess

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une gare

train station

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une plage

beach

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arriver à

to arrive (at)

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arriver de

to come (from)

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passer

to spend time (one of many definitions)

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passer par

(to go by)

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rentrer à

to go back to

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rentrer de

to come back from

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rester

to stay

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le mari

the husband

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marié

married

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célibataire

single

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divorcé

divorced

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remarié

remarried

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etre à + { noun or name}

{stress pronoun}

Le portable est à Thomas

The portable phone belongs to Thomas

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faire attention (à)

to pay attention (to)

to be careful (about)

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faire le ménage

to do the housework

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faire le cuisine

to do the cooking

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faire le vaisselle

to do the dishes

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faire du shopping

to shop

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faire les courses

to go food shopping

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faire des études

to study

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faire ses devoirs

to do homework

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faire des économies

to save money

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faire un voyage

to take or go on a trip

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faire une promenade

to take a walk, go for a ride

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faire un match

to play a game

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des collants (m.)

tights

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bon marché

cheap

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cher

expensive

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acheter
amener
préférer
célébrer
considérer
espérer
posséder

group of verbs whose second to last “e” turns into an accent grave except on nous and vous.

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masculine: ce, cet (vowel sound)
Fem: cette
Plural: ces for both

this, that

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Eh bien

Well…

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combien

how much

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combien de +noun

How much, how many

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Beauty, new, old adjective agreements

masculine + consonant: beau, nouveau, vieux
masculine + vowel: bel, nouvel, vieil 
fem: belle, nouvelle, vieille
plural masc: beaux, nouveaux, vieux
plural fem: belles, nouvelles, vieilles

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une salle à manger

dining room

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une salle de séjour

family room

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Alors

so? therefore, so

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par

through, by

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entre

between

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devant

in front of

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près de

near

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loin de

far from

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à côte de

next to

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en face de

across from, opposite

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à mon avis

in my opinion

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selon moi

according to me

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Le comparatif
plus
moins { adjective } + (que)
aussi

plus cher que (more)
moins cher que (less)
aussi cher que (as)

(example only)

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Le superlatif

le/la/les + plus or moins + adjective

C’est le meilleur étudiant.

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un coût

cost

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un prix

price

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une carte bancaire

debit card

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les frais de scolarité

tuition

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les dépenses

expenses

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la pension

room and board

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le logement

housing

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par jour, semaine, mois

per day. week, month

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avoir faim

to be hungry

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avoir soif

to be thirsty

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avoir chaud

to be hot

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avoir froid

to be cold

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avoir sommeil

to be sleepy

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avoir peur (de)

to be afraid (of)

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avoir raison

to be right

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avoir tort

to be wrong

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avoir besoin de

to need

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avoir envie de

to want

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avoir l’intention de

to intend, plan to

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réfléchir (à)

to think (about)

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réussir (à)

to pass (an exam)

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perdre (son) temps

to waste (one’s) time

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rendre

to give back

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rendre visite à

to visit (someone)

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répondre (à)

to answer

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Lèimpératif

Nettoie ta chambre! (clean your room!)

Don’t use pronouns (Tu, vous, etc.)

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etre (l’impératif)

sois
soyez
soyons

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avoir (l’impératif)

aie
ayez
ayons

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quelqu’un

someone

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ne…personne

no one, not anyone

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quelque chose

something

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ne…rien

nothing, not anything

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déja

ever, already

Tu as déja visité QuébecÉ

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ne…pas encore

not yet

Je n’ai pas encore visité Québec

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un mois

a month

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prochain

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avant

before

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avoir lieu

to take place

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une journée

a whole day

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avant-hier

the day before yesterday

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rester à la maison

to stay home

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partir en vacances

to go on vacation

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à la mer

at the ocean

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à la campagne

in the country

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à l’étranger

abroad

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un étranger, une étrangère

foreigner

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un endroit

place

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retrouver

to meet (as planned)

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rencontrer

to meet, run into

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faire la connaissance de

to meet (for the first time)

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partir (de), sortir (de), quitter

to leave or go away, to leave or go out of, to leave behind

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French date order

le + number + month + year

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adverb placement in passé composé

subject + (ne) auxillary verb (pas) +adverb + past participle. Elle a bien joué or Elle n’a pas bien joué.

Adverbs of time and place come after the past participle, like hier, demain, ici, and là-bas. Nous avons travaillé ici.

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How to use the present tense with depuis

Present + depuis + duration of activity or starting point in time. Léa habite à Paris depuis mai.

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Depuis quand…

since when

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Depuis combien de temps

For how long

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Dites…

say…

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Prepositions for a city -to, in, from

Je vais à Paris
Je suis à Paris
Je viens de Paris

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Feminine country’s prepositions - to, in, from

Je vais en France
Je suis en France
Je viens de France

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Masculine country’s preposistions - to, in, from

Je vais au Canada
Je suis au Canada
Je viens du Canada

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PLural prepositions - to, in, from

Je vais aux États-Unis
Je suis aux États-Unis
Je viens des États-Unis

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Partitive Article masc.

du or de l` (vowel sound) du fromage, de l’argent

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Partitive Article fem.

de la or de l’ (vowel sound) de la salade, de l’omelette

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Partitive Article plural

des - des oeufs

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faire and partitive construction to mean “to practice, play, or do”

faire +du (de l’)
+ de la (de l’) + noun
+ des

faire du football
faire de la photo
faire des maths

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prendre le petit déjeuner

to have breakfast

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faire un régime

to go on a diet

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Mettre

to put, to place, to wear, to put on, to turn on, to give a grade, to set the table

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Prendre

to take, to take along, to take transportation, to have food or drink,

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Reprendre

to have seconds (consumables)

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The definite article is commonly used after which verbs

admirer, adorer, aimer, détester, préférer

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the indefinite article is commonly used after which verbs

je veux, je voudrais, voulez-vous, acheter, apporter, vendre, prendre, manger, boire, commander, choisir, voici, voilà, il y a

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adverbs of quantity formula (not always)

adverb of quantity + de (d’) + noun

beaucoup de pain, assez d’argent

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un verre

glass

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une tasse

cup

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une bouteille

bottle

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un morceau

small piece

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une part

piece, portion

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une tranche

slice

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un devoir

assignment

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une note

grade

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une préparation

homework

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passer des examens

to take exams

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passionnant

exciting, fascinating

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barbant

boring

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rater l’examen

fail the exam

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faire des progrés

make progress

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vite

fast, quickly

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lentement

slowly

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ensemble

together

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rarement

rarely

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seulement

only

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pour + infinitive

in order to…

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four uses for suivre

suivre un conseil (to follow advice)
suivre un cours (to take a class)
suivre un régime (to be on a diet)
suivre (un subjet) to keep abreast of a topic

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autre

other

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l’autre

the other

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un(e) autre

another

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chaque

each

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plusieurs

several

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quelques

some, a few

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de nombreux

many, numerous

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tout

all, everything

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tout le (toute la)

all, the whole

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tout les (toutes les)

all (the), every

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tout le monde

everybody

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prévoir

to foresee, forecast

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revoir

to see again, look over

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direct object pronoun formula

subject + (ne) + conjugated verb +(pas) + le (l’), la (l’), les +infinitive
Je ne vais pas les faire ce soir

un mensonge

lie

un mot

word

la vérité

truth

une phrase

sentence

un immeuble

apartment building

une tour

high-rise

la banlieue

subburbs

un lotissement

subdivision

un quartier

district, neighborhood

agréable

pleasant

animé

lively

calme

quiet

propre

clean

neuf

new

ordinaire

plain

triste

lifeless

bruyant

noisy

sale

dirty

ancien

old

pour - contre

for /against

au contraire

on the contrary

au moins

at least

quel genre de

what kind of

quelle sorte de

what sort of

gagner sa vie

to earn one’s living

selon, d’après

according to…

d’abord

first, at first

puis

then

ensuite

after, then

enfin

finally, at last

finalement

finally

soudain

suddenly

tout à coup

all of a sudden

immédiatement

immediately

tout de suite

immediately

imparfait je ending

-ais

imparfait tu ending

-ais

imparfait il/elle ending

-ait

imparfait nous ending

-ions

imparfait vous ending

-iez

imparfait ils/elles ending

-aient

imperfect stem

nous form of present tense minue “ons”

une fois

once

deux fois

twice

plusieurs fois

several times

d’habitude

usually

habituellement

usually

parfois

sometimes

autrefois

in the past

tous les week-ends

every weekend

tous les jours

every day

détruire

to destroy

produire

to produce, create

traduire

to translate

construire

to build, construct

pendant que

while

dehors

outside

à l’intérieur

inside

un témoin

witness

une victime

victim

remarquer

to notice

se passer

to happen

assister à

to be present at, to see

observer

to observe

voler

to steal

cambrioler

to burglarize

un voleur

thief

un cambrioleur

burglar

un événement

event

un fait

fact

un fait divers

news item

un incendie

fire

un vol

theft

un cambriolage

burglary

pluperfect forumla

imperfect of avoir or etre + past participle

J`avais étudié

pratiquer

to practice

l’alpinisme (m)

mountain climbing

le jogging

jogging

le parapente

paragliding

le roller

in-line skating

le ski

skiing

le ski nautique

waterskiing

le snowboard

snowboarding

l’escalade (f)

rock climbing

la gymnastique

gymnastics

la matche à pied

walking, hiking

la natation

swimming

la planche à viole

windsurfing

la viole

sailing

faire de l’exercise

exercise

courir

to run

bien portant(e)

healthy

en forme

in shape

en bonne santé

in good health

Qu’est-ce que tu as?

What’s wrong?

un rhume

cold (sick)

la grippe

(flu)

malade

sick

mauvaise santé

bad health

The pronoun “en”

replaces direct objects introduced by articles du, de la, de l’, des, and negative de

Éric achète du pain. Il en achète.
il n’a pas de problèmes. Il n’en a pas.

le corps

body (anatomy)

le cou

neck

le bras

arms

le dos

back

le doigt

finger

le ventre

stomach

le genou (les genoux)

knee(s)

le pied

foot

la tête

head

la main

hand

la jambe

thigh

le visage

face

les cheveux (m)

hair

l’oeil (les yeux) (m)

eye(s)

le nez

nose

la figure

face

l’oreille (f)

ear

la bouche

lip

les dents (f)

teeth

la gorge

throat

lever

to raise

plier

to bend

ouvrir

to open

fermer

to close

how to introduce parts of the body

with the definite article: Elle a les yeux bleus

how to describe pain or discomfort in the body

avoir mal à + definite article + body part

J’ai mal à la tête.

tôt

early

tard

late

se réveiller

to wake up

se lever

to get up

se laver

to wash

s’habiller

to dress

se promener

to walk

se reposer

to rest

se coucher

to go to bed

un peigne

comb

du dentifrice

toothpaste

du savon

soap

du shampooing

shampoo

un raisor

razor

du rouge à lèvres

lipstick

une brosse à cheveux

hairbrush

une brosse à dents

toothbrush

se peigner

comb one’s hair

se raser

shave

se maquiller

put on makeup

se brosser les cheveux

brush one’s hair

se brosser les dents

brush one’s teeth

prendre un bain

have a bath

prendre une douce

have a shower

l`amité

friendship

amoreux/euse (de)

in love (with)

même

same

tomber amoureux (de)

to fall in love (with)

se fiancer (avec)

to get engaged (to)

se marier (avec)

to marry

avoir rendez-vous

to have a date (or appointment)

donner rendez-vous à

to make a date with (arrange a meeting)

s’entendre bien (avec)

to get along (with)

se disputer (avec)

to argue (with)

se rencontrer

to meet (for the first time)

entre

between, among

ensemble

together

s’amuser

to have fun

se détendre

to relax

s’impatienter

to get/grow impatient

s’inquiéter

to worry

s’ennuyer

to get bored

s’énerver

to get upset

se fàcher

to get angry

se sentir (triste)

to feel (sad)

se trouver

to be (located)

se dépêcher

to hurry up

s’arrêter

to stop

s’asseoir

to sit down

se rendre à

to go to

s`en aller

to go away, leave

s’appeler

to be called, named

s’excuser

to apologize

se tromper

to make a mistake

se rappeler

to remember, recall

se souvenir (de)

to remember

s’intéresser à

to be interested in

passé composé forumla with reflexive verbs

reflexive pronoun + present of être + past participle

Élodie s’est amuséé à la fête (agreement)

bientôt

soon

alors

then, at the moment

tout de suite

right away

dans un instant

in a second

dans une minute

very soon

dans un moment

very soon

de nouveau

again

en avance

early, ahead of time

à l’heure

on time

en retard

late

recevoir

to receive, to get, to entertain

décevoir

to disappoint

apercevoir

to see, catch a glimpse of

s’apercevoir (de)

to realize

Future tense endings (Je)

-ai

J’achèterai

Future tense endings (Tu)

-as

Diras (minus e)

Future tense endings (Il/Elle)

-a

vendra (minus e)

Future tense endings (Nous)

-ons

Finirons

Future tense endings (Vous)

-ez

Habiterez

Future tense endings (Ils/Elles)

-ont

Diront

être future stem

ser-

faire future stem

fer-

aller future stem

ir-

avoir future stem

aur-

savoir future stem

saur-

courir future stem

courr-

pouvoir future stem

pourr-

voir future stem

verr-

envoyer future stem

enverr

devoir future stem

devr-

recevoir future stem

recevr-

vouloir future stem

voudr-

venir future stem

viendr-

obtenir future stem

obtiendr-

un départ

departure

le commencement

beginning

une arrivée

arrival

la fin

end

le hasard

chance

l’avenir (m)

future

un jour de congé

day off

une occasion

chance, opportunity

la chance

luck

une fête

feast, holiday, party

avoir l’occasion (de)

to have the opportunity

durer

to last

réaliser

to carry out, see through

chacun(e)

each one, each person

ailleurs

elsewhere

vers

toward (+place)

around (+time)

à cause de

because of

cependant

however, yet

pourtant

nevertheless, yet

ending for conditional tense (Je)

-ais

ending for conditional tense (Tu)

-ais

ending for conditional tense (Il/Elle)

-ait

ending for conditional tense (Nous)

-ions

ending for conditional tense (vous)

-iez

ending for conditional tense (Ils/Elles)

-aient

le commerce

trade

un métier

trade

une carrière

career

la publicité

advertising

l’immobilier (m)

real estate

une enterprise

firm

une société

company

la fonction publique

civil service

propre before the noun means…

own

J’ai ma propre voiture

propre after the noun means…

clean

J’ai une voiture propre

how to form the past infinitive

avoir or etre + past participle

J’espère avoir reussi à mon examen
I hope to have passed my exam

formula for the present participle

nous form of present tense verb minus -ons + ant

what are the irregular present participles?

avoir (ayant)
etre (étant)
savoir (sachant)

What does en with the present participle mean?

by/while/upon
Je traivalle en écountant la radio
I work while listening to the radio

un rapport

relationship

un citoyen

citizen

la paix

peace

la guerre

war

une puissance

power

une loi

law

une valeur

value

actuel(le)

present, current

réellement

really, actually

craindre

to fear

plaindre

to feel sorry for

se plaindre

to complain

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